Barr-Nunn Transportation aims to be the best, bar none. The dry van truckload carrier provides time-sensitive services throughout the continental US. It uses a fleet of about 700 tractors and 1,700 trailers to transport a variety of freight, ranging from animal feeds to building materials to paper products. The company's Barr-Nunn Logistics unit arranges the transportation of customers' freight via a network of contract carriers, including specialists such as flatbed and refrigerated haulers. Chairman Robert Sturgeon founded Barr-Nunn in 1982.

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.

The prospect of moving freight is what makes this Panther pounce. Panther Expedited Services arranges the ground, air, and ocean transportation of time-sensitive cargo, primarily for companies in the automotive and other manufacturing industries but also for government agencies and for other transportation companies. The company transports its more than 10,000 customers' freight globally through a network of almost 1,100 owner-operated vehicles, 1,600 third-party ground-carriers, and an additional 500 ocean and air cargo carriers. It also offers warehousing and logistics services. Private equity firm Fenway Partners owns a controlling stake in the company. In mid-2010 Panther filed to go public.

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.

Braemar Seascope was created through the 2001 merger of Seascope with Braemar Shipbrokers and Braemar Tankers. It changed its name to Braemar Shipping Services in 2007. Braemar Shipping Services (formerly Braemar Seascope) acts as a broker and marine technical consultant for companies in the gas, oil, raw materials, shipbuilding, and ship-owning industries. Its Cory Brothers unit offers freight forwarding and logistics expertise. (As a freight forwarder, it buys transportation capacity from carriers and resells it to customers.) From offices in Australia, China, India, and Singapore, Braemar Shipping provides services for a variety of vessels, including bulk carriers and tankers.

Tank truck carrier Miller Transporters hauls bulk commodities such as chemicals and petroleum products from a network of more than 20 terminals in the eastern half of the US. The company operates a fleet of some 500 tractors and 1,100 trailers and carries cargo domestically as well as between the US and Canada and Mexico. A sister company, Miller Intermodal Logistics, arranges the transportation of liquid bulk cargo worldwide. The company that became Miller Transporters was founded in 1942 by Harold Dewey Miller. Its founder's family still owns Miller Transporters.

Andrews Transport hauls liquid bulk chemicals and petroleum products throughout the US and in Canada and Mexico. Cargo transported by the company includes coal tar products, gasoline, glue, jet fuel, oil, resins, specialty chemicals, solvents, and wax.Andrews Transport company operates from terminals in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Andrews Transport was formed from the 1980 merger of Corbett Transportation and East Texas Petroleum. It is owned by CEO Bill Andrews, vice chairman Gary Andrews, and Andrews Management.

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 537 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 68 cities in 35 states. The company also sells frequent flyer credits and related services to companies participating in its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, including car rental agencies, hotels, restaurants, and retail locations. Southwest Airlines Co. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

United Maritime joins the forces of three subsidiaries engaged in transporting dry bulk commodities. Operations serve deep-water ports and inland waterways in the US and abroad. The company maintains a dozen ocean-going vessels, and 20 river barges; it also owns a transfer and storage terminal and related logistics services. United Maritime's ocean-going fleet, made up of US-flag vessels, has an overall capacity of some 400,000 deadweight tons (DWT). Handled commodities include coal, grain, petroleum coke, and phosphate. United Maritime, known as TECO Transport prior to December 2007, was sold by its former parent TECO Energy to an investment group led by an affiliate of Miami-based Greenstreet Equity Partners.

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.

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