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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Power Units
1 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 7,208
2 Swift Transportation 4,890
3 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 4,540
4 XPO Logistics 4,210
5 Werner Enterprises 3,580
6 Ruan 3,501
7 Penske Logistics 2,782
8 NFI 2,305
9 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,800
10 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 1,382
11 Averitt Express 1,198
12 Estenson Logistics 1,140
13 Universal Logistics Holdings 965
14 Performance Team 910
15 DHL Supply Chain 865
16 Cowan Logistics 766
17 Celadon Group 700
18 TTS 605
19 Ceva Logistics (North America) 604
20 Dupre[singlequote] Logistics 600
21 AIM Integrated Logistics 515
22 Bay and Bay Transportation 500
23 CRST The Transportation Solution 500
24 Lily Dedicated Logistics Systems 415
25 Crane Worldwide Logistics 371
26 Warehouse Services Inc. 314
27 Landair Dedicated 280
28 Fidelitone 191
29 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 178
30 Kenco Group 167
31 East Coast Warehouse & Distribution 140
32 Keller Logistics Group 115
33 Allen Lund Co. 110
34 Leonard's Express 100
Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

Dupre Logistics ($168 million), Lafayette, La., provides customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Government, Equipment, Logistics

Wisconsin Leaders Issue Grant to Support Marine Facility in Marinette

Wisconsin officials announced May 6 that $1 million in grant funding has been awarded to support infrastructure at a shipbuilding facility in Marinette.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 7, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Biden Pushes for His Infrastructure Plan in GOP Stronghold

With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on May 6 to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan — and yet express a willingness to compromise on the corporate tax hikes he’s recommending to pay the cost.

Josh Boak and Jonathan Lemire | Associated Press
May 6, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Hub Group Reports Q1 Revenue, Profit Gains

Hub Group posted large first-quarter gains in profits and revenue, reflecting a strong freight market.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
May 6, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Protect Seafarers

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
May 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Begins Testing Electric Trucks

XPO Logistics is testing a Freightliner eCascadia in Oakland, Calif., the first step in what it expects is a lengthy transition from diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
May 5, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

Bill Would Create National EV Charging Network in Five Years

WASHINGTON — Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) is reintroducing the EV Freedom Act, which seeks to build a nationwide electric vehicle charging network within five years.

Riley Beggin | The Detroit News
May 5, 2021
Business, Logistics

Amazon Fuels Canada’s Severe Warehouse Shortage

With the pandemic driving a belated embrace of online shopping in Canada, Amazon .com Inc. has been gobbling up warehouses. That has pushed the vacancy rate in the Toronto area down to just 0.5%, making it the tightest market in North America, if not the world.

Ari Altstedter | Bloomberg News
May 5, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

UPS Driver Delivers Help to Those in Need in Louisiana

UPS driver James Joseph’s philosophy sounds a lot like a slogan his company once had: What can “Big Brown” do for you? When he’s not delivering packages, Joseph has helped deliver air conditioners and fans to people during sweltering weather, water and supplies to hurricane-stricken areas and, most recently, masks and hand sanitizer to schools across Louisiana.

George Morris | The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
May 4, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue Ever in Q1

XPO Logistics Inc. hit a record for revenue during the first quarter of 2021, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2021
Business, Logistics

Lumber Hits Record on Tight Supply, High Demand

Lumber roared to a fresh record high May 3, with traders in bidding wars after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange removed limits on how high some futures prices could go.

Marcy Nicholson | Bloomberg News
May 3, 2021
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