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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 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
40 American Global Logistics United States 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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52

On the Bubble

Port Logistics Group ($209 million), City of Industry, Calif., provides dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Cool After 4Q Surge, But Still Gain 18% During January

Orders for new trailers in January slowed after a blistering fourth quarter but still were 18% higher during the month than a year earlier, ACT Research reported.

March 2, 2015
Business, Logistics

January Trailer Orders Rise 18% to Near 30,000

New trailer orders rose 18% in January from a year ago to 29,853 units, ACT Research reported.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
February 26, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Drops 15.7%

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell for the third straight week, declining 15.7% in the week ended Feb. 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

February 25, 2015
Business, Logistics

Expeditors Raises Earnings 19% as Shipments, Margins Grow

Expeditors International of Washington Inc. raised fourth-quarter net income 19% to $99.4 million, or 51 cents per share, as ocean and air freight shipments, and profit margins improved.

February 24, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Equipment, Logistics, Technology, Autonomous

Safety Groups Petition NHTSA for Collision Avoidance Systems

Several nonprofit safety groups have asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems for new heavy trucks and buses.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Canadian National Workers Set Strike Vote

Unifor, a labor union that represents about 4,800 workers at Canadian National Railway, said it will begin strike votes next week after five months of talks failed to produce an agreement.

February 20, 2015
Business, Logistics

Universal Truckload Earnings Drop 7% in 4Q

Universal Truckload Services Inc. said fourth-quarter net income fell 7% to $10.5 million, or 35 cents per share, as profits fell at its logistics business.

February 20, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Second Consecutive Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell for the second straight week, declining 0.1% in the week ended Feb. 14 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

February 19, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Narrows Loss, Boosts Revenue, Sets Targets

XPO Logistics Inc. narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $9.9 million, excluding a charge related to an equity offering, while continuing its path of rapid revenue growth.

February 18, 2015
Business, Logistics

Neptune Orient Lines to Sell APL Logistics for $1.2 Billion

Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines has agreed to sell its APL Logistics business unit to Japanese shipping firm Kintetsu World Express for $1.2 billion.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
February 18, 2015
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