Half a load is better than none for Vitran: the company nets most of its sales from its less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation business. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Vitran -- the name is short for vital transportation -- provides LTL service in Canada and in much of the US. Besides its LTL operations, Vitran offers logistics services in the US and Canada and provides truckload freight transportation in the US. Overall, the company operates a fleet of more than 5,600 tractors, trailers, containers, and other equipment from a network of more than 135 facilities, most of which are located in the US.

FNM operates more than 300 km of railways connecting Milan with other northern provinces. The company provides both passenger (rail and bus) and freight transportation services throughout Italy's northernmost Lombardy region. It carries about 60 million passengers a year. FNM also has operations in energy with Azienda Elettrica Ticinese (Nord Energia), communications with Telecom Italia (NordCom), and alternative transportation with car rental and electric vehicle companies. The Lombardy regional government owns a little more than half of FNM, which began operations in 1877; originally Ferrovie Nord Milano, it changed its name to FNM in 2006.

Part of a diversified collection of transportation businesses, Sodrel Truck Lines provides truckload freight hauling services, primarily in the midwestern US. Its services include truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and hazardous materials haulage. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Sodrel Truck Lines' fleet includes more than 300 tractors and 500 trailers. Customers have included the United States Postal Service, the US Department of Defense, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The company also offers warehousing and distribution services. Multiple generations of the Sodrel family have owned Sodrel Truck Lines, which was founded in 1929.

Rush Trucking provides truckload transportation services across North America fueled by a fleet of some 1,500 tractors, 3,000 trailers, 100 straight trucks, and 45 flatbeds. Auto OEMs in the US and Canada (Ford, GM, Honda, and Toyota) are among the company's major customers, as well as many Tier 1 auto suppliers. Rush Trucking offers a slate of transportation and logistics services, from short- and long-haul to just-in-time, jointly with affiliates E.D.S. (expedited delivery), RayCan Transport (truckload service in Canada and the US), and Rush Distribution Service (logistics). President and CEO Andra Rush founded Rush Trucking in 1984; it is the largest Native American-owned business in the US.

Great Lakes Aviation company was founded in 1979 and is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., a regional airline company, operates as an independent carrier in the United States. It also operates as a code share partner, through agreements with United Air Lines, Inc. and Frontier Airlines, Inc. The company offers charter air services to private individuals, corporations, and athletic teams; carries freight and small packages on its scheduled flights; and provides contract and ground handling services for other carriers, as well as essential air service program. As of March 1, 2010, it served 60 airports in 15 states with a fleet of 6 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and 32 Raytheon/Beech 1900D regional airliners.

IAIS was formed in 1984 and acquired by RDC in 2004. Regional freight carrier Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) operates over about 600 miles of track running from Omaha, Nebraska, to Chicago, passing through Iowa along the way. IAIS hauls cargo such as agricultural products, chemicals, coal, ethanol forest products, intermodal containers and trailers, and steel. Because of its central location, the IAIS system connects with all of North America's largest railroads. IAIS has intermodal facilities in Blue Island, Illinois, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. company is a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based railroad management and investment company Railroad Development Corp. (RDC).

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) is at home both on the sea and on solid ground. Its primary subsidiary, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), provides marine container transportation and related logistics services, mainly within the Asia/Pacific region and on transpacific routes. OOCL maintains a fleet of about 90 containerships with an overall capacity of some 390,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). In addition, OOIL operates container terminals in California and Taiwan and engages in commercial and residential real estate development and investment, primarily in mainland China but also in New York. Overall, OOIL has about 280 offices in some 58 countries.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is the largest U.S.-based owner of Handymax dry bulk vessels. This modern fleet is comprised principally of Supramax class vessels, a larger and more efficient Handymax design that enjoys strong demand from customers around the world. We believe that the cargo handling flexibility and cargo carrying capacity of the Supramax class vessels provides a distinct competitive advantage in the dry bulk marketplace. Eagle Bulk’s New York-based management team has, on average, 20 years of experience in the Handymax market. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Company’s low cost structure and stable, medium to long term chartering strategy provide the foundation for growth in the dry bulk shipping market.

Matheson helps the Post Office keep its promise of working through snow, rain, heat, and dead of night. The company, a major United States Postal Service contractor, hauls mail for the nation's mail carrier. Its Postal Services unit provides long-haul and local trucking services while its Mail Transportation unit serves Northern California. The company's Matheson Fast Freight unit offers overnight and second day less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation in the West and Midwest. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Matheson Flight Extenders provide terminal handling and ground support services. Robert B. "Brownie" Matheson founded Matheson Trucking in 1962.

Airlines hire Air Serv to provide the ground-based services that help passengers and cargo take to the skies. Its offerings include cargo handling, ground transportation, passenger services (such as baggage handling, ticket verification, and electric cart drivers), and ramp services. Air Serv operates at about 20 airports throughout the US; the company also does business in the UK. The company has worked with Texas-based International RAM Associates (IRAM) to perform aviation security at about 50 airports since 2009. Customers have included Delta Air Lines, FedEx, and United Continental's United Airlines. Chairman Frank Argenbright, founder of Argenbright Security, started Air Serv in 2002.

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