Diesel fuel’s national average price fell by a dime to $2.515 a gallon, while gasoline fell 11.2 cents to near a five-year low, the Department of Energy said Monday.
December 9, 2008Logistics 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 |
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.
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On the Bubble
Diesel Drops a Dime to $2.515; Gas Near 5-Year Low at $1.699
Gasoline Drops 22¢ Over Two Weeks to $1.75 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 22 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.75 a gallon, the lowest price in almost five years, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
December 8, 2008FedEx Sets 5.7% LTL Rate Increase
FedEx Corp.’s less-than-truckload units FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL have each set a 5.7% general rate increase, effective Jan. 5.
December 8, 2008FMCSA Issues Medical Rule Requiring Proof of Certification
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week issued a final rule requiring all interstate truck drivers to prove they have passed medical examinations and proposed a separate rule setting up a national registry of qualified examiners.
December 8, 2008Dynamex’s Fiscal 1Q Earnings Decline
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $3 million, or 30 cents a share, from $4 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.
December 4, 2008BNSF Postpones Fuel Surcharge Increases
Freight railroad BNSF Railway Co. said Tuesday it is postponing fuel surcharge increases that were scheduled to take place in January and February “due to current volatility in the fuel markets.”
December 2, 2008Diesel’s Decline Slows; Fuel Falls 4.9¢ to $2.615
Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend but slowed its rate of decline, falling 4.9 cents to $2.615 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
December 2, 2008U.S. Economy Has Been in Recession a Year, Business Group Says
The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
December 1, 2008CTA Asks For Environmental Technology Exceptions
The Canadian Trucking Alliance called on provincial governments to act swiftly to make regulations to allow weight and length considerations for technologies associated with CTA's enviroTruck program.
December 1, 2008Chicago Manufacturing Index Slows
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in November at the fastest pace since April 1982, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Wednesday.
November 26, 2008