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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.
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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Infinity Logistics Expands Routes Linking Pacific Northwest With Miami, Toronto

Infinity Transportation Logistics, which provides refrigerated intermodal services, has announced the addition of new routes linking the Pacific Northwest with Miami and Toronto.

January 12, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Rep. Doris Matsui Headlines UC Davis’ Freight Discussion on Capitol Hill

Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) will share her perspective on the economic benefits realized when freight corridors are improved at an event hosted by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation on Jan. 12 on Capitol Hill.

January 11, 2016
Logistics

Norfolk Southern Finds Allies in Spurning Canadian Pacific Takeover Bid

Norfolk Southern Corp. is gaining political and customer support for rejecting Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s takeover bid, which could make it harder for the Canadian company and investor Bill Ackman to wage a proxy fight.

January 11, 2016
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Cargo Falls in 4Q for First Time Since 2009

Intermodal freight in the fourth quarter declined for the first time since 2009 on a year-over-year basis, industry experts said, hurt by factors such as low fuel prices that helped competing truckers, a weaker economy and elevated inventories.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
January 11, 2016
Government, Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Canada Trucking Chief David Bradley Plans to Step Down at End of 2017

David Bradley, president of both the Canadian Trucking Alliance and the Ontario Trucking Association, announced on Jan. 8 that he will leave his posts at the end of 2017.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2016
Business, Logistics

Germany’s Linde Launches Sale of Logistics Unit Gist, Worth $875 Million

Germany's Linde is launching the sale of its temperature-controlled logistics unit Gist in a deal potentially worth more than $875 million, as it streamlines its operations to focus on its core industrial gases operations, two people familiar with the matter said.

January 7, 2016
Business, Logistics

Florida East Coast Railway Intermodal Facility Boosts Cargo Volume at Port Everglades

Florida East Coast Railway's 43-acre intermodal facility in Broward County is bringing more cargo through South Florida.

Jennifer Sorentrue | The Palm Beach Post, Fla.
January 7, 2016
Government, Logistics

Two House Democrats Urge Rejection of Canadian Pacific Bid for Norfolk Southern

Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged federal regulators on Jan. 6 to reject any acquisition bid for railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

David Morgan | Reuters
January 7, 2016
Business, Logistics

Exel Changing Name to DHL Supply Chain

Exel, the Westerville, Ohio, firm ranked No. 6 on the Transport Topics list of the Top 50 largest logistics companies in North America, has announced it is changing its name to DHL Supply Chain in 2016.

January 6, 2016
Business, Logistics

LoadMatch Logistics Changes Name to ArcTransit

LoadMatch Logistics has changed its name to ArcTransit to better reflect its business as a full-service transportation provider.

January 6, 2016
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