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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 1,795,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,418,000
3 DSV A/S Denmark 1,272,405
4 DB Schenker Germany 991,200
5 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 965,700
6 Expeditors International of Washington United States 840,700
7 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 750,000
8 Nippon Express Japan 720,115
9 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 586,670
10 Bollore Logistics France 574,000
11 Kintetsu World Express Japan 566,814
12 Sinotrans Ltd. China 502,000
13 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 493,903
14 Ceva Logistics France 440,000
15 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
16 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 337,300
17 Yusen Logistics Japan 337,000
18 Dachser SE Germany 330,000
19 Geodis France 308,173
20 FedEx Logistics United States 262,500
21 NNR Global Logistics Japan 244,595
22 Pilot Freight Services United States 240,000
23 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 225,000
24 Hitachi Transport System Japan 221,000
25 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 219,768
26 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 199,630
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 180,000
28 Cargo-Partner Austria 171,850
29 Trinity Logistics USA United States 164,000
30 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 158,405
31 EFL Sri Lanka 146,098
32 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 126,071
33 Toll Group Australia 111,600
34 APL Logistics Singapore 106,000
35 AIT Worldwide Logistics United States 105,850
36 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
37 Seko Logistics United States 90,000
38 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 86,000
39 Nissin Corp. Japan 85,000
40 BDP International United States 76,000
41 OIA Global United States 75,000
42 XPO Logistics United States 70,200
43 Scan Global Logistics A/S Denmark 70,000
44 Worldwide Logistics Group China 64,768
45 Nexus Logistics Chile 58,678
46 Noatum Logistics Spain 56,000
47 Imperial Logistics South Africa 53,660
48 Gebruder Weiss Austria 53,000
49 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
49 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 50,000
Extras
Evan Armstrong breaks down how COVID-19 challenged companies in 2020.
55

On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Scanning Every Vehicle Could Cause Border Backups

A new U.S. law signed Jan. 5 requires every vehicle, truck and freight train that crosses into the United States from Mexico or Canada to be scanned and inspected at ports of entry with X-ray or similar technology.

Wendy Fry | San Diego Union-Tribune
February 16, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Snow, Ice May Stall Vaccine Shipments

The U.S. vaccine supply is increasing to 13.5 million doses per week, up from 11 million, but harsh winter weather may slow the pace temporarily.

February 16, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Electric Aircraft Demand Seen Growing for Deliveries

Electric aircraft such as drones could account for 30% of same-day package deliveries by 2040 as network scale dramatically brings down costs, according to L.E.K. Consulting.

February 16, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Amazon Sues N.Y. Attorney General, Claiming Excessive COVID Demands

Amazon .com Inc. is suing the New York State attorney general, arguing that she’s exceeding her authority in seeking to penalize the company for alleged failures in its pandemic safety protocols and treatment of workers at New York City warehouses.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
February 12, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Forward Air Revenue Increased While Income Declined for Q4

Forward Air Corp. reported record fourth-quarter revenue but a decline in net income.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 12, 2021
Government, Logistics

Illinois Launches Program to Promote Supply Chain Management Training

Illinois officials and the Association for Supply Chain Management have partnered to launch a job-training program.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
February 12, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Ryder Reports Q4 Improved Earnings

Ryder System Inc. on Feb. 11 reported fourth-quarter net income of $25.6 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with a loss of $53.5 million, or loss of $1.02, in the same period a year ago.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 11, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Biden Team Pledges Aggressive Steps to Address Chip Shortage

The Biden administration is working to address the global semiconductor shortage that has caused auto manufacturers and other U.S. industries to halt production, a White House official said.

Jenny Leonard | Bloomberg News
February 11, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue Ever at $4.67 Billion

XPO Logistics Inc. posted better-than-expected earnings and its highest-ever quarterly revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 11, 2021
Business, Logistics

A.P. Moller-Maersk Reports Rebound in Business

The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Feb. 10 reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when global demand for goods rebounded from an earlier slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

February 10, 2021
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