Estes Express Lines is a multiregional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight hauler. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) Estes Express Lines company operates a fleet of about 7,700 tractors and 22,000 trailers from a network of about 200 terminals throughout the US. Estes Express offers service in Canada through ExpressLINK alliance partner TST Overland Express; it works with other companies to offer service in the Caribbean and in Mexico. In addition, it Estes Forwarding Worldwide subsidiary provides ocean and air freight forwarding services. Founded by W.W. Estes in 1931, the company is owned and operated by the Estes family.

Part of a diversified collection of transportation businesses, Sodrel Truck Lines provides truckload freight hauling services, primarily in the midwestern US. Its services include truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and hazardous materials haulage. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Sodrel Truck Lines' fleet includes more than 300 tractors and 500 trailers. Customers have included the United States Postal Service, the US Department of Defense, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The company also offers warehousing and distribution services. Multiple generations of the Sodrel family have owned Sodrel Truck Lines, which was founded in 1929.

A-1 Express Delivery Service, Inc. was founded in 1997. From the CNN Center to the High Museum of Art, from the Georgia Dome to the Margaret Mitchell House, A-1 Express Delivery Service provides same-day courier services. The company makes its own deliveries in the Atlanta area and partners with other couriers and third-party carriers to serve cities throughout the US. It has about 1,500 clients, including some FORTUNE 500 companies. Working with its partners, A-1 Express Delivery Service can arrange the delivery of freight by a variety of methods, ranging from bicycles to tractor-trailers.

Since 1938, Pinsly Railroad Company has been dedicated to providing its customers with innovative, dependable transportation services. As a third-generation business, we strive to build long-term relationships and to uphold the Pinsly values of safety, respect, and integrity. Pinsly Railroad Company is led by a highly experienced team of railroad professionals. President John Levine has been in the railroad industry since 1971 and has successfully guided Pinsly through strategic changes and market shifts in his 30 years in senior leadership. Pinsly's four field Vice Presidents have over 100 years of railroading experience between them including various Class I, short line, and industry tenure. Our railroads are supported at headquarters by experts in their respective fields. This combined team is one of the best in the short line industry.

Throughout our history, American Steamship Company (ASC) has been a pioneer in Great Lakes vessel transportation. Founded in Buffalo, New York in 1907, American Steamship Company has witnessed and responded to dramatic changes in Great Lakes shipping and the industries it serves, many times leading the way with innovative solutions that have had a positive impact on lakes shipping throughout the years. Our Great Lakes fleet consists of self-unloading vessels that range in length from 635-feet to 1,000-feet. The diversity of our asset base enables us to transport a variety of dry bulk commodities including iron ore pellets, coal and limestone aggregates. Our single trip vessel carrying capacity ranges from 24,000 to 70,000 net tons. During the navigation season, our vessels operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and require no onshore assistance to unload cargo. Unloading speeds range from 7,000 to 10,000 net tons per hour. Today, under the ownership of GATX Corporation, ASC continues to provide safe, efficient and environmentally responsible waterborne transportation. We are dedicated to continuously building value for GATX, our customers, our employees and the communities in which we live and operate.

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.

JHT Holdings might very well haul it. Through its subsidiaries, JHT Holdings provides over-the-road transportation of various types of motor vehicles, including commercial trucks and cars. Among its operating units are Active Truck Transport, Automotive Carrier Services, and Unimark. JHT has its roots in Kenosha Auto Transport, a company that was formed in 1933 to haul vehicles made by International Harvester and Nash Motors. Striving to strengthen its balance sheet amid a period of slumping sales, JHT voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2008 and emerged a few months later, in October.

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.

Half a load is better than none for Vitran: the company nets most of its sales from its less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation business. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Vitran -- the name is short for vital transportation -- provides LTL service in Canada and in much of the US. Besides its LTL operations, Vitran offers logistics services in the US and Canada and provides truckload freight transportation in the US. Overall, the company operates a fleet of more than 5,600 tractors, trailers, containers, and other equipment from a network of more than 135 facilities, most of which are located in the US.

Transportation and logistics is Werner Enterprises' game; hauling truckload shipments -- both interstate and intrastate -- is its fame. Among the five largest truckload carriers in the US, Werner operates about 7,250 tractors and 23,880 trailers. Its trailer fleet consists of dry vans and, to a lesser extent, temperature-controlled vans and flatbeds. Werner's truckload transportation offerings include dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer. It also offers freight brokerage, intermodal freight transportation arrangement, and other value-added logistic services, as well as freight forwarding. Retailers, consumer and grocery products companies represent 75% of sales.

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