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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

Damco International ($158 million), Jamaica, New York, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Safety, Logistics

Amazon Closes Canadian Facility Hit by COVID

Amazon .com Inc. has been ordered to close a facility outside Toronto for two weeks as public health officials worry about rising COVID-19 cases inside the complex.

March 12, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Maersk Is Said to Weigh Sale of $1 Billion Cold Container Unit

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is considering a sale of its refrigerated container business as demand for the cold storage units surges during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 10, 2021
Business, Logistics

IHS Expects Trucking Recovery Despite Concerns in 2021

Trucking is likely to see strong gains this year, but risks remain as the economy tries to leave the coronavirus behind, according to IHS Markit.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 9, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Port Officials, Retailers See Congestion Lasting for Months

Long delays at the nation’s ports are causing companies to rethink their long-term strategies about where their products are manufactured and how to get them to customers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Uber Freight Expands Procurement Options With Market Access

Uber Freight has launched a new procurement channel that enables shippers to source capacity directly over its freight marketplace.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 9, 2021
Business, Logistics

Traffic Volumes Continue to Climb Amid Pandemic

Traffic levels related to freight movement generally have fared better than levels associated with other modes of transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic, but future travel trends remain hard to predict.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
March 8, 2021
Business, Logistics

Amazon Spends $131 Million for Stake in Cargo Airline ATSG

Amazon .com Inc. has scooped up a minority stake in a cargo airline that operates a portion of its fast-growing air-cargo division, the latest sign of the retailer’s long-term ambitions to expand its airfreight operations.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
March 8, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Export Boom Drives Canada’s Largest Trade Surplus Since 2014

Canada’s trade sector unexpectedly recorded its largest surplus in more than six years on across-the-board increases in exports.

Shelly Hagan | Bloomberg News
March 5, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

UPS Ships Out First Batch of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

UPS Inc. began shipping out its first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines March 2, now that the single-dose vaccine for the coronavirus has emergency use authorization.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 2, 2021
Business, Logistics

As Amazon Air Expands, Report Sees Potential Challenge to UPS, FedEx and USPS

Amazon Air is poised for a summertime growth spurt that could send its daily schedule to more than 160 flights per day.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 2, 2021
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