Consumer confidence retreated in January from a more than 15-year high as Americans tempered their economic expectations and waited for President Trump and lawmakers to deliver on promises to boost employment and jump-start growth, data from the New York-based Conference Board showed Jan. 31.
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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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Rankings
Logistics 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 | 2,248,000 |
| 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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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.
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Canadian Pacific's Wallace Takes Leave, Could Join Harrison Atop CSX
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Consumer Sentiment Increased in January to 13-Year High
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Swift Profits Plummet 30%, Revenues Fall in Three of Four Divisions
Swift Transportation profits plunged 30% in the fourth quarter following drops in revenue in every division except for the dedicated contract carriage.
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Norfolk Southern Profits Jump 15% in Fourth Quarter, Beating Analyst Forecasts
Norfolk Southern posted stronger earnings in the fourth quarter with a 15% increase in profits compared with the same period in 2015, beating the already favorable forecasts from industry analysts.
January 25, 2017Business, Logistics
Trailer Orders End 2016 on Strong Note, Climbing Above 34,000
Net trailer orders in December were the second-highest of the year, and improved year-over-year as well, but 2016 remained significantly weaker than 2015, ACT Research said.
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TFI International Expands Into Last-Mile Medical Delivery With Acquisition
TFI International (formerly TransForce Inc.) acquired the ground transportation business of World Courier in the United States from pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp.
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