Truckload carrier Millis Transfer, which operates mainly in the eastern half of the US, concentrates on the transport of beer, food, glass, and paper. The company maintains a fleet of some 700 tractors and 2,200 trailers. Millis Transfer began as an Old Style beer distributorship during Prohibition in 1936. CEO Bill Millis owns a majority stake in the company.

The seafaring side of energy giant BP is BP Shipping. BP Shipping Limited company operates a fleet of about 60 vessels to carry crude oil, refined products, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide. Bases of operation include the US, the UK, and the Asia/Pacific region, where it owns a facility for laying up ships. BP Shipping Limited company transports Alaskan crude through Alaska Tanker, its joint venture with OSG Ship Management (part of OSG America). In China, BP Shipping holds a 40% stake in China LNG Shipping, a ship management service for LNG carriers. BP Shipping Limited company also provides ship-vetting services to assess ships for their suitability to operate for BP, inspecting their capabilities in management, operations, crewing, and structure.

Go-Ahead is one of the UK's leading providers of passenger transport services operating primarily in the bus and rail sectors. Through our companies we aim to provide efficient, integrated and sustainable local public transport systems. Employing around 22,000 people across the country, over one billion passenger journeys are undertaken on our bus and rail services each year. We believe that a strong and growing public transport network is key to the sustainable future of the UK. Bus and rail play a vital role in meeting environmental challenges such as reducing traffic congestion and carbon emissions. Transport is also fundamental to the economy as a means of connecting people and moving goods. In addition to the travelling public, our customers include the Department for Transport (DfT), Transport for London (TfL) and local authorities.

Marine transportation company Avin International maintains a fleet of about 20 crude-oil carriers and product tankers of various sizes. Overall, its vessels have a capacity of more than 1.2 million deadweight tons (DWT). Avin International does much of its business trading in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and between Europe and the US; customers include major petroleum companies. Greece's Vardinoyannis family owns a controlling stake in Avin International, which was founded in 1977. In addition to its headquarters in Greece, the company owns offices in Cairo, London, and New York City.

Comcar Industries comprises a comprehensive collection of trucking and logistics companies. Comcar's transportation offerings, provided through subsidiaries such as CCC Transportation, Midwest Coast Transport, and Willis Shaw Express, include flatbed, refrigerated, liquid and dry bulk, and standard dry van truckload services. Overall, Comcar companies operate about 3,600 tractors and 6,400 trailers from more than 50 terminals. Comcar also provides logistics, tractor and trailer leasing, and warehousing services through units such as Commercial Carrier Logistics, Coastal Transport, and CTL Distribution. Guy Bostick, father of CEO Mark Bostick, founded Comcar in 1953. The Bostick family owns the company.

Freight forwarder SEKO Worldwide sees cargo off to its destination. It provides domestic and international airfreight and ocean freight forwarding, along with customs brokerage services. As a freight forwarder, SEKO Worldwide LLC buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to shippers. SEKO Worldwide can arrange ground transportation within North America. It also makes home deliveries in the US. Air freight makes up some 50% of SEKO Worldwide's business. Customers have included Jervis B. Webb, Wal-Mart, and Bombay Company. SEKO Worldwide LLC operates in North America and more than 40 countries around the world. A group led by President and CEO Bill Wascher owns SEKO Worldwide, which began operations in 1976.

UPS Supply Chain Solutions operates in more than 175 countries and territories worldwide; overall, it maintains about 35 million sq. ft. of warehouse space. Several logistics-related businesses of delivery giant United Parcel Service were brought together in one package to form UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The company's offerings include logistics, warehousing and distribution, freight forwarding, international trade management, customs brokerage, and consulting services. As a freight forwarder, the company buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers. It targets customers in sectors such as automotive, biotechnology, consumer goods, government, health care, and retail.

Gordon Trucking Inc. (GTI) provides truckload freight transportation throughout the US and to and from Canada and Mexico. In addition to standard dry freight,Gordon Trucking Inc. company transports temperature-controlled and extra-heavy cargo. Its services include regional, and local hauling, as well as dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned long-term to customers.Gordon Trucking Inc. has nine terminal locations and another dozen satellite locations, all in the West or Midwest. GTI operates a fleet of more than 1,400 tractors and about 4,000 trailers. The company is owned and run by the family of Jay Gordon, who founded what is now GTI in 1946.

Truckload carrier USA Truck moves freight not only in the US, but also in Canada, and, through partners, into Mexico. It does most of its business east of the Rocky Mountains. USA Truck has a fleet of about 2,300 tractors and 7,200 trailers. It transports general commodities; customers include companies in the consumer goods, industrial machinery and equipment, paper products, rubber and plastics, and retail industries. The company provides both medium-haul (800-1,200 mile) and regional (500-mile) truckload services, along with dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. The company's average length-of-haul is about 600-miles.

Wallenius Lines is invested in 180 ships that can carry up to 8,000 cars at one time; overall, it transports about 7 million cars per year. It operates Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and EUKOR Car Carrier with partner Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Wallenius Lines also has minority stakes in United European Car Carriers, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier, and two logistics companies, American Auto Logistics and Transcar. Before the rubber ever meets the road, new cars and trucks might take a ride from the factory floor on one of Wallenius Lines' carrier ships. Wallenius Lines AB has interests in four subsidiaries that transport rolling cargo, such as new cars, around the world.

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