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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

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, Safety, Logistics

Natso Joins R.I. Trucking Association in Fight Against Truck-Only Tolls

The Rhode Island Trucking Association has a new ally, the National Association of Truck Stop Operators, in its ongoing battle against Gov. Gina Raimondo’s trucks-only tolling plan.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
October 18, 2016
Business, Logistics

Kuehne + Nagel Earnings Decline Even as Sea Freight Volume Rises

Kuehne + Nagel Inc. reported third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 3.6% to $273 million, counter to analysts’ average estimate of a 6.4% increase to $267 million.

Tom Lavell | Bloomberg News
October 18, 2016
Business, Logistics

Family May Be Driving Schneider IPO

Underlying the plans by multibillion-dollar Schneider trucking company to go public are likely the varying desires of different family members to cash in on at least some of their ownership interest.

Rick Romell | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
October 17, 2016
Business, Logistics

Privately Owned Schneider Eyes Going Public; IPO Would Be Trucking’s First Since 2010

Schneider, the nation’s largest privately owned motor carrier and a major provider of intermodal transportation and logistics services, has decided to go public.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
October 17, 2016
Business, Logistics

Judge Signs Off on $28 Million Settlement Between Schneider, Truck Drivers

A $28 million settlement agreement between Schneider and a group of truck drivers who alleged the company did not properly offer them meal and rest breaks was approved this week by a California judge.

October 14, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Bankruptcy Hits Long Beach Port Hard, But Los Angeles Left Unscathed

Container traffic at the two biggest West Coast ports was mixed in September, with a significant drop in Long Beach because of the Hanjin bankruptcy but a gain in Los Angeles, which had less exposure.

October 14, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

Fortress Said to Explore Sale of Florida East Coast Railway

Fortress Investment Group is exploring a sale of Florida East Coast Railway Corp., the coastal freight operator it took private in 2007, according to people familiar with the matter.

October 13, 2016
Business, Logistics

Utility Trailer Opens Arizona Location

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. opened a new full-service dealer location in Tolleson, Arizona.

October 13, 2016
Business, Logistics

Korean Court to Get Final Bids for Hanjin Assets by Early November

A South Korean court will receive bids by November on the sale of the marketing network of Hanjin Shipping Co.’s Asia-U.S. operations as part of efforts to raise funds for the indebted company.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
October 13, 2016
Business, Logistics

CSX’s Net Income Falls 10%

CSX Corp.'s net income fell 10% to $455 million, or 48 cents per share in the third quarter, hurt by declines of 8% in both volume and revenue.

October 13, 2016
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