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Rankings
Rank Company Total Power Units
1 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 8,727
2 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 6,000
3 Werner Enterprises 4,000
4 Schneider 3,930
5 Penske Logistics 3,734
6 Ruan 3,598
7 NFI 3,300
8 Knight-Swift Transportation 3,089
9 Cardinal Logistics 3,022
10 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 2,440
11 Hub Group 2,250
12 C.R. England 2,200
13 Black Horse Carriers Inc. 1,815
14 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 1,382
15 DHL Supply Chain 1,200
16 Averitt Express 1,123
17 Commercial Warehousing 1,000
18 Universal Logistics Holdings 930
19 Marten Transport 847
20 Cowan Logistics 766
21 Celadon Group 700
22 AIM Integrated Logistics 655
23 Day and Ross Transportation Group 629
24 Odyssey Logistics & Technology 600
25 Performance Team 600
26 CRST The Transportation Solution 500
27 Bay and Bay Transportation 500
28 G&D Integrated 468
29 Landair 430
30 Lily Dedicated Logistics Systems 415
31 XPO Logistics 400
32 Sunteck TTS 380
33 Crowley Logistics 335
34 Leonard's Express 330
35 Warehouse Services Inc. 314
36 USA Truck 311
37 ITS Logistics 300
38 Dupré Logistics 250
39 LeSaint Logistics 250
40 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 235
41 ODW Logistics 230
42 ADS Logistics 228
43 Midwest Express Group 221
44 Dart Advantage Logistics 216
45 Legacy Supply Chain Services 200
46 East Coast Warehouse & Distribution 190
47 Kane Is Able Inc. 165
48 Evans Distribution Systems 155
49 Decker Truck Line 140
50 Atech Logistics 135
51 Verst Group Logistics 130
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Verst Group ($172 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

Biden Signs Competition Order Targeting Big Business

President Joe Biden signed July 9 an executive order that the White House says will target anti-competitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy while boosting workers’ wages and consumer protections.

Aamer Madhani | Associated Press
July 9, 2021
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Introduces New Benefits for Driver Trainees

XPO Logistics introduced new benefits for participants in its driver training programs, the company announced July 8.

July 9, 2021
Business, Logistics

Geodis Expands Freight Brokerage Capacity With Velocity Acquisition

Geodis has reached an agreement to acquire all assets of Velocity Freight Transport, the supply chain operator announced July 6.

July 9, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Thousands of Railcars Stuck After Canadian Wildfires

Thousands of railcars loaded with grain are idled in the Vancouver corridor after Western Canadian wildfires damaged two main lines, while repairs enable a small but rising number to reach the country’s biggest port.

Marcy Nicholson | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

US Seeks to Lower Spiking Shipping Costs With Competition

The Biden administration is set to ask regulators to promote competition in the ocean shipping and rail industries after consolidation led to spikes in prices, according to a person familiar with a pending executive order.

Justin Sink | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Mullen Ramps Up Acquisitions Amid Expansion Plans

Mullen Group recently announced several acquisitions as part of an ongoing strategic plan to grow the Canadian business.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

DP World to Buy Imperial Logistics in $890 Million Bet on Africa

DP World plans to buy South Africa’s Imperial Logistics Ltd. for $890 million, in what the port operator said would be its most significant acquisition in Africa so far.

Adveith Nair | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

229% Surge in China-US Shipping Costs Drives Inflation Pressure

The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to $10,000 as the world’s biggest economy keeps vacuuming up imports amid slower recoveries from the pandemic from Europe to Asia.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, TCA

CSX Renews Bid for Approval to Add 1,200 Miles of New England Rail Lines

Railroad giant CSX Corp. has struck a new deal to help settle rival Norfolk Southern Railway’s objections to its delayed plan to take over almost 1,200 miles of New England railways.

Steve Patterson | The Florida Times-Union
July 7, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Western Fires Halt Hundreds of Canada Railcars, Slowing Exports

Hundreds of railcars have been halted by wildfires that damaged tracks in western Canada during the region’s severe heat wave, creating a bottleneck of exports and delaying imports.

July 7, 2021
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