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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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55

On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 13.5% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 13.5% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

January 25, 2013
Business, Logistics

RSI Logistics Acquires Freight Resources Network

RSI Logistics Inc. said it has acquired transportation software company Freight Resources Network. Terms were not disclosed.

January 25, 2013
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Reports $1 Billion 4Q Profit

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose to more than $1 billion on higher chemical, automobile and intermodal shipments.

January 24, 2013
Business, Logistics

Swift Reports Higher 4Q Profit

Swift Transportation Co. said its fourth-quarter and full-year profit rose and that it recorded the highest quarterly revenue and operating profit in its history.

January 24, 2013
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern, CSX Report Lower 4Q Income

Eastern freight railroads Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. each reported lower fourth-quarter profits from a year ago.

January 23, 2013
Business, Logistics

Canadian National Reports Higher 4Q Profit

Canadian National Railway Co. reported a higher fourth-quarter profit from a year ago on higher freight volume.

January 22, 2013
Business, Logistics

BNSF Sets $4 Billion Expansion for Oil, Intermodal Shipments

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to increase capital spending at its BNSF Railway Co. by $4.1 billion this year as it prepares to handle rising oil shipments and expands its intermodal terminal capacity, Bloomberg News reported.

January 22, 2013
Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern Reports Higher Operating Income for 4Q, Year

Kansas City Southern reported a smaller fourth-quarter profit but said its revenue rose 7%, boosted by strong intermodal volume.

January 22, 2013
Business, Logistics

Schneider’s Osterberg Urges Stronger Links Between Research and Business Applications

WASHINGTON — Don Osterberg, senior vice president of safety at truckload carrier Schneider National Inc., said transportation research needs to include components to help businesses and regulators make better use of the research.

January 21, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines

Consumer confidence fell in January, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

January 18, 2013
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