XPO Logistics turned last year’s first-quarter net loss into a profit of similar magnitude even though revenue was flat, the company said May 3.
May 3, 2017Logistics 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 |
Top 100 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 100 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
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Extras
XPO Turns Last Year's First-Quarter Loss Into This Year’s Profit
Federal Regulators Give Green Light to Knight-Swift Merger
The multibillion-dollar merger between Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation received a speedy federal antitrust approval May 1, clearing the way for shareholders to vote on the proposed transaction to form the largest truckload carrier in the United States.
May 2, 2017Profits Decline at Expeditors Even as Revenue Increases
First-quarter expenses rose faster than revenue for Expeditors International of Washington, so the freight forwarder remained profitable but at a lower level than a year ago.
May 2, 2017Distracted Driving, Industry Regulations Top ATRI’s Research Priorities
Efforts that would minimize distracted driving and evaluate the impact of regulations on the trucking industry are high on the list of research priorities this year for the American Transportation Research Institute, the group announced May 2.
Opinion: More Mergers and Acquisitions for Truckers
The recent announcement that Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation are merging is a much bigger and industry-changing event than realized. It comes on the heels of another major development: the public offering by Schneider. In three years, these two deals will be viewed as having set in motion a number of mergers and acquisitions at a pace never witnessed before in the truckload and intermodal industry.
May 1, 2017Paper Checks Still Common in Trucking; Move Underway to Migrate to E-Payments
Many trucking and third-party logistics companies still write checks to pay their invoices, but efforts are underway to transition from pen and paper to point-and-click e-payments. If successful, it would shift decades-old business patterns ingrained in the industry.
Railroad 1Q Profits Increase on Rebound in Coal Shipping
All publicly traded freight railroads reported higher profits in the first quarter, led by a strong rebound in coal transportation from the doldrums of recent years and continued improvement in the intermodal sector.
Allen Lund Co. Forms Joint Venture, TransKool Solutions
Allen Lund Co. has formed a joint venture with Santos International called TransKool Solutions, which will operate a temperature-controlled warehouse in McAllen, Texas, and offer brokerage services to transport produce and other refrigerated goods from Mexico to the United States and Canada.
April 28, 2017Universal Logistics Profits Fall in First Quarter Despite Higher Revenue
Profits at Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. fell 42% year-over-year despite 9.2% growth in revenue during the same period, which the company acknowledged was due to problems with a few of its large value-added programs.
Union Pacific Profits Up 9.5%, Easily Beat Forecasts
Union Pacific’s profits increased 9.5% to $1.07 billion dollars, or $1.32 per share, after strong results on a year-over-year basis in the coal, agricultural and intermodal transportation.