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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | - | Estes Express Lines | USA | $5,074 | $5,074 | 100% |
| 49 | 33 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $5,162 | $5,162 | 100% |
| 48 | 43 | Landstar System | USA | $5,303 | $5,303 | 100% |
| 47 | 49 | Schneider | USA | $5,499 | $5,499 | 100% |
| 46 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $5,600 | $5,600 | 100% |
| 45 | 50 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $5,866 | $5,866 | 100% |
| 44 | 36 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | $6,055 | $6,055 | 100% |
| 43 | 45 | TFI International | Canada | $6,417 | $6,417 | 100% |
| 42 | 29 | HMM Co. | South Korea | $6,429 | $6,429 | 100% |
| 40 | 48 | GLS Group | The Netherlands | $6,693 | $6,693 | 100% |
| 39 | 44 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $7,142 | $7,142 | 100% |
| 38 | 46 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | $7,515 | $7,515 | 100% |
| 36 | 40 | Dachser Group | Germany | $7,682 | $7,682 | 100% |
| 35 | 34 | XPO | USA | $7,744 | $7,744 | 100% |
| 37 | 47 | Rhenus Group | Germany | $7,644 | $8,115 | 94.2% |
| 34 | 20 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $8,499 | $8,881 | 95.7% |
| 33 | 37 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | $9,006 | $9,006 | 100% |
| 32 | - | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | Canada | $9,298 | $9,298 | 100% |
| 31 | 23 | Expeditors International | USA | $9,300 | $9,300 | 100% |
| 30 | 35 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,689 | $10,210 | 94.9% |
| 41 | - | Ryder System | USA | $6,660 | $11,783 | 56.5% |
| 29 | 32 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $12,156 | $12,156 | 100% |
| 28 | 31 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $12,459 | $12,459 | 100% |
| 26 | 27 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $12,830 | $12,830 | 100% |
| 25 | 30 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,870 | $13,066 | 98.5% |
| 24 | 25 | Sinotrans | China | $14,376 | $14,376 | 100% |
| 23 | 16 | Ocean Network Express | Japan | $14,536 | $14,536 | 100% |
| 22 | 26 | CSX Corp. | USA | $14,657 | $14,657 | 100% |
| 21 | 21 | Nippon Express | Japan | $15,935 | $15,935 | 100% |
| 19 | 24 | Geopost | France | $16,976 | $16,976 | 100% |
| 20 | 19 | C.H. Robinson | USA | $16,373 | $17,605 | 93% |
| 18 | 13 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $19,400 | $19,400 | 100% |
| 16 | 14 | DSV A/S | Denmark | $21,884 | $21,884 | 100% |
| 15 | 17 | BNSF Railway | USA | $23,876 | $23,876 | 100% |
| 14 | 18 | Union Pacific Railroad | USA | $24,119 | $24,119 | 100% |
| 13 | 8 | Cosco Shipping Group | China | $24,799 | $24,799 | 100% |
| 11 | 10 | SF Express | China | $27,182 | $27,182 | 100% |
| 10 | 9 | Kuehne + Nagel International | Switzerland | $29,659 | $29,659 | 100% |
| 17 | 22 | Indian Railways | India | $19,634 | $31,017 | 63.3% |
| 8 | 11 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $42,286 | $42,286 | 100% |
| 27 | 28 | SNCF Group | France | $12,594 | $45,140 | 27.9% |
| 7 | 7 | CMA CGM | France | $47,020 | $47,020 | 100% |
| 12 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $26,735 | $48,876 | 54.7% |
| 6 | 5 | Maersk | Denmark | $48,905 | $51,049 | 95.8% |
| 4 | 6 | United States Postal Service | USA | $79,324 | $79,324 | 100% |
| 5 | 4 | DHL Group | Germany | $66,119 | $88,513 | 74.7% |
| 3 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $90,958 | $90,958 | 100% |
| 2 | 3 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $93,316 | $93,316 | 100% |
| 9 | 12 | China State Railway Group | China | $35,181 | $178,584 | 19.7% |
| 1 | 1 | Amazon.com Inc. | USA | $140,053 | $573,988 | 24.4% |
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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