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Table 15 Selected Leading U.S. Air All-Cargo, Rail, and Trucking Freight Carriers by Operating Revenues: 2005-2008

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Table 15
Selected Leading U.S. Air All-Cargo, Rail, and Trucking Freight Carriers by Operating Revenues: 2005-2008

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(Millions of $)

Rank in 2008 Carrier Mode 2005 2006 2007 2008
1 UPS All-cargo 42,581 47,547 49,692 51,486
2 FedEx All-cargo 32,294 35,241 37,953 35,497
3 BNSF Railway Rail 12,987 14,985 15,802 18,018
4 Union Pacific Railroad Rail 13,578 15,578 16,283 17,970
5 DHL USA All-cargo 9,991 16,384 14,322 14,994
6 CSX Transportation Rail 8,618 9,566 10,030 11,255
7 Norfolk Southern Rail 8,527 9,407 9,432 10,661
8 YRC Worldwide Trucking 8,742 9,919 9,621 8,940
9 Ryder System Trucking 5,741 6,307 6,566 6,204
10 Con-way Trucking 4,116 4,221 4,387 5,037
11 Penske Truck Leasing Trucking 4,000 4,000 4,100 4,000
12 J.B. Hunt Transport Trucking 3,128 3,328 3,490 3,732
13 Schneider National Trucking 3,400 3,700 3,400 3,700
14 Swift Transportation Trucking 3,197 3,173 3,265 3,400
15 CEVA Logistics Trucking 972 916 1,737 2,810
16 Sirva Trucking 1,096 1,044 3,970 2,747
17 Landstar System Trucking 2,518 2,514 2,487 2,643
18 Werner Trucking 1,972 2,081 2,071 2,166
19 TransForce Trucking 1,227 1,328 1,806 2,120
20 Pacer International Trucking 1,860 1,888 1,969 2,088
21 UniGroup Trucking 2,209 2,300 2,200 2,000
22 Kansas City Southern Railway Rail 1,352 1,660 1,743 1,852
23 Arkansas Best Trucking 1,860 1,860 1,837 1,833
24 U.S. Xpress Trucking 1,164 1,472 1,598 1,826
25 Old Dominion Freight Line Trucking 1,061 1,279 1,402 1,538
26 Estes Express Lines Trucking 1,388 1,477 1,395 1,480
27 Purolator Courier Trucking 1,036 997 1,349 1,464
28 Greatwide Logistics Trucking 811 1,140 1,240 1,200
29 Crete Carrier Trucking 926 1,004 995 1,110
30 Saia Trucking 754 875 976 1,030

NOTE: Generally, detailed operating financial data for freight carriers are not available, particularly for privately owned companies.

1 DHL USA ended its U.S. domestic services on January 30, 2009 and focused its U.S. business on international services.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from Transport Topics Online, available at ttnews.com/tt100, as of Sept. 25, 2009. Association of American Railroads, available at www.aar.org as of Sept. 25, 2009.