Dairy state-based Marten Transport hauls more than cheese. The long-haul truckload carrier uses refrigerated and insulated trailers to convey a variety of food products and other temperature-sensitive materials; it also hauls dry freight. Marten Transport operates throughout the US and in parts of Canada; its average haul is about 760 miles. The company's fleet includes about 2,300 tractors and 4,000 trailers. In addition to freight transportation, the company provides logistics services. Among Marten Transport's largest customers are food giants General Mills and Kraft, which collectively account for about 30% of its total revenue each year.

Torm A/S, a shipping company, together with its subsidiaries, provides product tanker and dry bulk carrier services worldwide. Its product tankers carry refined oil products, such as gasoline, jet fuel, naphtha, and diesel oil. Torm company’s dry bulk vessels carry iron ore and coal for utilities and the steel industry; and commodities, such as grain, bauxite, and fertilizers. It operates a fleet of 140 vessels principally through a pooling cooperation with other respected shipping companies. Aktieselskabet Dampskibsselskabet TORM was formerly known as Aktieselskabet Dampskibsselskabet Torm and changed its name to TORM A/S in April 2009. TORM A/S was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Burns Motor Freight hauls wood products and other cargo in the eastern half of the US and into eastern Canada. Serving timber producers in Appalachia, the company operates from three terminals in West Virginia. Burns Motor Freight is owned and run by members of the Burns family. Fred Burns Sr. founded the company with a single used tractor in 1949.

C.R. England hauls refrigerated and dry cargo throughout the US. The company also serves parts of Canada and, through alliances, parts of Mexico. C.R. England's fleet includes some 3,500 tractors and about 5,700 trailers. Besides for-hire freight hauling, C.R. England offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term; logistics services, including freight brokerage; and intermodal railroad service. C.R. England was founded in 1920 by Chester Rodney England and is run by his descendants.

New England Motor Freight (NEMF) gets the show on the road every day. The company provides less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, including expedited freight transportation, primarily in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic US, eastern Canada, and Puerto Rico. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) NEMF operates from about 40 terminals. Alliances with carriers such as AAA Cooper, Midwest Motor Express, and Oak Harbor Freight Lines enable NEMF to extend service to other parts of the US. NEMF is the flagship of several transportation companies controlled by CEO Myron Shevell and his family through Shevell Group.

Federal employees and tourists who might otherwise have to bring their cars into downtown Washington, DC, can thank the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority for saving them stress and shoeleather. The Metro provides rail and bus transportation services throughout the nation's capital and in its Maryland and Virginia suburbs, a 1,500-sq.-mi. area -- the second largest rail transit system and sixth largest bus network in the US. Overall, passengers take about 350 million rail and bus trips on the Metro annually. The agency's rail system includes about 85 stations served by more than 105 miles of track, both underground and aboveground. Metro operates a fleet of more than 1,500 buses.

Goldenport is a customer oriented global provider of shipping services that brings added value services to its charterers and provides innovative solutions for cargo movements requirements. Goldenport Company operates a well diversified fleet and has been active in acquiring additional tonnage as well as reconfiguring vessels to serve niche trades. Most importantly, as a commitment to its clients Goldenport continuously renews its fleet with the acquisition of younger tonnage. Goldenport has managed to build strong, reliable relationships with a number of first class charterers and worldwide clients both in the container and dry-bulk fleet sectors. Its performance standards have given the ability to Goldenport Company to grow its fleet steadily, and ensure that every new addition is accompanied by long-term employment opportunities in the market. Goldenport Company emphasizes both flexibility and reliability in its service while being committed to environmentally sound corporate policies.

A regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier, Pitt Ohio Express operates a fleet of more than 650 tractors and 1,700 trailers. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Pitt Ohio also has about 400 straight trucks and vans in its fleet. The company operates from a network of about 20 terminals, primarily in the mid-West and mid-Atlantic US. Besides LTL freight hauling and logistics services, the company provides truckload transportation through ECM Transport. The family of company president Charles Hammel III owns Pitt Ohio, which has grown from a business established by Hammel's grandfather in 1919.

Precious Shipping hauls valuable, if not glamorous, cargo. The company hauls not diamonds or pearls but agricultural products, steel, ore, fertilizers, and other basic goods that keep the world's economies humming. Precious Shipping operates a fleet of about 50 ships navigating the shallow waters of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Latin America that hamper traffic from larger vessels. The company is among the largest of its kind in Thailand and moves goods primarily from Asia to ports throughout the world. The company's operations consist of ship owning, chartering, and management in addition to port development.

Stolt-Nielsen is in its element in seawater. Through Stolt Tankers & Terminals and Stolt Tank Containers (STC) units, the company provides integrated parcel tanker, tank container, and marine terminal services, as well as logistics, for the worldwide transport of bulk liquids, such as chemicals, edible oils, and acids. It operates a fleet of about 160 vessels with an overall capacity of more than 2 million deadweight tons (DWT). Transportation-related operations account for more than 95% of the company's sales. Its Stolt Sea Farm business unit produces and sells turbot, sturgeon, sole, and caviar. Chairman Jacob Stolt-Nielsen and his family own a controlling stake in the company.

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