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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
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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

Crane Worldwide Logistics ($230 million), Houston, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, intermodal and drayage and supply chain consulting.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Economy Continues Expansion; Trucking Revenue Rises, Fed Says

The national economy continued to expand from early October to late November as some of the 12 districts reported higher trucking revenue, the Federal Reserve said.

December 3, 2014
Business, Logistics

Canada Extends Order on Rail Shipment to Alleviate Grain Backlog

Canada extended an order that requires the country’s two largest railways to ship a minimum amount of grain each week until March 28.

December 1, 2014
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Historic Month for Trailers

Trailer manufacturers received a record 47,810 new orders in October, smashing the previous mark by more than 25%, ACT Research reported.

December 1, 2014
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Surge to Record High

Trailer orders leaped to a record-high 47,810 in October, almost doubling from a year ago, ACT Research Co. reported.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
November 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

DHL Sets 4.9% Rate Increase for 2015

DHL Express has set a 4.9% average price increase for its account holders, effective Jan. 2.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
November 21, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.6% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 2.6% in the week ended Nov. 15 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 21, 2014
Business, Logistics

LiveOnWeb Replay: The 2014 Top 50 Logistics Companies

Watch a replay of our Nov. 19 installment of LiveOnWeb  that focused on Transport Topics' release of the 2014 Top 50 Logistics Companies. Our TT panel was joined by Bob Farrell, Executive Director of the Automobile Carriers Conference. The panel conducted an overview of the list, analyzed capacity and congestion concerns and discussed automobile manufacturing and delivery challenges.

November 20, 2014
Business, Logistics

Logistics Spending on an Upward Trend

Spending on logistics services is expected to accelerate in 2014 as the economy in the United States continues to expand and more companies outsource transportation management to third-party logistics companies.

November 19, 2014
Business, Logistics

Change at the Top, New Firms on List Shape Annual Survey

The 2014 edition of Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Companies list produced a few surprises, some fast movers and some new names.

November 19, 2014
Business, Logistics

The List: Transport Topics' 2014 Top 50 Logistics Companies

Here are the 2014 Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies list, unveiled in list form.

November 19, 2014
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