U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.6% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
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Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
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 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
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Extras
On the Bubble
Dramatic Texas Tornados Damage Equipment at Three Truck Facilities; No Injuries Reported
A burst of tornados struck the Dallas area last week, severely damaging trucks and trailers at a Schneider National Inc. terminal, a truck dealer’s facility and a trailer dealer’s lot.
April 9, 2012New Trailer Orders Decline 4%, but Makers Remain Confident
Customers ordered a net total of 21,800 new commercial trailers in February, a 4% drop from last February, ACT Research Co. reported, but manufacturers were confident it was just a temporary lull.
April 9, 2012Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.6% for Week
Rails Coax Brokers, Shippers to Fill Trains Via Intermodal
SAN ANTONIO — Transportation brokers have an underused opportunity to move freight via intermodal shipping, but those rail shipments can require special attention, several industry experts said.
April 5, 20123PL Leading Edge Acquires C&F Logistics
Third-party logistics company Leading Edge Logistics announced its acquisition of C&F Logistics. Terms were not disclosed.
April 5, 2012XPO Opens Operations Office in North Carolina
XPO Logistics said it has opened its new North American operations center in Charlotte, N.C.
April 5, 2012Tornado Damages Schneider Terminal Near Dallas
A tornado that touched down in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday caused extensive damage to equipment at a Schneider National terminal, the company said.
April 4, 2012Great Dane Opens Trailer Manufacturing Plant in Georgia
STATESBORO, Ga. — Great Dane Trailers officially opened a new plant here this week to produce refrigerated trailers, the ninth production facility for the company.
April 3, 2012Quality Distribution Buys Energy Logistics Firm
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said late Monday that it has purchased Trojan Vacuum Services, a transportation provider for the oil and gas industry in the Eagle Ford shale region in Texas.
April 3, 2012Rail Logistics Partners with Interstate Distributor for Drayage Service
Rail Logistics and Interstate Distributor Co. on Tuesday announced a new partnership for drayage service at the Port of Quincy intermodal terminal in Washington state.
April 3, 2012