Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. said its first-quarter profit rose to $315 million, or 85 cents a share, from $240 million, or 52 cents, in the previous first quarter.
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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2018.
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 | 2,150,000 |
| 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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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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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
Canadian Factory Shipments Improve
Canadian factory shipments rose twice as quickly as anticipated in February on a jump in automobile production after shutdowns late last year, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
April 16, 2008Business, Logistics
CSX Reports Higher 1Q Profit
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Average Tops $4 for First Time; Oil, Gas at Records
Diesel fuel’s national average price broke the $4 barrier for the first time, jumping 10.4 cents to $4.059 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
April 15, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Bruce Carlton Named NITL President
The National Industrial Transportation League said Bruce Carlton will become the group’s president on June 1. He will succeed interim president Annette Sandberg.
April 10, 2008Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Dips 0.9¢ to $3.955; Gas Rises to Record $3.332
The national average pump price of diesel fuel dipped 0.9 cent to $3.955 a gallon, while gasoline rose to a second straight record, the Department of Energy said Monday.
April 8, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Teamsters Ratify 5-Year Contract with UPS Freight
The Teamsters union and UPS Inc. said Monday that Teamsters members had overwhelmingly ratified their first national contract at UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of UPS Inc.
April 8, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Prime Inc. to Buy 1,900 Trailers from Wabash National
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would sell 1,900 trailers to refrigerated carrier Prime Inc.
April 8, 2008Business, Safety, Logistics
Norfolk Southern to Take 1Q Charge on Accident Settlement
Eastern freight rail line Norfolk Southern Corp. said Monday it will take a first-quarter charge of 2 cents per share, related to settlement of an accident claim.
April 7, 2008Government, Business, Logistics
BNSF Idles Freight Cars Due to Downturn
Freight railroad BNSF Railway Co. is parking miles of rail cars in some parts of the country because there is not enough freight to keep them moving, the Associated Press reported Monday.
April 7, 2008Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Fuel
Diesel Dips 2.5¢ to $3.964
The national average retail diesel price dipped 2.5 cents a gallon last week after six straight increases, the Department of Energy reported, even as gasoline rose 3.1 cents to set a new record high.
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