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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,248,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,570,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,226,200
4 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 995,900
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 985,549
6 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
7 Nippon Express Japan 705,478
8 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 654,104
9 DSV A/S Denmark 635,655
10 Bollore Logistics France 569,000
11 Sinotrans Ltd. China 532,400
12 Kintetsu World Express Japan 495,947
13 Ceva Logistics France 480,000
14 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 368,198
16 Geodis France 330,000
17 NNR Global Logistics Japan 321,704
18 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 320,000
19 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 313,800
20 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 281,083
21 Hitachi Transport System Japan 280,000
22 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
23 Dachser SE Germany 272,100
24 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 233,700
25 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
26 EFL Sri Lanka 196,875
27 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 190,000
28 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 175,000
29 Logwin AG Luxembourg 140,000
30 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 121,553
31 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 91,000
32 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 76,000
33 BDP International United States 76,000
34 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
35 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
36 OIA Global United States 65,000
37 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 60,000
38 CJ Logistics South Korea 57,014
39 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
40 APL Logistics Singapore 47,135
41 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
42 Sankyu Inc. Japan 38,756
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

DHL Highlights Top Trends for Packaging

The biggest emerging trends in packaging are stemming from e-commerce, customer interaction, the in-store experience and sustainability, according to DHL Supply Chain.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 18, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

UPS Helping With Coronavirus Testing Sites

UPS Inc. is joining a Trump administration effort to bring mobile coronavirus testing to several U.S. cities, the company announced March 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 18, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Kroger CEO: ‘There’s Plenty of Food in the Supply Chain’

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen urges the public to remember that the grocery business deals in perishable goods and is set up to constantly ship and refill store shelves.

Alexander Coolidge | Cincinnati Enquirer/The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
March 18, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

ATA’s Spear Urges White House Action on Coronavirus to Keep Trucks Moving

American Trucking Associations is asking the Trump administration to take specific steps that will help the trucking industry in its efforts to keep stores and medical facilities stocked with supplies as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 17, 2020
Business, Logistics

Trucking Companies Increase Hiring to Bolster Supply Chain

Despite the pressure the coronavirus is putting on the economy, some transportation-related companies are hiring.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 17, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

New York Officials, Trucking Association Take Caution Amid COVID-19

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have teamed up to institute restrictions on social gathering places. Trucking Association of New York President Kendra Hems said it still is too early to tell what the restrictions’ impacts on the industry will be.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
March 17, 2020
Business, Safety, Logistics, Breaking News

Amazon to Hire 100,000 to Help Meet Coronavirus-Related Order Spike

Amazon .com will hire 100,000 people — and give U.S. workers a $2-an-hour raise — in an effort to meet crushing demand from customers placing online orders for household essentials rather than going to crowded stores.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 16, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Coronavirus Prompts Some State Groups to Postpone Truck Driving Championships

As they evaluate the implications of the coronavirus, some state trucking associations have adjusted the schedules of their truck driving championships.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
March 16, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Amazon Warns of Delivery Delays as Coronavirus Elevates Demand

Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is warning its customers may see some delivery delays, and some items could be out of stock as the impact from the coronavirus spreads across the country. The company says the increase in people buying things online is having an effect on how it serves its customers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 16, 2020
Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking Not Immune From Worries Over COVID-19

For fleets, COVID-19 portends worse news in a freight market that already was slowing, executives said, as businesses urge their staff to work from home and consumers withdraw from daily activities.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 12, 2020
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