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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 Savino Del Bene Italy 50,000
49 TVS Supply Chain Solutions India 50,000
Extras
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Business, Logistics

Universal Earnings to Trail Expectations, Guidance

Universal Truckload Services Inc. said it expects third-quarter earnings will lag year-earlier results and come in below analysts expectations due to weakening customer demand for truckload services in certain industrial sectors.

September 30, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Rises in September

Consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in September as a resilient labor market helped Americans shake off the effects of tumbling stock prices.

Ali Donaldson | Bloomberg News
September 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

Hapag-Lloyd Seeks $500 Million From IPO Targeted for 2015

Hapag-Lloyd, Germany’s biggest shipping line, is seeking to raise $500 million from the sale of new shares this year as it presses ahead with an initial public offering even as the Chinese economic slowdown and a rout in Volkswagen shares sparked turmoil on stock markets.

Nicholas Brautlecht | Bloomberg News
September 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics 2Q Net Income Rises 3%

Radiant Logistics Inc. reported net income rose 3% to $2.19 million, or 4 cents per share, in the second quarter as the company absorbed multiple acquisitions.

September 28, 2015
Business, Logistics

Swift Earnings to Trail Forecast, Guidance

Swift Transportation Co. said its third-quarter and full-year results will lag analyst forecasts and its own profit guidance because of costs from past accidents and weaker freight volumes in the fourth quarter.

September 25, 2015
Business, Logistics

US Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises Following 13.3% Drop

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 0.6% from the same period last year after declining 13.3% the prior week, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 25, 2015
Business, Logistics

International Intermodal Re-Emerges as Volume Growth Leader

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — International intermodal freight once again has become the driving force for intermodal growth because factors such as lower diesel prices and suboptimal rail service have slowed the increases in domestic truck/rail freight, experts said.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 22, 2015
Business, Logistics

More Business Awaits if Intermodal Service Improves Further

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Railroads have made progress in improving service quality this year, compared with last year’s delay-plagued operations, but they will have to keep improving to win more business from customers, shippers said.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

N.Y., N.J. Ask US to Pay Half of $20 Billion Rail Tunnel

Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York want the federal government to pay half of a $20 billion commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

September 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

GAO Urges Congress to Allow Rail-Safety Deadline Extension

A U.S. watchdog office urged Congress to empower regulators to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for freight and passenger railroads to adopt new safety technology that could prevent major derailments and other deadly crashes.

David Morgan | Reuters
September 21, 2015
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