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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

Seko Logistics ($220 million), Itasca, Ill., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Technology, Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Managing CSA

Despite the removal of Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores from public view late last year, many shippers and third-party logistics providers remain eager to track carriers’ safety performance, and technology providers are helping to fill that void.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

Total Quality Logistics to Open Kansas City Office

Total Quality Logistics plans to open a new sales office in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 14. It's the second location for the freight brokerage firm in the state.

September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Cargo Owners Say Bid to Unload Vessels Isn’t Working

Bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co.’s efforts to unload vessels in the United States while it goes through bankruptcy in South Korea are meeting with complaints from cargo owners and from the companies that service and equip its fleet.

Tiffany Kary | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

New Freight Forward Network Forms to Take on Multinationals

A new industry group called the Globalia Logistics Network has been formed to align independent freight forwarders to compete with large multinational logistics providers.

September 16, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Collapse May Hurry Shipping Consolidation, Hapag Says

The collapse of Hanjin Shipping Co. will probably spark fresh consolidation among container lines as they attempt to ride out the shock waves buffeting the industry, Hapag-Lloyd AG CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said.

Nicholas Brautlecht | Bloomberg News
September 15, 2016
Business, Logistics

Looming Trailer Shortage Newest Hanjin Bankruptcy Crisis

The bankruptcy of Korean ocean liner Hanjin Shipping Co. is causing ripple effects for importers bringing goods from Asian factories to U.S. malls by creating a shortage of trailers to move containers on U.S. roads.

Jim Christie | Reuters
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September 15, 2016
Business, Logistics

Port of Wilmington Closely Watching Hanjin Bankruptcy Rescue

The Port of Wilmington is closely watching as one of its clients — South Korean company Hanjin Shipping —attempts to fight its way back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Hunter Ingram | Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.)
September 14, 2016
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics Reports $5.6 Million Loss

Radiant Logistics Inc. reported a loss of $5.6 million, or 11 cents per share, for the 12-month fiscal year that ended June 30.

September 13, 2016
Business, Logistics

US Trailer Orders Fall Almost 38% Year-Over-Year

U.S. net trailer orders fell 37.6% year-over-year as some fleets remained cautious about adding equipment and cancellations increased, according to ACT Research Co.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 13, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Ship Unloading at Long Beach After Bankruptcy Ruling

A Hanjin Shipping Co. vessel began unloading its part of $14 billion worth of cargo Sept. 10 at the Port of Long Beach in California after a U.S. court granted the company a reprieve from having its assets seized, easing a cargo bottleneck resulting from the container line’s filing for bankruptcy protection.

September 12, 2016
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