U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 5% in the week ended Sept. 13 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
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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, Autonomous
Celebrations Highlight Appreciation Of Nation’s 3.2 Million Truck Drivers
It was not unusual to find fleet executives flipping burgers, basting chicken or slicing steak for fajitas in terminals across the country last week in honor of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
September 22, 2014Business, Government, Logistics, Autonomous
McLeod Works to Speed Data Flow Through New Software Functionality
OXON HILL, Md. — McLeod Software said it is working to streamline the movement of data to help trucking and third-party logistics customers operate more efficiently.
September 22, 2014Business, Logistics, Equipment, Autonomous
Western Star Targets 5% Market Share; Seeks Efficiency Without ‘Jellybean’ Look
HENDERSON, Nev. — Executives at Western Star Trucks want to increase their market share to 5% of the U.S. and Canadian Class 8 market, and think there are enough haters of “jellybeans” among truck operators that they can pull it off.
September 22, 2014Business, Logistics
Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 5%
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Penske to Appeal Meal Break Ruling to Supreme Court
Attorneys for Penske Logistics said they plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court’s decision upholding a California law requiring employers to provide a paid 30-minute meal break for employees working more than five hours.
September 17, 2014Business, Logistics
Quality Begins Intermodal Rail Service
Quality Carriers Inc. said it has started a bulk rail intermodal service for North America because of capacity issues due to the driver shortage.
September 17, 2014Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Truckers Face Lengthy Detours After Floods Close Stretch of I-15
Nearly 50 miles of Interstate 15, a critical western freight artery, was closed last week after floods severely damaged the highway north of Las Vegas, forcing thousands of truckers to take costly detours from Southern California to Montana.
September 15, 2014Business, Logistics
XPO Says $700 Million Funding Will Speed Acquisitions
XPO Logistics Inc. said three investors have agreed to a $700 million infusion of equity that will enable the company to accelerate its revenue and profitability growth plans.
September 12, 2014Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.5%
U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 4.5% in the week ended Sept. 6 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
September 12, 2014Business, Logistics
Hub Group Switches Drivers to Employee Status
Hub Group Inc. has decided to voluntarily make drayage drivers in California into employees, taking a different stance from other fleets that continue to insist that intermodal truckers are independent contractors.
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