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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 TVS Supply Chain Solutions India 50,000
49 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Government

Schneider to Expand Regional Service

Truckload carrier Schneider National said Tuesday it will expand a regional service it started in Western states earlier this year over the next few years, with its most immediate expansion plans including Texas and the Southeast.

May 20, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Editorial: A Fueling Alternative

Retail fuel prices skyrocketed again last week, with diesel jumping 18.2 cents a gallon to a national average of $4.331, the biggest one-week increase since October 2005 and more than 15 cents more than the last record.

May 19, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Prices Soar 17¢ to $3.79 a Gallon

Gasoline prices soared 17 cents in the past two weeks to a national average of $3.79 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

May 19, 2008
Business, Government, Logistics

Ontario-U.S. Truck Border Crossings Decline

Truck crossings from the Canadian province of Ontario into the United States have fallen 5.6% in 2008 compared with the same period last year, the Ontario Trucking Association said Thursday.

May 15, 2008
Business, Logistics

US1 Reports Higher First-Quarter Profit

Logistics firm US1 Industries said its first-quarter net income improved to $690,000, or 5 cents a share, from $370,000, or 3 cents, a year ago.

May 14, 2008
Business, Logistics

Contrans’ First-Quarter Income Declines

Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund said Tuesday its first-quarter income fell to C$5 million, or 17 cents per unit, from C$8.1 million, or 28 cents, a year ago.

May 13, 2008
Business, Logistics

Clarke Reports First-Quarter Loss

Canadian holding company Clarke Inc. Monday reported a first-quarter loss of C$2.1 million, or 7 cents per share, compared with net income of C$12.1 million, or 28 cents, a year ago.

May 12, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

President Bush Declares ‘National Transportation Week’

President Bush declared this week as “National Transportation Week” and Saturday to be “National Defense Transportation Day,” the White House said Friday.

May 12, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

ATA Unveils Sustainability Plan; Backs Truck Fuel-Use Standard

American Trucking Associations launched a major initiative to meet the industry’s growing fuel-price crisis, supporting for the first time national truck fuel-economy standards.

May 12, 2008
Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ First-Quarter Income Improves

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its first-quarter profit rose 12% to $66.5 million, or 30 cents a share, from $59.3 million, or 27 cents, a year ago.

May 8, 2008
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