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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
Business, Logistics

June Trailer Orders Plunge 50%

U.S. trailer orders in June sank about 50% from especially robust volumes a year earlier, as the stagnant freight market also prompted a spike in cancellations and a sharp decline in backlog, analysts said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 8, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

TT Wins National Award From ASBPE

Transport Topics won the bronze prize of the 2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

August 8, 2016
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Earns $42.6 Million, First-Ever Profit

XPO Logistics Inc. posted its first-ever profit, earning $42.6 million, or 35 cents per share, as results improved in the less-than-truckload and last-mile services as well as European logistics activity.

August 4, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of Virginia Readies to Take on Savannah

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — The Port of Virginia is expanding within the next five years in an effort to attract larger vessels traveling through the Panama Canal, according to a presentation during an Aug. 3 sightseeing visit for Congressional staffers and the media.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2016
Business, Logistics

Deutsche Post Profit Rises Fastest Since Late 2011 on Parcels

Deutsche Post AG’s quarterly profit jumped at the fastest pace in 4 1/2 years after prices increased and deliveries on behalf of internet-based retailers rose. The stock gained to an eight-month high.

Richard Weiss | Bloomberg News
August 4, 2016
Business, Logistics

North American Intermodal Freight Declines for First Time Since 2009

Intermodal freight shipments fell 6.1% in the second quarter, ending 25 consecutive year-over-year increases, hurt by fewer international and trailer shipments, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

August 3, 2016
Business, Logistics

Expeditors International of Washington Reports 1.5% Drop in Profits

Logistics provider Expeditors International of Washington reported second-quarter profits fell 1.5% compared to the same period last year due to lower yields from airfreight and ocean freight operations.

August 2, 2016
Logistics

Norfolk Southern, Canadian National Earnings Slip in Second Quarter

Weaker energy-related freight shipments led two more North American railroads to report lower second-quarter earnings, including a decline of 6% at Norfolk Southern Corp. and 3% at Canadian National Railway.

July 27, 2016
Business, Logistics

TransForce Pursues US Truckload Acquisition

Canadian company TransForce Inc. is actively seeking a substantial U.S. truckload market acquisition, CEO Alain Bedard said on a conference call  during which the diversified freight and package carrier reported lower second-quarter earnings.

July 25, 2016
Business, Logistics

Swift Lawsuit Reinstated; Marten Case Dismissed

A class-action lawsuit filed by more than 80,000 drivers against Swift Transportation has been reinstated after a ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals, but another lawsuit against Marten Transport was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
July 25, 2016
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