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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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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

Averitt Express ($225 million), Cookeville, Tenn., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, 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, Top 100

Forward Air Reports Strong 2Q Earnings

Forward Air Corp., a mostly expedited LTL carrier, reported July 26 second-quarter net income of $24.3 million, or 83 cents per share compared with $19.7 million, or 65 cents, a 23% increase from a year ago. The company’s operating revenue increased to $330.3 million compared with $283.9 million, a 16% jump.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 26, 2018
Business, Logistics

Knight-Swift Shares Tumble Most in Four Years Amid Driver Shortage

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. lost almost a fifth of its market value July 26, marking the biggest drop in four years, after sales fell because of a lack of drivers.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
July 26, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Motor Carriers Group Challenges California Law That Defines Independent Contractors

In a federal lawsuit filed July 19, the Western States Trucking Association alleges that the California Supreme Court’s new “ABC test” requirement for deciding if a contractor should be an employee “forces virtually all independent contractors to become employees to those they choose to contract or work with.”

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 26, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Landstar Profit Jumps on Record Revenue

Landstar System reported record second-quarter net income of $62.5 million, or $1.51 a share, a rise of 67% from $37.5 million, and 89 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100

UPS Surges as Jump in Foreign Sales Defies Rising Trade Tensions

UPS Inc. rose the most in almost seven years as international sales surged and the courier’s ambitious investment plans started to win over investors.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
July 26, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Covenant Profits Jump on 20% Revenue Rise

Covenant Transportation Group reported a positive second quarter, recording greater revenues and income as it moved forward on its purchase of Landair Holdings.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2018
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Knight-Swift Sees Steady Revenue Rise as Merger Efforts Continue

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported greater second-quarter revenue and improved income across most of its divisions as it continued the coordination of the two firms after their merger last September.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
July 25, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Chinese Startups Floor the Pedal in Driverless Car Race

A group of Chinese startups is accelerating efforts to get autonomous vehicles onto roads in the world’s biggest auto market, a country its American peers from Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo to General Motors Co.’s Cruise may find tough to crack.

July 25, 2018
Logistics, TCA

FedEx Reaches Airfreight Deal With San Bernardino Airport

FedEx Express will begin operating daily cargo flights out of San Bernardino International Airport in October, under terms of a new 10-year agreement.

Brian Whitehead | San Bernardino County (Calif.) Sun
July 25, 2018
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern Reports Record 2Q Earnings

Norfolk Southern Corp. on July 25 reported record second-quarter earnings.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 25, 2018
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