An Amazon Web Services outage is wreaking havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on, according to four people familiar with the situation.
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Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Logistics Freight Brokerage
Rank | Company | Net Revenue (Millions) | Gross Revenue (Millions) | Types of Freight |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | $1,718.3 | $11,989.8 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
2 | Total Quality Logistics | $445.6 | $2,239.9 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
3 | XPO Logistics | $342.0 | $1,782.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
4 | Echo Global Logistics | $290.3 | $1,512.3 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
5 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $280.0 | $2,300.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
6 | Landstar System | $272.0 | $1,638.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
7 | WWEX Group | $200.0 | $750.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, parcel, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
8 | Hub Group | $118.6 | $928.7 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
9 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $112.0 | $699.5 est |
air expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
10 | Yusen Logistics | $99.0 | $767.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, parcel |
11 | Unishippers Global Logistics | $95.5 | $451.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
12 | GlobalTranz Enterprises | $89.0 | $484.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
13 | Roadrunner Transportation Systems | $84.7 | $330.3 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
14 | BNSF Logistics | $83.0 | $610.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal (13,750), LTL (33,000), dry van TL (350,000), refrigerated (28,000), flatbed/heavy haul (77,000) |
15 | Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. | $81.0 | $670.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
16 | England Logistics | $77.9 | $427.6 est |
rail intermodal (1,800), LTL (68,000), dry van TL (66,000), refrigerated (32,000), flatbed/heavy haul (7,300) |
17 | Allen Lund Co. | $69.9 | $451.2 est |
rail intermodal (419), LTL (73,512), bulk/tank (8) |
18 | Kuehne + Nagel Americas | $68.0 | $454.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
19 | Werner Enterprises | $61.0 | $393.2 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
20 | Trinity Logistics | $56.0 | $358.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
21 | ArcBest Corp. | $55.0 | $308.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated |
22 | TTS | $53.2 | $456.5 est |
air/expedited (5,453), rail intermodal (59,270), LTL (46,617), dry van TL (137,062), parcel (1,666) |
23 | PLS Logistics Services | $53.0 | $527.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
24 | Sunteck Transport Group | $52.0 | $269.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
25 | FLS Transportation Services | $50.0 | $322.0 est |
dry van TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL, refrigerated |
26 | Market Transport Services | $42.0 | $310.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated |
27 | Matson Logistics | $38.0 | $387.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
28 | Knight Transportation | $37.9 | $231.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
29 | Redwood Logistics | $37.5 | $250.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
30 | ATS Logistics Services | $37.1 | $244.0 est |
air/expedited, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
31 | John J. Jerue Truck Broker | $35.0 | $250.0 est |
NA |
32 | Choptank Transport | $34.0 | $225.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated |
33 | Patterson Cos. | $33.0 | $195.0 est |
air/expedited, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
34 | AFN | $31.0 | $196.0 est |
NA |
35 | Nolan Transportation Group | $30.7 | $196.5 est |
air/expedited (5,136), rail intermodal (12,720), LTL (13,496), dry van TL (77,180), refrigerated (7,166), flatbed/heavy haul (21,404) |
36 | Cornerstone Systems | $29.0 | $254.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
37 | Champion Logistics Group | $27.0 | $71.0 est |
air/expedited, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank(900), parcel |
38 | Strive Logistics | $26.0 | $176.2 est |
LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
39 | Integrity Express Logistics | $25.0 | $125.0 est |
dry van TL, refrigerated, LTL, flatbed/heavy haul |
40 | Diversified Transportation Services | $20.0 | $130.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
41 | NFI | $20.0 | $219.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated |
42 | Network FOB | $18.8 | $101.1 est |
dry van TL (20,000), refrigerated (4,100), LTL (6,000), flatbed/heavy haul (25,000) |
43 | MegaCorp Logistics | $18.7 | $112.6 est |
air/expedited (2,489), rail intermodal (1,493), LTL (2,987), dry van TL (17,924), refrigerated (20,912), flatbed/heavy haul (4,481) |
44 | Celadon Group | $18.0 | $123.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
45 | Scott Logistics Corp. | $18.0 | $113.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
46 | Swift Transportation | $15.0 | $100.0 est |
dry van TL (40,000), refrigerated (10,000), flatbed/heavy haul (10,000) |
47 | Triple T Transport | $15.0 | $100.0 est |
dry van TL, refrigerated, LTL |
48 | Global Transport Logistics | $15.0 | $30.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated |
49 | Genpro Inc. | $14.0 | $130.0 est |
dry van TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL, rail intermodal, refrigerated |
50 | MIQ Logistics | $14.0 | $214.0 est |
air/expedited (2,560), rail intermodal (2,895), LTL (381,041), dry van TL (209,395), parcel (13,397) |
51 | Syfan Logistics | $13.4 | $78.7 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, parcel |
52 | R2 Logistics | $13.0 | $90.5 est |
NA |
53 | Koch Logistics | $12.5 | $85.0 est |
NA |
54 | Bay and Bay Transportation | $12.0 | $71.0 est |
rail intermodal (4,600), LTL (4,800), dry van TL (26,000), refrigerated (4,100), flatbed/heavy haul (3,500) |
55 | TransCorr National Logistics | $11.7 | $73.9 est |
rail intermodal (250), LTL (7,350), dry van TL (74,900), refrigerated (125), flatbed/heavy haul (3,300) |
56 | Ruan | $11.0 | $75.0 est |
rail intermodal (40,782), LTL (45,477), dry van TL (295,803), refrigerated (258,638), flatbed/heavy haul (183,191), bulk/tank (561,792) |
57 | Leonard's Express | $10.7 | $97.4 est |
rail intermodal (920), LTL (15,102), dry van TL (23,047), refrigerated (34,572) |
58 | J.H. Rose Logistics | $10.5 | $70.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated |
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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Extras
On the Bubble
Amazon Web Outage Affects Delivery Operation
NACPC Acquires Pratt Industries, Will Build Its Own Chassis
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DoorDash Forms DashCorps to Employ Couriers for NYC Deliveries
Starting Dec. 6, DoorDash is offering grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York.
Alan Shaw to Succeed Jim Squires as Norfolk Southern CEO
Norfolk Southern Corp. on Dec. 3 announced a CEO succession plan, with current leader Jim Squires retiring and longtime company executive Alan Shaw stepping up to lead the Class I railroad.
Nation’s Ports Have Historic Year, and No Slowdown Expected
On the East and West Coast and at ports along the Gulf of Mexico, container volumes have skyrocketed, with the Port of Los Angeles — the nation's largest — on track to easily surpass its all-time record set in 2018.
Biden’s Urgency Belies Infrastructure Rollout Running Into 2030s
President Joe Biden’s multistate tour to tout a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan is designed to boost Democrats in the midterm elections, but the slow-moving wheels of government won’t allow him to show off many new roads or bridges next year — or even in time for the 2024 presidential election.
EU Plan Will Classify Food Delivery Workers as Employees
As many as 4.1 million people working through food delivery and ride-hailing apps could be reclassified as employees under a forthcoming European Union plan meant to improve gig workers’ labor rights.
December 3, 2021McLane Names Chris Smith to Lead Grocery Unit
McLane Co. Inc. announced Chris Smith joined the company as president of McLane Grocery, a $33 billion business unit that provides supply chain service to more than 70,000 retail locations.
December 3, 2021US Unveils New Cyber Mandates for Passenger, Freight Rail Carriers
Major passenger and freight railroads will soon be required to report cybersecurity breaches quickly and review how susceptible they are to cyberattack, senior officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Dec. 2.
TCA Selects James Ward as President
The Truckload Carriers Association after a monthslong search announced the selection of James Ward as its new president.