Revenues declined in 2023 amid an international trade slump, geopolitical conflicts and economic uncertainty.
E-commerce growth and constraints on ocean shipping have fueled strong demand for airfreight this year.
Get a continent-by-continent and country- by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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3 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $90,958 | $90,958 | 100% |
2 | 3 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $93,316 | $93,316 | 100% |
26 | 27 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $12,830 | $12,830 | 100% |
47 | 49 | Schneider | USA | $5,499 | $5,499 | 100% |
43 | 45 | TFI International | Canada | $6,417 | $6,417 | 100% |
48 | 43 | Landstar System | USA | $5,303 | $5,303 | 100% |
45 | 50 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $5,866 | $5,866 | 100% |
35 | 34 | XPO | USA | $7,744 | $7,744 | 100% |
50 | - | Estes Express Lines | USA | $5,074 | $5,074 | 100% |
6 | 5 | Maersk | Denmark | $48,905 | $51,049 | 95.8% |
15 | 17 | BNSF Railway | USA | $23,876 | $23,876 | 100% |
8 | 11 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $42,286 | $42,286 | 100% |
17 | 22 | Indian Railways | India | $19,634 | $31,017 | 63.3% |
7 | 7 | CMA CGM | France | $47,020 | $47,020 | 100% |
22 | 26 | CSX Corp. | USA | $14,657 | $14,657 | 100% |
28 | 31 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $12,459 | $12,459 | 100% |
11 | 10 | SF Express | China | $27,182 | $27,182 | 100% |
34 | 20 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $8,499 | $8,881 | 95.7% |
46 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $5,600 | $5,600 | 100% |
49 | 33 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $5,162 | $5,162 | 100% |
21 | 21 | Nippon Express | Japan | $15,935 | $15,935 | 100% |
41 | - | Ryder System | USA | $6,660 | $11,783 | 56.5% |
39 | 44 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $7,142 | $7,142 | 100% |
25 | 30 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,870 | $13,066 | 98.5% |
30 | 35 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,689 | $10,210 | 94.9% |
13 | 8 | Cosco Shipping Group | China | $24,799 | $24,799 | 100% |
9 | 12 | China State Railway Group | China | $35,181 | $178,584 | 19.7% |
18 | 13 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $19,400 | $19,400 | 100% |
12 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $26,735 | $48,876 | 54.7% |
29 | 32 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $12,156 | $12,156 | 100% |
19 | 24 | Geopost | France | $16,976 | $16,976 | 100% |
1 | 1 | Amazon.com Inc. | USA | $140,053 | $573,988 | 24.4% |
4 | 6 | United States Postal Service | USA | $79,324 | $79,324 | 100% |
10 | 9 | Kuehne + Nagel International | Switzerland | $29,659 | $29,659 | 100% |
20 | 19 | C.H. Robinson | USA | $16,373 | $17,605 | 93% |
14 | 18 | Union Pacific Railroad | USA | $24,119 | $24,119 | 100% |
24 | 25 | Sinotrans | China | $14,376 | $14,376 | 100% |
31 | 23 | Expeditors International | USA | $9,300 | $9,300 | 100% |
27 | 28 | SNCF Group | France | $12,594 | $45,140 | 27.9% |
42 | 29 | HMM Co. | South Korea | $6,429 | $6,429 | 100% |
44 | 36 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | $6,055 | $6,055 | 100% |
33 | 37 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | $9,006 | $9,006 | 100% |
36 | 40 | Dachser Group | Germany | $7,682 | $7,682 | 100% |
38 | 46 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | $7,515 | $7,515 | 100% |
5 | 4 | DHL Group | Germany | $66,119 | $88,513 | 74.7% |
23 | 16 | Ocean Network Express | Japan | $14,536 | $14,536 | 100% |
37 | 47 | Rhenus Group | Germany | $7,644 | $8,115 | 94.2% |
40 | 48 | GLS Group | The Netherlands | $6,693 | $6,693 | 100% |
16 | 14 | DSV A/S | Denmark | $21,884 | $21,884 | 100% |
32 | - | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | Canada | $9,298 | $9,298 | 100% |
Top 50 Global Freight Companies
Revenue from acquired companies only included for period after close of acquisition. All revenue figures have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in the appropriate calendar year.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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Post-COVID normalization and shaky economic conditions led to a difficult year at container ports and airports in 2023.
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