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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

Verst Group ($156 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

New Tennessee FedEx Distribution Center Loaded With Technology, Officials Say

Every one of the up to 12,000 parcels an hour going through the new FedEx Ground distribution center in Chattanooga is run by what officials call a scanner channel.

Mike Pare | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
September 7, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA, Top 50

Philadelphia Port Sees Continued Growth in Imports

The Philadelphia port continues to be on a roll, with more containerized freight, more liquid bulk cargoes, and more cars arriving at Philadelphia’s 15 piers and terminals on the Delaware River.

Linda Loyd | Philly.com
September 6, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

XPO Logistics to Lease Pennsylvania Warehouse ‘as Part of its Continued Growth’

XPO Logistics is leasing a 628,475-square-foot warehouse in Palmer Township, Pa.

Jon Harris | The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
September 6, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

FedEx Taps University of Memphis Students to Run Call Center

The call center agents talk on headsets to FedEx employees, helping with passwords and other basic troubleshooting and handing off to specialists if necessary.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
September 6, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Second Round of NAFTA Talks Ends With Major Issues Unresolved

Representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada declared “progress” but unveiled no breakthroughs at the conclusion Sept. 5 of a second round of talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement

Patrick J. McDonnell | Los Angeles Times
September 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon to Open First Fulfillment Center in New York

Amazon.com Inc. is opening its first fulfillment center in New York, part of an ongoing push to store inventory closer to customers to enable faster deliveries.

September 6, 2017
Government, Logistics, TCA

Washington State to Test Pay-by-the-Mile Tax as a Way to Fund Highways

Next year the Washington State Department of Transportation expects gas-tax revenues to rise by 0.9%. It expects its construction costs to increase by 2.6%.

David Gutman | The Seattle Times
September 6, 2017
Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucker on FEMA Run Endured Harrowing Highway Floodwater

Winston Mullings jumped into action after Hurricane Harvey to deliver to those in need, but the unimaginable happened in Houston: Floodwaters overpowered his truck on a major highway.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
September 6, 2017
Business, Logistics

George’s Taps Tyson Foods Executive Bryan McDuffie to Head Transportation Unit

Bryan McDuffie, a top transportation executive at Tyson Foods, has been named vice president of transportation at George’s Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately owned poultry processing firms.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
September 5, 2017
Business, Logistics

C.H. Robinson Purchases Canadian Customs Broker, Freight Forwarder

C.H. Robinson has acquired Montreal-based Milgram & Co. for about $50 million, enhancing the U.S. company’s customs brokerage and freight forwarding options in Canada.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2017
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