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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
Business, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

XPO to Purchase Con-way

XPO Logistics Inc. last week agreed to buy Con-way Inc. for $3 billion — the highest price ever paid for a U.S. trucking company — to broaden its service offerings and leap into the less-than-truckload market.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 14, 2015
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Top Truck Technicians to Go Wrench-to-Wrench in National Championship at TMC Fall Meeting

The Technology & Maintenance Council will host its Fall Meeting and SuperTech event Sept. 21-24 in Orlando, Florida.

September 14, 2015
Business, Logistics

Analysts View XPO’s Latest Transaction as a Reversal of Fortune for Con-way

Investment analysts and observers greeted the news that XPO Logistics acquired Con-way Inc. for $3 billion as a likely positive step for both companies, but especially for beleaguered Con-way.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Canadian Truckers Leery Of Copying US Plan on GHG

The head of the Canadian Trucking Alliance said he hopes the nation will develop a greenhouse-gas rule that reflects unique operations there and is not simply a clone of the U.S. proposal that is expected to be finalized next year.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2015
Business, Logistics

Con-Way's Menlo Logistics is 'Crown Jewel' of XPO's Acquisition

XPO Logistics said it has agreed to acquire Con-way Inc. for $3 billion to broaden its supply chain offerings into less-than-truckload and U.S. truckload freight and create a company with annual revenue of $15 billion.

September 11, 2015
Business, Logistics

How Startups are Using Big Data to Manage the Holiday Cargo Rush

Several startups have sprung up to help manage the complicated flow of data involved with the movement of goods.

Yaacov Benmeleh | Bloomberg News
September 10, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Rail Intermodal Volume Rises 17%

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 17% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 10, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

White House to Appoint Former NY Transportation Chief to Infrastructure Advisory Council

Former New York state Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald will be appointed to a post on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the White House announced in late August.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 8, 2015
Business, Logistics

National Retail Systems, Ikea Launch Electric Drayage Tractor

Logistics provider National Retail Systems Inc. launched a zero-emission electric drayage operation for Ikea Distribution Services North America in Los Angeles.

September 8, 2015
Logistics

Norfolk Southern Rolls Out Low-Emission Yard Locomotives

Norfolk Southern Corp. has introduced new locomotives with lower emissions for freight yard service in the Atlanta area.

September 8, 2015
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