Allied Systems Holdings knows how to "get a move on." Carrying millions of cars, trucks, and SUVs every year, Allied Systems Holdings leads the North American automobile-hauling market. Subsidiary Allied Automotive Group moves approximately nine million vehicles annually with a fleet of about 4,000 tractor-trailer rigs, which it operates from about 90 terminals in the US and Canada. Vehicles are transported from manufacturing plants, railway distribution points, ports, and auctions to auto dealers and car rental companies. Automakers such as Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota are the company's main customers. Investment firm Yucaipa owns a controlling stake in Allied Systems Holdings.

Dohrn Transfer hauls freight throughout the Midwest -- Illinois and Iowa as well as in parts of eight neighboring states. (LTL carriers consolidate loads from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) The company operates through a network of 23 terminals in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, and Nebraska. Dohrn Transfer also provides truckload freight transportation, local cartage, and warehousing services. It boasts 450 tractors and more than 1,300 trailer vans as well as refrigerated trailers, flat beds, and smaller vehicles. Family owned and operated, Dohrn Transfer was founded by president Gary Dohrn in 1981.

Founded as a moving company in 1920, Hassett Air Express is owned by CEO Terry Sherman and CFO Donna O'Reilly. Hassett Storage Warehouses, which does business as Hassett Air Express, provides express air and ground freight forwarding to customers across the US. (Freight forwarders buy transportation capacity from carriers and resell it to customers.) Hassett Air Express operates from eight locations in the US and through a network of agents overseas, with customers coming from the publishing, entertainment, manufacturing, and automotive industries. It offers same-day and next-day service, charter service, and operates a segment for transporting materials to trade shows.

A diversified transportation services company, NFI Industries operates through subsidiaries such as truckload freight carrier National Freight, warehouse operator National Distribution Center, and NFI Interactive Logistics. It provides both over-the-road transportation and dedicated fleet services; overall, it maintains a fleet of about 2,500 tractors and 6,900 trailers. NFI also has about 18 million sq. ft. of warehouse space in almost 60 facilities throughout the US. Catering primarily to the retail, beverage, and food and grocery sectors, the company also owns and manages some 7 million sq. ft. of real estate. Established in 1932 by Israel Brown, NFI is owned and run by members of the founding Brown family.

Eastern Connection is the largest regional transportation and logistics provider on the East Coast, covering all major zip codes in over 5,000 cities. Founded in 1983, we are open 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Services include EC Priority, EC Ground, EC International, EC Same-Day, EC Logistics, and EC Expedited Mail. We are the only carrier that guarantees the delivery of your ground packages THE NEXT DAY from Maine to Virginia. And now, we're providing international shipping.

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.

Maersk Line has offices in about 125 countries around the globe. Maersk Line knows how to contain itself. The company, a unit of Denmark-based A.P. Moller - Maersk, is one of the world's leading container shipping companies. Maersk Line maintains a fleet of more than 500 containerships with an overall capacity of about 1.9 million TEU (twenty-foot-equivalent units). In addition, the company arranges ground transportation of containerized freight through affiliate Damco. Maersk Line combines the operations of the former Maersk Sealand and Royal P&O Nedlloyd N.V., which was acquired by A.P. Moller - Maersk in 2005.

The Steamship Authority is a quasi-public agency, created by the Massachusetts legislature, that competes with other private ferries but also oversees and licenses their operations. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, known to owners of summer homes and year-round residents as the Steamship Authority, provides ferry service from the Massachusetts ports of Woods Hole and Hyannis to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts. Steamshipauthority operates a fleet of nine vessels designed to carry passengers, vehicles, and other cargo. In 2007, it ferried 2.6 million passengers, 450,000 automobiles, and 153,000 trucks.

Doug Andrus Distributing is nothing if not versatile. Besides standard dry freight, Doug Andrus Distributing company transports temperature-controlled cargo, oversized loads, and freight that requires flatbed trailers. It sells equipment through affiliate DAD's Truck and Trailer Sales, which it opened in 1996. Overall, the company's fleet consists of about 260 tractors and 300 trailers. Doug Andrus Distributing operates throughout the US and in western Canada.Doug Andrus Distributing company was founded in 1937 by Doug and Veatrice Andrus. Members of their family still operate the business.

R+L Carriers wants to add your freight to its trucks. The company provides freight transportation and logistics services throughout the US, primarily operating as a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple carriers into a single truckload.) Its R+L Global segment arranges for international freight to be shipped by air and sea. R+L Carriers offers service in all 50 states, as well as in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Overall it operates a fleet of some 13,000 tractors and trailers. CEO Ralph Larry Roberts founded the family-owned company in 1965, starting with a single truck that was used to haul furniture.

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