Venture capital firm 8VC and diversified truckload carrier Schneider announced a partnership to leverage technology on trucks to create a pathway to a fully digital supply chain.
April 11, 2018Logistics 100 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Airfreight (Metric Tons) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kuehne + Nagel | Switzerland | 2,220,000 |
2 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 2,096,000 |
3 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 1,600,000 |
4 | DB Schenker | Germany | 1,400,000 |
5 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,047,200 |
6 | Nippon Express | Japan | 971,763 |
7 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 965,700 |
8 | Bollore Logistics | France | 656,000 |
9 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 556,875 |
10 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 552,640 |
11 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 532,300 |
12 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 520,415 |
13 | AWOT Global Logistics Group | China | 486,216 |
14 | Ceva Logistics | France | 474,000 |
15 | CTS International Logistics | China | 398,175 |
16 | Dachser SE | Germany | 365,000 |
17 | Geodis | France | 346,667 |
18 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 337,300 |
19 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 326,000 |
20 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 300,000 |
21 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 288,837 |
22 | Pilot Freight Services | United States | 280,000 |
23 | FedEx Logistics | United States | 265,600 |
24 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 251,967 |
25 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 205,203 |
26 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 182,000 |
27 | Cargo-Partner | Austria | 181,050 |
28 | Maersk Logistics | Denmark | 173,648 |
29 | Trinity Logistics USA | United States | 164,000 |
30 | Omni Logistics | United States | 149,978 |
31 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 148,000 |
32 | LX Pantos | South Korea | 142,000 |
33 | Seko Logistics | United States | 130,000 |
34 | Worldwide Logistics Group | China | 129,732 |
35 | Toll Group | Australia | 117,400 |
36 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 114,736 |
37 | Scan Global Logistics A/S | Denmark | 101,000 |
38 | Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent | China | 100,000 |
39 | AIT Worldwide Logistics | United States | 97,628 |
40 | BDP International | United States | 76,000 |
41 | Clasquin | France | 71,257 |
42 | XPO Logistics | United States | 70,200 |
43 | Savino Del Bene | Italy | 64,800 |
44 | OIA Global | United States | 59,000 |
45 | Nissin Corp. | Japan | 55,000 |
46 | APL Logistics | Singapore | 54,000 |
47 | Imperial Logistics | South Africa | 53,660 |
48 | Gebruder Weiss | Austria | 53,000 |
49 | BEL International Logistics | Hong Kong | 50,000 |
50 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 50,000 |
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Extras
Allen Lund, Founder of Freight Brokerage Firm, Dies
Allen Lund, founder of third-party transportation broker Allen Lund Co., died April 7 after recently being diagnosed with cancer. He was 77.
April 11, 2018Schneider, 8VC Partner to Boost Digital Supply Chain
Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Logistics, Accelerated'
Our April 18 LiveOnWeb program, “Logistics, Accelerated,” focused on how technology and innovation are changing the logistics business. Watch the replay.
April 10, 2018Dolly Seeks to Find Niche in Bulk-Moving Sector
Another firm has joined the competitive same-day delivery space, facing off against major logistics firms as it works to find a niche in moving and delivering bulky, heavy items for retailers and consumers. Seattle-based Dolly recently expanded to serve seven large cities and has teamed with such merchants as Costco Wholesale Corp., Crate & Barrel, Lowe’s Cos. and The Container Store.
Transcontinental Opens Door to Amazon With Coveris Takeover
Canada’s biggest printer says its latest deal opens the door to making Amazon.com a customer as the online retail giant tries to break into the fresh food delivery business.
Investors, Fleets Back Video-Based Telematics
A pair of recent events helped underscore the key role video is playing in fleet operations: Lytx, a video telematics provider, received a $700 million capital infusion from private equity firms; and Penske Logistics launched a video-based safety program in 2,800 of its heavy-duty trucks in its North America operations using equipment from SmartDrive Systems.
New Warehouses Needed to Meet E-Commerce Demands, CBRE Study Shows
The average age of warehouses in the United States is 34 years, making them ill-suited for the demands of e-commerce, according to an analysis by commercial real estate firm CBRE.
April 9, 20182018 Top 50 Logistics Companies: XPO Retains Its Place at the Top
After a string of high-profile acquisitions pushed XPO Logistics to the top of the Transport Topics Logistics 50 list in 2017, the company kept its No. 1 ranking this year by growing its business organically and by effectively cross-selling transportation and logistics services to shippers.
Interactive Map: Where the 2018 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America
Find out where the 2018 top carriers are by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map.
April 9, 2018Visions of the Future of Logistics
Here's what some industry professionals had to say about what the future may hold.
April 9, 2018