327 West Ship Creek Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Building a Great Railroad in a Great Land: to be profitable by focusing on safe, high quality service to our freight, passenger, and real estate customers and to foster the development of Alaska's economy by integrating railroad and railbelt community development plans. The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) operates …
1111 Broadway Oakland, California 94607 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: People are the engine at APL, one of the largest logistics and container transportation companies in the world--a company at the heart of international trade. APL's roots are in one of the most venerable economic activities transcending national and geographic borders: trading with those at a distance via commerce on the sea--li…
130 Wilton Road London SW1V 1LQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our mission is to make BAA the most successful airport group in the world. This means: Always focusing on our customers' needs and safety; Achieving continuous improvements in the profitability, costs and quality of all our processes and services; Enabling us all to give of our best; Growing with the support and trust of our nei…
8283 Greensboro Drive McLean, Virginia 22102 U.S.A. Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc., a pioneer in the development of the consulting industry, is recognized as an international management and technology consulting firm offering business strategy, operations, technology, and systems consulting services through more than 50 offices worldwide. Involved in such areas as environmental services, computer sys…
North Carolina Hwy 150 East Cherryville, North Carolina 28021 U.S.A. Carolina Freight Corporation is the holding company for several general freight trucking operations. The combined revenue of Carolina Freight's major operating subsidiaries puts the corporation among the ten largest motor carriers in the United States. These subsidiaries include Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation, G.I. Trucki…
500 Pavilion Drive Northampton NN4 7YJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Where we're heading: We aim to be recognized as Europe's leading provider of supply chain solutions by liberating all our potential to win in a fast-moving, networked world. Once known for its whaling fleet, Christian Salvesen Plc has recreated itself as a major European logistics company for the 21st century. Based in No…
Zentrale Hauptverwaltung Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 43-45 D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 1 Federal Republic of Germany The Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) is the largest transport company in the Federal Republic of Germany. DB operates passenger and freight transport services, by rail and by road. The bulk of its business, however, is rail transport. In 1990 DB carried 1.072 billion passengers. Of those 1.043 bil…
P.O. Box 17000 Dubai United Arab Emirates Company Perspectives Vision: Our Vision is to be the Port of Choice for our customers in each of our locations. To excel in operations, sales and customer service to our clients and to enhance the position of the local communities and countries in which we operate as gateways for global trade. Mission: Our Mission is to provide World Class port services a…
10000 Highway 55 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55441-6365 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To be the premier provider of integrated marketing services to our clients, measurably impacting their results through the delivery of superior strategic, developmental and executional marketing services. Gage Marketing Group, a widely diversified marketing business, has provided services to roughly 75 percent of the …
2122 York Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Dredging is a specialized field that can include handling a full range of natural underwater materials--silts, clays, sands and rock formations. Great Lakes applies its dredging expertise to deepen and maintain waterways, shipping channels, and ports; create and maintain beaches; excavate harbors and build docks, terminals, and…
377 E. Butterfield Road, Suite 700 Lombard, Illinois 60148 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hub Group's mission is to provide world class logistics solutions that consistently exceed customer expectations. Hub Group, Inc. is America's leading intermodal transportation company. Intermodal transportation involves arranging for the transportation of freight using different types of conveyances, typicall…
PO Box 56 1300 Airport Vienna Austria Company Perspectives: Lauda Air connects Austria to many paradises on earth with one of the world's most modern aircraft fleets. A rapid growth based on the fruitful, consequent realization of its slogan "Service is our success." But, as all airlines today basically fly equally far, equally quickly, using almost identical aircraft types, Lauda has always stro…
55 Broadway London SW1H 0BD United Kingdom London Regional Transport, more generally known as London Transport (LT), has a statutory duty in the United Kingdom to provide passenger transport--mainly bus and underground railway service--within Greater London. LT is the holding corporation for three wholly-owned subsidiaries: London Buses Limited, London Underground Limited, and Victoria Coach Stat…
6060 Cornerstone Court West San Diego, California 92121-3795 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mail Boxes Etc. strives to make business easier worldwide through its service and distribution network and by delivering personalized and convenient business solutions with world-class customer service. The company's core values include caring, honesty, fairness, integrity, trust, respect, commitment, and ac…
5456 McConnell Avenue Los Angeles, California 90066 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our team of world class employees gives Mercury Air Group, Inc. the competitive edge in providing petroleum products, cargo and aviation services around the globe. Mercury Air Group was founded in 1956 by three original members of the legendary AVG Flying Tigers, whose focus on teamwork continues to guide our Company…
3220 Pointe Parkway Suite 100 Norcross, Georgia 30092 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Miller Industries is the world's largest integrated provider of vehicle towing and recovery equipment, systems and services with executive offices in Atlanta, Georgia and manufacturing operations in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, France and England. Miller Industries markets its towing and recovery equipment…
2 Greenwich Plaza Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 U.S.A. The Moran Towing Corporation, Inc. is the largest privately owned tugboat company operating on the East Coast of the United States and a leader in oil and dry-bulk barge transportation. A family-owned business for more than a century, the company was purchased in 1994 by a group of investors headed by Paul R. Tregurtha and James R. Baker, who …
456 Alexandra Rd. NOL Bldg. #06-00 119962 Singapore Company Perspectives: The NOL Group's well-diversified fleet of modern and young vessels comprises large and small containerships, crude and product tankers, and dry-bulk carriers. Backed by a team of dedicated shore and sea crew, this young fleet gives the NOL Group a competitive edge in terms of reliability, speed and efficiency. Neptune Orien…
The Merton Centre 45 St. Peter's Street Bedford MK40 2UB United Kingdom NFC is the largest road transport, household moving, and contract distribution business in the United Kingdom. It is also a significant contender in these markets in North America, Europe, and Australia, with about a third of its total business overseas. Worldwide NFC has over 20,000 vehicles on the road. The company has four…
Ocean House, The Ring Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1AN United Kingdom Ocean Group's main business is international freight management. Its largest subsidiary, MSAS Cargo International, is one of the world's leading freight forwarders and is among the top five companies in air freight forwarding, with over 220 offices in 30 countries. Ocean's other businesses also center on transport. Its distributio…
2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1200 Concord, California 94520 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We formed our company with the same clear purpose that motivates us today: To provide transportation and logistics solutions with a focus on customer profits and customer service. Pacer International continues to grow fast--and strategically--strengthened by services that support our full-service capabilities. Pa…
100 King Street West P.O. Box 2440 LCD 1 Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8N 4J6 Company Perspectives: Philip Environmental is committed to the highest standards of environmental leadership and compliance in every area of our operations. We will comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations by: subjecting all our operations to regular internal and external environmental audits; working c…
314 N. Middletown Road Lima, Pennsylvania 19037 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As your transportation and logistics expert, we equip you with everything you need to move your cargo--delivering your shipments by air, land or sea anywhere in the world. We offer customized logistics solutions for just-in-time delivery--like our Merge and Deliver service and our Inbound Logistics Service, to control yo…
Powell Duffryn House London Road Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2AQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Powell Duffryn is an industrial group engaged in Ports and Engineering. We aim to provide high quality services and products for our customers, challenging opportunities for employees and sustained growth for shareholders. Once nearly synonymous with the Welsh coal mining industry, Powell Duffryn p…
1000 Winter Street, Suite 4300N Waltham, Massachusetts 02154 U.S.A. Primark Corp. was emerging as a leader in the global information services industry in the mid-1990s. Through its four major divisions, the company focused its information services on financial, weather, and information technology markets. Primark also provided miscellaneous transportation and financial services. Primark was basic…
Shannon Airport County Clare Ireland Company Perspectives: Shannon Aerospace specialises in performing heavy maintenance checks on Boeing 737, 757, 767, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Airbus A320 family aircraft, as well as offering a comprehensive range of specialist services. Its FAA and JAA Approved Shannon-based facility includes five maintenance lines, two painting bays and workshops. It also i…
Wittelsbacherplatz 2 D 80333 Munich Germany Company Perspectives: For 155 years, the Siemens name has been synonymous with cutting-edge technologies and continuous growth in profitability. With our wide array of products, systems and services, we are world leaders in information and communications, automation and control, power, medical solutions, transportation and lighting. Sustainable success …
5175 West 2100 South West Valley City, Utah 84120-1252 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide the finest temperature-sensitive transportation in the country, without losing sight of our goals, our people, our stockholders, or our customers. Simon Transportation Services Inc. serves customers throughout the lower 48 states and also Canada and Mexico. From its headquarters in the Sa…
Zuerich-Flughafen, 8058 Switzerland Company Perspectives: Swissport delivers everything you need. You want to be sure that your passengers and assets are in good hands. You also think: the fewer hands, the better. That's why Swissport has been working intensively for years to make the single-source vision come true. Swissport International Ltd. is the world's largest ground handling company. It b…
Maritime Centre Port of Liverpool Liverpool L21 1LA United Kingdom Company Perspectives: "The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company owns the Port of Liverpool and is the Port Authority for Liverpool, but we see our primary role as one of working with our many partners within the community to bring yet more business to the Mersey--and to the city and region for whom the port is a key generator of work …
225 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10003 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to identify and meet the critical transportation infrastructure needs of the bistate region's businesses, residents, and visitors: providing the highest quality, most efficient transportation and port commerce facilities and services that move people and goods within the region, provide access to …
101 International Way Missoula, Montana 59807 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Washington Companies, bearing the name of founder Dennis R. Washington, are a group of separate business entities sharing a common philosophy&mdashø provide the highest quality services at the least cost. This is accomplished by maintaining concentration within a core of related industries. Resources are focused and i…
10405 New Berlin Road East Jacksonville, Florida 32226 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Trailer Bridge's mission is to provide cost and service effective transportation that contributes to the success of both the customers and the company. The mission will be achieved through commitment to a continual improvement process that best matches customers' needs with the company's strength. Attainment of th…
Box 72501 Parkview Johannesburg 2122 Republic of South Africa On April 1, 1990, South African Transport Services echoed the country's changing political environment by altering its own status; in contrast to its status as a government-run enterprise, which it had enjoyed for the previous 82 years, it was now a public company called Transnet Ltd. No longer a state-supported service unconcerned wit…
10701 Middlebelt Romulus, Michigan 48174 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide the highest standard of automobile and equipment towing, recovery, and transport services to customers on a local, regional, and national basis and to continuously strive for flexibility in servicing our customers' needs in an expedient and cost efficient manner. United Road Services, Inc. (URSI) is a …
Cale House Station Road Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9AD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Vision: To be recognised by customers, employees and investors as "best in class," the premier supply chain solutions company for customers, the employer of choice for top industry professionals, the sector preference for investors. Values: Our core values are: Build and maintain close harmony with our CUSTOM…
10990 Roe Avenue Overland Park, Kansas 66211 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Yellow Corporation makes global commerce work by connecting people, places, and information. That's the reason we exist. There are no limits to where we can go and what we can do. Yellow Corporation is a transportation holding company with subsidiaries that specialize in regional, national, and international transportation …