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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
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Rankings
Rank Company Total Power Units
1 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 10,115
2 Knight-Swift Transportation 6,188
3 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 6,000
4 Werner Enterprises 4,500
5 NFI 4,000
6 Schneider 3,917
7 Ruan 3,704
8 Penske Logistics 3,494
9 Cardinal Logistics 3,155
10 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 2,700
11 DHL Supply Chain 2,400
12 C.R. England 2,200
13 Black Horse Carriers Inc. 2,104
14 Covenant Logistics Group 1,584
15 Hub Group 1,386
16 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 1,382
17 Averitt Express 1,348
18 Marten Transport 1,111
19 Day and Ross Transportation Group 1,016
20 Commercial Warehousing 1,000
21 Universal Logistics Holdings 925
22 Cowan Logistics 766
23 AIM Integrated Logistics 703
24 Celadon Group 700
25 Paper Transport 670
26 Ceva Logistics (North America) 604
27 Odyssey Logistics & Technology 600
28 Performance Team 550
29 CRST The Transportation Solution 500
30 G&D Integrated 468
31 Transervice Logistics 435
32 Bay and Bay Transportation 425
33 Lily Dedicated Logistics Systems 415
34 XPO Logistics 400
35 Sunteck TTS 380
36 Crowley Logistics 335
37 Dupré Logistics 330
38 Legacy Supply Chain Services 325
39 Warehouse Services Inc. 314
40 USA Truck 311
41 Buchanan Hauling & Rigging 310
42 Redwood Logistics 286
43 LeSaint Logistics 250
44 ITS Logistics 250
45 Dart Advantage Logistics 238
46 East Coast Warehouse & Distribution 230
47 A. Duie Pyle 222
48 Midwest Express Group 221
49 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 220
50 ODW Logistics 215
51 PAM Transport 200
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On the Bubble

Pilot Freight Services ($240 million), Lima, Pa., provides cross-border services, custom brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Nolan Transportation Acquires Eagle Transportation

Nolan Transportation Group, an Atlanta-based non-asset truckload freight brokerage and third-party logistics service, acquired Eagle Transportation, a Mississippi-based freight brokerage specializing in temperature-controlled shipping, according to a Jan. 17 news release.

January 21, 2020
Business, Logistics, TCA

GlobalTranz Buys Logistics Firm Cerasis

GlobalTranz Enterprises, a national transportation management company for truckers and other shippers, has acquired Cerasis, a privately held company in Eagan, Minn., with about $150 million in revenue and 119 employees.

Neal St. Anthony | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
January 17, 2020
Business, Logistics, TCA

Bulkmatic Launches New National Joint Venture With Bulk FR8

Bulkmatic, one of the largest dry bulk transporters in the United States, is teaming up with Seattle-based Bulk FR8 to form a new nationwide joint venture.

Joseph S. Pete | The Times (Munster, Ind.)
January 17, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Breaking News

Judge Sides With California Trucking Association, Issues Preliminary Injunction in AB 5 Fight

A federal judge in San Diego on Jan. 16 issued a preliminary injunction against the trucking component of a California law that would restrict how independent workers can be classified by companies. The judge’s ruling means the state of California cannot implement the law as it pertains to the trucking industry.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 16, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Alliant Reconfigures $46.5 Million Freight Hub Project in Iowa

Shifting market needs and ballooning costs led Alliant Energy Transportation to revamp a multimillion-dollar intermodal project on nearly 75 acres it owns, northwest of Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids.

Thomas Friestad | The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
January 16, 2020
Business, Logistics

Americans Hit Fresh Online-Buying Milestone in 2019

Online shopping in the U.S. hit a new milestone in 2019, with a key metric surpassing every major category of brick-and-mortar stores except for big-ticket autos.

Scott Lanman | Bloomberg News
January 16, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

XPO Logistics to Explore Sale of Business Segments

XPO Logistics Inc. announced Jan. 15 that its board of directors has authorized the possible sale or spinoff of one or more of its business units.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
January 15, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, TCA

Lineage Logistics Buys Three Oregon Processing Plants

The $49 million sale of NORPAC Foods’ Salem, Brooks and Stayton processing facilities in Oregon to cold storage giant Lineage Logistics was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Peter McKittrick on Jan. 14.

Bill Poehler | The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
January 15, 2020
Business, Logistics

World Direct Shipping Extends Port Manatee Agreement

World Direct Shipping, a container line based in Port Manatee, Fla., announced it extended its agreement with the Central-Southwest Florida seaport and added a third vessel to its rapidly growing weekly services across the Gulf of Mexico.

January 15, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

Data Sharing Can Help Freight Movement, Panelists Say

WASHINGTON — Coordination among trucks, ports, departments of transportation, city representatives and law enforcement officers is important to facilitating mobility, according to John Barton, senior vice president of the infrastructure firm HNTB Corp.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
January 15, 2020
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