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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

Infinity Logistics Expands Routes Linking Pacific Northwest With Miami, Toronto

Infinity Transportation Logistics, which provides refrigerated intermodal services, has announced the addition of new routes linking the Pacific Northwest with Miami and Toronto.

January 12, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Rep. Doris Matsui Headlines UC Davis’ Freight Discussion on Capitol Hill

Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) will share her perspective on the economic benefits realized when freight corridors are improved at an event hosted by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation on Jan. 12 on Capitol Hill.

January 11, 2016
Logistics

Norfolk Southern Finds Allies in Spurning Canadian Pacific Takeover Bid

Norfolk Southern Corp. is gaining political and customer support for rejecting Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s takeover bid, which could make it harder for the Canadian company and investor Bill Ackman to wage a proxy fight.

January 11, 2016
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Cargo Falls in 4Q for First Time Since 2009

Intermodal freight in the fourth quarter declined for the first time since 2009 on a year-over-year basis, industry experts said, hurt by factors such as low fuel prices that helped competing truckers, a weaker economy and elevated inventories.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
January 11, 2016
Government, Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Canada Trucking Chief David Bradley Plans to Step Down at End of 2017

David Bradley, president of both the Canadian Trucking Alliance and the Ontario Trucking Association, announced on Jan. 8 that he will leave his posts at the end of 2017.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2016
Business, Logistics

Germany’s Linde Launches Sale of Logistics Unit Gist, Worth $875 Million

Germany's Linde is launching the sale of its temperature-controlled logistics unit Gist in a deal potentially worth more than $875 million, as it streamlines its operations to focus on its core industrial gases operations, two people familiar with the matter said.

January 7, 2016
Business, Logistics

Florida East Coast Railway Intermodal Facility Boosts Cargo Volume at Port Everglades

Florida East Coast Railway's 43-acre intermodal facility in Broward County is bringing more cargo through South Florida.

Jennifer Sorentrue | The Palm Beach Post, Fla.
January 7, 2016
Government, Logistics

Two House Democrats Urge Rejection of Canadian Pacific Bid for Norfolk Southern

Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged federal regulators on Jan. 6 to reject any acquisition bid for railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

David Morgan | Reuters
January 7, 2016
Business, Logistics

Exel Changing Name to DHL Supply Chain

Exel, the Westerville, Ohio, firm ranked No. 6 on the Transport Topics list of the Top 50 largest logistics companies in North America, has announced it is changing its name to DHL Supply Chain in 2016.

January 6, 2016
Business, Logistics

LoadMatch Logistics Changes Name to ArcTransit

LoadMatch Logistics has changed its name to ArcTransit to better reflect its business as a full-service transportation provider.

January 6, 2016
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