Forward Air Corp., a mostly expedited LTL carrier, reported July 26 second-quarter net income of $24.3 million, or 83 cents per share compared with $19.7 million, or 65 cents, a 23% increase from a year ago. The company’s operating revenue increased to $330.3 million compared with $283.9 million, a 16% jump.
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Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
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 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
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Extras
On the Bubble
Forward Air Reports Strong 2Q Earnings
Knight-Swift Shares Tumble Most in Four Years Amid Driver Shortage
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. lost almost a fifth of its market value July 26, marking the biggest drop in four years, after sales fell because of a lack of drivers.
Motor Carriers Group Challenges California Law That Defines Independent Contractors
In a federal lawsuit filed July 19, the Western States Trucking Association alleges that the California Supreme Court’s new “ABC test” requirement for deciding if a contractor should be an employee “forces virtually all independent contractors to become employees to those they choose to contract or work with.”
Landstar Profit Jumps on Record Revenue
Landstar System reported record second-quarter net income of $62.5 million, or $1.51 a share, a rise of 67% from $37.5 million, and 89 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
UPS Surges as Jump in Foreign Sales Defies Rising Trade Tensions
UPS Inc. rose the most in almost seven years as international sales surged and the courier’s ambitious investment plans started to win over investors.
Covenant Profits Jump on 20% Revenue Rise
Covenant Transportation Group reported a positive second quarter, recording greater revenues and income as it moved forward on its purchase of Landair Holdings.
Knight-Swift Sees Steady Revenue Rise as Merger Efforts Continue
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported greater second-quarter revenue and improved income across most of its divisions as it continued the coordination of the two firms after their merger last September.
Chinese Startups Floor the Pedal in Driverless Car Race
A group of Chinese startups is accelerating efforts to get autonomous vehicles onto roads in the world’s biggest auto market, a country its American peers from Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo to General Motors Co.’s Cruise may find tough to crack.
July 25, 2018FedEx Reaches Airfreight Deal With San Bernardino Airport
FedEx Express will begin operating daily cargo flights out of San Bernardino International Airport in October, under terms of a new 10-year agreement.
Norfolk Southern Reports Record 2Q Earnings
Norfolk Southern Corp. on July 25 reported record second-quarter earnings.