In July of 1988, Mach 1 Global Services was incorporated as a domestic and international freight forwarder headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The mission of the company from its early beginning was to provide an unparalleled customer experience and complete customer satisfaction on every shipment. As revenue and shipments began to increase, it became clear our customers responded favorably to this highly personalized approach. The result was the development of a strategic plan to increase Mach 1's presence in other key markets both domestically and internationally. The expansion plan was launched in 1991 with the opening of Mach 1's second office in El Paso, Texas. All Mach 1 offices are ISO 9001:2008 certified and are staffed with Mach 1 trained and bilingual employees.

FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, rebuilds, repairs, sells, and leases freight cars used for hauling coal, other bulk commodities, steel and other metals, forest products, and automobiles primarily in North America. FreightCar America, Inc. designs and manufactures aluminum-bodied and steel-bodied railcars for use in various industries. It also refurbishes and rebuilds railcars, and sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for all of the railcars it produces, as well as those manufactured by others. Its customers primarily include financial institutions, shippers, and railroads. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Polskie Koleje Panstwowe (PKP) keeps chugging along in Poland. One of the largest railways in Europe, it operates passenger rail services, such as PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, PKP Intercity and PKP Regional, as well as freight transport (PKP Cargo). Polskie Koleje Panstwowe S.A. also manages some 2,500 train stations in Poland. PKP has various other entities involved in real estate, tourism, energy, telecommunications, and IT services. PKP was formed in 2001, when the state-owned Polish Railway Lines was restructured due to new European Union guidelines.

Central Freight Lines is a leading regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier. (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) The company focuses on next-day and second-day services within each of its regions. It operates a fleet of more than 1,950 tractors and nearly 8,500 trailers from a network of about 50 terminals and provides service to 49 US states. Central Freight Lines serves the rest of the US through alliances with other carriers. Trucking magnate Jerry Moyes owns the company.

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.

AAA Cooper Transportation can freight your cargo from point A to point B. A regional less-than-truckload (LTL) freight hauler, AAA Cooper operates in the southeastern US and Puerto Rico; it also maintains facilities in Chicago, and a few other industrial crossroads. (LTL carriers combine freight from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) AAA Cooper Transportation operates close to 80 terminals, and the company's fleet includes about 2,000 tractors and 6,000 trailers. AAA Cooper Transportation also offers freight brokerage services and dedicated contract carriage. Chairman and CEO Mack Dove owns the company, which was founded by his father in 1955.

The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) operates 351 miles of mainline track along the east coast of Florida. With interchanges of Class I carriers, NS and CSXT the reach of the FEC is expanded throughout all of North America. FEC moves major carload commodities of aggregate, automobiles, lumber, farm products, food and kindred, machinery, pulp and paper, petroleum products, and stone, clay and glass. Volumes for FEC exceeded 118,000 in 2007. FEC also serves five (5) intermodal terminals with volumes for 2007 exceeding 300,000 units. FEC also provides a drayage leg in its portfolio of services to intermodal customers. This has proven to be a very attractive alternative for retail customers looking for one-stop shopping in their transportation services needs.

Northland Services spends much of its time in the waters of the northern Pacific. Through its fleet of forklifts, cranes, loaders, trucks, tractors, and shipping platforms, the company transports freight on barges between Seattle and ports in Alaska and Hawaii, as well as along rivers in Alaska. It operates marine terminals in Seattle, Alaska, and Hawaii that handle a variety of freight, including hazardous, oversized, and refrigerated shipments. Major Northland shareholders include the company's management team, founders James Haagen and Dunlap Towing, and Portland, Oregon-based investment firm Endeavour Capital. Northland was founded in 1977.

Truckload carrier Pan American Express hauls freight throughout the US and Canada and arranges service into Mexico through partnerships with Mexican trucking companies. The company operates a fleet of about 160 tractors and 475 trailers from terminals in Dallas, Harlingen, and Laredo, Texas, and in Romulus, Michigan. Company president Ricardo Guardado owns a majority interest in Pan American Express.

The largest subsidiary of FedEx (about 60% of sales), FedEx Express is responsible for its parent's namesake express delivery business, the world's largest. FedEx Express delivers about 3.5 million packages per day throughout the US and to some 220 countries and territories worldwide. Packages (from envelopes to boxes weighing up to 150 pounds) account for most of the company's sales; FedEx Express also delivers pallets of freight weighing from 151 pounds to 2,200 pounds. The company operates a fleet of about 665 aircraft and about 41,000 motor vehicles and trailers.

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