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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, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Technology Briefs — Jan. 17 - Jan. 22

Georgia Weigh Stations to Use PrePass • Purolator Selects Software System from Carrier Logistics • Iowa Plans Internet Kiosks at Rest Stops • President to Address Global Warming in Tuesday Speech

January 22, 2007
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Penske Logistics to Close Ohio Terminal in March

Penske Logistics plans to close a trucking terminal in Richfield, Ohio, and lay off 92 employees by the end of March, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Friday.

January 19, 2007
Business, Logistics

Ceva Logistics Appoints John Pattullo CEO

Ceva Logistics said Thursday that it named John Pattullo chief executive officer of the company.

January 18, 2007
Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government

Diesel Price Continues to Fall, Dropping 7.4 Cents to $2.463

The average national retail price of diesel fuel fell 7.4 cents to $2.463 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday.

January 17, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Con-way, APL Logistics Expand Asian Port Service

Con-way Freight and APL Logistics said Wednesday they are adding four new Asian ports to the OceanGuaranteed less-than-container-load cargo service to the United States they started last summer.

January 17, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Mullen Group Income Fund Co-CEO Steps Down

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund’s co-chief executive officer, Pat Powell, tendered his resignation, the company said late Tuesday.

January 17, 2007
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

RoadLink USA Buys Intermodal Firm Transus

Intermodal and logistics firm RoadLink USA said Thursday that it has acquired Transus Intermodal, an intermodal trucking services company.

January 11, 2007
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

CDL Fraud Probe Targets False Addresses

Several people who obtained commercial driver’s licenses from a southern Missouri trucking school gave false home addresses, and state officials acknowledge they currently have no way to stop the practice, the Associated Press reported.

January 9, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

TransForce Completes Acqusition of Trucking Firm Westfreight

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Thursday it completed its acquisition of Westfreight Systems and Westfreight Holdings (U.S.A.). Terms were not disclosed.

January 4, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

EGL’s CEO Offers to Take Company Private in $1.2 Bln. Buyout

Transportation and logistics firm EGL Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer James Crane and an investment firm offered to take the company private in a $1.2 billion buyout, the company said.

January 3, 2007
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