Diesel fuel’s national average pump price continued to slide Monday, falling 14.9 cents to $4.353 a gallon, the Energy Department said.
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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
US1 Industries Reports Lower 2Q Profit
Logistics firm US1 Industries said its second-quarter net income slipped to $813,000, or 6 cents a share, from $1.1 million, or 9 cents, a year ago.
August 12, 2008Diesel Plunges 14.9¢ to $4.353
Warehousing: Fleets Acquire Storage Space to Expand Role in Supply Chain
The cost advantage offered by shipping direct and avoiding paying for warehousing and inventory is dwindling, possibly forever, as the price of fuel rises. As a result, more carriers have started looking at warehousing to play a larger role in the logistics process.
August 11, 2008Diesel Drops 10.1¢ to $4.50 a Gallon
The cost of retail diesel fell another 10.1 cents last week to $4.502 a gallon, the third-straight weekly decline in the national average that has cut 26.2 cents from trucking’s main fuel, the U.S. Department of Energy said.
August 11, 2008Contrans’ Second-Quarter Income Improves
Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund’s second-quarter income rose compared with a year ago, due largely to a big income tax charge in the previous second quarter.
August 6, 2008Bush Orders Expedited Columbia River Crossing in Pacific Northwest
The Columbia River Crossing between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., has received national priority status from the White House to expedite the project, the U.S. Department of Transportation said late Tuesday.
August 5, 2008Pacer’s 2Q Income Improves
Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said late Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 10.4% to $13.8 million, or 40 cents a share, from $12.5 million, or 34 cents, a year ago.
August 5, 2008Expeditors’ Second-Quarter Income Improves
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its second-quarter net income rose 9% to $71.3 million, or 32 cents a share, from $65.5 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.
August 5, 2008C.H. Robinson Worldwide Acquires Canadian Forwarder
Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide said Monday it has acquired Transera International Holdings Ltd., a project forwarding company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
August 4, 2008Diesel Falls 11.5¢ to $4.603
The national average retail price of diesel fell 11.5 cents to $4.603 a gallon last week, the largest one-week drop in nearly two years and the second consecutive weekly decline, the Department of Energy reported.
August 4, 2008