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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

Transplace Inc. ($170 million), Frisco, Texas, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Saddle Creek Acquires ServiceCraft

Third-party logistics firm Saddle Creek Corp. said it acquired logistics firm ServiceCraft Logistics, Buena Park, Calif.

December 4, 2009
Business, Government, Logistics

Five-Day Teamsters Strike at CN Ends

A five-day strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference against Canadian National Railway ended Wednesday as negotiations resumed between the parties.

December 3, 2009
Business, Logistics

Dynamex Reports Lower 1Q Income

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter profit fell slightly to $3.03 million, or 31 cents a share, from $3.05 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.

December 2, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Canadian National Engineers Strike

Canada-based locomotive engineers for Canadian National Railway Co. started a strike Saturday, and the government has proposed legislation to stop the strike, Bloomberg reported.

November 30, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics

Diesel Drops 1.2¢ to $2.775 in Fourth Straight Decline

Diesel fuel’s national average fell for the fourth straight week, declining 1.2 cents to $2.775 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

November 30, 2009
Business, Logistics

YRC Sells Contract Carriage Business to Greatwide Logistics

YRC Worldwide said it has sold its dedicated contract carriage business to Greatwide Logistics Services for $34 million.

November 25, 2009
Business, Logistics

Apollo Considers Going Public on NYSE

Apollo Management, the buyout firm that created Pacer International, Quality Distribution and CEVA Logistics, may soon go public, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper, Bloomberg reported.

November 25, 2009
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Dips 0.3¢ to $2.787 in Third Straight Decline

Diesel’s national average price fell for a third straight week, declining 0.3 cent to $2.787 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 23, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Jump 10.1%

Existing homes sales jumped in October to the highest level since February 2007, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

November 23, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Price Drops 3.6¢ to $2.65 a Gallon

The national average price of regular gasoline fell 3.64 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, $2.65 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.

November 23, 2009
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