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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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52

On the Bubble

Port Logistics Group ($209 million), City of Industry, Calif., provides dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Tonnage Down 2.8% in February From Year Ago

Truck tonnage dropped 2.8% in February year-over-year, reversing January’s positive momentum, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist maintains that freight activity remained strong considering February 2016 was a record-setting month.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Monthly Trailer Orders Up 24%, Passes 26,000

U.S. trailer orders in February pushed past 26,000, up 24% year-over-year, as dealers restocked and fleets continued to extend orders, experts said, adding that industry backlog is below last year’s pace and freight demand has not fully returned.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Schneider Going to Wall Street With Share Price of $18 to $20

Schneider, the largest privately owned for-hire carrier in the United States and Canada, will become a publicly traded company as soon as April 5 with shares trading between $18 and $20, according to Bloomberg News and a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 24, 2017
Business, Logistics

Container Shipping Lines Ordered to Testify in US Sector Probe

The U.S. Justice Department has ordered top executives from several container shipping lines to testify in an antitrust investigation over practices by an industry that is the backbone of world trade, the companies said on March 22.   

March 22, 2017
Business, Logistics

Push by Drivers to Unionize at XPO Spreads to New Jersey

The efforts of XPO Logistics less-than-truckload drivers to organize into unions have spread to Trenton, New Jersey, with 33 employees filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board.

March 21, 2017
Business, Logistics

New, Safer US Rail Cars Gather Dust Even as Ethanol Trains Grow Longer

While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa on March 16, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky as thousands of gallons of the biofuel leaked into the creek below.

March 20, 2017
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Logistics

Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training, Cost Containment

Readers discuss the regulatory side of entry-level driver training and the best way to maximize profit is containing costs.

March 20, 2017
Editorial, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Technology, Logistics

Editorial: A Useful Discussion on Safety

Last week, we cheered the apparent demise of a federal regulatory provision regarding hours of service. Now we’d like to salute a positive development: a recent discussion on truck safety before a Senate subcommittee.

March 20, 2017
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Truckload Driver Pay Inches Up in 4th Quarter

Salaries for truckload drivers rose at the low rate of 0.04 point in the fourth quarter year-over-year, according to the latest National Transportation Institute index (or 0.03% on a preliminary basis), the slowest in 2016.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 20, 2017
Equipment, Business, Logistics

Trailer Standards Draw Near

Trailers purchased by fleets in 2018 must comply with Phase 2 of the greenhouse-gas rule from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but there will be a menu of equipment options for achieving compliance.

Bruce Lilly | Special to Transport Topics
March 17, 2017
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