OMAHA, Neb.-Fortune named Union Pacific the most admired among trucking, transportation and logistics companies for the third consecutive year. The magazine's annual World's Most Admired list is published in the March 18 edition.
Union Pacific ranked No. 1 in seven of nine reputation attributes identified by Fortune:
People management
Use of corporate assets
Social responsibility
Quality of management
Financial soundness
Long-term investment
Quality of products/services
The company ranked fourth in innovation and global competitiveness. Fortune's research partner, Hay Group, surveyed 3,800 executives, directors and analysts to select companies they admired most from a list that began with approximately 1,400 companies.