Heartland Express stays close to home as a short- to medium-haul truckload carrier -- its average trip is just over 500 miles. With the exception of traffic from its Phoenix hub, the company mainly operates east of the Rockies; it also offers service in the southwestern US. Although most of its loads go directly from origin to destination, Heartland also operates from about 10 regional distribution hubs, which are located near major customers.Heartland Express company regional hubs focus on short-haul freight movements (less than 500 miles). Heartland transports general commodities, including appliances, auto parts, consumer products, food, and paper products.

Cardinal Transport operates through a network of more than 6,800 trucking companies, enabling the truckload carrier to offer freight transportation across the US by a group of truck owner-operators. In addition to general freight, the company hauls heavyweight loads. The Cardinal Transport companies comprise an owner/operator fleet of more than 400 power units, including primarily flatbeds, hotshots, and specialized equipment. Cardinal Transport, no relation to North Carolina-based Cardinal Logistics Management, was founded in 1976.

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.

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is on track in the railway business. The biggest transport operator in Switzerland, it offers passenger and freight rail services throughout the country. More than 327 million passengers and 54 million tons of freight use the SBB railway annually. Its passenger service unit has a 25% share of the transportation market with commuters leading that group. The company's SBB Cargo unit handles its freight rail operations within the country, as well as to neighboring countries (primarily with routes to Germany and Italy). The SBB Real Estate unit operates the RailCity train stations and earns rental income from the shops and kiosks while SBB Infrastructure keeps everything running.

Swift, but within the speed limit: Truckload carrier Swift Holdings hauls freight, such as building materials, paper products, and retail merchandise, throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. The company operates a fleet of some 16,200 tractors (about 75% of which are company-owned), and 49,400 trailers, via a network of 35 terminals. Its services include dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. Besides standard dry vans, Swift's fleet includes refrigerated, flatbed, and specialized trailers, and about 4,300 intermodal containers. Founder and CEO Jerry Moyes took the company private in 2007. In mid-2010 Swift filed to once again become public.

Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. provides marine transportation services through the ownership and operation of double hull product tankers worldwide. Its product tankers transport refined petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, gas oil, and heating oil. The company’s fleet includes 12 hull product tankers with a carrying capacity of approximately 680,000 dwt, of which 2 double hull product/chemical tankers with a capacity of 47,000 dwt and 2 double hull product/chemical tankers with a capacity of 37,000 dwt are owned through equal partnership joint ventures with a subsidiary of Glencore International, A.G. Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Patriot Transportation Holding gets tanked whenever it can. The company's Transportation segment, comprising Florida Rock & Tank Lines subsidiary, transports liquid and dry bulk commodities, mainly petroleum (including ethanol) and chemicals, in tank trucks. Patriot Transportation's combined fleet of about 400 trucks and more than 500 trailers operates primarily in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic US. Customer Murphy Oil accounts for almost 25% of segment revenues. The company's Real Estate unit, comprising Florida Rock Properties and FRP Development, owns office and warehouse properties, as well as sand and gravel deposits on the East Coast that are leased to Vulcan Materials Company.

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.

Frozen Food Express Industries, one of the largest temperature-controlled trucking companies in the US. Through its subsidiaries, which include FFE Transportation Services and Lisa Motor Lines, the company transports truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Hauling temperature-sensitive cargo accounts for most of the company's sales. Frozen Food Express Industries also hauls dry freight, under the American Eagle Lines brand, and offers logistics services. Overall, the company maintains a fleet of about 2,000 tractors and 4,000 trailers. FFE traces its roots to 1946.

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.

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