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This article focuses on those of the wealthiest 400 Americans who are in the trucking industry. Businessman Dennis Washington is involved in the mining and marine and rail transport industries. Stewart Rahr built Kinray, the largest independent drug distributor in the world. Also profiled is Donald Schneider, owner of the largest private freight carrier in the U.S., Schneider National.

The article introduces a series of articles about the 400 wealthiest Americans. They include financier Warren Buffett, casino owner Kirk Kerkorian, Enterprise Rent-A-Car founder Jack C. Taylor, banker Andrew Beal, trader Steven Schonfeld, Marvel Entertainment chief Isaac Perlmutter, venture capitalist Michael Moritz, talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey and brothers Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries.

The article focuses on the 10 richest people in the U.S. They include Lawrence Ellison, who co-founded software company Oracle Corp., which has acquired 54 companies over the last five years, including Sun Microsystems. Christy Walton, a member of the family of Sam Walton, who founded Wal-Mart, is the wealthiest of the Waltons due to her late husband, John Walton's, investments. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg owns 85 percent of Bloomberg LP.