Kintetsu World Express and its affiliates operate from more than 280 offices in about 185 cities in 30 countries around the world. The company was spun off from Kintetsu Corp., the operator of Kinki Nippon Railway, in 1970. Kintetsu still owns about 41% of the company. Kintetsu World Express specializes in international airfreight forwarding. The company also offers ocean freight forwarding and arranges ground transportation of its customers' goods. Key subsidiaries include Kintetsu World Express Sales, which handles the transportation and installment of exhibition or event shipments, and Kintetsu World Express Shikoku, which focuses on freight shipment within the Shikoku region of Japan.

Crete Carrier Corporation's flagship business, Crete Carrier, provides dry van truckload freight transportation services in the 48 contiguous states. It operates from some two dozen terminals, mainly in the midwestern and southeastern US. The company's Shaffer Trucking unit transports temperature-controlled cargo, and Hunt Transportation (no relation to J.B. Hunt Transport Services) hauls heavy equipment and other cargo on flatbed trailers. Overall, the companies operate more than 5,300 tractors and more than 12,400 trailers. Family-owned Crete Carrier was founded in 1966 by chairman Duane Acklie; president and CEO Tonn Ostergard is his son-in-law.

C.R. England hauls refrigerated and dry cargo throughout the US. The company also serves parts of Canada and, through alliances, parts of Mexico. C.R. England's fleet includes some 3,500 tractors and about 5,700 trailers. Besides for-hire freight hauling, C.R. England offers dedicated contract carriage, in which drivers and equipment are assigned to a customer long-term; logistics services, including freight brokerage; and intermodal railroad service. C.R. England was founded in 1920 by Chester Rodney England and is run by his descendants.

Landstar Inway knows the way to the highway. The truckload freight hauler, part of Landstar System's carrier group, calls upon a fleet that includes dry vans, flatbeds, and temperature-controlled vans and containers. Like sister companies Landstar Gemini, Landstar Ligon, and Landstar Ranger, Landstar Inway operates through a network of sales agents and contract carriers.

ASTAR Air Cargo helps DHL take on delivery giants FedEx and UPS on their own turf. Hiring the carrier's fleet of about 40 aircraft enables DHL and other customers, including the US Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service, to achieve overnight delivery of virtually any kind of cargo. ASTAR's service includes scheduled as well as chartered flights. In January 2009, ASTAR suffered a blow when -- in order to cut down on costs -- DHL was forced to shut down its express operations within the US. (Through ASTAR and other carriers, DHL still offers international shipping services to and from the US). An investment group led by CEO John Dasburg controls ASTAR.

RailAmerica company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. RailAmerica, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of short line and regional freight railroads in North America. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a portfolio of 40 individual railroads with approximately 7,400 miles of track in 27 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces. RailAmerica company provides rail freight transportation services for a range of products, such as farm and food products, lumber and forest products, paper and paper products, metals, chemicals, and coal products, as well as offers ancillary rail services.

FreeSeas Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an international dry bulk shipping company. The company transports various dry bulk commodities, including coal, grains, and iron ore, as well as bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, steel products, sugar, and rice worldwide. As of December 31, 2008, its fleet consisted of seven Handysize vessels and two Handymax vessels. FreeSeas Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

Go-Ahead is one of the UK's leading providers of passenger transport services operating primarily in the bus and rail sectors. Through our companies we aim to provide efficient, integrated and sustainable local public transport systems. Employing around 22,000 people across the country, over one billion passenger journeys are undertaken on our bus and rail services each year. We believe that a strong and growing public transport network is key to the sustainable future of the UK. Bus and rail play a vital role in meeting environmental challenges such as reducing traffic congestion and carbon emissions. Transport is also fundamental to the economy as a means of connecting people and moving goods. In addition to the travelling public, our customers include the Department for Transport (DfT), Transport for London (TfL) and local authorities.

Transtar's strength is rooted in its robust transport services. The company, which moves steel and other products on trains and barges, was formed in the 19th century to serve its parent, steelmaker U.S. Steel. Transtar works from start to finish, hauling raw materials such as iron ore, limestone, coal, and coke to sites; providing in-plant transportation; and moving finished products. In addition to handling transportation for U.S. Steel, Transtar transports freight for other steel companies and for customers in the coal, chemical, oil refining, and forest products industries. Transtar operates subsidiaries in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Texas.

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.

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