Finnlines, one of Europe's largest liner cargo shipping companies, concentrates its sea transport services in the Baltic and North Seas. It provides ro-ro (roll-on/roll-off) services on routes between Finland and Sweden; Sweden and Germany; and Germany and Russia. It also ferries passengers on ro-pax vessels on routes including Finland-Poland-Germany; Helsinki-Travemunde (Germany); and Lubeck (Germany)-St. Petersburg (Russia), as well as to and from Mediterranean, West African, and North and South American destinations. The group is engaged in port operations in Finland (Finnsteve). Its shipping units include TransRussia Express, FinnLink, and Nordo-Link. Finnlines is part of Italy-based Grimaldi Group.

Rail Cargo Austria is a unit of Austria's state-owned railway system, Oesterreichische Bundesbahnen (OBB). Freight railway operator Rail Cargo Austria transports approximately 100 million tons per year of agricultural and automotive products, building materials, chemicals, consumer goods, paper, pharmaceutical, steel, and other goods throughout the nation, as well as to neighboring countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Along with its primary freight transportation operations, the company provides a wide range of logistics services, including freight forwarding, warehousing, and intermodal services, which involve the transportation of cargo by multiple methods, such as train, truck, and ship.

Velocity Express Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics solutions to consumers and businesses in the United States and Canada. It offers distribution logistics services, which include the receipt of customer bulk shipments that are divided and sorted at metropolitan locations and delivered to multiple locations; scheduled logistics services comprising daily pickup and delivery of parcels; and expedited logistics services, including expedited point-to-point service for customers with time sensitive delivery requirements. The company primarily serves customers operating in the healthcare, office products, financial services, commercial, retail and consumer products, transportation and logistics, energy, and technology sectors. Velocity Express Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. On September 24, 2009, Velocity Express Corporation, along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

A company on the fast track, MTR operates Hong Kong's commuter railway system. The company's network was expanded significantly in 2007 through a combination with the rail operations of Kowloon-Canton Railway. Overall, MTR operates about 210 km of track in Hong Kong, Kowloon, the New Territories, and mainland China, plus a light rail network in the New Territories, an airport express line, and bus feeder services. Although railway operations make up the bulk of its business, MTR also manages residential and commercial properties near its stations. Through its Octopus Cards subsidiary, the company provides smart card technology for fare collection. The Hong Kong government owns a controlling stake in MTR.

Saia -- you say it "sigh-ah" -- is a holding company for less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Saia Motor Freight Line. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Saia Motor Freight specializes in regional and interregional services, including time-definite and expedited transportation; it also offers truckload freight hauling. The carrier operates a fleet of some 3,200 tractors and 11,200 trailers from a network of about 150 terminals. Saia's service territory spans about 35 states in the South, Southwest, Midwest, as well as Pacific Northwest, and West US. It offers coverage elsewhere in North America through partnerships with other carriers.

Group Stef-TFE specializes in keeping supply chains cool. The company's Stef unit provides logistics services for temperature-controlled freight; the company's TFE, SDF, and Cavalieri units offer temperature-controlled transportation services; and Tradimar transports frozen seafood. Through its Agrostar unit, Stef-TFE provides information technology services related to its logistics and transportation offerings. Its road transport operating segment (freight services) is the company's most lucrative, representing more than 60% of the company's annual sales; logistics services follows, bringing in 30%. Group Stef-TFE caters chiefly to the French market.

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.

Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is up there in the pantheon of the world's largest container shipping and logistics companies. Through its APL subsidiary, NOL provides container transportation on the world's major ocean trade routes with a fleet of about 140 vessels. Container shipping services account for about 80% of the company's sales. Its APL Logistics unit provides supply chain management services, primarily in the Americas but also in the Asia/Pacific region and Europe. A third business, APL Terminals, operates container terminals in the Americas and the Asia/Pacific region. Through various entities, the government of Singapore controls about two-thirds of NOL.

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.

It would take quite a few Xs to mark all the spots where Quik X Transportation delivers freight. The less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier provides expedited service shore-to-shore within Canada, and to points in the US. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Operating through four divisions, Quik X specialties include trade-show services, high-tech equipment handling, and temperature-controlled transport. Affiliates Quik X Logistics and QuiktraX Intermodal coordinate LTL and truckload transportation, and related freight services in North America. Catering to paper and air cargo markets, Roadfast offers truckload services between Ontario, Quebec, and the Northeastern US.

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