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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.
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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 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
49 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
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On the Bubble

Averitt Express ($260 million), Cookeville, Tenn., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

Fed Sees Supply Chain Issues Growing Despite Better US Outlook

The Federal Reserve is seeing both labor and material shortages mounting across several sectors of the U.S. economy, which may have consumers paying even more for everything from fuel to new homes.

Payne Lubbers | Bloomberg News
April 15, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Historic Golf Course Closer to Becoming Trucking and Warehouse Facility

A historic golf course in the Chicago suburbs is one step closer to becoming a trucking and logistics and warenhouse complex.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 14, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Egypt Seizes Ever Given Pending $900 Million Compensation

Egypt seized the giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as part of an effort to get more than $900 million in compensation.

April 14, 2021
Business, Logistics

Darrel Harris Named President of Yellow

Darrel Harris has been named president of Yellow Corp., six months after joining the Overland Park, Kan., company.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Biden Reassures Chip Summit of Bipartisan Support for New Funds

President Joe Biden told companies vying with each other for a sharply constrained global supply of semiconductors that he has bipartisan support for government funding to address a shortage that has idled automakers worldwide.

April 12, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Covenant Realigns Top Management

Covenant Transportation Group Inc. is realigning its senior management team at its Chattanooga, Tenn., headquarters three years after making its biggest purchase in the company’s 35-year history.

April 12, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Uber Sees Record Demand as Vaccinations Rise

Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
April 12, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

MercuryGate Acquires Cheetah Software

MercuryGate International Inc. announced it acquired Cheetah Software Systems.

April 9, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Says Ocean-Shipping Demand Staying ‘Very Strong’

Robust demand for shipping goods across the world’s oceans shows no signs of slowing down, the chief executive of Germany’s largest container carrier said, signaling that elevated rates in the tight market for seaborne cargo may extend into the second half of the year.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 9, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Shipping Pallets Stage Pandemic-Era Rally

After carrying the weight of the global economy since World War II with little fanfare, the lowly shipping pallet is finally commanding some respect.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 9, 2021
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