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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, Logistics

World’s Biggest Container Liner Looks for Deals Outside Shipping

The world’s largest container company will start looking for takeover targets outside the shipping industry as it tries to pre-empt a new competitive landscape in which customers are morphing into rivals.

February 20, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics

Commodities Shipper Seeks $150 Million to Start Digital Coin

The shipping agency that struck the first freight deal settled in Bitcoin is now seeking $150 million to launch its own cryptocurrency.

Isis Almeida | Bloomberg News
February 20, 2018
Business, Logistics

XPO Expands Heavy Goods Service in Europe

XPO Logistics Inc. is expanding its movement of heavy goods to Europe, providing last-mile delivery service to such new markets as France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.

February 20, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA

Rhode Island’s First Truck-Toll Gantry Installed on Route 95

The first of more than a dozen new Rhode Island truck-toll gantries now stands above Route 95 South in Exeter.

Patrick Anderson | The Providence (R.I.) Journal,
February 16, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA

Montana Rodeo Cowboys Worried They’ll Need Commercial Driver Licenses Under New Regulations

Montana cowboys are asking Congress to tap the brakes on federal horse trailer regulations they say could all but shut down participation in rodeos.

Tom Lutey | Billings (Mont.) Gazette
February 15, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Philadelphia Airport, in Effort to Bolster Shipping, Buys More Land

A massive, mostly vacant land parcel beside Philadelphia International Airport could become a bustling shipping hub for everything from medicine to car parts under a plan to develop the site into a new air-freight complex serving a swath of the northeastern United States.

Jacob Adelman | Philly.com
February 14, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Uber, Amazon Making Presence Felt in Transportation Industry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Executives in the truck stop and travel plaza industry see the encroachment of technology giants into the transportation industry, but savvy leaders will find ways to capitalize on this trend to make more money, an analyst said during a presentation at the annual NATSO Connect conference.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
February 14, 2018
Government, Logistics

US Touts NAFTA Progress With Mexico While Trump Criticizes Canada

The Trump administration is once again signaling trade talks are going better with Mexico than Canada.

February 13, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

January Snow Took a Toll on Port of Virginia’s Cargo Volume

The post-New Year’s blizzard in Virginia did a number on the port.

Robert McCabe | The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot
February 13, 2018
Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Minnesota DOT Installing Technology to Guide Truckers to Parking Spaces

Truck drivers passing through Minnesota who need of a safe place to pull off the road will be getting help from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which last week began installing new technology that will let them know in real time if rest areas still have parking spaces available.

Tim Harlow | StarTribune
February 13, 2018
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