Freight railroad BNSF Railway Co. said Tuesday it is postponing fuel surcharge increases that were scheduled to take place in January and February “due to current volatility in the fuel markets.”
December 2, 2008Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
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 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
Extras
On the Bubble
Dynamex’s Fiscal 1Q Earnings Decline
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $3 million, or 30 cents a share, from $4 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.
December 4, 2008BNSF Postpones Fuel Surcharge Increases
Diesel’s Decline Slows; Fuel Falls 4.9¢ to $2.615
Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend but slowed its rate of decline, falling 4.9 cents to $2.615 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
December 2, 2008U.S. Economy Has Been in Recession a Year, Business Group Says
The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
December 1, 2008CTA Asks For Environmental Technology Exceptions
The Canadian Trucking Alliance called on provincial governments to act swiftly to make regulations to allow weight and length considerations for technologies associated with CTA's enviroTruck program.
December 1, 2008Chicago Manufacturing Index Slows
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in November at the fastest pace since April 1982, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Wednesday.
November 26, 2008Diesel Falls 14.5¢ to $2.664
Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 14.5 cents to $2.664 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 25, 2008Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks
Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations.
November 24, 2008Existing Home Sales Fall in October
Existing homes sales fell 3.1% in October, while the median price of a home fell 11.3% from the same month last year, the biggest jump on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.
November 24, 2008Gas Slips Below $2, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 33 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.97 a gallon — the first time it has fallen under $2 in almost three years — according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
November 24, 2008