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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, Logistics

Hub Group Buys Exel Transportation Services

Logistics and intermodal firm Hub Group has purchased freight broker Exel Transportation Services for about $83 million, it said Monday.

April 4, 2011
Business, Logistics

February Trailer Orders Double as Aging Equipment Is Replaced

Building on a surge of replacement demand that began last year, trailer manufacturers received orders for 21,990 new units in February — a 105% year-over-year increase.

April 4, 2011
Business, Logistics

Trailer Bridge Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.9 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a profit of $1 million, or 8 cents, a year ago.

April 1, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.7% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 5.7% last week compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

April 1, 2011
Business, Logistics

Swift Predicts Lower 1Q Earnings

Swift Transportation Co. said March 29 that its first-quarter earnings will be 5 to 8 cents per share, due to bad weather and high fuel costs at the start of the year.

March 31, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 10.7% for Week

Intermodal traffic increased 10.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 25, 2011
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Drop to 9-Year Low

Existing home sales fell 9.6% in February to the lowest level since 2002, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

March 21, 2011
Business, Logistics

RWI Transportation Opens Terminal in Dallas

RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company, said March 10 it opened a new terminal in Dallas to improve its access to the western United States.

March 18, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Grows 6.5% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 6.5% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 18, 2011
Business, Logistics

Deutsche Post’s 4Q Profit Improves

Deutsche Post, the Germany-based parent company of DHL USA, said its fourth-quarter financial results due to the economic recovery, the Associated Press reported.

March 11, 2011
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