Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. was established in 1919. From Kansas City to Kobe, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (the "K" Line) carries freight to and from ports worldwide. One of Japan's largest marine transportation companies, the company operates a fleet of more than 480 vessels that transport coal, grain, iron ore, and lumber, in addition to automobiles, crude oil, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Its fleet includes containerships, bulk carriers, car carriers, and tankers and has a carrying capacity of nearly 30 million deadweight tons (DWT). The "K" Line also operates marine and rail terminals and offers logistics, freight forwarding, and warehousing services.

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.

Truckload carrier Millis Transfer, which operates mainly in the eastern half of the US, concentrates on the transport of beer, food, glass, and paper. The company maintains a fleet of some 700 tractors and 2,200 trailers. Millis Transfer began as an Old Style beer distributorship during Prohibition in 1936. CEO Bill Millis owns a majority stake in the company.

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.

DHT Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, DHT Maritime, Inc., operates a fleet of double-hull crude oil tankers. As of March 25, 2010, the company’s fleet consisted of 3 very large crude carriers, which were tankers ranging in size from 200,000 to 320,000 deadweight tons (dwt); 2 Suezmax tankers that were tankers ranging in size from 130,000 to 170,000 dwt; and 4 Aframax tankers, which were tankers ranging in size from 80,000 to 120,000 dwt. Its fleet principally operates on international routes and had a combined carrying capacity of 1,656,921 dwt. DHT Holdings, Inc. is based in St. Helier, the Channel Islands.

Once a part of "the world's most experienced airline," freight carrier Pan Am Railways operates over a network of about 2,000 miles of track in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Canada's Atlantic provinces. The company's system is made up primarily of the former Boston & Maine, Maine Central, and Springfield Terminal railroads. Along with its railroad operations the company owns trademarks associated with aviation pioneer Pan Am; Pan Am Railways' boxcars have been painted to include the defunct air carrier's blue-and-white globe logo.

Keio Corporation, formerly Keio Electric Railway, knows its way around Tokyo. The company provides passenger transportation by rail, bus, and taxi in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Keio also generates revenue from retail outlets located within its train stations and elsewhere in Tokyo. In addition, the company develops real estate along its transportation routes. Keio Corporation is the centerpiece of the Keio Group, which includes more than 40 companies engaged in construction, leisure (including hotels and travel agency services), real estate, retail, transportation, and other businesses. Keio began operations in 1913.

American Railcar Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets hopper and tank railcars in North America. It operates in two segments: Manufacturing Operations and Railcar Services. The Manufacturing Operations segment manufactures general service and specialty hopper railcars that are used to transport, load, and unload grains, cement, plastic pallets, and bulk powders; and non-pressure and high pressure tank railcars used in handling various commodities, including petroleum products, ethanol, asphalt, vegetable oil, corn syrup and other food products, chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, and liquid propane and butane. This segment also manufactures custom and standard railcar components that comprise tank railcar components and valves, tank heads, discharge outlets for hopper railcars, manway covers and valve body castings, outlet components and running boards for industrial and railroad customers, and hitches for the intermodal market; and aluminum and special alloy steel castings for the trucking, construction, mining, and oil and gas exploration markets, as well as finished machined aluminum castings and other custom machined products. The Railcar Services segment provides repair and refurbishment services that include light and heavy railcar repairs, exterior painting, interior lining application and cleaning, tank and safety valve testing, railcar inspections, wheel replacement, and conversion or reassignment of railcars; and fleet management services comprising maintenance planning, engineering services, field engineering services, regulatory compliance, mileage audit, rolling stock taxes, and online service access. The company serves leasing, railroad, industrial, and other non-rail companies. It sells its products directly, as well as through catalogs and the Internet. American Railcar Industries was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri. As of January 15, 2010, American Railcar Industries operates as subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, L.P.

Will Wilh. Wilhelmsen (WW) be at the helm of the ship carrying your next vehicle? Through several subsidiaries, WW offers marine transportation via a fleet comprising mainly car carriers and ro-ro (roll on, roll off) vessels. The company owns a minority stake in EUKOR, which operates 85 car carriers that primarily move Hyundai and Kia autos from Korea. EUKOR also serves automakers such as BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Suzuki, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Annually it transports about 3 million autos to 160 ports in 110 countries. Along with freight transportation, WW provides logistics and supply chain management services through its Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics subsidiary, which it plans to take public.

Network Rail took over the UK's railways with backing from the government in 2002 from insolvent Railtrack Group. Network Rail Infrastructure has taken charge of the UK's rail infrastructure. The company, through subsidiary Network Rail , owns, manages, and maintains 21,000 miles of track and 40,000 bridges and tunnels in the England, Scotland, and Wales. Network Rail Infrastructure owns the nation's 2,500 railway stations but manages only the 18 largest; the rest of the stations are managed by train operating companies, which provide passenger rail service. Passengers aren't all that ride Network Rail's system -- freight traffic has increased 50% under Network Rail's watch.

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