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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
Government, Logistics

Biden to Highlight Freight-Rail Project During Memphis Visit

Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Memphis on Feb. 17 to highlight work on Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor freight-rail project.

Michael Collins | The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, Tenn.)
February 12, 2016
Business, Logistics

CP to Drop Norfolk Southern Pursuit if Resolution Fails, CEO Says

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is ready to end efforts to buy Norfolk Southern Corp. if shareholders of the U.S. railroad reject a resolution calling for merger talks, the head of the Calgary-based company said.

February 11, 2016
Business, Logistics

Maersk Profit Plunges as Oil, Container Units Suffer

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported an 84% plunge in 2015 profit after its oil unit was hit by lower energy prices and the container division got squeezed between sluggish trade growth and overcapacity. The shares fell the most in almost a year.

February 10, 2016
Logistics

CP Rail Said to Back Away From Norfolk Southern Proxy Fight

Canadian Pacific Railway is moving away from a proxy fight for Norfolk Southern Corp. but still plans to pursue a takeover of the U.S. carrier, a person familiar with the plan said.

February 9, 2016
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Suit Claims YRC Poached Execs, Stole Trade Secrets

XPO Logistics Inc. filed suit against YRC’s Freight unit, claiming that the company poached seven management employees, including two vice presidents, and stole trade secrets around the time that XPO was completing the acquisition of Con-way Inc.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
February 8, 2016
Business, Logistics

Saia, Echo Report Lower Fourth-Quarter Earnings

Weaker freight market conditions drove net income down 16% at less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc., which reported a profit of $11.4 million, or 45 cents a share, and Echo Global Logistics Inc. earnings declined 64% to $1.7 million, or 6 cents a share, hurt by acquisition-related costs.

February 5, 2016
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern, CSX Say They Won't Make 2018 Deadline for Train-Control Safety System

CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. told the Federal Railroad Administration they won't make the 2018 deadline for full implementation of positive train control.

Eric Anderson | Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
February 4, 2016
Business, Logistics

Total Quality Logistics to Open New Indiana Location

Total Quality Logistics is planning to open a sales office next month at Blackthorn Corporate Park on the northwest side of South Bend, Indiana.

Kevin Allen | South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
February 4, 2016
Business, Logistics

Trailer Shipments Set Record as 2015 Orders Stay Strong

New trailer orders in the United States reached 315,000, the second-highest annual total, while a growing backlog pushed total shipments to an annual record, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
February 1, 2016
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Makes More Job Cuts at LTL Unit

XPO Logistics said it has cut another 190 jobs, primarily at its less-than-truckload unit, to save more than $20 million annually.

January 29, 2016
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