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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

ArcBest Corp. ($177 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, intermodal and drayage, freight brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Replay: LiveOnWeb on 'The ELD Landscape Ahead'

How will the ELD mandate affect fleets' bottom lines? On our Aug. 23 LiveOnWeb program 'The ELD Landscape Ahead,' TT Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger presented the perspectives of a regulator, a fleet executive and a logistics expert. Watch the replay.

August 16, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics

‘American Truck Trends’ Quantifies Size of Industry

U.S. trucks moved more than 70% of the nation’s freight last year, and the companies that owned those vehicles employed 7.4 million people, according to a new publication from American Trucking Associations.

August 16, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

FedEx Chief Cites Investment, Integration, Innovation as Driving Record Results

FedEx chief Frederick Smith’s annual letter to shareholders credits three I’s — investments, integration and innovation — for exceptional results in fiscal 2017 and the promise of even better future performance.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
August 16, 2017
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

DHL, Ford Unveil Jointly Made Electric Delivery Van

Deutsche Post DHL Group and automaker Ford have unveiled a jointly manufactured electric delivery van amid growing demand for emission-free utility vehicles.

August 16, 2017
Business, Logistics

Maersk Says June Cyberattack Will Cost It Up to $300 Million

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said a cyberattack that hit the owner of the world’s biggest container shipping company at the end of June will wipe as much as $300 million off profits in the third quarter.

August 16, 2017
Business, Logistics

The World’s Shipping Companies Are Going Super-Sized

A massive consolidation is underway in the $500 billion global industry and the survivors now enjoy big economies of scale and increased demand, one year after excess capacity caused the sector’s worst-ever crisis - the bankruptcy of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
August 16, 2017
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Roads That Pay for Themselves: Startup Nears Two Smart Pavement Pilot Project Contracts

After years of planning, the next several months are when Tim Sylvester will get the chance to start testing out what he’s been telling people for years: roads can pay for themselves.

Ben Miller | Government Technology
August 15, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

Houston to Get Service From Great Britain’s Cargo Airline CargoLogicAir

CargoLogicAir, Great Britain’s all-cargo airline, will begin service this month out of Bush Intercontinental Airport after a deal finalized during Mayor Sylvester Turner’s European trade mission in July.

Ileana Najarro | Houston Chronicle
August 15, 2017
Business, Logistics

Target Acquires Software Firm Grand Junction With Sights Set on Amazon

Target Corp. agreed to acquire a software company that manages local and same-day deliveries in a bid to keep pace with Amazon and Wal-Mart.

Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News
August 15, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics

US Pursuing Aggressive Timeline for Wrapping Up NAFTA Talks

The U.S. is heading into the first round of talks on an updated North American Free Trade Agreement with an aggressive timeline for completing talks with Mexico and Canada, a Trump administration official said.

Andrew Mayeda | Bloomberg News
August 15, 2017
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