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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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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Bill Would Ban Double-Decker Trailers for Interstate Transportation of Horses

Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate last week would make illegal the interstate transportation of horses in double-decker trailers.

August 12, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week, Posts Record Weekly Average in July

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 4.8% for the week ended Saturday from the same week a year ago and posted the highest weekly average for any July on record, the Association of American Railroads said.

August 9, 2013
Business, Logistics

Swift Buys Central Refrigerated

Swift Transportation Co. said it has acquired privately held carrier Central Refrigerated for $225 million.

August 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

EZE Buys Houston Heavy-Haul Trucking Company

EZE Trucking, Rialto, Calif., said it has acquired Rig Runners Inc., a Houston-based heavy-haul trucking and logistics company.

August 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

C.H. Robinson’s Second-Quarter Profit Slips

C.H. Robinson Worldwide said its second-quarter net income fell slightly from a year ago, but revenue improved.

August 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

2Q Intermodal Volume Rises 2.4%, IANA Reports

Intermodal container volume rose 2.4% to 3.8 million units in the second quarter from a year ago, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

August 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ 2Q Profit Improves

Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 10% from a year ago on increased airfreight services revenue.

August 6, 2013
Government, Business, Logistics

Bill Would Allow Rail-Safety Technology Deadline Extension

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has introduced legislation that would extend until 2020 a federal statutory deadline that freight railroads install collision-avoidance technology.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 6, 2013
Business, Logistics

Penske Wins Contract to Manage Kroger’s Indiana Distribution Center

Penske Logistics said it won a contract to manage Kroger’s 600,000 square foot refrigerated food distribution center in West Shelbyville, Ind.

August 2, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.4% for Week

Intermodal volume rose 2.4% for the week ended July 27, from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 2, 2013
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