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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

SCI Group ($196 million), Toronto, provides dedicated contract carriage, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Technology, Logistics

Driver Detention Time Creeps Upward

After improving in 2018, it appears as though driver detention time has increased recently, with many shippers falling back into habits that delay trucks at their docks and push up dwell times.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
October 28, 2019
Business, Equipment, Logistics

United Road Acquires Truck Hauler Team Drive-Away

Auto hauler United Road acquired Team Drive-Away, a company that specializes in moving new and used Class 8 trucks, United Road said.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

FedEx E-Commerce Revamp Jolts Delivery Army by Piling on Costs

FedEx Corp.’s drive to reap the rewards of e-commerce is stirring anxiety among some of the company’s most important partners: the thousands of small businesses that handle its ground deliveries.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
October 28, 2019
Business, Logistics

Universal Logistics Reports Net Loss of $8.4 Million

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. reported a third-quarter net loss of $8.4 million, compared with $15.1 million net income in the third quarter of 2018.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2019
Business, Logistics

Werner Reports $39 Million in Net Income, Second-Best Q3

Werner Enterprises Inc. reported smaller profits in the third quarter of 2019 but said the period was still the second-best Q3 in company history.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 25, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Shipwell Raises $35M to Fuel Growth

Shipwell, an Austin, Texas-based startup focused on managing trucking and shipping logistics for businesses, has raised $35 million to continue its growth, the company said Oct. 24.

Kara Carlson | Austin American-Statesman
October 25, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

XPO Logistics Launches Partnership With MIT

GREENWICH, Conn. — XPO Logistics Inc. announced Oct. 24 that it was teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to advance innovation in its industry.

Paul Schott | The Advocate (Stamford, Conn.)
October 24, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Echo Global’s Net Income Drops 49% in Q3

Echo Global Logistics Inc., a Chicago-based technology-enabled transportation management service, said profits dropped by about half in the quarter ended Sept. 30.

October 24, 2019
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s Net Income, Revenue Decline

Norfolk Southern Corp. followed the trend of Class 1 railroads reporting record operating ratios, but net income and revenue dropped in the third quarter.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 23, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Covenant Transportation Posts $3.2 Million Net Loss in Q3

Covenant Transportation Group Inc. reported a net loss of $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared with net income of $11.6 million in the same quarter of 2018.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 22, 2019
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