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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank Company Total Power Units
1 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 7,401
2 Swift Transportation 4,910
3 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 4,540
4 Werner Enterprises 3,760
5 Ruan 3,493
6 Penske Logistics 3,277
7 Cardinal Logistics 3,220
8 Schneider 3,050
9 NFI 2,300
10 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,800
11 Black Horse Carriers Inc. 1,674
12 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 1,382
13 Estenson Logistics 1,190
14 Averitt Express 1,144
15 Performance Team 1,045
16 Commercial Warehousing 1,000
17 Universal Logistics Holdings 970
18 DHL Supply Chain 865
19 Cowan Logistics 766
20 Celadon Group 700
21 Ceva Logistics (North America) 604
22 Odyssey Logistics & Technology 600
23 AIM Integrated Logistics 586
24 Crane Worldwide Logistics 573
25 Dupré Logistics 550
26 CRST The Transportation Solution 500
27 Bay and Bay Transportation 500
28 G&D Integrated 468
29 Transport America 442
30 Lily Dedicated Logistics Systems 415
31 Crowley Logistics 335
32 Leonard's Express 330
33 Warehouse Services Inc. 314
34 ITS Logistics 300
35 FedEx Logistics 298
36 Landair 280
37 Knight Transportation 250
38 LeSaint Logistics 250
39 ADS Logistics 250
40 XPO Logistics 249
41 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 233
42 ODW Logistics 230
43 Legacy Supply Chain Services 230
44 Midwest Express Group 221
45 East Coast Transport 190
46 Syfan Logistics 171
47 Kane Is Able Inc. 165
48 Kenco Group 135
49 Atech Logistics 130
50 Verst Group Logistics 125
51 Taylor Logistics 122
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On the Bubble

Comprehensive Logistics ($193 million), Youngstown, Ohio, provides dedicated contract carriage, order fulfillment, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Lineage Logistics to Acquire Cold Storage Operation in Denmark

Lineage Logistics, a global temperature-controlled industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) and logistics provider, announced its intention to acquire the cold storage division of Danish company Claus Sorensen Group.

June 21, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

About Us: 2021 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

This annual publication ranks companies based on annual revenue and includes a listing of operating units and description of services, names of top executives and type of ownership, plus data on the number of employees and equipment.

June 18, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Unveiling the 2021 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

The trucking firms that appear on the 2021 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list are split nearly evenly between companies that reported a revenue decline in 2020 and those that still managed to grow during the year of COVID-19.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 18, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Trucking Turns From Pandemic to Prosperity

After navigating the disruption and uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic last year, the trucking industry has entered a historically strong business environment that many analysts expect to endure for the rest of 2021 and beyond.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

FedEx to Test Nuro Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — FedEx Corp. announced June 15 that it has partnered with Nuro, one of the nation’s leading autonomous vehicle companies, to test the use of driverless vehicles for multistop and appointment-based deliveries in Houston.

Erik Bascome | Staten Island Advance, N.Y.
June 18, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

XPO Announces GXO’s $800 Million Notes Offering

XPO Logistics' upcoming spinoff, GXO Logistics, has priced an offering of $800 million on investments notes with registration rights, the company announced June 17.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Top 100

Transportation Companies Prepare for Hurricane Season

Summer means the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and many of the world’s biggest transportation companies are taking steps to prepare for what some forecasters say could once again be above-average activity along the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Electric Plane Pioneer Pivots to Cargo Drones

The man behind the only electric plane cleared to fly quickly discovered the challenges of converting world-leading technology into profits in a hotly contested, futuristic segment of aviation.

Jan Bratanic | Bloomberg News
June 17, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Labor, Driver Shortages Delay Commercial, Military Moves

The moving industry is facing mammoth labor and truck driver shortages during the peak military moving season and an explosion of moving demands in the commercial market, possibly delaying unscheduled summer moves until August or September, according to American Trucking Associations' Moving and Storage Conference.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 16, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

NRF Seeks Meeting With Biden Over Port Congestion Issues

Congestion and delays in the supply chain continue to be a major headache for the nation’s retailers and now the National Retail Federation has asked President Joe Biden for a face-to-face meeting to discuss what can be done to improve the long delays.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 16, 2021
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