Schneider National said it will take over the transportation operations of Emerson Electric Co., an appliances and electronics manufacturer.
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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 | 2,150,000 |
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 |
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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Extras
On the Bubble
Rail Exec Suggests Weight Limits Could Be Raised by Up to 10%
ANAHEIM, Calif. — BNSF Railway Vice President Steve Branscum called on truckers and shippers to jointly pinpoint areas where freight weight limits could be raised, perhaps by 10%.
November 23, 2009Penske Logistics Names Three Executives
Penske Logistics said it has promoted three employees to executive positions.
November 20, 2009Schneider to Provide Dedicated Service for Emerson Electric
NTSB’s Hersman Suggests Making EOBRs Mandatory
WASHINGTON — Debbie Hersman, the new chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said that fatigue was an “insidious” factor in all types transportation accidents and recommended that as the Department of Transportation reviews its hours-of-service rule for truckers it mandate the use of electronic onboard recorders and use all available fatigue research to craft a new rule.
November 17, 2009Diesel Drops 1.1¢ to $2.79 in Second Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average price fell for a second straight week, dropping 1.1 cents to $2.79 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 17, 2009U.S., Canada Should Cooperate More, Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO Says
The United States and Canada should work more closely together on policies and regulations to improve competition and economic competitiveness, as well as to make highways safer and trucking’s environmental footprint smaller, said David Bradley, chief executive officer of the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
November 16, 2009Volvo to Sell Interest in Chinese Truck Venture
The Volvo Group and Chinese firms Sinotruk Ltd. and China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp. have signed an agreement under which Sinotruk will purchase all of Volvo’s equity interest in Jinan Huawo Truck Corp., Bloomberg reported.
November 16, 2009Mullen Group Makes Offer for Livingston
Canadian transporter Mullen Group offered to buy Ontario-based logistics firm Livingston International Income Fund in an all-stock deal that tops a previous buyout offer from a consortium of other investors.
November 13, 2009UPS Wins Manheim Vehicle Contract
UPS Inc. will provide logistics services for used vehicle auctioneer Manheim, the company announced.
November 13, 2009Vermont-New York Bridge Will Not Reopen
Officials in Vermont and New York have decided the Crown Point Bridge connecting the two states at the southern tip of Lake Champlain is too badly deteriorated to repair.
November 10, 2009