Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. was founded in 1889 by Captain Giovanni Montanari with a single sailing ship. Navigazione Montanari knows how oil and gas get from the producer to the consumer. The company's fleet of more than 15 vessels consists of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) carriers, petroleum product tankers, and crude oil tankers. Navigazione Montanari's gas carriers, which include pressurized and refrigerated vessels, carry such cargo as ethylene, propane, butane, propylene, and anhydrous ammonia. The company's product tankers primarily transport liquid chemical products. Navigazione Montanari is controlled by the Montanari family.

Tobu Railway was founded in 1897. Tobu Railway boasts the second-longest track network -- more than 460 kilometers (285 miles) -- of any passenger railroad in the Kanto region of Japan, which includes the Tokyo metropolitan area. (East Japan Railway has a larger network.) Although the company's railway passenger and freight transportation divisions make up the company's namesake business, Tobu Railway operates three other divisions: distribution, leisure, and real estate. The distribution division operates department and convenience stores.

Earl aspires to hold a royal rank in the world of refrigerated transportation. Earl L. Henderson Trucking hauls food and other perishable products throughout the US. Earl L. Henderson Trucking Company operates a fleet of some 400 tractors and 600 trailers, including about 500 refrigerated trailers. It offers long-haul service in the US and parts of Canada and regional service in the eastern half of the US. In addition to perishable products, Henderson Trucking transports time-sensitive printed matter. Company president John Kaburick owns Henderson Trucking, which was founded by Earl Henderson in 1978.

Less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Southeastern Freight Lines hauls freight throughout the southern US with a fleet of about 3,000 tractors and 9,600 trailers. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Southeastern Freight Lines operates from a network of about 75 terminals in a dozen states, plus Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Client have included Lowe's and Masco. Through partnerships with carriers including A. Duie Pyle, Dayton Freight, and Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Southeastern Freight Lines provides service throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada. Southeastern Freight Lines is controlled by the Cassels family, which also owns truckload carrier G&P Trucking.

It's UK Mail Group's business to provide business-to-business express delivery service in the UK and Ireland. Formerly Business Post Group, UK Mail Group plc is nipping at the heels of state-owned rival Royal Mail. UK Mail maintains a network of about 50 depots, more than half of which are franchised, to receive and dispatch packages and letters. UK Mail also handles palletized freight, home parcel delivery services and same-day courier services. UK Mail Group plc has a fleet of 3,500 delivery vehicles. Chairman Peter Kane and his brother, Michael, each own 12% of UK Mail, while Peter Kane's relatives own another 33%.

Air cargo carrier AirNet Systems helps banks keep their records straight. Transporting canceled checks and other bank documents accounts for the majority of the company's sales. AirNet also offers express delivery of such cargo as human organs and time-sensitive medications, as well as general freight. Founded in 1974, it provides both scheduled and charter cargo services. Overall, AirNet operates a fleet of about 120 aircraft, including jets and turboprops. It serves more than 100 cities in the US. In 2008, AirNet was acquired by an affiliate of investment firm Bayside Capital.

Truckload carrier Pan American Express hauls freight throughout the US and Canada and arranges service into Mexico through partnerships with Mexican trucking companies. The company operates a fleet of about 160 tractors and 475 trailers from terminals in Dallas, Harlingen, and Laredo, Texas, and in Romulus, Michigan. Company president Ricardo Guardado owns a majority interest in Pan American Express.

Gardner Trucking carrier operates in about a dozen Western states. Its fleet of 855 tractors and trailers includes trailing equipment includes dry vans, roller vans, curtain vans, double curtain vans, flatbeds, and double flatbeds. Gardner Trucking operates two terminals, in Chino (near Los Angeles) and in Tracy (near Sacramento, San Francisco, and Stockton). The company also offers logistics services. Gardner Trucking was established in 1974 by Ron Gardner. The company was acquired in 1987 by President Ron Lanting.

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.

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. owns strategic investments in the air transportation industry, and operates various divisions to leverage the assets of its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. serves 134 scheduled destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,045 departures per day. The company has a capacity purchase agreement for Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental); provides clients with customized 41-seat and 50-seat charter options (www.expressjet.com/charter); and offers third-party aviation services, including airport ground handling, aircraft maintenance, aircraft refurbishment work, and aircraft cleaning. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a fleet of 244 aircraft comprising 214 aircraft for Continental under the capacity purchase agreement, and 30 aircraft for corporate aviation under long-term agreements and other ad-hoc charter service arrangements.

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