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2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The third-party logistics business is undergoing a dramatic, technology-driven transformation.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2019.
Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,051,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,643,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,162,000
4 DSV A/S Denmark 1,071,266
5 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 965,700
6 Expeditors International of Washington United States 955,391
7 Nippon Express Japan 752,942
8 Bollore Logistics France 634,000
9 Kintetsu World Express Japan 600,849
10 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 586,670
11 Hitachi Transport System Japan 538,000
12 Sinotrans Ltd. China 530,100
13 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 520,000
14 Ceva Logistics France 476,600
15 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 453,000
16 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
17 Yusen Logistics Japan 380,000
18 Geodis France 363,451
19 Dachser SE Germany 344,900
20 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 337,300
21 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
22 NNR Global Logistics Japan 260,029
23 Pilot Freight Services United States 230,000
24 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 213,200
25 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 210,000
26 EFL Sri Lanka 188,264
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 180,000
28 Cargo-Partner Austria 173,247
29 Trinity Logistics USA United States 164,000
30 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 158,405
31 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 158,343
32 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 127,418
33 Toll Group Australia 113,000
34 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
35 Seko Logistics United States 90,000
36 Worldwide Logistics Group China 87,549
37 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 86,000
38 Nissin Corp. Japan 85,000
39 APL Logistics Singapore 82,554
40 BDP International United States 76,000
41 OIA Global United States 75,000
42 XPO Logistics United States 70,200
43 Gebruder Weiss Austria 61,000
44 Noatum Logistics Spain 53,800
45 Imperial Logistics South Africa 53,660
46 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 50,000
46 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
48 CJ Logistics South Korea 43,954
49 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
49 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
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On the Bubble

Pilot Freight Services ($250 million), Lima, Pa., provides cross-border services, custom brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Negotiations Remain Stalled

UPS on July 11 pushed to Aug. 8 the release date for its second-quarter financial report, a week after its labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is set to expire.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Dockworkers Take On South Carolina’s Governor in Labor Fight

Dockworkers and the governor in South Carolina, the state with the lowest percentage of unionized workers, are digging in their heels over a labor dispute.

James Pollard | Associated Press
July 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration

Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an “invite-only” promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 11, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

ZS Fund Unites Lily Transportation, Transervice

Private equity firm ZS Fund has acquired dedicated contract carriage company Lily Transportation Corp., the company announced July 11.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 11, 2023
Government, Equipment, Logistics

Arizona to Standardize Truck-Restriction Highway Signs

Arizona has a new law mandating that vehicle weight-restriction signs can only be enforced on state highways if designed by the state transportation department.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 11, 2023
Business, Logistics

Trucking Enters Late Down Cycle

The trucking industry has entered the late stages of the freight cycle downturn, but positive destocking trends have helped balance low demand.  

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 10, 2023
Business, Logistics

Produce Season Fails to Boost Struggling Freight Market

The produce season did little to boost the slowdown in freight demand, as would be expected with normal seasonality.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 10, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Analysts: Walkout at UPS Would Have Deep Impact on Economy

A strike by UPS workers if a new labor agreement isn’t reached with the Teamsters would hold significant implications across the supply chain, industry analysts said.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 10, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100, Top 50

DHL Express Opens Atlanta Cargo Facility

DHL Express on July 6 opened an $84.5 million, 100,000-square-foot hub at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 10, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Rail Industry Sues Ohio Over Crew Size Rule

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February.

Julie Carr Smyth | Associated Press
July 6, 2023
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