U.S. intermodal traffic rose 5.6% last week, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 13, 2012Up Front
Battling supply chain, freight capacity issues, logistics providers demonstrate the value they bring to their business partners
As the 3PL industry continues to grow, so does our ranking of North America’s largest logistics companies, now at 100
Find out where the Top 100 Logistics companies are located by region; click links to view details about the company
Rankings
Logistics 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 |
About the Rankings...
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.
Extras
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics
Kansas City Southern’s 2Q Profit Improves
Kansas City Southern’s second-quarter earnings rose to $120 million, or $1.09 a share, from $71 million, or 64 cents, a year ago.
July 17, 2012Business, Logistics
Ingram Micro Agrees to Purchase BrightPoint
Technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. said it has agreed to purchase BrightPoint Inc., a provider of logistics services to the wireless industry, for about $840 million, the companies announced in a joint statement July 2.
July 16, 2012Business, Logistics
GE Capital Sells Last 27,000 U.S. Trailers from TIP Fleet to Trio of Companies
Investor Wood Creek Capital Management, along with Bowman Sales and Equipment Inc. and Milestone Trailer Leasing, last week bought 27,000 U.S.-based trailers from GE Capital, continuing the transformation of the highway leasing market.
July 16, 2012Business, Logistics
Second-Quarter Surge Has Intermodal on Pace for New Record
This story appears in the July 16 print edition of Transport Topics. Intermodal shipments that surged late in the second quarter have pushed 2012 truck/rail freight volume ahead of the record pace set in 2006, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 16, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.6% for Week
Business, Logistics
Lineage Logistics Buys Castle & Cooke
Lineage Logistics said it has acquired Castle & Cooke Cold Storage, Colton, Calif., for an undisclosed sum.
July 13, 2012Business, Logistics
Produce Shipping Affected by Weather, Local Trends
The produce shipping season is in full swing this year and affected by unpredictable weather patterns that have created shipping peaks in parts of the South and Pacific Northwest and weaker-than-usual demand in California, experts said.
July 9, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Sets June Record
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 5.2% in June from a year ago and was the highest weekly average for the month of June on record, the Association of American Railroads said.
July 6, 2012Business, Logistics
BTS Logistics Buys Trade Show Unit
Wheaton Van Lines, which acquired Bekins Van Lines earlier this year, has spun off Bekins’ former trade show business to newly formed BTS Logistics, the company announced.
July 5, 2012Business, Logistics
Saia Buys Ga. Brokerage, Logistics Firm
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. said Tuesday it acquired Robart Transportation Inc. and subsidiary RL Services Group LLC, for about $7.8 million.
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