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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
Business, Logistics

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Settles Owner-Operator Lawsuit for $100 Million

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement to an estimated 20,000 owner-operator truck drivers who alleged in a federal class-action lawsuit filed in 2009 that they were misclassified as independent contractors and not paid the legally required minimum hourly wage.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 18, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Toyota Boosts Investment in US Manufacturing to $13 Billion, Adds Another 600 Jobs

Back in 2017, Toyota said that it would invest at least $10 billion over the course of the next five years in its U.S. manufacturing presence. Now, the Japanese automaker is saying it will exceed that goal in announcing a new commitment of $13 billion in the same timeframe.

March 15, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Manufacturing Production Unexpectedly Shrinks in February

U.S. factory production slumped for a second month in February, missing forecasts for a pickup, indicating headwinds from the trade war to slower global growth are weighing on manufacturers. Still, the prior month’s drop was revised up.

Jeff Kearns | Bloomberg News
March 15, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada Factories Halt Slide With Strongest Gain in Seven Months

Canadian manufacturers began 2019 with their strongest sales gain in seven months, bringing an end to a string of bad reports.

Theophilos Argitis | Bloomberg News
March 15, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

North Dakota Interstates Closed; Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Midwest

BISMARCK, N.D. — Heavy rain falling atop deeply frozen ground has prompted evacuations along swollen rivers in Wisconsin, Nebraska and other Midwestern states, while powerful wind and snow has closed hundreds of miles of interstates in North Dakota.

Blake Nicholson | Associated Press
March 15, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

China Buys Most US Pork in Two Years as Futures Extend Rally

China, the world’s largest consumer of pork, made its biggest purchase of the meat from the U.S. in nearly two years as African swine fever reduces hog herds and drives up prices.

Michael Hirtzer | Bloomberg News
March 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

TMC Annual Meeting Goes ‘Beyond the Frontier of Maintenance’

The evolution of trucks and truck maintenance is apparent in key highlights on the agenda for the upcoming annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

Fran Matso Lysiak | Features Editor
March 14, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Old Dominion Moves Into Expanded Facility in Mobile

Trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line held a ribbon-cutting March 13 to celebrate its move to a larger facility for its Mobile, Ala., service center, one of five in the state.

Lawrence Specker | Alabama Media Group
March 14, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Experts Doubt Turbulence Caused Crash of Cargo Jet in Texas

DALLAS — Aviation experts expressed doubt March 13 that turbulence could have caused the deadly February crash of an Atlas Air cargo plane carrying Amazon packages in Texas, suspecting human error or a massive malfunction as more likely culprits.

March 14, 2019
Business, Safety, Logistics

‘Bomb Cyclone’ Wreaks Havoc on Roads, Barrels Toward Midwest

LONGMONT, Colo. — National Guard troops used specialized vehicles with tank-like treads to rescue stranded drivers in Colorado in the wake of a massive late-winter storm that unleashed heavy rain and snow on parts of the Midwest early March 14.

March 14, 2019
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