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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
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On the Bubble

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Opinion: Virginia Increases Availability of TWICs at DMVs

As reported in Transport Topics in early December 2016, (12-12, pp. 4, 43) American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a roundtable of lawmakers at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, represents the future of secure transportation.

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Editorial: Week Spent Looking to the Future

Conference halls from coast to coast were teeming with talk of transportation last week, with no shortage of prognostications from industry leaders about what the future holds.

March 6, 2017
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Trailer Product Lines Expand; Orders Soar 92% in January

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Capitalizing on strong replacement demand, trailer makers said they are expanding product lines and features amid industrywide orders that skyrocketed 92% in January to more than 32,000.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
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CSX Is Said Near Deal to Name Harrison CEO

CSX Corp. may install Hunter Harrison as chief executive officer as early as the week of March 6 as the railroad and an activist shareholder move closer to ending an impasse over Harrison’s pay package, people familiar with the matter said.

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Sen. Fischer Touts Her Infrastructure Bill at AASHTO

Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer called on state transportation directors to consider the legislation she recently introduced that would transfer funds into the Highway Trust Fund.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
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Consumer Comfort Hits 10-Year High on Economic Outlook

Consumer comfort rose to an almost 10-year high in the final week of February on increased optimism about the U.S. economy and more favorable views about personal finances and the buying climate, the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed March 2.

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March 2, 2017
Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Logistics

Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training; Accident Reporting

This week's letters present thoughts on the entry-level driver-training proposal and on sharing accident data.

February 27, 2017
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CSX Shakeup: CEO to Retire, 1,000 Managers to Be Laid Off

CSX Corp. CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden will retire May 31, and the company will lay off 1,000 managers by the end of March as it decides whether to hire former Canadian Pacific Railway CEO E. Hunter Harrison to take the reins at the Class I railroad.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
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ATA Voices Support for New NACV Show

American Trucking Associations will be a supporter of the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show that debuts in Atlanta on Sept. 25-29.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
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Business, Logistics

XPO Posts First Full-Year Profit Since Jacobs Took Helm in 2011

XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit with Bradley Jacobs at the helm of the organization and also was profitable in the final quarter owing to strength in the less-than- truckload division.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
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