Old Dominion Freight Line still makes its stand in Dixie, but the trucking company serves the rest of the US, as well. It transports general commodities in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments, in which freight from multiple shippers is consolidated into a single truckload. Old Dominion operates a fleet of some 5,000 tractors and more than 20,000 trailers from around 200 service centers. Founded in 1934, Old Dominion directly serves the 48 contiguous states of continental US and offers service elsewhere in North America, Central America, South America, and Asia. The founding Congdon family controls Old Dominion.

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.

It just takes two -- a shipper and some freight, an origin and a destination -- and then it's Tango time. Truckload carrier Tango Transport uses a fleet of more than 1,000 trucks and some 2,000 trailers to move freight all across the US. Its fleet includes dry van and flatbed trailers. In addition to for-hire truckload service, Tango offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term. It also provides regional and expedited transportation, as well as logistics and supply chain management services. Chairman and CEO Robert E. Gorman and his son, company president B.J. Gorman, founded Tango Transport in 1991.

Trinity Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various products and services for the industrial, energy, transportation, and construction sectors primarily in the United States. Its Rail group manufactures and sells railcars and component parts, such as auto carrier cars, box cars, gondola cars, hopper cars, intermodal cars, specialty cars, and tank cars. This group also offers railcar parts used in manufacturing and repairing railcars, such as auto carrier doors and accessories, discharge gates, yokes, couplers, axles, and hitches. It serves customers, including railroads, leasing companies, and shippers of products, such as utilities, petrochemical companies, grain shippers, and construction and industrial companies. The company’s Railcar Leasing and Management Services group leases tank cars and freight cars, as well as provides management services. Its Construction Products group produces concrete, aggregates, and asphalt; manufactures highway products, as well as other steel products for infrastructure related projects; and distributes construction aggregates, such as crushed stone, sand and gravel, asphalt rock, and recycled concrete. This group serves customers, such as contractors and subcontractors in the construction and foundation industry. The company’s Inland Barge group manufactures various inland barges and fiberglass barge covers; dry cargo barges, including deck barges, and open or covered hopper barges that transport various commodities, such as grain, coal, and aggregates; and tank barges used to transport liquid products. This group serves commercial marine transportation companies. Its Energy Equipment group offers structural wind towers, tank containers and tank heads for pressure vessels, tank heads for non-pressure vessels, and propane tanks. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Lynden will haul your freight by truck, barge, or airplane. Through its more than 15 subsidiaries, Lynden also provides airfreight and ocean freight forwarding and logistics. It moves freight via truck mainly in Alaska, Canada, and the northwestern US; it offers service elsewhere in the US and internationally through arrangements with other carriers. Besides standard dry freight, Lynden's trucking units haul bulk chemicals, heavy equipment, and refrigerated cargo. Lynden's offers barge service between Seattle and southeastern Alaska and airfreight service within Alaska. The company traces its roots to 1907 and is owned by CEO Jim Jansen's family.

Alaska Air Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., operates as an airline company serving destinations in the western United States, Canada, and Mexico. Alaska Air Group, Inc. provides passenger air services; and freight and mail services primarily to and within the state of Alaska and on the West Coast. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a fleet of 110 jet aircraft; and Horizon Air Industries operated a fleet of 18 jets and 40 turboprop aircraft. Alaska Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Navajo Express is a leader in long-haul and dedicated transportation. With a network of 1,000 trucks, and 800 Navajo Logistics alliance carriers, the company is able to provide the refrigerated and dry goods industries with unparalleled customer service. The company's team of experienced professionals is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist with equipment capacity and visibility of shipments. Customer service and on-time performance are hallmark at Navajo Express for all of the company's service-sensitive transportation partners.

A company on the fast track, MTR operates Hong Kong's commuter railway system. The company's network was expanded significantly in 2007 through a combination with the rail operations of Kowloon-Canton Railway. Overall, MTR operates about 210 km of track in Hong Kong, Kowloon, the New Territories, and mainland China, plus a light rail network in the New Territories, an airport express line, and bus feeder services. Although railway operations make up the bulk of its business, MTR also manages residential and commercial properties near its stations. Through its Octopus Cards subsidiary, the company provides smart card technology for fare collection. The Hong Kong government owns a controlling stake in MTR.

American Railcar Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets hopper and tank railcars in North America. It operates in two segments: Manufacturing Operations and Railcar Services. The Manufacturing Operations segment manufactures general service and specialty hopper railcars that are used to transport, load, and unload grains, cement, plastic pallets, and bulk powders; and non-pressure and high pressure tank railcars used in handling various commodities, including petroleum products, ethanol, asphalt, vegetable oil, corn syrup and other food products, chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, and liquid propane and butane. This segment also manufactures custom and standard railcar components that comprise tank railcar components and valves, tank heads, discharge outlets for hopper railcars, manway covers and valve body castings, outlet components and running boards for industrial and railroad customers, and hitches for the intermodal market; and aluminum and special alloy steel castings for the trucking, construction, mining, and oil and gas exploration markets, as well as finished machined aluminum castings and other custom machined products. The Railcar Services segment provides repair and refurbishment services that include light and heavy railcar repairs, exterior painting, interior lining application and cleaning, tank and safety valve testing, railcar inspections, wheel replacement, and conversion or reassignment of railcars; and fleet management services comprising maintenance planning, engineering services, field engineering services, regulatory compliance, mileage audit, rolling stock taxes, and online service access. The company serves leasing, railroad, industrial, and other non-rail companies. It sells its products directly, as well as through catalogs and the Internet. American Railcar Industries was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri. As of January 15, 2010, American Railcar Industries operates as subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, L.P.

Diana Shipping Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Athens, Greece. Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services worldwide. Diana Shipping transports dry bulk cargoes that include commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials along worldwide shipping routes. As of December 31, 2009, its fleet consisted of 13 Panamax dry bulk carriers and 7 Capesize dry bulk carriers that had a combined carrying capacity of approximately 2.2 million deadweight tonnage. Its customers include national, regional, and international companies. The company was formerly known as Diana Shipping Investments Corp. and changed its name to Diana Shipping Inc. in February 2005.

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