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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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53

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Logistics News
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Graves Urges Industry to Lead on Warming, Highway Issues

ORLANDO, Fla. — ATA President Bill Graves challenged industry leaders to move aggressively to lead the national debate on climate change, linking truck emission reductions to higher fuel consumption and the need for greater trucking productivity to alleviate congestion.

October 29, 2007
Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern’s 3Q Earnings Rise

Kansas City Southern railroad said its third-quarter earnings jumped 58%, as it handled more autos, coal and chemicals.

October 26, 2007
Business, Logistics

Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level on Record

Existing homes sales fell in September to the lowest level since record keeping began in 1999, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

October 24, 2007
Government, Business, Logistics

SoCal Fires Close Part of Interstate 5

Interstate 5 in Southern California is closed in both directions near Camp Pendleton, as firefighters continue to battle ongoing blazes burning close to the freeway, the Associated Press reported.

October 24, 2007
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Ryder’s Third-Quarter Earnings Improve

Trucking and logistics firm Ryder System said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose, as its supply chain unit showed improvement.

October 24, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

TransForce Reports Lower Third-Quarter Earnings

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings declined, due in part to a slowdown in truck volumes.

October 24, 2007
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Ryder’s Third-Quarter Earnings Improve

Trucking and logistics firm Ryder System said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose, as its supply chain unit showed improvement.

October 24, 2007
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern’s 3Q Earnings Decline

Eastern freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings fell 7% to $386 million or 97 cents a share, from $416 million or $1.02 a year ago.

October 24, 2007
Business, Government, Logistics

Hub Group Reports Higher 3Q Profit

Third-party logistics company and freight broker Hub Group’s third-quarter profit rose 23%, despite a drop in revenue and intermodal volume.

October 23, 2007
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

General Freight to Use TMWSuite

Third-party logistics firm General Freight Systems said it will begin using the TMWSuite software platform as part of a companywide technology upgrade.

October 22, 2007
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