Traffic lights smooth the flow of vehicles through intersections, and Traffic Management smoothes the flow of freight worldwide. Catering mainly to the Minnesota region, the company provides a wide range of domestic and international transportation management and freight forwarding services, including the coordination of freight movement by truck, train, ship, and plane. Company president Dawn Montez founded Traffic Management in 1997.

DistTech goes the distance. The transportation company specializes in carrying liquid bulk commodities, including food-grade products, throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada. In addition to acting as a common carrier, the company provides dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to customers long-term. DistTech also offers logistics services, returnable container management, and tank washing. It operates from 30 facilities across the US. Formerly known as Manfredi Motor Transit, the company was founded by father and son John and Frank Manfredi in 1932.

Keio Corporation, formerly Keio Electric Railway, knows its way around Tokyo. The company provides passenger transportation by rail, bus, and taxi in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Keio also generates revenue from retail outlets located within its train stations and elsewhere in Tokyo. In addition, the company develops real estate along its transportation routes. Keio Corporation is the centerpiece of the Keio Group, which includes more than 40 companies engaged in construction, leisure (including hotels and travel agency services), real estate, retail, transportation, and other businesses. Keio began operations in 1913.

Pick a point on the compass -- Western Express Holdings isn't limited to a single direction when it comes to hauling customers' freight. The company's main subsidiary, truckload carrier Western Express, will go west, but it does most of its business in the eastern and midwestern US, concentrating on short to medium-length hauls of between 500 and 1,000 miles. The Western Express fleet consists of about 2,500 tractors and 4,500 trailers, including dry vans and flatbeds, which haul cargo for a diverse customer base. President and CEO Wayne Wise and his wife, Donna Wise, own a controlling stake in Western Express Holdings.

Freight forwarder SEKO Worldwide sees cargo off to its destination. It provides domestic and international airfreight and ocean freight forwarding, along with customs brokerage services. As a freight forwarder, SEKO Worldwide LLC buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to shippers. SEKO Worldwide can arrange ground transportation within North America. It also makes home deliveries in the US. Air freight makes up some 50% of SEKO Worldwide's business. Customers have included Jervis B. Webb, Wal-Mart, and Bombay Company. SEKO Worldwide LLC operates in North America and more than 40 countries around the world. A group led by President and CEO Bill Wascher owns SEKO Worldwide, which began operations in 1976.

France's state-owned railway company, Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais (SNCF), is still blazing a trail as the nation's primary provider of local and long-distance passenger and freight service. Overall, the SNCF network covers 120 countries, spanning more than 32,000 km (almost 20,000 miles) of track and about 3,000 stations. SNCF's Eurostar joint venture shuttles passengers between Paris and London via the Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel"), and high-speed train operator Thalys links Paris with other European capitals. SNCF's high-speed TGV passenger trains travel at up to 350 mph. About one-third of SNCF's revenues are generated outside of France.

Established in 1995 to respond to the ever-changing transportation industry, Extra Mile Transportation has become one of the leading third party transportation providers in America. Extra Mile has grown over the years due to the commitment of our associates and the quality of our transportation vendor partners. Extra Mile Transportation, LLC.® is uniquely qualified to offer you the most comprehensive, dynamic transportation services available. Using our extraordinary capabilities as one of the premier transportation specialists in the country, we can market your business to a wide variety of top-rated carriers. This enables our associates to provide the best transportation services at the best pricing possible for your complete transportation needs. As strategic partners with AJ Baynes Freight Contractors, Extra Mile holds the distinct advantage of being closely networked with another dynamic company on a mission to set new standards of excellence in customer service and satisfaction.

Torm A/S, a shipping company, together with its subsidiaries, provides product tanker and dry bulk carrier services worldwide. Its product tankers carry refined oil products, such as gasoline, jet fuel, naphtha, and diesel oil. Torm company’s dry bulk vessels carry iron ore and coal for utilities and the steel industry; and commodities, such as grain, bauxite, and fertilizers. It operates a fleet of 140 vessels principally through a pooling cooperation with other respected shipping companies. Aktieselskabet Dampskibsselskabet TORM was formerly known as Aktieselskabet Dampskibsselskabet Torm and changed its name to TORM A/S in April 2009. TORM A/S was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

UPS Mail Innovations is a leader in cost-effective and efficient movement of mail to more than 200 countries and territories. Combining the operational expertise and reliability of a century-old institution with the latest in technological innovation, our expedited mailing services are a natural extension of UPS's innovative solutions to synchronize the world of commerce. We are able to provide our customers postal services through our utilization of the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) work share program. With our operational efficiencies, we are able to obtain better postal rates for customers, while providing transit times that are comparable to First-Class Mail®.

No need to ask why, YRC Regional Transportation knows your delivery needs. The operation is a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight hauler comprised of three companies: USF Holland, USF Reddaway, and New Penn Motor Express. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) YRC Regional Transportation companies provide next-day local area delivery and second-day services, hazardous materials handling, and cross-border delivery services between the US and Canada, as well as Mexico and Puerto Rico. As a primary reporting segment of LTL carrier giant YRC Worldwide, the operation maintains a fleet of some 6,655 tractors and 14,600 trailers through a network of 130 service centers.

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