CSX Corp. appointed E. Hunter Harrison to its CEO post and, based on his success at other railroads, analysts predict he will turn the sprawling, underperforming, historic Class I railroad into one that is faster and more punctual, with better service and higher rates.
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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.
Rankings
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Dedicated Contract Carriers
| 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 |
About the Rankings...
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
Extras
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Arrive Logistics
($815 million), Austin, Texas, provides freight brokerage.
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Fuel
Engineers Give D+ Grade to US Infrastructure — Again
WASHINGTON — The country’s infrastructure again received a near-failing grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers, highlighting a lack of improvement four years after the group’s last assessment.
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Expectations High as Harrison Assumes Leadership of CSX
Business, Logistics
Schneider, CSX Transportation Agree on New Rail Contract
Schneider National Inc. has agreed to a new multiyear agreement with CSX Transportation Inc., under which the railroad will continue to serve as one of the truckload and intermodal carrier's primary rail providers.
March 10, 2017Business, Logistics
XPO Logistics Inks Deal With Gower Furniture
XPO Logistics has secured a multimillion-pound, long-term agreement with Gower Furniture, a supplier of kitchens to the trade and retail sectors in the United Kingdom, XPO announced March 6.
March 8, 2017Business, Logistics
Is a CEO Worth $200 Million? Shareholders at Rail Giant Think So
Is superstar railroad executive Hunter Harrison worth a $200 million pay package? For that matter, is any CEO worth that?
March 6, 2017Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous, Logistics
Editorial: Week Spent Looking to the Future
Conference halls from coast to coast were teeming with talk of transportation last week, with no shortage of prognostications from industry leaders about what the future holds.
March 6, 2017Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Technology, Equipment
Opinion: Virginia Increases Availability of TWICs at DMVs
As reported in Transport Topics in early December 2016, (12-12, pp. 4, 43) American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told a roundtable of lawmakers at a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC, represents the future of secure transportation.
March 6, 2017Business, Logistics
Trailer Product Lines Expand; Orders Soar 92% in January
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Capitalizing on strong replacement demand, trailer makers said they are expanding product lines and features amid industrywide orders that skyrocketed 92% in January to more than 32,000.
March 6, 2017Business, Logistics
CSX Is Said Near Deal to Name Harrison CEO
CSX Corp. may install Hunter Harrison as chief executive officer as early as the week of March 6 as the railroad and an activist shareholder move closer to ending an impasse over Harrison’s pay package, people familiar with the matter said.
March 3, 2017Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Sen. Fischer Touts Her Infrastructure Bill at AASHTO
Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer called on state transportation directors to consider the legislation she recently introduced that would transfer funds into the Highway Trust Fund.
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