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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
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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

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

Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic declined 8.2% in the week ended Jan. 11 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines in January

Consumer confidence fell this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Jan. 17.

January 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

CSX’s Income Falls in 4Q

CSX Corp. said Jan. 15 its fourth-quarter profit fell slightly from a year ago, but its revenue and volume increased.

January 16, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO to Buy Pacer for $335 Million to Expand in Intermodal Sector

XPO Logistics Inc. has agreed to purchase Pacer International Inc., the nation’s third-largest truck-rail intermodal freight operator, for $335 million in a deal that underscores the growing importance of that market segment.

January 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Rail Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.8% for Week

U.S. intermodal shipments by rail grew 4.8% in the week ended Jan. 4 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 10, 2014
Business, Logistics

Maersk to Sell Stake in Supermarket to Focus on Transport, Energy

A.P. Moeller-Maersk plans to sell its stake in a supermarket and department store to focus on transport and energy, Bloomberg News reported.

January 7, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO to Buy Pacer for $335 Million

XPO Logistics Inc. said it will acquire intermodal freight carrier Pacer International Inc. in a transaction valued at $335 million.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Clarke Closes Sale of Freight Business to TransForce

Clarke Inc. said it has closed the sale of its truckload and less-than-truckload businesses to TransForce Inc. for C$100.5 million.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

LTL Vitran Accepts Offer From TransForce to Buy Canadian Assets at $6.50 Per Share

TransForce Inc. is now in line to acquire the remaining Canadian assets of Vitran Corp., after the seller accepted a $6.50-per-share offer that topped an earlier bid from Manitoulin Transport Inc., another Canadian carrier.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

2013 Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 4.6%

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 4.6% last year from 2012 to just over 12.8 million units, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 2.

January 3, 2014
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