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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

Damco International ($158 million), Jamaica, New York, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Meritor Axles Named Standard Equipment on Wabash Trailers

Component maker Meritor Inc. said Wednesday that Wabash National has selected Meritor trailer axles to be standard equipment on all Wabash trailers.

October 17, 2012
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern Opens Alabama Intermodal Terminal

Norfolk Southern said it has opened a new intermodal facility in McCalla, Ala., to serve as part of an intermodal freight rail route between the Gulf Coast and the Northeast.

October 17, 2012
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rises in October

Consumer confidence rose in October, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

October 12, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Gains 3.8% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.8% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 12, 2012
Business, Logistics

So. California Intermodal Yard Advances After Port of L.A. Clears BNSF Project

BNSF Railway’s intermodal container project in Southern California took a step forward late last month, when a revised environmental impact statement was issued that supports construction of the $500 million project.

October 11, 2012
Business, Logistics

Shippers Adjust Capacity as Global Trade Slows

ATLANTA — A slowdown in global trade is forcing shippers and carriers to make adjustments in inventory and freight hauling capacity, transportation and supply chain experts said at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference here last week.

October 8, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Gains 2.5% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 2.5% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 5, 2012
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Raises Funds, Says Results to Lag Forecasts

XPO Logistics, which recently completed $125 million in additional financing, said that its third-quarter results will not match analysts’ expectations.

October 4, 2012
Business, Logistics

Universal Buys Logistics Firm for $335 Million

Universal Truckload Services said it has completed the purchase of third-party logistics firm LINC Logistics for $335 million.

October 3, 2012
Business, Logistics

C.H. Robinson Sets New Chemical Logistics Unit

C.H. Robinson Worldwide said Monday it has formed a new ChemSolutions division to provide logistics services to chemical manufacturing and distribution customers.

October 1, 2012
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