No throwback to horse-and-buggy days, these Waggoners transport horseless carriages. The Waggoners Trucking gets most of its revenue from hauling automobiles; much of the company's business comes from auto assembly plants in the southeastern US. Customers have included BMW, General Motors, and Honda. In addition, Waggoners Trucking uses flatbed trailers to provide specialized less-than-truckload transportation of freight such as oil field equipment. Waggoners Trucking operates throughout the US and in Canada from a network of more than 30 terminals. It maintains a fleet of about 1,100 tractor-trailer rigs. The company, which was founded in 1951, is owned by the Waggoner family.

Pass it on -- Kuehne + Nagel International is one of the world's top freight forwarding and logistics groups. Kuehne + Nagel (pronounced "KOO-nuh and NAH-gel") provides sea freight and airfreight forwarding, arranges the transportation of goods by road and rail, and offers customs brokerage services. The company's contract logistics unit offers warehousing and distribution services, and it manages more than 7 million sq. meters of warehouse space. Overall, Kuehne + Nagel operates from about 900 locations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Executive chairman Klaus-Michael Kuehne, grandson of the company's co-founder, owns a controlling stake in Kuehne + Nagel.

Air Cargo Carriers, LLC. has been synonymous with dependability and quality in the air freight industry since 1986. As ACC Integrated Services has grown, so has the number of industries it serves. Today, Air Cargo Carriers continues to provide the greatest customer care driven service to the air freight industry as well as many others. By carrying over the core belief structure forged in the air freight business of providing the customer what they want, on time and at a competitive rate, Air Cargo is able to provide superior products and services to the growing list of satisfied customers.

ABF Freight System knows the ABCs of freight transportation. The primary subsidiary of Arkansas Best, ABF Freight System specializes in national and regional long-haul, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation of general commodities such as apparel, appliances, chemicals, food, furniture, plastics, rubber, and textiles. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) ABF Freight System operates from a network of about 280 terminals throughout the US and Canada and in Puerto Rico. It maintains a fleet of some 4,000 tractors and 17,000 trailers. The company, which traces its origins to 1923, offers service in Mexico through arrangements with Mexican carriers.

Carmichael International Service provides freight forwarding and customs brokerage services. As a freight forwarder, the company buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers. In addition, Carmichael International Service offers related logistics, supply chain management, and warehousing and distribution services. The company operates from about a dozen offices in major US trade gateways, mainly on the east and west coasts. It does business elsewhere in the Americas and in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region through a network of agents and partners. Chairman Enrico Salvo founded Carmichael International Service in 1961.

Kintetsu World Express and its affiliates operate from more than 280 offices in about 185 cities in 30 countries around the world. The company was spun off from Kintetsu Corp., the operator of Kinki Nippon Railway, in 1970. Kintetsu still owns about 41% of the company. Kintetsu World Express specializes in international airfreight forwarding. The company also offers ocean freight forwarding and arranges ground transportation of its customers' goods. Key subsidiaries include Kintetsu World Express Sales, which handles the transportation and installment of exhibition or event shipments, and Kintetsu World Express Shikoku, which focuses on freight shipment within the Shikoku region of Japan.

The MTA's New York City Transit Authority runs a fleet of some 6,300 buses in New York's five boroughs, and with about 8,700 rail and subway cars, it provides subway service to all but Staten Island and operates the Staten Island Railway. Other MTA units offer bus and rail service to Connecticut and Long Island and maintain the Triborough system of toll bridges and tunnels. No Sigma Chi or Chi Omega chapter has anything on New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) -- it rushes millions of people every day. The largest public transportation system in the US, the government-owned MTA provides about 2.6 billion passenger trips and about 300 million vehicles travel the MTA system annually.

Roadrunner Transportation Services Holdings (RRTS) has more than one way to run your cargo down the road. The company specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation, which involves combining freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload. In addition, it arranges the transportation of truckload freight and provides logistics services. RRTS operates throughout the US from a network of about 20 terminals. Rather than owning trucks and trailers itself, the company relies on a network of independent contractors and on purchased transportation capacity. Investment firm Thayer | Hidden Creek owns a controlling stake in RRTS and plans to take the company public.

Moran Towing Corporation was founded in 1860. Moran Towing won't rescue your stalled car, but the company will help ensure that your ship comes in. Moran Towing's fleet of tugboats helps ships get in and out of docks at more than a dozen ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts. Handling ships that carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a company specialty. Moran Towing charters its tugboats to customers through long-term contracts and on a spot basis. Moran Towing Corporation also provides barge transportation of petroleum products and dry bulk cargo and assists with ocean-based construction projects. Overall, the Moran Towing fleet includes about 100 tugboats and 30 barges.

If you think that's the Great Pumpkin behind you on the highway, look again. With its signature bright-orange fleet of about 12,000 tractors and 33,000 trailers, Schneider National is one of the largest truckload carriers in the US. Its Schneider National Carriers unit provides truckload service throughout North America, including one-way van, dedicated, expedited, regional, and bulk freight transportation. The company also offers intermodal service, in which it arranges the transportation of freight by multiple methods, such as road and rail. Additionally, it offers brokerage services, while subsidiary Schneider Logistics offers supply chain management services. The company was founded in 1935.

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