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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

Intermodal Traffic Rises 1% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 1% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 11, 2011
Business, Logistics

NFI Acquires 3PL World Warehouse and Distribution

NFI Industries said it acquired World Warehouse and Distribution, a Champlain, N.Y., third-party logistics and warehousing firm. Terms were not disclosed.

March 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

Ceva Logistics’ Earnings, Revenue Improve

Ceva Logistics on Monday reported higher revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year.

March 7, 2011
Business, Logistics

Maersk Has Record Profit as Freight Business Surges

A.P. Moller–Maersk A/S, the Danish company that owns the largest ocean shipping line, announced record earnings on Feb. 23, powered by a rebounding international freight market.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
March 4, 2011
Business, Logistics

LMS Acquires McCann’s Piggyback

Logistics Management Solutions, St. Louis, acquired intermodal marketing company McCann’s Piggyback Consolidation in Fenton, Mo., and formed a new business unit called Freight Management Solutions to provide intermodal and freight brokerage services.

March 4, 2011
Business, Logistics

Andrews Logistics Names President

Logistics firm Andrews Logistics has named Brian Jarvis its president, it said Monday.

February 28, 2011
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Letters: Border Negotiations; Wrong Again, FMCSA

No one knows the Canada-U.S. border and the difficulties even the most trusted individuals and companies have had crossing it in the “security trumps trade” post-9/11 world than truckers. It’s not surprising, then, that truckers welcome the announcement from U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the two countries are embarking upon negotiations aimed at improved cooperation and coordination at the border.

February 28, 2011
Business, Logistics

Supreme Court Orders New Review of CSX Challenge to Alabama Fuel Tax

The U.S. Supreme Court last week directed a lower court to reconsider a claim by freight railroad CSX Transportation Inc. that the Alabama fuel tax it pays is discriminatory because truckers are exempt from the same tax.

February 28, 2011
Business, Logistics

TransForce Reports Higher 4Q Earnings

TransForce Inc., Canada's largest trucking company, said Friday it had a forth-quarter profit of C$35.6 million on higher revenue from its package delivery and specialized service segments, Reuters reported.

February 25, 2011
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Hits 3-Year High

Consumer confidence rose to a three-year high in February, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

February 25, 2011
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