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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

Verst Group ($156 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, TCA

Matson Profit Soars on Goods Shipped From China

Matson Inc., Hawaii’s largest ocean cargo transportation firm, continued to capitalize on expanded service from China to the mainland and nearly doubled its third-quarter profit.

Andrew Gomes | The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
November 3, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Anchorage Airport Among Nation’s Busiest as Pandemic Boosts Cargo Activity

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport remained one of the nation’s busiest airports in recent months as disrupted shipping patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled soaring cargo activity.

Alex DeMarban | Anchorage Daily News
November 3, 2020
Business, Logistics

ATA’s New Chairman Sherri Garner Brumbaugh: An Inspiring Leader for Women

On Oct. 28, Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, president of Ohio-based truckload carrier Garner Trucking Inc., was installed as the 76th chairman of American Trucking Associations during its 2020 Management Conference & Exhibition.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
November 2, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

USPS Ordered to Speed Swing-State Ballots in Time for Election Day

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to make every effort to deliver mail-in ballots in three crucial swing states by Election Day due to uncertainty over whether votes that arrive after that will be counted.

Erik Larson | Bloomberg News
November 2, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

FedEx Vows to Avoid Transport Bottlenecks When Vaccines Are Ready

FedEx Corp. is pledging to avoid transportation logjams when a massive operation begins to deliver a coronavirus vaccine.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
November 2, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Universal Logistics Reports Higher Net Income of $13.6M for Q3

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. reported higher third-quarter net income, lifted largely by the recovery in automotive production.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Daseke Reports Net Income of $15.7M for Q3

Daseke Inc. reported that its third-quarter bottom line result rebounded to a profit from a loss a year ago.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Echo Global Logistics Posts Higher Q3 Profit, Revenue

Echo Global Logistics posted higher third-quarter profits and revenue on the strength of freight volume.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
October 29, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

TuSimple to Build Hub in Texas, Expects Fully Driverless Routes in 2021

Global automated trucking company TuSimple is setting up shop at AllianceTexas’ newly launched Mobility Innovation Zone, which it hopes will bolster a national expansion and fully driverless testing.

Dom DiFurio | The Dallas Morning News
October 29, 2020
Business, Logistics

New TIA President Anne Reinke Details Leadership Approach

New Transportation Intermediaries Association chief Anne Reinke plans to lead by supporting and enhancing what already is working.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 29, 2020
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