Intermodal traffic increased 6.3% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
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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) |
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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
TransForce, DHL Reach Deal on Domestic Canadian Logistics Operations
TransForce Inc. and DHL Express Canada agreed to enter a 10-year agreement under which TransForce will buy the assets of DHL Express’ domestic Canadian business, the companies said.
May 23, 2011ATA Leaders Advise Federal Government to Drop Attempt to Regulate Wait Times
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The leadership of American Trucking Associations last week urged the federal government not to attempt to regulate the speed with which trucks are loaded and unloaded.
May 23, 2011Freight Results Still Mixed, Executive Says
Although the U.S. economy continues to improve, there remains a spottiness within the freight-hauling sector, a logistics executive said.
May 23, 2011Detention Self-Help
There’s no doubt that the failure of some shippers and consignees to promptly load or unload trailers is a serious issue for the trucking industry. Because of this, most fleets have added detention rules into their contracts with their customers, detailing just how long it should take for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
May 23, 2011Menlo Expands Services for Bobcat
Menlo Worldwide Logistics said it is expanding manufacturing for Bobcat Co. and will be hiring about 35 workers in the next few weeks.
May 20, 2011Weekly Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.2%
TransForce’s 1Q Earnings Decline
Canadian transporter TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter net earnings fell to C$14.9 million, or 15 Canadian cents a share, from C$26.1 million, or 27 cents, in a year earlier.
May 19, 2011ATA Board Votes to Oppose Regulating Detention Times
American Trucking Associations said its board of directors voted to oppose efforts at regulating detention times — the time drivers and trucks wait to load or unload their cargo.
May 18, 2011Trailer Bridge Reports Bigger First-Quarter Loss
Trailer Bridge Inc.’s first-quarter loss widened to $10.4 million, or 86 cents per share, compared with a loss of $300,00, or 3 cents, a year ago.
May 17, 2011P&G Refugee Says ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Inspired Him to Save Sunny Delight
Billy Cyr, a 19-year veteran executive with Procter & Gamble Co., had 90 days to begin the transformation of a struggling, spun-off subsidiary into the beginnings of a prosperous stand-alone beverage company, so he sought inspiration from a muse.
May 16, 2011