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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,081,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,304,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,101,200
4 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
5 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 921,400
6 Expeditors International of Washington United States 875,914
7 Nippon Express Japan 705,478
8 Bollore Logistics France 580,000
9 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 576,225
10 DSV A/S Denmark 574,644
11 Sinotrans Ltd. China 548,600
12 Kintetsu World Express Japan 457,000
13 Ceva Logistics France 421,800
14 Agility Logistics Kuwait 372,700
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 332,389
16 Geodis France 330,000
17 NNR Global Logistics Japan 286,897
18 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 282,200
19 FedEx Logistics United States 268,340
20 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 260,000
21 Hitachi Transport System Japan 230,000
22 Dachser SE Germany 224,000
23 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
24 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 219,000
25 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 195,082
26 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 180,000
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 140,000
28 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 115,000
29 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 114,000
30 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 113,119
31 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
32 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
33 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
34 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 66,000
35 OIA Global United States 65,000
36 BDP International United States 60,000
37 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 60,000
38 CJ Logistics South Korea 57,517
39 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
40 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
41 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
42 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
43 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 31,000
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On the Bubble

Pilot Freight Services ($195 million), Lima, Pa., provides cross-border service, customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Top 50

XPO Reports Mixed Q4, 2019 Results

XPO Logistics Inc. posted mixed financial results for the fourth quarter and all of 2019.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
February 11, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Interim CEO Chris Easter Named New CEO of Daseke Trucking

Six months after being named interim CEO of Addison, Texas-based Daseke Inc., Chris Easter was named the flatbed carrier’s permanent CEO on Feb. 7.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 11, 2020
Business, Logistics

Hub Group Posts Decrease in Q4, Full-Year Results

Hub Group reported a fourth quarter close to expectations that paled in comparison with the record-breaking results in 2018.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 10, 2020
Business, Logistics

FedEx Rearranges Deliveries in Efficiency Push

FedEx Corp. is revamping its operations to hand off some deliveries from its overnight division to its separately run ground business, in an effort to wring more profit from surging e-commerce.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
February 7, 2020
Business, Logistics

J.B. Hunt Announces Changes at Executive Level

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is going through further changes in leadership, the carrier announced Feb. 7.

February 7, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

Cargo Chief Enhances Carrier Management Platform

Cargo Chief announced the release of version 3.0 of its C4 carrier management platform aimed at helping brokers find “backhaul full truckload carriers in the over-the-road industry.”

February 7, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

U.S. Xpress Appoints Nathan Harwell to Two Executive Posts

Nathan Harwell has joined U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. as executive vice president and chief legal officer, the company announced Feb. 4.

February 5, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

YRC Swings to a Loss for Q4 and 2019

YRC Worldwide Inc. posted losses for both the fourth quarter and the year as it was weighed down by the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Co., facilities closings and weakening freight traffic in its core Midwest market.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
February 5, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Celadon Might Sell Texas Facility as Bankruptcy Proceedings Continue

According to bankruptcy court documents, P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. is seeking to purchase a trucking terminal and property in Laredo, Texas, that is owned by Celadon Group.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

UPS Appoints Stephen Denton to Lead Ware2Go

Stephen Denton was appointed CEO of on-demand fulfillment platform Ware2Go Inc., the company announced Feb. 4.

February 4, 2020
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