As the continued rise of e-commerce increases the number of product returns, retailers and shippers are working to ease the returns process to boost customer satisfaction. They’re doing so by turning to logistics providers for technology and services that can optimize their reverse logistics networks and keep costs low.
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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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Rankings
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 | $1,525.0 | $10,191.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 2 | Total Quality Logistics | $521.0 | $2,934.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated), flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 3 | XPO Logistics | $394.5 | $2,500.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 4 | Echo Global Logistics | $339.0 | $1,943.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 5 | WWEX Group | $330.0 | $1,400.0 est |
air/expedited (4,000), LTL (1,400,000), dry van truckload (30,000), refrigerated (15,000), flatbed/heavy haul (15,000), parcel (8,500,000) |
| 6 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $305.0 | $2,360.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 7 | Landstar System | $300.0 | $1,829.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 8 | Schneider | $180.0 | $1,414.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 9 | Sunteck TTS | $164.0 | $920.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 10 | GlobalTranz Enterprises | $151.0 | $854.0 est |
air/expedited (27,248), rail intermodal (3,855), LTL (1,578,828), dry van truckload (270,221), refrigerated (12,553), flatbed/heavy haul (4,427), bulk/tank (548), parcel (3,067) |
| 11 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $136.0 | $1,024.0 est |
air expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 12 | Hub Group | $121.0 | $1,029.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van TL, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 13 | BNSF Logistics | $114.0 | $613.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 14 | KAG Logistics | $91.5 | $148.4 est |
bulk/tank |
| 15 | Yusen Logistics | $90.0 | $725.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, parcel |
| 16 | England Logistics | $86.2 | $344.0 est |
rail intermodal (1,659), LTL (69,574), dry van truckload (66,933), refrigerated (34,222), flatbed/heavy haul (6,857), parcel (689,612) |
| 17 | Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. | $81.5 | $664.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL , dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 18 | ArcBest Corp. | $69.0 | $409.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 19 | Allen Lund Co. | $67.0 | $512.0 est |
LTL (2,722), dry van truckload (181,163), refrigerated (90,449), flatbed/heavy haul (6,962) |
| 20 | Redwood Logistics | $65.0 | $408.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, parcel |
| 21 | Trinity Logistics | $64.9 | $426.0 est |
air/expedited (771), rail intermodal (5,344), LTL (56,000), dry van truckload (63,007), refrigerated (46,121), flatbed/heavy haul (39,998), bulk/tank (4,834) |
| 22 | Kuehne + Nagel Americas | $62.2 | $364.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 23 | Werner Enterprises | $62.0 | $418.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 24 | Nolan Transportation Group | $60.5 | $471.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 25 | Universal Logistics Holdings | $57.0 | $432.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 26 | Matson Logistics | $55.0 | $440.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 27 | Knight-Swift Transportation | $54.8 | $349.7 est |
Dry van truckload, refrigerated, rail intermodal |
| 28 | FLS Transportation Services | $51.0 | $344.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 29 | PLS Logistics Services | $42.0 | $420.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 30 | ATS Logistics Services | $41.2 | $300.0 est |
air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 31 | NFI | $41.0 | $289.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 32 | Choptank Transport | $35.0 | $235.0 est |
air/expedited (1,000), rail intermodal (2,500), LTL (5,000), dry van truckload (50,000), refrigerated (75,000), flatbed/heavy haul (1,000) |
| 33 | AFN | $33.0 | $209.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 34 | Patterson Cos. | $33.0 | $195.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 35 | Cornerstone Systems | $33.0 | $286.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 36 | Strive Logistics | $33.0 | $195.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 37 | BlueGrace Logistics | $29.7 | $188.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 38 | Integrity Express Logistics | $29.3 | $245.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 39 | MegaCorp Logistics | $27.9 | $191.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 40 | USA Truck | $26.6 | $144.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload |
| 41 | Radiant Logistics | $26.1 | $207.3 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 42 | Scott Logistics Corp. | $22.0 | $155.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 43 | R2 Logistics | $21.4 | $144.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 44 | Arrive Logistics | $20.0 | $145.0 est |
rail intermodal (5,000), LTL (9,000), dry van truckload (80,000), refrigerated (10,000), flatbed/heavy haul (10,000) |
| 45 | Veritiv Operating Co. | $20.0 | $140.0 est |
rail intermodal (5,200), LTL (92,000), dry van truckload (78,000), refrigerated (15,600), flatbed/heavy haul (3,000) |
| 46 | LoadDelivered | $20.0 | $118.8 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 47 | Diversified Transportation Services | $20.0 | $130.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 48 | Marten Transport | $19.0 | $151.0 est |
dry van truckload (11,371), refrigerated (30,831) |
| 49 | Geodis (North America) | $18.7 | $214.0 est |
air/expedited (120), rail intermodal (2,300), LTL (441,000), dry van truckload (128,000), parcel (15,500,000) |
| 50 | ITS Logistics | $18.7 | $125.0 est |
air/expedited (1,200), rail intermodal (4,700), LTL (1,500), dry van truckload, (38,500), refrigerated (4,000), bulk/tank (1,100) |
| 51 | Pepsi Logistics Company | $17.0 | $182.0 est |
dry van truckload |
| 52 | Traffix | $17.0 | $142.0 est |
rail intermodal (1,500), LTL (5,600), dry van truckload (41,000), refrigerated (30,000), flatbed/heavy haul (2,000) |
| 53 | Celadon Group | $16.0 | $110.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 54 | Armada Sunset Holdings | $16.0 | $117.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermoadl, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 55 | Blue Ribbon Transport | $15.0 | $102.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 56 | Watco Logistics | $15.0 | $64.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 57 | Leonard's Express | $15.0 | $101.0 est |
rail intermodal (2,304), LTL (11,480), dry van truckload (28,443), refrigerated (27,716), flatbed/heavy haul (599), bulk/tank (33) |
| 58 | Triple T Transport | $15.0 | $100.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 59 | Syfan Logistics | $14.8 | $84.4 est |
air/expedited (11,100), rail intermodal (1,450), dry van truckload (6,650), refrigerated (12,600), flatbed/heavy haul (100), bulk/tank (50), parcel (4,300) |
| 60 | Genpro Inc. | $14.0 | $130.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 61 | ROAR Logistics | $13.5 | $70.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 62 | Covenant Logistics Group | $13.5 | $92.2 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 63 | CRST The Transportation Solution | $13.0 | $106.6 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 64 | Koch Logistics | $12.5 | $85.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 65 | D&L Transport | $12.5 | $91.5 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 66 | Amino Transport | $11.6 | $67.0 est |
dry van and refrigerated truckload, LTL, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 67 | TransCorr National Logistics | $11.5 | $84.0 est |
rail intermodal (200), LTL (5,350), dry van truckload (80,700), refrigerated (500), flatbed/heavy haul (5,825) |
| 68 | J.H. Rose Logistics | $10.5 | $70.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
About the Rankings...
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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