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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Power Units
1 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 9,911
2 Penske Logistics 6,718
3 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 6,000
est
4 Knight-Swift Transportation 5,099
5 Werner Enterprises 4,945
6 NFI 4,500
7 Schneider 3,940
8 Ruan 3,556
9 Cardinal Logistics 3,400
10 Marten Transport 3,238
11 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 2,700
12 C.R. England Inc. 2,375
13 Solistica 2,339
14 Day & Ross 2,145
15 Hub Group 2,005
16 Covenant Logistics Group 1,535
17 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 1,382
est
18 DHL Supply Chain 1,300
est
19 Averitt Express 1,178
20 Universal Logistics Holdings 813
21 Cowan Logistics 766
est
22 AIM Integrated Logistics 713
23 Paper Transport/PTI Logistics 710
24 Blackhawk Transport 612
25 Ceva Logistics (North America) 604
est
26 Odyssey Logistics & Technology 600
est
27 Lineage Logistics 550
27 Bay and Bay Transportation 550
29 Dupré Logistics 500
29 Buddy Moore Trucking 500
29 CRST The Transportation Solution 500
est
32 G&D Integrated 468
33 Transervice Logistics 435
34 A. Duie Pyle 419
35 Lily Transportation 415
36 XPO Logistics 410
est
37 Great Plains Transport 400
est
38 LeSaint Logistics 360
38 Legacy Supply Chain Services 360
40 Crowley Logistics 335
41 Warehouse Services Inc. 314
42 Buchanan Hauling & Rigging 310
43 East Coast Warehouse & Distribution 260
44 Dart Advantage Logistics 238
45 Midwest Express 221
46 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 220
est
47 Kenco Group 205
48 PAM Transport 200
48 Hermann Services 200
48 Atech Logistics 200
48 Performance Team 200
Extras
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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Walgreens Shares Soar 28% After Sales Beat Forecasts

Revenue came to $39 billion for the fiscal quarter ended in November, driven by higher prices for branded drugs and prescription volumes at the company’s U.S. retail pharmacy division.

Ike Swetlitz | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Stellantis Pauses Key Decisions, Awaits Trump Policies

The automaker hasn’t decided where to build certain new vehicles such as the replacement for the Jeep Cherokee midsize SUV, which ceased production in the key segment in 2023.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Delaware River Near Philadelphia

The Coast Guard was called to the scene around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 when the Algoma Verity — a 623-foot long bulk carrier — ran aground just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge.

Beatrice Forman | The Philadelphia Inquirer
January 9, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Trucking Costs Could Rise $93M Per Year During Bridge Repair

The closure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March is set to increase the mid-Atlantic trucking industry’s operating costs by $92.8 million in 2025, according to researchers.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics

Cass Buys Ocean, Airfreight Audit Specialist AcuAudit

Cass Information Systems bought ocean and international airfreight audit provider AcuAudit for an undisclosed sum from Acuitive Solutions, it said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2025
Business, Logistics

Dothan Warehouse to Add More Temperature-Controlled Storage

Dothan Warehouse in Alabama is investing $5.2 million to expand its temperature-controlled storage space to meet rising demand after selling its frozen facility to Vertical Cold Storage.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

AIT Buys St. Louis-Based Freight Forwarder Krupp Trucking

Krupp specializes in the transportation of high-value goods, with AIT keen to add the company’s technology logistics sector operations to its portfolio, it said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Probes Sale, Merger, Divestment Options

Forward Air’s board will undertake a review of the asset-light transportation and logistics services provider’s strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company and other options.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Atlas Acquires Canadian Customs Specialist Orbit Brokers

Atlas Canada acquired Mississauga, Ontario-based customs brokerage Orbit Brokers for an undisclosed sum, the Atlas World Group unit said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 7, 2025
Business, Logistics

Vertical Cold Storage Opens Facility in Kansas City

Vertical Cold Storage opened a Kansas City multimodal distribution site, the company said Jan. 7.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 7, 2025
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