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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
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 1.6¢ to $2.185

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a third consecutive week, dropping 1.6 cents to $2.185, the Department of Energy said.

May 5, 2009
Business, Logistics

Wabash Makes 790 Layoffs Permanent

Wabash National Corp. has told the 790 workers it laid off in January that it does not expect to call them back, the Associated Press reported Saturday.

May 4, 2009
Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern Reports 1Q Loss

Kansas City Southern said Thursday it lost $7.5 million, 8 cents a share, in its first quarter, compared with a profit of $32.9 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.

April 30, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Mullen’s First-Quarter Income Drops

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said its first-quarter profit dropped 37.8% to C$31 million or 38 cents per unit, from C$49.8 million, or 62 cents per unit, a year ago.

April 29, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

McLeod Acquires Logistics Software Firm

McLeod Software said Wednesday that it had purchased Intergrated Logistics Execution Network Systems, or iLENS, a logistics software company.

April 29, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Drops 2¢ to $2.201

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dropping 2 cents to $2.201 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

April 28, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Dips to $2.05, Lundberg Survey Reports

The national average price of regular gasoline fell by less than a penny over the past two weeks to $2.05 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

April 27, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Shippers Oppose Petition By Union Pacific Seeking STB Permission to Decline Hazmat

Union Pacific Corp.’s petition seeking Surface Transportation Board permission to limit the railroad’s common carrier freight-hauling responsibilities has elicited a common response from nearly all other interested parties: Absolutely not.

April 27, 2009
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s 1Q Profit Falls 18%

Union Pacific Corp.’s first-quarter profit fell 18% to $362 million, or 72 cents per share, from $443 million, or 85 cents, a year ago.

April 23, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Fall 3%

Existing homes sales fell 3% in March, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

April 23, 2009
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