StealthGas Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership of a fleet of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers that provide international seaborne transportation services to LPG producers and users in Greece and internationally. It carries various petroleum and petrochemical gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer, which are byproducts in the production of crude oil and natural gas. The company offers its services to producers of LPG products, such as national and other independent energy companies and energy traders; and industrial users of those products. It also charters product carriers that carry refined petroleum products comprising gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals. As of June 15, 2009, StealthGas had a fleet of 39 LPG carriers with a carrying capacity of 173,499 cubic meters, as well as 2 product carriers with a capacity of 94,000 deadweight tones. StealthGas Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Kifisia, Greece.

Allied Systems Holdings knows how to "get a move on." Carrying millions of cars, trucks, and SUVs every year, Allied Systems Holdings leads the North American automobile-hauling market. Subsidiary Allied Automotive Group moves approximately nine million vehicles annually with a fleet of about 4,000 tractor-trailer rigs, which it operates from about 90 terminals in the US and Canada. Vehicles are transported from manufacturing plants, railway distribution points, ports, and auctions to auto dealers and car rental companies. Automakers such as Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota are the company's main customers. Investment firm Yucaipa owns a controlling stake in Allied Systems Holdings.

The US market is the one and only concern for US 1 Industries, which partners with its subsidiaries to provide truckload transportation services in the 48 contiguous states. The company doesn't have trucks of its own; instead, it does business through a network of independent sales agents, who arrange freight transportation via independent truck owner-operators. Approximately 160 commission-based agents operate facilities that monitor shipments. US 1's contractors provide transportation of freight in temperature-controlled trailers and flatbeds, as well as in standard dry vans. One of its specialties is the hauling of intermodal shipping containers, which can be transported by trucks, trains, and ships.

Conrail is the holding company for Consolidated Rail Corporation (CRC), a freight railroad system that operates in heavily industrialized regions of the northeastern US. Most of the railroad lines and switching and terminal facilities formerly operated by Conrail have been taken over by the company's owners, railroads CSX (42%) and Norfolk Southern (58%). Conrail, however, continues to operate some lines (in total, about 1200 miles) and facilities in the Philadelphia and Detroit metropolitan areas, and in much of New Jersey. To serve customers along those lines, CSX and Norfolk Southern pay Conrail for exclusive line access, and Conrail, through CRC, acts as the local switching and terminal management agent.

Celadon Group provides long-haul, dry van truckload service throughout North America via subsidiaries Celadon Trucking Services, Celadon Canada, and Mexico-based Jaguar. The group maintains a fleet of about 3,200 tractors and 10,000 trailers. Celadon also offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term, as well as freight brokerage and warehousing services. Its clients have included large shippers with strict time-delivery requirements, such as Alcoa, Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris, and Wal-Mart. An e-commerce unit, TruckersB2B, serves as a purchasing cooperative for smaller trucking fleets and provides discounts on fuel, tires, and satellite systems.

C.R. England hauls refrigerated and dry cargo throughout the US. The company also serves parts of Canada and, through alliances, parts of Mexico. C.R. England's fleet includes some 3,500 tractors and about 5,700 trailers. Besides for-hire freight hauling, C.R. England offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term; logistics services, including freight brokerage; and intermodal railroad service. C.R. England was founded in 1920 by Chester Rodney England and is run by his descendants.

Through its operating companies, TransForce is one of Canada's largest providers of transportation and logistics services. Subsidiaries offer truckload transportation of general freight and specialized cargo, as well as less-than-truckload (LTL) tranportation through carrier TST Overland Express. (Less-than-truckload carriers consolidate loads from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) Other TransForce units include parcel delivery company Canpar, and logistics and warehousing services. In 2008 the company, which formerly traded as TransForce Income Fund, converted itself from an income fund to a corporation in order to invest more of its income in its business.

Marine transportation company Avin International maintains a fleet of about 20 crude-oil carriers and product tankers of various sizes. Overall, its vessels have a capacity of more than 1.2 million deadweight tons (DWT). Avin International does much of its business trading in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and between Europe and the US; customers include major petroleum companies. Greece's Vardinoyannis family owns a controlling stake in Avin International, which was founded in 1977. In addition to its headquarters in Greece, the company owns offices in Cairo, London, and New York City.

Willis Shaw Express knows how to keep its cool. The company provides truckload transportation of frozen and refrigerated food items throughout the continental US with a fleet of about 700 tractors and 1,100 trailers. Its main operations are coordinated from facilities in Arkansas, Florida, and Idaho; in addition, the company provides regional service from a facility in Georgia. Willis D. Shaw founded the company in 1938 to haul live chickens out of Arkansas. Comcar Industries bought the former Willis Shaw Frozen Express in 1987.

DRS was formed in 1996 following the privatization of the UK railroad in order to transport radioactive and hazardous materials for then parent British Nuclear Fuels Limited. Its current parent is the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Direct Rail Services (DRS) has a track record in the UK rail freight business. Its freight operations primarily transport spent nuclear fuel from UK power stations to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Sellafield reprocessing plant. Direct Rail Services Limited also moves bulk chemicals and low-level nuclear waste as well as consumer goods and time sensitive material across the country.

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