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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

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

Cardinal Logistics Appoints Tom White as Chairman

Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. announced it appointed Tom White as executive chairman.

January 30, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises, Following First Decline in 11 Months

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased for the week ended Jan. 24, after the first decline in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 28, 2015
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump to Record Level in 2014

New trailer orders jumped in December to the second-highest level on record, rounding out the trailer industry’s best year for order placement, according to ACT Research.

January 28, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Nev. DOT Hires Consultant for Freight Plan; State Sees Logistics as Economic Development Tool

Nevada’s Department of Transportation commissioned consulting firm Michael Gallis & Associates to prepare a freight plan that could help the state enlarge and diversify its economy.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 27, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

TSE Changes Name to Redwood Logistics

Transportation Solutions Enterprises, a Chicago-based company that provides a variety of transportation services, has changed its name to Redwood Logistics.

January 27, 2015
Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government, Autonomous

Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010

For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.

January 26, 2015
Business, Logistics

Plunge in Crude Price Threatens Orders for Rail Tank Cars

Add tank car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices.

Katherine Chiglinsky | Bloomberg News
January 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

IANA Says Preliminary Totals Show 4.8% Intermodal Volume Increase

The Intermodal Association of North America said preliminary 2014 totals showed a record 16.3 million truck-rail shipments handled, a 4.8% increase over the previous mark set in 2013.

January 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Declines for First Time in 11 Months

U.S. rail intermodal traffic dropped for the first time in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 21.

January 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

DHL Opens $35 Million Facility at Chicago O’ Hare

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a $35 million facility in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport cargo zone, the company’s largest air export gateway.

January 20, 2015
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