Watkins & Shepard Trucking offers less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload freight hauling throughout the US from about 20 terminals, mainly west of the Rockies. (LTL carriers consolidate cargo from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) The company's fleet consists of about 630 tractors and 1,600 trailers. Standard dry vans account for the majority of the company's trailers; Watkins & Shepard also uses flatbed trailers. In addition, the company arranges intermodal transportation, which involves hauling freight by multiple methods, such as road and rail. CEO Ray Kuntz and president Steve Williamson own Watkins & Shepard, which was founded in 1974 as Stan Watkins Trucking.

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 537 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 68 cities in 35 states. The company also sells frequent flyer credits and related services to companies participating in its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, including car rental agencies, hotels, restaurants, and retail locations. Southwest Airlines Co. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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.

As the postal service for the low-lying Netherlands, Royal TNT Post doesn't mind getting its feet wet to deliver the mail. The company, a subsidiary of global posting services giant TNT, collects, sorts, and delivers direct mail, letters, and packages; it handles some 5 billion items annually. Other TNT units provide business mail services in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, and the UK. Royal TNT Post also participates in Spring, a global mail services joint venture with Singapore Post and the UK's Royal Mail. In addition, its Cendris unit offers database marketing and document management services.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide. Our fleet consists of four LR1 product tankers, four Handymax tankers, and one post-Panamax tanker with an average age of 5.5 years. Scorpio Tankers is employed by oil majors and oil traders, with a visible stream of cash flows through the end of 2010. Our capital structure, our management track record, and our commitment to safety, quality, and governance put us in a position to acquire assets and create value for our shareholders. Scorpio Tankers Inc is incorporated in the Republic of The Marshall Islands and has principal executive offices in Monaco and New York. Scorpio Tankers is listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol STNG.

FirstFleet helps its customers move their freight -- not just by the truckload but by providing fleets of trucks.FirstFleet company offers dedicated contract carriage, in which it supplies its customers with tractors and trailers and the drivers to operate them. In addition, FirstFleet provides related fleet management, logistics, and maintenance services.FirstFleet company operates a fleet of about 1,450 trucks and tractors from facilities in some 30 states in the US, and it provides transportation services throughout the 48 contiguous states and in Canada and Mexico. FirstFleet began operations in 1986.

Alma Maritime is building its fleet of ships bought from companies that couldn't stay afloat. The company, which formed in 2008, is purchasing a 170,000 DWT Capesize dry bulk carrier and two 150,000 DWT Suezmax oil tankers, and it has plans for four more ships. Alma Maritime will charter the Capesize carrier with EDF Trading (a subsidiary of Electricite de France) and charter the Suezmax tankers with the oil industry. Empire Navigation, a company owned by CEO Stamatis Molaris, will manage Alma Maritime's vessels. By 2011 Alma Maritime will have four more 158,000 DWT Suezmax tankers, all ready to be chartered by Japan's Sanko Steamship. The company filed to go public in 2010.

Express-1 Expedited Solutions specializes in arranging expedited ground transportation. Customers' freight is transported throughout the US by independent contractors, who give the company's Express-1 unit access to a fleet of vehicles that includes cargo vans, trucks, and tractor-trailers. Express-1 Expedited offers domestic and international freight forwarding through Concert Group Logistics, as well as truckload freight brokerage services through Bounce Logistics. With operations centers in the Midwest and in Florida, Express-1 Expedited provides services to more than 2,000 customers across the US, Canada, and Mexico.

UPS Supply Chain Solutions operates in more than 175 countries and territories worldwide; overall, it maintains about 35 million sq. ft. of warehouse space. Several logistics-related businesses of delivery giant United Parcel Service were brought together in one package to form UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The company's offerings include logistics, warehousing and distribution, freight forwarding, international trade management, customs brokerage, and consulting services. As a freight forwarder, the company buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers. It targets customers in sectors such as automotive, biotechnology, consumer goods, government, health care, and retail.

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.

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