Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to increase capital spending at its BNSF Railway Co. by $4.1 billion this year as it prepares to handle rising oil shipments and expands its intermodal terminal capacity, Bloomberg News reported.
January 22, 2013Up Front
Battling supply chain, freight capacity issues, logistics providers demonstrate the value they bring to their business partners
As the 3PL industry continues to grow, so does our ranking of North America’s largest logistics companies, now at 100
Find out where the Top 100 Logistics companies are located by region; click links to view details about the company
Rankings
Logistics 100 | 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 | 11,689 |
| 2 | Penske Logistics | 8,505 |
| 3 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | 5,300 |
| 4 | Werner Enterprises | 5,235 |
| 5 | Knight-Swift Transportation | 4,800 |
| 6 | NFI | 4,600 |
| 7 | Schneider | 4,265 |
| 8 | Cardinal Logistics | 3,450 |
| 9 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | 2,564 |
| 10 | Hub Group | 2,427 |
| 11 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 2,402 |
| 12 | C.R. England Inc. | 2,375 est |
| 13 | Solistica | 2,339 est |
| 14 | Day & Ross | 2,300 |
| 15 | Marten Transport | 1,572 |
| 16 | Covenant Logistics Group | 1,450 |
| 17 | Ashley Distribution Services | 1,445 |
| 18 | DHL Supply Chain | 1,400 |
| 19 | TFI International | 1,382 |
| 20 | Averitt Express | 1,381 |
| 21 | Universal Logistics Holdings | 1,163 |
| 22 | Venture Logistics | 850 |
| 23 | AIM Integrated Logistics | 722 |
| 24 | USA Truck | 701 |
| 25 | Blackhawk Transport | 612 est |
| 26 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 600 |
| 27 | Lineage Logistics | 550 |
| 27 | Dupré Logistics | 550 |
| 29 | A. Duie Pyle | 458 |
| 30 | Transervice Logistics | 435 |
| 31 | Fidelitone | 350 |
| 32 | Legacy Supply Chain Services | 275 |
| 33 | Redwood Logistics | 260 |
| 34 | Kenco Group | 252 |
| 35 | Maersk Logistics (Americas) | 251 |
| 36 | Atech Logistics | 250 |
| 37 | AMX | 220 |
| 38 | Burris Logistics | 200 |
| 39 | ITS Logistics | 177 |
| 40 | Saddle Creek Logistics Services | 157 |
| 41 | AIT Worldwide Logistics | 152 |
| 42 | ODW Logistics | 115 |
| 43 | Sunset Pacific Transportation | 110 |
| 44 | Freedom Trans USA | 105 |
| 45 | ISG Transportation | 94 |
| 46 | Peoples Services | 88 |
About the Rankings...
Top 100 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 100 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 100 list.
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Norfolk Southern, CSX Report Lower 4Q Income
Eastern freight railroads Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. each reported lower fourth-quarter profits from a year ago.
January 23, 2013Business, Logistics
Canadian National Reports Higher 4Q Profit
Canadian National Railway Co. reported a higher fourth-quarter profit from a year ago on higher freight volume.
January 22, 2013Business, Logistics
BNSF Sets $4 Billion Expansion for Oil, Intermodal Shipments
Business, Logistics
Kansas City Southern Reports Higher Operating Income for 4Q, Year
Kansas City Southern reported a smaller fourth-quarter profit but said its revenue rose 7%, boosted by strong intermodal volume.
January 22, 2013Business, Logistics
Schneider’s Osterberg Urges Stronger Links Between Research and Business Applications
WASHINGTON — Don Osterberg, senior vice president of safety at truckload carrier Schneider National Inc., said transportation research needs to include components to help businesses and regulators make better use of the research.
January 21, 2013Business, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Declines
Consumer confidence fell in January, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
January 18, 2013Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 10.4% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 10.4% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 18, 2013Business, Logistics
IANA Elects Union Pacific’s Michaels Chairman
The Intermodal Association of North America last week announced that Barry Michaels, vice president of intermodal operations at Union Pacific Railroad, is the group’s new chairman.
January 17, 2013Business, Logistics
ABF Expands Ocean Transport to South America
ABF Freight System said it has expanded its ocean transport coverage to several countries in South America.
January 17, 2013Business, Logistics
TransForce to Acquire Velocity Express
TransForce Inc. said Thursday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Velocity Express and its subsidiaries. No terms were disclosed.
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