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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,085,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,250,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,092,000
4 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 872,480
6 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 836,200
7 Nippon Express Japan 711,354
8 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 561,240
9 Bollore Logistics France 555,000
10 Sinotrans Ltd. China 536,200
11 Kintetsu World Express Japan 478,000
12 Ceva Logistics France 451,000
13 Agility Logistics Kuwait 372,700
14 UTi Worldwide 353,300
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 344,000
16 DSV Air & Sea Ltd. Denmark 311,193
17 Geodis France 299,032
18 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 282,200
19 Dachser SE Germany 275,300
20 NNR Global Logistics Japan 264,068
21 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
22 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 213,000
23 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 202,000
24 Hitachi Transport System Japan 190,000
25 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 187,000
26 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 180,000
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 152,000
28 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 115,000
29 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 114,000
30 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
31 BDP International United States 87,000
32 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 86,547
33 XPO Logistics United States 72,612
34 Girag Air Cargo 70,200
35 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
36 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
37 OIA Global United States 43,668
38 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
39 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
40 CJ Logistics South Korea 39,100
41 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 31,000
Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

Dupre Logistics ($168 million), Lafayette, La., provides customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Platform Science to Acquire Trimble’s Fleet Telematics Units

As part of the agreement, Trimble will take a 32.5% stake in Platform Science and receive a seat on Platform Science’s board of directors.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 15, 2024
Business, Logistics

New Norfolk Southern CEO Calls Last 18 Months ‘Brutal’

Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George says the railroad is ready for a fresh start after a painful 18-month period involving a derailment, an activist proxy fight and the ouster of his predecessor.

Brooke Sutherland | Bloomberg News
September 13, 2024
Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Long Beach Hits 113-Year High in Cargo for August

The Port of Long Beach once again saw record-breaking cargo numbers in August, port officials said Sept. 12.

Donna Littlejohn | Los Angeles Daily News
September 13, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Loose Electrical Cable Found on Ship That Hit Key Bridge

BALTIMORE — Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali.

Lea Skene | Associated Press
September 13, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

DSV Buys DB Schenker for $15.9B, Creating Logistics Giant

DSV, founded by 10 Danish truckers in the 1970s, has grown through a string of acquisitions in the fragmented transport industry, including buying targets that were larger than itself.

Christian Wienberg | Bloomberg News
September 13, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Amazon to Boost Contract Driver Pay to Nearly $22 an Hour

Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend an additional $2.1 billion on its contract delivery program, including safety programs, training and additional pay for the contracting firms.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

FMC Chairman Breaks Down Post-Pandemic Supply Chain

FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei said the COVID-19 pandemic brought heightened awareness to supply chain issues and revealed what was working — and what wasn’t — across global shipping lanes.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Industry Leaders Praise FLOW for Improving Freight Predictions

The transportation sector can better forecast freight trends when companies share information, according to stakeholders of an initiative aimed at facilitating that exchange.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

FTR: Truckload Spot Rates to Rise 6.5-7% in 2025

FTR Transportation Intelligence expects truckload spot rates to rise 6.5-7% in 2025, Vice President of Trucking Avery Vise said in a presentation.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern Fires CEO Alan Shaw

Norfolk Southern said Sept. 11 it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 12, 2024
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