Jim Palmer isn't related to the former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, but Jim Palmer Trucking wants to move freight the way the National Baseball Hall of Fame member threw strikes -- and to stay as cool in the process. Jim Palmer Trucking offers truckload transportation of temperature-controlled cargo with a fleet of about 350 tractors and 500 trailers. The company operates throughout the US from terminals in Denver; Missoula, Montana; and Salina, Kansas. After voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-2008, the company emerged from bankruptcy in May 2009. It cited the rising costs of fuel as one of the primary reasons for its financial woes.

Malaysian national oil company Petronas owns 62% of MISC, which was formerly known as Malaysia International Shipping Corporation. When it's time to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG), MISC often gets the call -- its fleet of more than 25 LNG carriers is among the world's largest. MISC also operates petroleum tankers, chemical tankers, and containerships; overall, the company's owned and chartered-in fleet includes more than 100 vessels. Energy-related shipping accounts for more than half of MISC's sales; the company also maintains offshore floating terminals for energy companies. Container shipping and related logistics services account for most of the rest of the company's business.

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.

Panalpina World Transport opened its first UK office in 1921. No mere mountainclimber, Panalpina covers the world. A unit of Switzerland-based Panalpina World Transport (Holding), Panalpina World Transport provides freight forwarding and supply chain management services for customers in the UK. Panalpina World Transport Ltd. offers both airfreight and ocean freight forwarding. It specializes in service to companies in the energy industry, and it also draws customers from sectors such as automotive, electronics and telecommunications, retail, and health care.

Great Lakes Aviation company was founded in 1979 and is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., a regional airline company, operates as an independent carrier in the United States. It also operates as a code share partner, through agreements with United Air Lines, Inc. and Frontier Airlines, Inc. The company offers charter air services to private individuals, corporations, and athletic teams; carries freight and small packages on its scheduled flights; and provides contract and ground handling services for other carriers, as well as essential air service program. As of March 1, 2010, it served 60 airports in 15 states with a fleet of 6 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and 32 Raytheon/Beech 1900D regional airliners.

Staying cool is a must for Stevens Transport. An irregular-route, refrigerated truckload carrier (or reefer), Stevens hauls temperature-controlled cargo throughout the US, covering the 48 contiguous states. Through alliances Stevens also covers every province in Canada and every state in Mexico. The company operates a fleet of about 1,850 tractors and 3,100 refrigerated trailers from a network of more than a dozen service centers. Partnerships with railroads allow Stevens to arrange intermodal transport of temperature-controlled cargo. The company also provides third-party logistics services. Chairman and CEO Steven Aaron owns Stevens Transport, which he founded in 1980.

Big metal boxes mean money for A.P. Moller - Maersk. A.P. Moller - Maersk company's container shipping units, led by Maersk Line, maintain a fleet of more than 500 containerships, and subsidiary APM Terminals is a major container terminal operator. Other vessels in the fleet include tankers and oil field supply and specialty ships. In addition to its shipping-related activities, A.P. Moller - Maersk offers supply chain management and freight forwarding services (through Damco), oil and gas drilling (primarily in the North Sea), and it owns one of Denmark's largest grocery and general merchandise chains. Other units build ships and shipping containers and provide air cargo services. A.P. Moller - Maersk operates in about 130 countries.

Freight hauler Trans-System operates through three main units: System Transport (flatbed); TW Transport (refrigerated and dry van); and James J. Williams (bulk commodities). The Trans-System trucking companies operate from some 10 terminals in the western US. Overall, the company's fleet consists of about 1,000 tractors and 1,500 trailers. Trans-System also offers logistics services and runs a driver training school. Chairman and CEO Jim Williams founded the company in 1972, although it got its start when Williams' grandfather began transporting petroleum products throughout northern Idaho and eastern Washington.

Norfolk Southern Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. Its operations consist of the transportation of coal, coke, and iron ore products; automotive products, such as finished vehicles and auto parts; chemicals consisting of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, and municipal wastes; metals and construction products comprising steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, bricks, and minerals; agriculture and consumer products, including soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizer, animal and poultry feed, food oils, flour, beverages, canned goods, sweeteners, consumer products, and ethanol; and paper, clay, and forest products, which include lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, scrap paper, and clay. The company’s intermodal traffic includes shipments moving in trailers, domestic and international containers, and roadrailer equipment.It handles these shipments on behalf of intermodal marketing companies, international steamship lines, truckers, and other shippers. The company also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, as well as provides a range of logistics services. In addition, it operates and leases regularly scheduled passenger trains and commuter trains. Further, Norfolk Southern Corporation engages in the acquisition, leasing, and management of coal, oil, gas, and minerals; development of commercial real estate; telecommunications; and leasing or sale of rail property and equipment. As of December 31, 2009, it operates approximately 21,000 miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.

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.

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