More than 3,600 tractors and more than 5,500 trailers. Specialized carrier New Prime (which does business simply as Prime) provides refrigerated, flatbed, and liquid bulk tanker trucking services throughout North America. The company operates in the US and Canada and serves Mexico through arrangements with other carriers. A subsidiary, Prime Floral, uses the parent company's refrigerated equipment and facilities to serve the flower industry. In addition to its freight-hauling operations, Prime provides logistics services, including freight brokerage. The company was founded in 1970 by Robert Low, who continues to serve as Prime's president.

ASTAR Air Cargo helps DHL take on delivery giants FedEx and UPS on their own turf. Hiring the carrier's fleet of about 40 aircraft enables DHL and other customers, including the US Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service, to achieve overnight delivery of virtually any kind of cargo. ASTAR's service includes scheduled as well as chartered flights. In January 2009, ASTAR suffered a blow when -- in order to cut down on costs -- DHL was forced to shut down its express operations within the US. (Through ASTAR and other carriers, DHL still offers international shipping services to and from the US). An investment group led by CEO John Dasburg controls ASTAR.

CCC Transportation (formerly Commercial Carrier Corporation) transports construction materials and other freight with a fleet of more than 1,000 tractors and 2,000 trailers, including dry vans, dry bulk tankers, and flatbeds. Cargo hauled by the company includes dry bulk commodities (cement, fly ash, ground limestone, lime, and slag), consumer products (beverages, glassware, and paper products), and building materials (concrete products, drywall, and lumber). CCC maintains terminals in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia and provides freight transportation services throughout the southeastern US. The company, which was founded in 1953, is a subsidiary of Comcar Industries.

Lan Airlines S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Latin America. The company offers air cargo transportation services to other international air carriers, freight-forwarding companies, export oriented companies, and individual consumers. It also provides customs and storage brokerage, aircraft leases, courier, on-board sales, tour operator, third-party maintenance, and ground handling services. The company serves approximately 72 destinations through a network that offers connectivity in Latin America; and links the region with North America, Europe, and the South Pacific, as well as 70 additional international destinations through various alliances. As of February 28, 2010, it operated a fleet of 96 jet aircraft, which comprised of 86 passenger aircraft and 11 cargo aircraft. The company offers its services in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, and Brazil; and operates a series of regional and international routes in the United States, Europe, and Oceania. It has strategic partnerships with American Airlines, Iberia, and Qantas. The company was formerly known as Lan Chile S.A. Lan Airlines S.A. was founded in 1929 and is based in Santiago, Chile.

APL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, a global transportation and logistics company engaged in shipping and related businesses. We help customers grow their business – whether that is venturing into new territories, exploring new business opportunities, or growing in already developed markets. With more than 150 years’ experience, APL has the knowledge and the expertise to help you negotiate the increasingly complex and ever-changing global marketplace. Our partnership with some of the world’s best-known brands and success in fostering trade in emerging markets has helped defined global trade, setting new benchmarks in service innovation and excellence in every market we serve.

Founded in 1937, Nippon Express also sells petroleum products and leases containers. One of Japan's largest transportation companies, Nippon Express moves all sorts of freight. The company's largest business, motor transportation, operates under brands including Arrow. Besides general freight transportation, Nippon Express offers moving services and transportation of items such as cash and construction equipment. Nippon Express also provides warehousing services and air, ocean, and rail freight forwarding. The company operates from facilities throughout Japan, which accounts for the vast majority of its sales, and in more than 35 other countries around the world.

Lynden will haul your freight by truck, barge, or airplane. Through its more than 15 subsidiaries, Lynden also provides airfreight and ocean freight forwarding and logistics. It moves freight via truck mainly in Alaska, Canada, and the northwestern US; it offers service elsewhere in the US and internationally through arrangements with other carriers. Besides standard dry freight, Lynden's trucking units haul bulk chemicals, heavy equipment, and refrigerated cargo. Lynden's offers barge service between Seattle and southeastern Alaska and airfreight service within Alaska. The company traces its roots to 1907 and is owned by CEO Jim Jansen's family.

Since International Delivery Solutions (IDS) was founded in 1999, we have remained committed to our mission by providing cost-effective, specialized and expedient international mail services based on our customers’ individual needs. We look forward to celebrating a milestone anniversary — our tenth year in business — throughout 2009. Our 31,500 square foot home office is conveniently located close to Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI. We also have facilities in Kansas City, MO, and Naples, FL. In addition, our IDS Canadian Direct Entry Office in Niagara Falls, Ontario provides an ideal location for depositing publications, packages and other mailings into Canada. International Delivery Solutions is able to provide expertise in international mail, freight and courier services. We also offer lettershop, packaging and addressing solutions. Whether you’re looking for delivery services to Canada, Spain, Australia — or anywhere in between — IDS offers an array of options to expedite your mail.

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.

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.

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