Chevron Shipping transports crude oil, refined petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG); it also provides marine-related technical support to other Chevron companies. The company operates from offices in the US, the UK, and Singapore. First you get the oil out of the ground, then you have to get it to the customer, and that's where Chevron Shipping Company comes in. The global marine transportation unit of oil giant Chevron manages a fleet of more than 45 vessels, including tankers of various types and sizes, both company-owned and chartered-in.

The BNSF system consists of 23,000 route miles owned by BNSF and 9,000 route miles of trackage rights, which allow BNSF Railway to use tracks owned by other railroads. Freight carried by BNSF Railway includes agricultural, consumer, and industrial products, along with coal. Consumer products, which make up the largest share of the railroad's freight traffic, consist mainly of containerized freight that comes to BNSF Railway from marine shipping lines. The primary subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, BNSF Railway provides freight transportation services over a network of 32,000 miles of track in the western US and Canada.

Central Refrigerated Service stays cool when it's on the move.Central Refrigerated Service carrier provides temperature-controlled transportation and dry cargo services for major food suppliers and retailers across the US. It specializes in providing a wide array of transportation requests, from inner city and solo driver deliveries to long haul truckload transportation services. Central Refrigerated Service operates a fleet of about 1,800 tractors and 2,700 refrigerated trailers, or reefers.Central Refrigerated Service company is owned by Jerry Moyes, who also owns less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines and truckload carrier Swift Transportation.

Sunset Pacific Transportation (formerly Charles L. King & Associates) provides a wide range of freight-hauling services. The company offers truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) services from terminals in California and South Carolina. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) Sunset Pacific Transportation carries freight such as manufactured goods, market fixtures, paper products, and textiles. The company also offers logistics, through subsidiary Sunset Pacific Logistics, and warehousing and distribution services.

Pretty Awesome Mileage, that's the goal here. Through its subsidiaries, truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services moves freight over the road throughout the US and in parts of Canada; the company offers service in Mexico through arrangements with other carriers. It has a fleet of about 1,700 tractors and 4,600 trailers overall. A majority of the company's sales come from automakers and suppliers to the auto industry; General Motors accounts for about 25%. For many of its major customers, P.A.M. provides dedicated fleet services, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a particular customer or route long-term.

Midwest Coast Transport (MCT) provides truckload transportation of dry goods and perishable commodities throughout the continental US with hubs in Chicago; Cincinnati; Sandford, Florida; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. From its Florida office, MCT offers less-than-truckload foliage shipping. Its fleet of about 700 tractors and 1,100 trailers is operated mostly by independent contractors. In addition to for-hire freight transportation, MCT offers dedicated contract carriage (in which drivers and equipment are assigned to customers long-term) and logistics services. Founded in 1949, Midwest Coast Transport is a subsidiary of Comcar Industries.

Arkansas Best puts its best efforts on the road to provide freight transportation services in its home state and the rest of North America. Specializing in long-haul, less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments of general commodities (no hazardous waste or dangerous explosives), subsidiary ABF Freight System accounts for over 90% of the company's sales. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) ABF Freight System operates a fleet of about 2,500 tractors and 17,000 trailers from about 280 terminals in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico; it offers service into Mexico via alliances. Freight carried by the company includes chemicals, food, textiles, apparel, appliances, and furniture.

As far as bulk carriers go, Quality Distribution (QDI) is the bulkiest: It's the largest tank truck operator in North America. Its main subsidiary, Quality Carriers (QCI), transports bulk chemical products in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The company's fleet consists of about 2,800 tractors and 6,400 tank trailers. Major customers include Dow Chemical, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, and PPG Industries. QDI also provides dry bulk hauling, transloading, tank cleaning, intermodal transport, container and depot services, and logistics services through its subsidiaries Quality Transload & Terminals and Boasso America. Affiliates of investment firm Apollo Advisors hold more than 50% of the company.

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.

Burns Motor Freight hauls wood products and other cargo in the eastern half of the US and into eastern Canada. Serving timber producers in Appalachia, the company operates from three terminals in West Virginia. Burns Motor Freight is owned and run by members of the Burns family. Fred Burns Sr. founded the company with a single used tractor in 1949.

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