The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dipping 1.5 cents to $4.692 a gallon, while gasoline rose above $4 for the first time, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
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 | TVS Supply Chain Solutions | India | 50,000 |
49 | BEL International Logistics | Hong Kong | 50,000 |
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Extras
On the Bubble
Diesel Falls 1.5¢ to $4.692; Gas Tops $4 for First Time
Gasoline Average Tops $4 a Gallon
The national average for gasoline has topped $4 a gallon for the first time, according to AAA.
June 9, 2008Mullen Buys Fluid, Oilfield Transport Firm
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said Thursday it would buy the transport unit of Essential Energy Services Trust for C$135 million.
June 5, 2008Dynamex Reports Improved 3Q Profit
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter profit was $3.8 million, or 37 cents a share, up from $3.5 million, or 33 cents, a year earlier.
June 4, 2008Opinion: A Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Info
Just days after a new report recommended improvements to drug-testing programs that could better identify illegal drug users and keep them off the road, Reps. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), John Mica (R-Fla.) and Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) announced their intention to introduce legislation aimed at establishing a national clearinghouse of positive drug-test results.
June 4, 2008Canadian Provinces Nearing Accord on Speed Limiters, OTA Says
The Ontario Trucking Association said that a joint meeting this week of the Ontario and Quebec government cabinets moved them closer to accord on trucking issues such as implementing speed limiter legislation and allowing for longer combination vehicles.
June 4, 2008Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723
Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
June 2, 2008Chicago Manufacturing Index Shows Contraction
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region improved in May but showed contraction showed for a fourth straight month, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
May 30, 2008Existing Home Sales Fall 1% in April
Existing homes sales fell 1% in April, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.
May 23, 2008UPS Moving Asia Air Hub to China
UPS Inc. said Wednesday it is moving its primary intra-Asia air hub to southern China, from the Philippines, to save money and reduce transit times across Asia.
May 21, 2008