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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

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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

May Trailer Orders Drop 26%; Backlog Remains High

Trailer orders declined 26% year-over-year in May, but order boards and backlogs remained high, with continued strong demand from fleets, ACT Research Co. reported.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
June 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Gregory Lehmkuhl, Former Con-way Executive, to Become Lineage Logistics CEO

Former Con-way Freight President Gregory Lehmkuhl was named CEO at warehousing and logistics operator Lineage Logistics.

June 18, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises to Highest Level on Record

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose to the highest level on record for the week ended June 13, the Association of American Railroads reported.

June 17, 2015
Business, Logistics

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Receives Investment From Private Equity Firm

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said it has received an investment from Tritium Partners, a private equity firm based in Austin, Texas.

June 17, 2015
Business, Logistics

TT Archives: Labor Contract

The first National Master Freight Agreement between the Teamsters union and representatives of more than 1,000 trucking companies was signed in Chicago on Jan. 15, 1964.

June 15, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises to Second-Highest Level This Year

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose to the second-highest level this year for the week ended June 6, the Association of American Railroads reported.

June 10, 2015
Business, Logistics

Trinity Industries Must Pay $663 Million in Guardrail Defect Case

Trinity Industries Inc., maker of a highway guardrail safety system tied to at least nine deaths, must pay $663 million for defrauding the U.S. government.

Patrick G. Lee | Bloomberg News
June 10, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Acquires Norbert Dentressangle Shares

XPO Logistics Inc. announced it has acquired control of French logistics operator Norbert Dentressangle SA by acquiring the 67% ownership stake held by founder Norbert Dentressangle and his family.

June 8, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Surpasses Carloads for First Month on Record

U.S. rail intermodal traffic surpassed carload volume in May for the first month on record, the Association of American Railroads reported.

June 4, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Comfort Falls to Lowest Level Since November

Consumer confidence in the U.S. slipped last week to a six-month low as views of the buying climate softened, indicating a re-acceleration in household spending may be slow to materialize.

June 4, 2015
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