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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

Fleets Fret Over Claims on Bad Hanjin Cargo

As Hanjin Shipping vessels finally arrive in the United States, some motor carriers are reluctant or refusing to accept cargo that might have been damaged because it could expose them to liability claims.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
September 19, 2016
Technology, Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Managing CSA

Despite the removal of Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores from public view late last year, many shippers and third-party logistics providers remain eager to track carriers’ safety performance, and technology providers are helping to fill that void.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

Total Quality Logistics to Open Kansas City Office

Total Quality Logistics plans to open a new sales office in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 14. It's the second location for the freight brokerage firm in the state.

September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Cargo Owners Say Bid to Unload Vessels Isn’t Working

Bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co.’s efforts to unload vessels in the United States while it goes through bankruptcy in South Korea are meeting with complaints from cargo owners and from the companies that service and equip its fleet.

Tiffany Kary | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

New Freight Forward Network Forms to Take on Multinationals

A new industry group called the Globalia Logistics Network has been formed to align independent freight forwarders to compete with large multinational logistics providers.

September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Collapse May Hurry Shipping Consolidation, Hapag Says

The collapse of Hanjin Shipping Co. will probably spark fresh consolidation among container lines as they attempt to ride out the shock waves buffeting the industry, Hapag-Lloyd AG CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said.

Nicholas Brautlecht | Bloomberg News
September 15, 2016
Business, Logistics

Looming Trailer Shortage Newest Hanjin Bankruptcy Crisis

The bankruptcy of Korean ocean liner Hanjin Shipping Co. is causing ripple effects for importers bringing goods from Asian factories to U.S. malls by creating a shortage of trailers to move containers on U.S. roads.

Jim Christie | Reuters
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September 15, 2016
Business, Logistics

Port of Wilmington Closely Watching Hanjin Bankruptcy Rescue

The Port of Wilmington is closely watching as one of its clients — South Korean company Hanjin Shipping —attempts to fight its way back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Hunter Ingram | Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.)
September 14, 2016
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics Reports $5.6 Million Loss

Radiant Logistics Inc. reported a loss of $5.6 million, or 11 cents per share, for the 12-month fiscal year that ended June 30.

September 13, 2016
Business, Logistics

US Trailer Orders Fall Almost 38% Year-Over-Year

U.S. net trailer orders fell 37.6% year-over-year as some fleets remained cautious about adding equipment and cancellations increased, according to ACT Research Co.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 13, 2016
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