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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
Business, Logistics

Caterpillar Sells Majority Interest in 3PL to Private Equity Firm for $750 Million

Caterpillar Inc. has agreed to sell a majority interest in its third-party logistics business to privately held Platinum Equity for about $750 million, while retaining its in-house international network to support its dealers and customers.

May 21, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.1% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

May 18, 2012
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Moves HQ to Connecticut

XPO Logistics Inc. said Tuesday it moved its corporate headquarters to Greenwich, Conn., from Buchanan, Mich.

May 16, 2012
Business, Logistics

Schneider, Pacer Sign New Rail Agreements

Schneider National and Pacer International have announced new intermodal agreements with rail carriers.

May 14, 2012
Editorial, Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Editorial: Life Is Good

There was some interesting advice offered by two of our industry’s best-known economists last week to fleet executives who were attending the National Tank Truck Carriers annual conference in San Francisco.

May 14, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Shipments Up 5.8% to 3.48 Million; Highest 1st-Quarter Total on Record, IANA Says

Accelerating domestic demand pushed up first-quarter rail/truck shipments by 5.8% to 3.48 million, setting a record for the first three months of any year, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

May 14, 2012
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Reports 1Q Loss, Buys Brokerage Firm

XPO Logistics reported a first-quarter loss and announced its first acquisition, saying it will buy brokerage firm Continental Freight Services for $3.4 million.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
May 11, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

May 11, 2012
Business, Logistics

Caterpillar Selling Majority Stake in Logistics Unit

Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said it is selling a majority stake in its third-party logistics business to Platinum Equity for $750 million.

May 10, 2012
Business, Logistics

First-Quarter Intermodal Volume Gains 5.8% Year-Over-Year

Intermodal traffic volume rose 5.8% in the first quarter from a year ago, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

May 9, 2012
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