Directors elected from nine districts in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties oversee BART. Construction on the rail system began in 1964, and BART carried its first passengers in 1972. If you're going to San Francisco -- from Oakland, Berkeley, or another Bay Area community -- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) can take you there. BART's trains operate from 43 stations over 104 miles of track, including 3.6 miles in a tube that goes under San Francisco Bay to link the City by the Bay with Oakland and other East Bay communities.

Liquid Transport hauls bulk cargo from a network of more than 15 terminals, mainly in the eastern half of the US. Cargo carried by the company includes asphalt, chemicals, and petroleum products. Its intermodal services include trucking, cleaning, lifting, maintenance, and testing. Ecoff Trucking, which was founded in 1936, acquired Liquid Transport in 1959 and later took the Liquid Transport name.Liquid Transport company is owned by Ron Dana and is a member of The Dana Companies, a group of chemical common carrier transportation businesses. Liquid Transport's relationship with The Dana Companies gives it access to more than 6,000 trailers and extends its total geographic reach to about 70 terminals.

B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. engages in the acquisition, investment, ownership, operation, and sale of vessels for dry bulk and liquid cargo transportation. Its fleet includes product tankers, the single-deck oceangoing vessels that are designed to transport liquid bulk commodities, such as refined petroleum products, vegetable oils, caustic soda, and molasses. The company’s fleet also includes ore/bulk/oil combination carriers (OBOs), which are used to transport liquid, iron ore, or bulk products, including coal, grain, bauxite, crude oil, phosphate, sugar, steel products, and other dry bulk commodities. As of December 31, 2008, it owned and operated four MR product tankers, one Panamax product tanker, two bulk carriers, and five OBOs. B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. company was founded in 1988 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. operates as a seaborne shipping and logistics company. The company focuses on the transport and transshipment of drybulk commodities, including iron ore, coal, grain, and fertilizer. As of December 31, 2009, its fleet consisted of 60 vessels, aggregating approximately 6.6 million dwt. It owned 15 Capesize vessels, 13 modern Ultra Handymax vessels, 4 Panamax vessels, and 1 Product Handysize tanker vessel; and operated a fleet of 5 Ultra Handymax, 2 Handysize, 10 Panamax, and 10 Capesize vessels under time charter. In addition, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. owns and operates vessels, barges, and push boats located in Argentina; bulk transfer and storage port facility in Uruguay; and an upriver liquid port facility located in Paraguay. The company has an in-house technical ship management expertise that works with producers of raw materials, agricultural traders and exporters, industrial end-users, ship owners, and charterers. It operates in the North America, Europe, Asia, and the South America. Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece.

Trailer Bridge, Inc., an integrated trucking and marine freight carrier, provides freight transportation services between the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. It provides services through southbound containers and trailers, as well as through marine vessels that are configured to carry 48 inch and 53 inch long, and 102 inch wide high-cube equipment. The company also involves in moving new and used automobiles, non-containerized or freight not in trailers, and freight moving in shipper owned or leased equipment. It offers highway transportation services in the continental United States; and marine transportation services between Jacksonville, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Puerto Plata, and the Dominican Republic. The company also provides rail transportation services. In addition, it engages in chartering its vessels that are not in liner service to third party operators. Trailer Bridge, Inc. ships furniture, apparel, consumer goods, and raw materials for manufacturing, electronics, apparel, and new and used automobiles to Puerto Rico; and healthcare products, pharmaceuticals, electronics, shoes, and recyclables from Puerto Rico. As of December 31, 2009, it owned and operated a fleet of 134 tractors comprising 80 company owned units, and 54 leased and owner operated units; 3,924 high cube containers; 3,158 chassis; 210 high-cube trailers; 299 vehicle transport modules; 204 dry van trailers; 2 736’ triple-deck, ro/ro ocean-going barges and 2 403’ TBC’s, as well as leased 314 chassis and 482 high-cube containers, and chartered 3 TBC’s. Trailer Bridge, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Guangshen Railway Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, primarily provides passenger and freight transportation services on the Shenzhen-Guangzhou-Pingshi railway in the People's Republic of China. Guangshen Railway company’s freight services include the transportation of full load and single load cargo, containers, bulky and overweight cargo, dangerous cargo, fresh and live cargo, and oversized cargo. It also offers long distance passenger transportation services. In addition, Guangshen Railway company engages in the sale of food, beverages, and merchandise on board the trains and in railway stations. Further, it engages in the operation of a travel agency, as well as provision of services relating to warehousing, hotel management, cargo loading and unloading, catering management and services, advertising, and freight transportation and package agency services. Additionally, the company provides property management services, as well as involves in the supervision of construction projects. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 218 pairs of passenger trains, including 100 pairs of inter-city high-speed passenger trains between Guangzhou and Shenzhen; 13 pairs of Hong Kong Through Trains; and 105 pairs of long-distance passenger trains. Guangshen Railway company was founded in 1996 and is based in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

Averitt Express provides less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation service. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single trailer.)Averitt Express company operates a fleet of about 4,000 tractors and 11,250 trailers from a network of some 80 terminals. Averitt Express directly serves the southern US and Mexico, and it provides service elsewhere in North America through partnerships with other carriers such as Lakeville Motor Express and DATS. The company also offers truckload and expedited freight transportation, along with logistics, warehousing, and international freight forwarding. Customers have included Home Depot, Shoe Carnival, and V.F. Corporation.

Norbert Dentressangle has Europe's air/sea/land transportation and logistics needs covered from all angles. Norbert Dentressangle company transports chemicals and petrochemicals, food, retail goods, consumables, construction materials, automotive parts, and other goods from about 350 facilities located throughout Europe. The group's logistics division provides warehousing, product distribution, packaging, and assembly services. Norbert Dentressangle maintains a fleet of 7,000 tractors and 8,600 trailers. It has in excess of 5 million sq. meters of warehouse space and operates in more than 15 countries; France generates about 50% of revenues. Norbert Dentressangle formed the company as a cross-channel specialist in 1979.

AAA Cooper Transportation can freight your cargo from point A to point B. A regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight hauler, AAA Cooper operates in the southeastern US and Puerto Rico; it also maintains facilities in Chicago, and a few other industrial crossroads. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) AAA Cooper Transportation operates close to 80 terminals, and the company's fleet includes about 2,000 tractors and 6,000 trailers. AAA Cooper Transportation also offers freight brokerage services and dedicated contract carriage. Chairman and CEO Mack Dove owns the company, which was founded by his father in 1955.

Crosby Tugs operates both offshore and on inland waterways. From its base south of New Orleans, Crosby Tugs provides marine towing services to more than 100 customers along the Gulf Coast region. Crosby Tugs, LLC operates a fleet of more than 80 vessels, including both pushboats and tugboats, with engines ranging from 600 horsepower to 15,000 horsepower. Its fleet also includes two pressure barges and a water barge.

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