Issuer Ranking: North American Transportation Companies, Strongest To Weakest Oct 08
Standard & Poors, October 2008
Abstract
Volatile fuel prices and a slowing global economy continue to exact a toll on the North American transportation sector. The most serious threat has shifted recently from very high oil prices to a likely U.S. recession and slowing global growth. Airlines, car rental companies, and truckers have been the hardest hit. But these energy and economic trends have also hurt parcel-express companies and some shipping sectors, albeit to a lesser extent. Railroads are in a better position than most other transportation companies, thanks to the strength in the coal and agriculture sectors, productivity and yield improvements, and fuel-recovery mechanisms. The following list ranks all the rated companies in this industry from strongest to weakest based on rating and outlook. Companies...
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- AMR Corp.
- AMERCO
- CSX Corp.
- Canadian National Railway Co.
- Con-way Inc.
- United Airlines Inc.
- Delta Air Lines Inc.
- GATX Corp.
- Hertz Corp.
- International Lease Finance Corp.
- Kansas City Southern
- The Brink's Co.
- Ryder System Inc.
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- TTX Co.
- Union Pacific Corp.
- Union Tank Car Co.
- US Airways Group Inc.
- Air Canada
- Alaska Air Group Inc.
- Arkansas Best Corp.
- Matson Navigation Co. Inc.
- Norfolk Southern Corp.
- United Continental Holdings Inc.
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. (AMTRAK)
- Kirby Corp.
- Evergreen International Aviation Inc.
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.
- Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
- Teekay Corp.
- Alexander & Baldwin Inc.
- Northwest Airlines Corp.
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
- Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
- AirTran Holdings Inc.
- Atlantic Express Transportation Corp.
- FedEx Corp.
- Quality Distribution Inc.
- Sabre Holdings Corp.
- United Parcel Service Inc.
- U.S. Shipping Partners L.P.
- General Maritime Corp.
- JetBlue Airways Corp.
- Mobile Mini Inc.
- YRC Worldwide Inc.
- Avis Budget Car Rental LLC
- Trailer Bridge Inc.
- Ozburn-Hessey Holding Co. LLC
- Horizon Lines Inc.
- K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P.
- Travelport LLC
- Swift Transportation Co.
- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.
- JHCI Acquisition Inc.
- Orbitz Worldwide Inc.
- US Xpress Enterprises Inc.
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