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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
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
| 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 |
About the Rankings...
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
Extras
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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, Safety, Government, Logistics
Con-way, APL Logistics Expand Asian Port Service
Con-way Freight and APL Logistics said Wednesday they are adding four new Asian ports to the OceanGuaranteed less-than-container-load cargo service to the United States they started last summer.
January 17, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Mullen Group Income Fund Co-CEO Steps Down
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund’s co-chief executive officer, Pat Powell, tendered his resignation, the company said late Tuesday.
January 17, 2007Business, Logistics, Autonomous
RoadLink USA Buys Intermodal Firm Transus
Intermodal and logistics firm RoadLink USA said Thursday that it has acquired Transus Intermodal, an intermodal trucking services company.
January 11, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
CDL Fraud Probe Targets False Addresses
Several people who obtained commercial driver’s licenses from a southern Missouri trucking school gave false home addresses, and state officials acknowledge they currently have no way to stop the practice, the Associated Press reported.
January 9, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
TransForce Completes Acqusition of Trucking Firm Westfreight
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Thursday it completed its acquisition of Westfreight Systems and Westfreight Holdings (U.S.A.). Terms were not disclosed.
January 4, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
EGL’s CEO Offers to Take Company Private in $1.2 Bln. Buyout
Transportation and logistics firm EGL Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer James Crane and an investment firm offered to take the company private in a $1.2 billion buyout, the company said.
January 3, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
HOS Rules in Canada Took Effect This Week
New Canadian hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers took effect Monday, but officials said it was not clear when most provinces would adopt and enforce them.
January 3, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
ABF Freight System Expands Services to Central, Southern States
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System said late Tuesday it has expanded its regional transportation network to include central and southern states.
January 3, 2007Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics
Diesel Price Declines 1.6¢ to $2.58 a Gallon
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
BNSF Logistics Buys North Dakota 3PL Firm
BNSF Logistics said Tuesday it acquired third-party logistics firm Pro-Am Transportation Services, based in Jamestown, N.D. Terms were not disclosed.
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