Wheaton Van Lines, which operates under the Wheaton World Wide Moving brand, provides interstate and international transportation and relocation services for individuals, businesses, and government agencies. Wheaton also provides relocation services for US military personnel. The company's specialties include transportation of medical equipment, computers, new furniture, store fixtures, and Steinway pianos. Wheaton Van Lines operates through a network of about 250 agents in the US. The company, which is owned by its employees, was founded by Earnest S. Wheaton in 1945.

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited operates independently of Canadian Pacific Limited, as of October 01, 2001. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides rail and intermodal freight transportation services. It transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, sulphur, and fertilizers; and merchandise freight that consists of finished vehicles and automotive parts. The company also transports forest products, such as wood pulp, paper, paperboard, newsprint, lumber, panel, and oriented strand board; and industrial and consumer products, which include chemicals, plastics, aggregates, steel, mine, ethanol, and other energy related products. In addition, it transports intermodal traffic comprising time-sensitive retail goods. As of December 31, 2009, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited provided rail and intermodal freight transportation services over a 15,400-mile network. It serves the principal business centers of Canada, which include Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver, and British Columbia; and the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States.

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.

May trucking? Yes, and in April, June, and the other months of the year, as well. Truckload carrier May Trucking hauls dry freight in about a dozen western states and transports refrigerated cargo throughout the US. The company operates a fleet of more than 900 tractors from terminals in Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah. In addition to for-hire freight transportation, the company provides dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. May Trucking was founded in 1945; originally, the company's business consisted of hauling sacks of cement to construction sites.

Irish Continental Group (ICG) is a leading shipping, transport and leisure group. We transport passengers and cars, Roll On Roll Off freight and container Lift On Lift Off freight, on routes between Ireland, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. We also operate container terminals in the ports of Dublin and Belfast. The Group comprises two main divisions; Ferries and Container & Terminal. Within these divisions there are a number of subsidiary companies.

Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings (RRTS) has more than one way to run your cargo down the road. The company specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation, which involves combining freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload. In addition, it arranges the transportation of truckload freight and provides logistics services. RRTS operates throughout the US from a network of about 20 terminals. Rather than owning trucks and trailers itself, the company relies on a network of independent contractors and on purchased transportation capacity. Investment firm Thayer | Hidden Creek owns a controlling stake in RRTS and plans to take the company public.

Carmichael International Service provides freight forwarding and customs brokerage services. As a freight forwarder, the company buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers. In addition, Carmichael International Service offers related logistics, supply chain management, and warehousing and distribution services. The company operates from about a dozen offices in major US trade gateways, mainly on the east and west coasts. It does business elsewhere in the Americas and in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region through a network of agents and partners. Chairman Enrico Salvo founded Carmichael International Service in 1961.

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.

Montana Rail Link, Inc. (MRL) is an FRA Class II regional railroad that has been partnering with businesses for over twenty years to ship their freight across Montana, the nation and the globe. The MRL system consists of more than 900 miles of track serving over 100 stations in the states of Montana, Idaho and Washington. It is one of Montana’s major employers, providing jobs for approximately 900 people living in towns all along our route. Our dedicated employees serve their home communities through involvement in a wide variety of causes.MRL is one of the independently operated Washington Companies, founded by Montana industrialist Dennis R. Washington. It is headquartered in Missoula, Montana and is privately held. Major freight classification yards and car repair shops are situated at Laurel and Missoula. The majority of the locomotive maintenance is done at a repair facility in Livingston. Montana Rail Link connects with the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) at Laurel and Garrison, Montana as well as Spokane, Washington. It connects with the Union Pacific Railroad at Sandpoint, Idaho. The majority of MRL’s main line is single track with passing sidings and is controlled by Centralized Traffic Control from the Transportation Center in Missoula. The railroad is one of two operating within the Washington Companies. The other, Southern Railway of British Columbia (SRY Rail Link), is also a Class II based in New Westminster, B.C., Canada.

Even though it does have plenty of horsepower, don't look for truckload carrier Triple Crown Services in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, or the Belmont Stakes. The company instead races for business in the field of intermodal transportation, which involves moving freight by multiple methods -- in this case, trucks and trains. Triple Crown maintains a fleet of about 7,500 RoadRailer trailers (manufactured by Wabash National) that can be pulled down the road by tractors or along the rails by locomotives. The company operates from more than a dozen terminals in the US and Canada. A unit of railroad operator Norfolk Southern, Triple Crown was founded in 1986.

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