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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

Transplace Inc. ($170 million), Frisco, Texas, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Airfreight Prices From Europe Skyrocket in December

Airfreight rates between Europe and the United States surged in the final two months of 2017, hitting unprecedented levels in advance of the traditional volume spike from Asia that precedes the Chinese New Year in mid-February.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2018
Government, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

Missouri Gas Tax Increase May Land on Ballot After Task Force Report

A panel set up by Missouri lawmakers wants Missouri voters to raise the state’s gasoline tax by a dime per gallon to help maintain one of the nation’s most extensive highway networks.

Jack Suntrup | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 3, 2018
Business, Logistics

Private Equity Group Acquires Redwood Logistics, Will Merge With Simplified Logistics

Private equity group CI Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Redwood Logistics, one of the top freight brokers in the United States.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2018
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Glass Hauler Belmont Joins Smokey Point Distributing

Specialized glass hauler Belmont Enterprises has joined Smokey Point Distributing, a flatbed and heavy specialized carrier that is part of the Daseke Inc. group of companies.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 3, 2018
Business, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

Largest Automated Container Terminal Begins Operation in China

A $2.15 billion fully automated container terminal started operating at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port.

Wang Ying | Asia News Network
January 2, 2018
Business, Logistics

QRC Logistics Cuts Ribbon on New Canadian Warehouse

QRC Logistics, a Canadian third-party logistics firm, opened a new 289,000-square-foot warehouse in Ontario on Dec. 20.

January 2, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Rep. Bill Shuster Won't Seek 10th Term

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Jan. 2 that he will not seek re-election.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
January 2, 2018
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Icy Rivers Slow New York Barges Trying to Deliver Heating Fuel

Shivering New Yorkers may have to pay more to get warm as ice in the Hudson River delayed fuel-barge deliveries and the U.S. government warned of a home heating-fuel shortage from the East Coast to Texas.

Laura Blewitt | Bloomberg News
January 2, 2018
Business, Logistics

DHL, Campbell Soup Generate New Jobs in North Carolina

DHL Supply Chain and Campbell Soup Co. will deliver a gift to warehouse workers in North Carolina: 140 new jobs.

January 2, 2018
Logistics

Celadon Gets March 31 Extension on Credit Lines

Celadon Group has again received an extension on its revolving credit line from a group of lenders led by Bank of America.

January 2, 2018
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