Expeditors International of Washington Inc. raised fourth-quarter net income 19% to $99.4 million, or 51 cents per share, as ocean and air freight shipments, and profit margins improved.
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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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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Expeditors Raises Earnings 19% as Shipments, Margins Grow
Government, Business, Safety, Equipment, Logistics, Technology, Autonomous
Safety Groups Petition NHTSA for Collision Avoidance Systems
Several nonprofit safety groups have asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems for new heavy trucks and buses.
February 23, 2015Business, Logistics
Canadian National Workers Set Strike Vote
Unifor, a labor union that represents about 4,800 workers at Canadian National Railway, said it will begin strike votes next week after five months of talks failed to produce an agreement.
February 20, 2015Business, Logistics
Universal Truckload Earnings Drop 7% in 4Q
Universal Truckload Services Inc. said fourth-quarter net income fell 7% to $10.5 million, or 35 cents per share, as profits fell at its logistics business.
February 20, 2015Business, Logistics
Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Second Consecutive Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell for the second straight week, declining 0.1% in the week ended Feb. 14 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
February 19, 2015Business, Logistics
XPO Narrows Loss, Boosts Revenue, Sets Targets
XPO Logistics Inc. narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $9.9 million, excluding a charge related to an equity offering, while continuing its path of rapid revenue growth.
February 18, 2015Business, Logistics
Neptune Orient Lines to Sell APL Logistics for $1.2 Billion
Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines has agreed to sell its APL Logistics business unit to Japanese shipping firm Kintetsu World Express for $1.2 billion.
February 18, 2015Business, Logistics
Canadian Pacific Stoppage Ended by Binding Arbitration
A two-day strike at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference ended when both sides agreed to binding arbitration to end a dispute covering approximately 3,000 train crew workers.
February 17, 2015Business, Safety, Government, Equipment, Logistics, Technology, Autonomous
NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON — Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Falls as Gas Prices Start to Rise
Consumer confidence fell in February as gas prices started to rise from a six-year low and damped Americans’ optimism about the economy.
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