1) United Parcel Service (UPS)
UPS was started in 1907 with a $100 loan and today it is the world’s largest package delivery company. The company head office is in Atlanta Georgia in the USA but it delivers worldwide.
The company employs 495,000 employees who connect more than 220 nations and territories by road, rail, air and ocean. UPS offers guaranteed time-definite and day-definite delivery worldwide based on your shipment’s destination.
They are an integral part of the supply chain by offering companies in need of a logistics partner the technology required to run their logistics efficiently.
2) Japan Railways Group
The Japanese Railways Group or JR Freight makes a significant contribution to business and industry in Japan by transporting goods using their two major transportation systems.
They transport containers on flatbed trains and use their freight car service for specialised cargo.
Containers are their primary mode of transportation with 140 container rail terminals nationwide. They transport all products, from cars to food to waste products, between the terminals with road, sea, and air routes.
Their powerful freight trains are specialised for oil, cement, limestone, chemicals, bulky machinery and other materials.
3) DHL
DHL offers a wide range of solutions to optimise and improve the supply chain of any business small or large.
On their website they have a solution finder to assist a company identify the right solution for their business. The solution finder is divided into two entities: For SME’s with less than 250 employees and for large enterprises with more than 250 employees.
They offer warehousing, transportation and distribution, integrated logistics etc.
4) Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Corporation is one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is North America’s premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
The company can ship any product through their network, through other railroads and by road providing complete door-to-door service.
5) McLane Company
McLane Company, Inc. is one of the largest supply chain services leaders, providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and chain restaurants throughout the United States.
The company buys, sells and delivers more than 50 000 different consumer products to nearly 110 000 locations across the U.S.