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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
Evan Armstrong breaks down how COVID-19 challenged companies in 2020.
53

On the Bubble

Redwood Logistics ($804 million), Chicago, provides 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

Shipping Firms Promise the EU Steps to Prevent Price Hike Collusion

BRUSSELS — Several container shipping companies have promised to change practices that potentially allowed them to raise the price of global goods transport, the European Commission announced July 7, following an investigation.

Helen Maguire | Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)
July 7, 2016
Business, Logistics

TransForce Acquires Canadian Operations of K.A.S. Personnel Services

Transforce Inc., a staffing agency for truck drivers, has acquired the assets of K.A.S. Personnel Services, another commercial truck-based staffing agency based in Mississauga, Ontario.

July 5, 2016
Business, Logistics

Global Shipping Slumps on Fears of Trade Crisis

The world’s largest ship broker admitted its business has been battered by weak global trade – underlining the crisis engulfing the shipping industry.

Hugo Duncan | Daily Mail (London)
July 5, 2016
Business, Logistics

North Central Utility Breaks Ground on Minnesota Dealership

North Central Utility has broken ground on a dealership in Mankato, Minnesota.

June 30, 2016
Business, Logistics

Construction Starts on $13.5 Million Indiana Intermodal Facility

State and local officials joined executives from Transpoint Intermodal to break ground June 28 on a new $13.5 million, 64-job cargo transfer facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Kevin Leininger | The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
June 29, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

After Panama Canal Expansion, Port Manatee Optimistic for More Business

A Port Manatee trade executive has returned from ceremonies marking the expansion of the Panama Canal, saying he is optimistic that the expansion will reap big benefits for the port.

June 29, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hapag-Lloyd to Buy United Arab Shipping Co. as Container Carriers Consolidate

Hapag-Lloyd AG approved a plan to acquire all shares of United Arab Shipping Co., paving the way for the second merger in two years to bolster the position of Germany’s biggest container-shipping line in an industry plagued by excess capacity.

Nicholas Brautlecht | Bloomberg News
June 28, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Baltimore Warehousing Center Tradepoint Atlantic Signs Automotive Shipments Company

Tradepoint Atlantic, a warehousing and transportation center in Baltimore, said logistics company Pasha Group has agreed to lease space at the facility to process global automotive shipments.

June 27, 2016
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Trailer Orders Drop 12% as Seasonal Slowdown Hits

U.S. trailer orders fell 12% in May, reflecting typical seasonal demand, ACT Research Co. reported — though trailer manufacturers said the market had softened.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 27, 2016
Business, Logistics

Maersk Chairman Says ‘Strategic Options’ Include Company Split

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S replaced its CEO as the owner of the world’s biggest shipping company explores a number of “strategic options” that may include splitting up its operations.

June 23, 2016
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