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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

Comprehensive Logistics ($193 million), Youngstown, Ohio, provides dedicated contract carriage, order fulfillment, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

DSC Logistics Launches Short-Term Storage Program

DSC Logistics has launched a program called FLEXSPACE 2009, a short-term storage space option intended to give shippers flexibility as their supply chain needs change, the company said Tuesday.

March 25, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics

Diesel Jumps 7.3¢ to $2.09 a Gallon

Diesel fuel rose 7.3 cents to a national average $2.09 per gallon, sharply reversing its downward trend since last summer, the Department of Energy said Monday.

March 24, 2009
Business, Logistics

AutoInfo Profit Jumps in 2008

Logistics provider AutoInfo Inc. said it earned $2.2 million, or 7 cents per share, in 2008, compared with a profit of $1.6 million, or 5 cents, the previous year.

March 24, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Dips 1¢ to $1.95, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline fell by a penny over the past two weeks to $1.95 a gallon, the first decline of the year, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

March 23, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Rise 5.1% in February

Existing homes sales rose 5.1% in February, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

March 23, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Court Backs ATA on SoCal Ports’ Truck Plan

A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of an American Trucking Associations appeal that a plan put in place by the Southern California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to regulate trucking violates federal law.

March 20, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Livingston International Posts 2008 Loss

Canadian customs broker and logistics firm Livingston International Income Fund posted a 2008 net loss of C$88.9 million on revenue of C$322.9 million.

March 19, 2009
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Falls 2.8¢ to $2.017

Diesel fuel fell 2.8 cents to a $2.017 per-gallon national average, the lowest price in more than four years, the Department of Energy said.

March 17, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Transplace to Manage Logistics for Pace Industries

Custom die casting company Pace Industries has chosen third-party logistics company Transplace to manage its truckload, less-than-truckload and expedited shipments, Transplace said Tuesday.

March 16, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Logistics, Fuel, Equipment

EPA Rule Would Track Emissions as First Step to Cap-and-Trade

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week took the first step toward creating a national cap-and-trade system, proposing a new rule that would establish a federal system for reporting carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases produced by large stationary and mobile sources.

March 16, 2009
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