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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

Swift IPO Set for This Month Could Top $1 Billion

Swift Holdings Corp. said it plans to raise as much as $1.01 billion in an initial public offering this month that could be the largest ever for a truckload fleet.

December 2, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Improves in November

Consumer confidence rose in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

November 30, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Increases 10.6% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 10.6% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 24, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Hits Five-Month High

Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.

November 24, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.9% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 11.9% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 19, 2010
Business, Logistics

Trailer Bridge’s 3Q Income Declines

Trailer Bridge Inc.’s third-quarter income fell to $6,876, or zero cents per share, from $1.7 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.

November 16, 2010
Business, Logistics

TT Logistics 50: Shippers Seek Ways to Meet Market Demands, Deal With Capacity Constraints by Using 3PLs

Demand for logistics services is on the rise after falling sharply in 2009, as shippers look for ways to meet shifting market demand and deal with looming constraints in freight-hauling capacity.

November 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Shipments Climb as Container Imports Surge

Intermodal shipments in the third quarter of 2010 erased recession-related volume losses, climbing 20% from a year ago as container shipments of imported goods surged, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

November 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

Mileage Lawsuit Involving Swift Transportation May Proceed as Class Action, Judge Rules

A lawsuit in Phoenix involving truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. and mileage calculations reignites the topic of how carriers, shippers and drivers compute distance driven and then bill for it.

November 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

Ceva Logistics Reports Higher Earnings in 3Q

Third-party logistics provider Ceva Logistics reported an increase in third-quarter earnings to 86 million euros ($117 million), a 26% increase over last year.

November 12, 2010
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