Cowan Systems provides truckload freight transportation, primarily in the eastern half of the US. The company's coverage area includes the mid-Atlantic states, the Midwest, New England, and the southeastern US. Cowan has about 1,400 tractors and 2,600 trailers and its largest customer is Coca-Cola Enterprises. The company arranges the transportation of freight through its logistics unit. Other offerings include ground transportation of airfreight between airports and dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. Cowan Systems has its roots in a trucking company that was founded in 1924.

Panalpina World Transport opened its first UK office in 1921. No mere mountainclimber, Panalpina covers the world. A unit of Switzerland-based Panalpina World Transport (Holding), Panalpina World Transport provides freight forwarding and supply chain management services for customers in the UK. Panalpina World Transport Ltd. offers both airfreight and ocean freight forwarding. It specializes in service to companies in the energy industry, and it also draws customers from sectors such as automotive, electronics and telecommunications, retail, and health care.

CenTra is Central Transport International, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier that hauls across North America. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) Central Transport and its affiliates operate via some 200 terminals, mainly in the eastern US. CenTra's units include expedited freight transporter CTX, freight forwarder Central Global Express, broker and warehouser Custom Services International, and supply chain manager Logistics Insight (LINC). CenTra also owns the Ambassador Bridge, connecting Detroit with Windsor, Ontario. CEO Manuel Moroun and his son Matthew control freight hauler Universal Truckload as well as CenTra (founded by Manuel's father).

Companhia do Metropolitano de Sao Paulo - Metro is part of Brazil's underground. It operates the subway system serving the Sao Paulo, Brazil, metropolitan area. Often referred to as simply the Sao Paulo Metro or the Metro, the mass transit system consists of about 40 miles of track, runs on four lines, and operates some 55 underground and above ground stations. In service since 1974, the Metro moves more than three million passengers each day. The system is part of The Secretariat of Metropolitan Transports, an agency of the Government of the State of Sao Paulo.

Ruan (pronounced RUE-on) Transportation Management Systems provides a variety of trucking-related services. Its offerings include dedicated contract carriage, transportation of liquid and dry bulk cargo, and logistics, such as warehouse management and freight brokerage. For dedicated contract carriage customers, Ruan assigns drivers and equipment to an account long-term. In total, the company operates more than 100 fleets (reefers, dry vans, flatbeds, and trailers) across 160-plus locations. John Ruan, father of chairman John Ruan III, founded what is now Ruan Transportation Management Systems in 1932 with a used Ford Model AA truck and a load of gravel.

McKenzie Tank Lines fills its tanks with liquid and dry bulk cargo before hitting the road. The company handles chemical and petroleum products with its fleet of about 360 tractors and 1,000 trailers. McKenzie Tank Lines' fleet includes a variety of tank trailers, including models equipped to handle high-pressure cargo, as well as van trailers. The company maintains a network of more than 30 terminals, primarily in the Southeastern US. McKenzie Tank Lines provides service throughout the US and in Canada; it does business in Mexico through a partnership. The company was founded by Guy McKenzie Sr. in 1949.

Will Wilh. Wilhelmsen (WW) be at the helm of the ship carrying your next vehicle? Through several subsidiaries, WW offers marine transportation via a fleet comprising mainly car carriers and ro-ro (roll on, roll off) vessels. The company owns a minority stake in EUKOR, which operates 85 car carriers that primarily move Hyundai and Kia autos from Korea. EUKOR also serves automakers such as BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Suzuki, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Annually it transports about 3 million autos to 160 ports in 110 countries. Along with freight transportation, WW provides logistics and supply chain management services through its Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics subsidiary, which it plans to take public.

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), an airline holding company, is the parent company of three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., Colgan Air, Inc. and Mesaba Airlines. The corporate headquarters is located in Memphis, Tenn. Airport hub operations are located in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Newark, Washington Dulles, Houston, Memphis, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and its operating subsidiaries employ 7,700 People in North America. Visit www.pncl.com for more information.

Watkins & Shepard Trucking offers less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload freight hauling throughout the US from about 20 terminals, mainly west of the Rockies. (LTL carriers consolidate cargo from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) The company's fleet consists of about 630 tractors and 1,600 trailers. Standard dry vans account for the majority of the company's trailers; Watkins & Shepard also uses flatbed trailers. In addition, the company arranges intermodal transportation, which involves hauling freight by multiple methods, such as road and rail. CEO Ray Kuntz and president Steve Williamson own Watkins & Shepard, which was founded in 1974 as Stan Watkins Trucking.

JR East's "shinkansen" (bullet-train) lines connect metropolitan Tokyo with other major cities. Besides its transportation-related operations, JR East gets revenue from leasing restaurant and retail space in its stations and from managing shopping centers and office buildings on property that has been developed near its stations. If you want to ride the rails into Tokyo, you could find yourself cruising at 168 mph aboard a bullet train operated by East Japan Railway, known as JR East. East Japan Railway company carries passengers on more than 7,525 km (4,665 miles) of track in the eastern half of the Japanese mainland, including the Tokyo area.

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