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2019 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 2,150,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,743,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,377,000
4 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 1,038,700
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 1,011,563
6 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
7 Nippon Express Japan 899,116
8 DSV A/S Denmark 689,045
9 Bollore Logistics France 640,700
10 Kintetsu World Express Japan 580,228
11 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 578,007
12 Sinotrans Ltd. China 533,300
13 Ceva Logistics France 476,600
14 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 430,000
15 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
16 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 409,127
17 Yusen Logistics Japan 368,198
18 Geodis France 357,024
19 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 337,300
20 Dachser SE Germany 335,500
21 NNR Global Logistics Japan 315,011
22 Hitachi Transport System Japan 300,000
23 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
24 Pilot Freight Services United States 230,000
25 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 225,000
26 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 224,100
27 EFL Sri Lanka 196,875
28 Logwin AG Luxembourg 180,000
29 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 176,000
30 Cargo-Partner Austria 173,247
31 Trinity Logistics USA United States 156,200
32 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 141,766
33 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 127,174
34 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 106,600
35 Nissin Corp. Japan 100,000
36 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
37 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 86,000
38 BDP International United States 76,000
39 OIA Global United States 75,000
40 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
41 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
42 Imperial Logistics South Africa 53,660
43 CJ Logistics South Korea 53,575
44 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 50,000
45 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
46 APL Logistics Singapore 47,135
47 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
48 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
49 Sankyu Inc. Japan 38,756
50 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 31,000
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On the Bubble

Radiant Logistics ($202 million), Bellevue, Wash., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Top 50

XPO Reports Mixed Q4, 2019 Results

XPO Logistics Inc. posted mixed financial results for the fourth quarter and all of 2019.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
February 11, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Interim CEO Chris Easter Named New CEO of Daseke Trucking

Six months after being named interim CEO of Addison, Texas-based Daseke Inc., Chris Easter was named the flatbed carrier’s permanent CEO on Feb. 7.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 11, 2020
Business, Logistics

Hub Group Posts Decrease in Q4, Full-Year Results

Hub Group reported a fourth quarter close to expectations that paled in comparison with the record-breaking results in 2018.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 10, 2020
Business, Logistics

FedEx Rearranges Deliveries in Efficiency Push

FedEx Corp. is revamping its operations to hand off some deliveries from its overnight division to its separately run ground business, in an effort to wring more profit from surging e-commerce.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
February 7, 2020
Business, Logistics

J.B. Hunt Announces Changes at Executive Level

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is going through further changes in leadership, the carrier announced Feb. 7.

February 7, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

Cargo Chief Enhances Carrier Management Platform

Cargo Chief announced the release of version 3.0 of its C4 carrier management platform aimed at helping brokers find “backhaul full truckload carriers in the over-the-road industry.”

February 7, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

U.S. Xpress Appoints Nathan Harwell to Two Executive Posts

Nathan Harwell has joined U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. as executive vice president and chief legal officer, the company announced Feb. 4.

February 5, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

YRC Swings to a Loss for Q4 and 2019

YRC Worldwide Inc. posted losses for both the fourth quarter and the year as it was weighed down by the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Co., facilities closings and weakening freight traffic in its core Midwest market.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
February 5, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Celadon Might Sell Texas Facility as Bankruptcy Proceedings Continue

According to bankruptcy court documents, P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. is seeking to purchase a trucking terminal and property in Laredo, Texas, that is owned by Celadon Group.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

UPS Appoints Stephen Denton to Lead Ware2Go

Stephen Denton was appointed CEO of on-demand fulfillment platform Ware2Go Inc., the company announced Feb. 4.

February 4, 2020
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