New England Motor Freight (NEMF) gets the show on the road every day. The company provides less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, including expedited freight transportation, primarily in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic US, eastern Canada, and Puerto Rico. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) NEMF operates from about 40 terminals. Alliances with carriers such as AAA Cooper, Midwest Motor Express, and Oak Harbor Freight Lines enable NEMF to extend service to other parts of the US. NEMF is the flagship of several transportation companies controlled by CEO Myron Shevell and his family through Shevell Group.

Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. provides marine transportation services through the ownership and operation of double hull product tankers worldwide. Its product tankers transport refined petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, gas oil, and heating oil. The company’s fleet includes 12 hull product tankers with a carrying capacity of approximately 680,000 dwt, of which 2 double hull product/chemical tankers with a capacity of 47,000 dwt and 2 double hull product/chemical tankers with a capacity of 37,000 dwt are owned through equal partnership joint ventures with a subsidiary of Glencore International, A.G. Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Landstar System has hitched its star to an asset-light business model. The company's fleet of about 13,300 trailers (including flatbed, refrigerated, and standard dry vans) is operated primarily by independent contractors, and the company's services are marketed by sales agents. Landstar's freight carrier units transport general commodities and goods such as automotive products, building materials, chemicals, and machinery, as well as ammunition and explosives. Customers include third-party logistics providers and government agencies such as the US Department of Defense. In addition to truckload transportation, Landstar offers logistics and warehousing services.

China Merchants was founded in 1872, when China witnessed the Westernization Movement of the late Qing Dynasty. Being the forerunner of China's national industry and commerce, China Merchants has played an important role in the modernization of China. Owing to the great efforts of several generations, China Merchants has now grown into a diversified conglomerate with great strength. She boasts of well-developed business network and market expertise in several business sectors covering transportation infrastructure (ports & toll roads), finance (banking, insurance, funds & securities), real estate and related community services, energy shipping & logistics. China Merchants' total assets value amounts to over HK$114 billion and the total assets value under her management amounts to nearly HK$1021 billion. With her headquarters based in Hong Kong and her business operations in emerging markets with dynamics and great potential including Hong Kong, mainland China and Southeast Asia, China Merchants ranks among the "four major mainland-funded companies" based in Hong Kong and has exerted great influence in the international industrial and commercial community.

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.

Abdon Callais Offshore, LLC was founded in 1945 by Abdon Callais, grandfather of president and CEO Peter Callais. The Callais family controls the company; other backers have included private equity firm Stonehenge Capital. Abdon Callais Offshore provides freight and passenger transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry. Abdon Callais Offshore company operates its fleet of about 75 supply vessels, utility vessels, and crew boats in the Gulf of Mexico, serving coastal, shelf, and deepwater projects. It counts both production companies and service companies among its customers.

Since International Delivery Solutions (IDS) was founded in 1999, we have remained committed to our mission by providing cost-effective, specialized and expedient international mail services based on our customers’ individual needs. We look forward to celebrating a milestone anniversary — our tenth year in business — throughout 2009. Our 31,500 square foot home office is conveniently located close to Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI. We also have facilities in Kansas City, MO, and Naples, FL. In addition, our IDS Canadian Direct Entry Office in Niagara Falls, Ontario provides an ideal location for depositing publications, packages and other mailings into Canada. International Delivery Solutions is able to provide expertise in international mail, freight and courier services. We also offer lettershop, packaging and addressing solutions. Whether you’re looking for delivery services to Canada, Spain, Australia — or anywhere in between — IDS offers an array of options to expedite your mail.

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.

Exmar currently operates vessels in Belgium, Hong Kong, India, Luxembourg, Norway, Panama, and Singapore. Exmar is one of the largest independent shipping groups in the world serving the international oil and gas industry. It currently manages a fleet of more than 40 LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tankers including ethylene, midsized gas, very large gas, pressurized, and semi-refrigerated carriers. The vessels transport liquefied gases such as anhydrous ammonia, butane, petrochemicals, and propane. A smaller fleet of carriers transports liquefied natural gas. Some of its ships are owned; however, a majority are chartered either short or long term.

Ventura Transfer provides truckload transportation of liquid and dry bulk commodities. The company also offers transloading (moving cargo from railcars to trucks) and warehousing services. Ventura Transfer operates primarily in the western US. The company was founded in 1869; originally, it used horse-drawn equipment to transport passengers and cargo from ships arriving in Ventura Harbor.

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