Watco Companies, Inc. was founded in 1983 by Dick Webb, and is led by his son, Rick. Watco's world of railcar services is a wide one. Watco Companies operates 20 short-line railroads, primarily in the midwestern and southern US but also in the Pacific Northwest and in Appalachia. In addition, Watco offers industrial contract switching services, in which the company operates some two dozen railcar switching facilities located on the sites of manufacturers and other companies that ship freight by rail. Watco also leases and repairs railcars, locomotives, and other equipment; provides warehousing and distribution services, including temperature-controlled storage; and offers transloading of cargo between trucks and trains.

A-1 Express Delivery Service, Inc. was founded in 1997. From the CNN Center to the High Museum of Art, from the Georgia Dome to the Margaret Mitchell House, A-1 Express Delivery Service provides same-day courier services. The company makes its own deliveries in the Atlanta area and partners with other couriers and third-party carriers to serve cities throughout the US. It has about 1,500 clients, including some FORTUNE 500 companies. Working with its partners, A-1 Express Delivery Service can arrange the delivery of freight by a variety of methods, ranging from bicycles to tractor-trailers.

Marine transportation company Avin International maintains a fleet of about 20 crude-oil carriers and product tankers of various sizes. Overall, its vessels have a capacity of more than 1.2 million deadweight tons (DWT). Avin International does much of its business trading in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and between Europe and the US; customers include major petroleum companies. Greece's Vardinoyannis family owns a controlling stake in Avin International, which was founded in 1977. In addition to its headquarters in Greece, the company owns offices in Cairo, London, and New York City.

AutoInfo is still focused on transportation -- but of goods, not people. Through its Sunteck Transport and Eleets Logistics subsidiaries AutoInfo company acts as a freight broker, arranging the transportation of freight for customers in the US and Canada through alliances with both truckload and less-than-truckload carriers, along with air, rail, and ocean transportation providers.AutoInfo company acts as a contract carrier, generating business through a network of sales agents and contracting with truck owner-operators to haul customers' freight. AutoInfo doesn't own any transportation equipment of its own. Its agent support services includes loans for training and expansion.

EPES Carriers is one of the largest private transportation companies in the southeastern US. Through its subsidiaries, EPES Carriers covers the US, Canada, and Mexico with a fleet of some 1,100 tractors and 3,300 trailers. Its Epes Transport Systems provides US truckload service; Epes Logistic Services arranges for truckload deliveries in the continental US, Canada, and Mexico; Epes Freight Management handles expedited, less-than-truckload, and truckload management services such as carrier bid negotiations, claim filing, freight quotes, and routing; and Texas Star Express handles truckload for the midwest and southwest US.

Pass it on -- Kuehne + Nagel International is one of the world's top freight forwarding and logistics groups. Kuehne + Nagel (pronounced "KOO-nuh and NAH-gel") provides sea freight and airfreight forwarding, arranges the transportation of goods by road and rail, and offers customs brokerage services. The company's contract logistics unit offers warehousing and distribution services, and it manages more than 7 million sq. meters of warehouse space. Overall, Kuehne + Nagel operates from about 900 locations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Executive chairman Klaus-Michael Kuehne, grandson of the company's co-founder, owns a controlling stake in Kuehne + Nagel.

With a clear focus on transportation, The Shevell Group is far from disheveled. Headed by Myron "Mike" Shevell, the group consists of a number of companies in the real estate, warehousing, and LTL and TL (less-than-truckload and truckload) transportation and logistics industries. Subsidiaries include New England Motor Freight, Eastern Freightways, Carrier Industries, and Apex Logistics. The Shevell Group's various subsidiaries offer transportation services across the northeastern US and Canada, parts of the Midwest, and Puerto Rico. Its fleet consists of 10,000 vehicles. Myron Shevell founded the group in 1977 and is the principal shareholder in the family-owned and -managed company.

Visionary Solutions has no problem with its expertise going to waste. The company specializes in the transportation and management of hazardous waste and heavy equipment. The company provides logistical support including environmental management of specialty and orphan waste, waste profiling and packaging, route selection, manifesting, and disposition planning for both government and commercial clients. Visionary Solutions also offers training in emergency response, HazMat (hazardous materials) compliance, transportation support, and transportation security through courses, workshops, seminars, and exercises. Clients have included the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and MACTEC.

As the postal service for the low-lying Netherlands, Royal TNT Post doesn't mind getting its feet wet to deliver the mail. The company, a subsidiary of global posting services giant TNT, collects, sorts, and delivers direct mail, letters, and packages; it handles some 5 billion items annually. Other TNT units provide business mail services in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, and the UK. Royal TNT Post also participates in Spring, a global mail services joint venture with Singapore Post and the UK's Royal Mail. In addition, its Cendris unit offers database marketing and document management services.

TKK Logistics was acquired by Kintetsu World Express in December 2008. By air and sea, this company kares for your kargo. TKK Logistics (formerly Thai Kargo Kare) provides air and sea freight forwarding services in Thailand. (Freight forwarders purchase transportation capacity from carriers and resell it to customers.) Founded in 1986, TKK Logistics also operates as a charter broker, international cargo consolidator, licensed customs broker, and warehouser and packager. Its packaging offerings range from small cartons to large wooden pallets for heavy machinery. It also specializes in removal and reinstallation of heavy machines. A 215,000-square-foot warehouse supports its warehousing and delivery operations.

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