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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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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, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Dips in April

Consumer confidence declined in April, the New York-based Conference Board said.

April 29, 2014
Business, Logistics

Canadian Trucking Firms Report 1Q Income Drops Due to Harsh Winter

Canadian firms TransForce Inc. and Mullen Group reported lower first-quarter net income due in part to harsh winter weather.

April 29, 2014
Business, Logistics

BNSF, CP Pledge to Provide Trains to Ship Fertilizer to US Farmers

The two main railroads serving the oil-producing states in the Upper Midwest have pledged to dedicate enough equipment to get adequate fertilizer shipments to farmers there in time for spring planting.

April 28, 2014
Business, Logistics

Swift Reports Lower First-Quarter Profit

Swift Transportation Co. reported its first-quarter net income fell 59% to $12.3 million, or 9 cents per share, as winter weather drove down profits.

April 25, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 7.6% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 7.6% in the week ended April 19 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

April 25, 2014
Business, Logistics

Echo Global Logistics’ 1Q Net Income Falls 18%; Revenue Improves

Echo Global Logistics’ first-quarter net income fell 18% to $2.4 million, or 10 cents per share, from $3 million, or 13 cents per share.

April 25, 2014
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s First Quarter Profit Declines

Norfolk Southern Corp. said its first-quarter profit declined and operating revenue dropped 2%.

April 23, 2014
Business, Logistics

Canadian Railroads’ 1Q Earnings Rise

Canada’s two major freight railroads reported higher first-quarter earnings from a year ago despite harsh winter conditions.

April 23, 2014
Business, Logistics

STB Pressures Two Railroads to Speed Fertilizer Shipments

BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, the primary railroads in oil-rich North Dakota, last week came under federal pressure to accelerate fertilizer shipments to the region after delays on both lines slowed that freight as planting deadlines approach.

April 21, 2014
Business, Logistics

Hub Group Reports Lower 1Q Profit, Citing Weather

Hub Group Inc. said its first-quarter profit slipped from a year ago, citing “extreme weather in many markets,” although its revenue improved.

April 18, 2014
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