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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
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

I-95 Bridge Repair: How NASCAR Helped Speed Things Along

PHILADELPHIA — The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 is getting a boost from a truck-mounted jet dryer that’s normally used to keep moisture off the track at the Pocono Raceway.

June 22, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

ATRI: Cost of Operating a Truck Soared in 2022

Rising wages for drivers is a key factor that helped drive up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 22, 2023
Business, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, TCA

Teamsters, UPS Shift Focus to Pay Raises

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

Warehouse Robots Help Deliver the Goods

As labor shortages persist, a French robotics company called Exotec, with North American headquarters in Atlanta, is seeing strong demand for its autonomous warehouse robots.

Zachary Hansen | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2023
Business, Logistics

Former Longistics Transportation Chairman Duane Long Dies

Duane Long, former president and chairman of Raleigh, N.C.-based logistics provider Longistics Transportation Inc., died June 12 after a long battle with lung disease. He was 70.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Rule Would Require First Responder Alerts After Derailment

ATLANTA — Federal regulators want all railroads to immediately send the details of everything aboard their trains to every emergency responder within 10 miles of an accident.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Prospects Unlikely for Baseball Stadium at Port of Oakland

A yearslong effort to win approval for a multibillion-dollar commercial facility at the Port of Oakland, which would have included a stadium for the Oakland Athletics, seems to have failed.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 21, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Temporary Fix for I-95 in Philadelphia Set for June 24-25

PHILADELPHIA — Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 20.

June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group Changes Name to DHL Group

BONN, Germany — German multinational package delivery and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group said June 19 that it is changing its name to DHL Group as of the beginning of July.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
June 20, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

West Coast Ports Begin Effort to Win Back Business

The tentative labor agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association is a step in addressing a shift of cargo volumes to East Coast ports.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2023
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