No need to ask why, YRC Regional Transportation knows your delivery needs. The operation is a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight hauler comprised of three companies: USF Holland, USF Reddaway, and New Penn Motor Express. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) YRC Regional Transportation companies provide next-day local area delivery and second-day services, hazardous materials handling, and cross-border delivery services between the US and Canada, as well as Mexico and Puerto Rico. As a primary reporting segment of LTL carrier giant YRC Worldwide, the operation maintains a fleet of some 6,655 tractors and 14,600 trailers through a network of 130 service centers.

Danaos Corporation engages in the ownership and operation of containerships, as well as chartering of its vessels to liner companies in Greece and internationally. The company’s fleet consists of 49 containerships aggregating 216,529 twenty foot equivalent units (TEU). It also has a contracted fleet of 16 additional containerships aggregating 149,150 TEU with scheduled deliveries up to 2012. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation on October 7, 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1972 and is based in Athens, Greece.

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based transportation services in North America. The company offers traditional rail service, and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers. It provides integrated intermodal transportation services linking customers to railroads, through trucks and terminals. CSX Corporation transports crushed stone, sand and gravel, metal, phosphate, fertilizer, food, consumer, agricultural, paper, and chemical products. In addition, it delivers coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity generating power plants, ocean, river, lake piers and terminals, steel makers, and industrial plants, as well as finished vehicles and auto parts. The company also engages in the real estate sale, leasing, acquisition, and management and development activities. As of December 25, 2009, it operated approximately 21,000 route mile rail network and 216,000 freight car fleet in 23 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. CSX Corporation was founded in 1978 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Aramex is a leading global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions. Established in 1982 as an express operator, the company rapidly evolved into a global brand recognized for its customized services and innovative multi-product offering. In January 1997, Aramex became the first Arab-based international company to trade its shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange. After five years of successful trading, Aramex returned to private ownership in February 2002 and continued to expand and excel as a privately owned company, establishing global alliances and gaining stronger brand recognition. In June 2005 Aramex went public on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) as Arab International Logistics (Aramex) with its shares traded under ARMX. Today, Aramex employs more than 8,100 people in over 310 locations around the globe, and has a strong alliance network providing worldwide presence.

DryShips, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers and drilling rigs that operate worldwide. Its drybulk fleet principally carries various drybulk commodities, including bulk items comprising coal, iron ore, and grains; and minor bulk items, such as bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of April 6, 2010, the company owned and operated a fleet of 39 drybulk carriers consisting of 7 Capesize, 28 Panamax, 2 Supramax vessels, and 2 Panamax newbuilding vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 3.3 million dwt, as well as owned and operated 2 ultra-deep water semi-submersible drilling rigs and 4 ultra deep-water newbuilding drillships. DryShips Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Koch (pronounced "cook") Companies' collection of eight operating units offers a full menu of transportation services, including truckload freight hauling, logistics, warehousing, and truck and trailer leasing. The company's operations include both long-haul and regional truckload transportation in the US 48-states, as well as capacity in Canada. It also provides dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are often assigned to a retailer long-term. Overall it drives a fleet of about 650 tractors and 1,820 trailers. Led by its founder's second generation, Koch Companies is not related to the Kansas-based conglomerate Koch Industries, which is owned by a family that pronounces its name "coke."

Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) moves cargo that ranges from cranes to chairs. The company's ATS Specialized unit transports heavy equipment and other cargo requiring flatbed trailers; an offshoot concentrates on wind energy equipment. Its ATS Van Solutions unit offers dry van truckload transportation, and SunBelt Furniture Xpress transports new furniture for manufacturers. Overall, the company's trucking units operate a fleet of some 2,000 tractors and 6,500 trailers. ATS also offers logistics services, including international freight forwarding. Harold Anderson established the family-owned business in 1955.

Wallenius Lines is invested in 180 ships that can carry up to 8,000 cars at one time; overall, it transports about 7 million cars per year. It operates Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and EUKOR Car Carrier with partner Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Wallenius Lines also has minority stakes in United European Car Carriers, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier, and two logistics companies, American Auto Logistics and Transcar. Before the rubber ever meets the road, new cars and trucks might take a ride from the factory floor on one of Wallenius Lines' carrier ships. Wallenius Lines AB has interests in four subsidiaries that transport rolling cargo, such as new cars, around the world.

Tidewater Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides offshore supply vessels and marine support services to the offshore energy industry through the operation of fleet of offshore marine service vessels. It offers services to support various phases of offshore exploration, development, and production, including towing of and anchor handling of mobile drilling rigs and equipment; transporting supplies and personnel; and assisting in offshore construction activities. The company’s marine vessel fleet include platform supply vessels, and anchor handling towing supply vessels used for transporting supplies and equipment from shore bases to deepwater and intermediate water depth offshore drilling rigs, platforms, and other installations; towing-supply and supply vessels used for transportation in intermediate and shallow waters; and crewboats and utility vessels for transporting personnel and supplies from shore bases to offshore drilling rigs, platforms, and other installations. It also operates offshore tugs used for towing floating drilling rigs; assisting in the docking of tankers; towing barges; assisting in pipe laying, cable laying, and construction barges; and commercial towing operations, including towing barges carrying various bulk cargoes and containerized cargo. In addition, the company’s vessels include inshore tugs; and production, line-handling, and various other special purpose vessels. Further, it operates two shipyards in Houma, Louisiana, which construct, modify, and repair vessels. As of March 31, 2009, the company had approximately 430 vessels, including 10 vessels operated through joint ventures, 61 vessels stacked, and 11 vessels withdrawn from service. It has operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the Persian Gulf, and areas offshore Australia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Trinidad, Venezuela, and West Africa. Tidewater Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ameriflight takes flight across the Americas, delivering time-sensitive packages for banks and for other air cargo carriers. The company serves some 200 communities, primarily in the western US but also elsewhere in the US and in Canada and Mexico. Managing 75,000 packages a day, it operates a fleet of about 170 aircraft, consisting of small jets and turboprops from several manufacturers, from about a dozen hubs. The company serves other air cargo carriers by meeting their larger air freighters at major airports and distributing cargo to markets not easily served by big aircraft. Ameriflight is owned by its management team.

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