Western Express, a Nashville-based freight company, announced May 1 it will spend $88 million and add 225 jobs as it adds new technology, business services and back-office support at its headquarters and expands its truck fleet nationwide.
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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2018.
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 | $1,788.5 | $11,247.9 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 2 | Total Quality Logistics | $683.0 | $3,643.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 3 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $515.0 | $4,000.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 4 | XPO Logistics | $514.0 | $2,900.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 5 | Echo Global Logistics | $420.4 | $2,439.7 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 6 | Landstar System | $400.0 | $2,408.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 7 | WWEX Group | $360.0 | $1,650.0 est |
air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, parcel |
| 8 | GlobalTranz Enterprises | $245.0 | $1,384.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 9 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $205.5 | $1,334.6 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 10 | Sunteck TTS | $196.8 | $1,110.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 11 | BlueGrace Logistics | $180.0 | $338.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 12 | Mode Global | $145.5 | $1,254.9 est |
air/expedited (7,400), rail intermodal (204,057), LTL (375,556), dry van truckload (222,351), parcel (61,884) |
| 13 | Schneider | $120.0 | $800.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 14 | BNSF Logistics | $114.0 | $613.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 15 | Nolan Transportation Group | $107.0 | $811.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 16 | England Logistics | $101.0 | $508.8 est |
rail intermodal (1,204), LTL (66,876), dry van truckload (68,026), refrigerated (43,776), flatbed/heavy haul (6,383), parcel (798,219) |
| 17 | Allen Lund Co. | $97.0 | $653.1 est |
rail intermodal (309), LTL (97,000), dry van truckload (194,889), refrigerated (91,426), flatbed/heavy haul (8,624) |
| 18 | Trinity Logistics | $88.0 | $555.0 est |
rail intermodal (4,485), LTL (64,022), dry van truckload (104,572), refrigerated (52,286), flatbed/heavy haul (92,123) |
| 19 | Redwood Logistics | $85.0 | $500.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, parcel |
| 20 | Werner Enterprises | $81.9 | $518.1 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 21 | FLS Transportation Services | $75.0 | $500.0 est |
air/expedited (1,850), rail intermodal (850), LTL (86,350), dry van truckload (165,000), refrigerated (31,000), flatbed/heavy haul (14,000), bulk/tank (400) |
| 22 | Knight-Swift Transportation | $75.0 | $436.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, ocean container |
| 23 | ArcBest Corp. | $74.0 | $463.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 24 | Ascent Global Logistics | $70.0 | $403.1 est |
air/expedited (5,604), rail intermodal (3,150), LTL (1,049,801), dry van truckload (107,077), refrigerated (132,919), flatbed/heavy haul (17,059), bulk/tank (415) |
| 25 | Matson Logistics | $67.0 | $535.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 26 | Armstrong Transport Group | $63.2 | $435.6 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 27 | ReTrans | $62.2 | $364.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 28 | ATS Logistics Services | $60.7 | $412.1 est |
air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 29 | Hub Group | $60.0 | $497.3 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 30 | Magnate Worldwide | $55.0 | $198.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 31 | Universal Logistics Holdings | $55.0 | $367.6 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 32 | Integrity Express Logistics | $54.8 | $412.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 33 | Traffix | $54.0 | $314.0 est |
rail intermodal (4,000), LTL (11,000), dry van truckload (70,000), refrigerated (40,000), flatbed/heavy haul (3,000) |
| 34 | PLS Logistics Services | $53.0 | $470.0 est |
air/expedited (413), rail intermodal (1,374), LTL (13,947), dry van truckload (85,280), refrigerated (3,749), flatbed/heavy haul (230,258), bulk/tank (1,557), parcel (1) |
| 35 | NFI | $49.0 | $323.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 36 | Arrive Logistics | $48.0 | $368.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 37 | MegaCorp Logistics | $46.1 | $304.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 38 | Choptank Transport | $45.0 | $300.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 39 | Cornerstone Systems | $37.0 | $318.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 40 | LoadDelivered | $34.5 | $195.6 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 41 | Circle Logistics | $34.0 | $172.0 est |
rail intermodal (1,000), LTL (1,000), dry van truckload (57,000), refrigerated (4,000), flatbed/heavy haul (35,000) |
| 42 | Patterson Cos. | $33.0 | $195.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 43 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | $32.5 | $242.8 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 44 | ITS Logistics | $31.0 | $185.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, bulk/tank |
| 45 | Triple T Transport | $30.5 | $202.0 est |
rail intermodal (643), less-than-truckload (829), dry van truckload (11,886), refrigerated (60,688), flatbed/heavy haul (238) |
| 46 | RPM | $28.7 | $172.5 est |
LTL (8,914), dry van truckload (17,650), refrigerated (529), flatbed/heavy haul (3,042), bulk/tank (730) |
| 47 | USA Truck | $28.2 | $180.9 est |
rail intermodal (3,804), dry van truckload (108,737) |
| 48 | R2 Logistics | $28.0 | $215.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 49 | KAG Logistics | $28.0 | $204.9 est |
bulk/tank (850,000) |
| 50 | Pepsi Logistics Company | $26.8 | $273.3 est |
dry van truckload |
| 51 | Radiant Logistics | $25.3 | $214.5 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 52 | U.S. Logistics | $23.0 | $155.0 est |
rail intermodal (1,200), LTL (3,000), dry van truckload (29,400), refrigerated (12,600), flatbed/heavy haul (37,800) |
| 53 | Armada Sunset Holdings | $23.0 | $159.0 est |
air/expedited (600), rail intermodal (289), LTL (39,373), dry van truckload (72,000), refrigerated (7,575), flatbed/heavy haul (4,842), bulk/tank (2,080) |
| 54 | Geodis (North America) | $22.7 | $325.7 est |
air/expedited (9,518), rail intermodal (2,800), LTL (392,000), dry van truckload (186,000), refrigerated (480,135), flatbed/heavy haul (1,806), bulk/tank (442), parcel (15,000,000) |
| 55 | CAI Logistics | $22.0 | $111.0 est |
dry van truckload, LTL, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 56 | Buchanan Hauling & Rigging | $22.0 | $134.0 est |
dry van truckload (66,000), flatbed/heavy haul (44,000) |
| 57 | ROAR Logistics | $21.5 | $169.4 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 58 | Leonard's Express | $20.2 | $122.3 est |
rail intermodal (2,017), LTL (2,164), dry van truckload (32,314), refrigerated (107,614) |
| 59 | Diversified Transportation Services | $20.0 | $130.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 60 | Veritiv Operating Co. | $20.0 | $140.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 61 | Watco Logistics | $20.0 | $115.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 62 | D&L Transport | $19.0 | $126.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 63 | RLS Logistics | $18.0 | $82.0 est |
LTL (91,593), dry van truckload (3,679), refrigerated (30,603) |
| 64 | Covenant Logistics Group | $17.0 | $120.0 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 65 | TransCorr National Logistics | $16.0 | $101.0 est |
rail intermodal (400), LTL (5,000), dry van truckload (82,600), refrigerated (500), flatbed/heavy haul (5,500) |
| 66 | Ruan | $16.0 | $100.0 est |
rail intermodal (2,000), LTL (170,000), dry van truckload (145,000), refrigerated (11,000), flatbed/heavy haul (5,000) |
| 67 | FitzMark | $15.0 | $95.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 68 | Averitt Express | $15.0 | $101.0 est |
air/expedited (2,710), rail intermodal (3,989), less-than-truckload (39,837), dry van truckload (37,402), refrigerated (102), flatbed/heavy haul (278), bulk/tank (1), parcel (2) |
| 69 | Syfan Logistics | $14.8 | $84.4 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 70 | Amino Transport | $14.5 | $77.9 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, refrigerated, rail intermodal |
| 71 | Marten Transport | $14.1 | $86.4 est |
refrigerated (51,104) |
| 72 | Genpro Inc. | $14.0 | $130.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 73 | Becker Logistics | $13.2 | $80.5 est |
rail intermodal (1,083), LTL (1,967), dry van truckload (40,916), refrigerated (8,526) |
| 74 | Fastmore Logistics | $13.1 | $60.3 est |
air/expedited (16,887), dry van truckload (22,549), refrigerated (683), flatbed/heavy haul (55) |
| 75 | CRST The Transportation Solution | $13.0 | $106.6 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 76 | Magellan Transport Logistics | $13.0 | $79.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 77 | Mid America Logistics | $12.9 | $111.9 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 78 | Koch Logistics | $12.5 | $85.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 79 | Dart Advantage Logistics | $12.4 | $87.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 80 | Axle Logistics | $12.3 | $81.6 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 81 | ISG Transportation | $12.0 | $100.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 82 | Visible Supply Chain Management | $12.0 | $80.0 est |
air/expedited (386), rail intermodal (28), LTL (70,714), dry van truckload (16,961), refrigerated (6,975), flatbed/heavy haul (273), bulk/tank (37) |
| 83 | Eagle Transportation | $11.9 | $94.7 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 84 | Kingsgate Logistics Services | $11.9 | $68.9 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 85 | Amstan Logistics | $11.7 | $105.8 est |
LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 86 | Dupré Logistics | $11.2 | $85.5 est |
rail intermodal (1,916), LTL (249), dry van truckload (45,353), refrigerated (2,015), flatbed/heavy haul (941), bulk/tank (1,910) |
| 87 | Avenger Logistics | $11.1 | $63.1 est |
air/expedited (1,050), rail intermodal (105), LTL (2,210), dry van truckload (11,405), refrigerated (1,817), flatbed/heavy haul (16,730), bulk/tank (500) |
| 88 | SPI International | $11.0 | $72.0 est |
rail intermodal (4,295), LTL (3,515), dry van truckload (11,715), refrigerated (10,153), flatbed/heavy haul (9,372) |
| 89 | Scout Logistics | $11.0 | $95.0 est |
dry van truckload |
| 90 | Automated Logistics Systems | $11.0 | $53.0 est |
air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 91 | J.H. Rose Logistics | $10.5 | $70.0 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 92 | Bay and Bay Transportation | $10.2 | $75.9 est |
rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 93 | Legacy Supply Chain Services | $10.1 | $73.0 est |
air/expedited (750), rail intermodal (4,000), LTL (500), dry van truckload (13,000), refrigerated (1,800), flatbed/heavy haul (150) |
| 94 | Sunset Pacific Logistics Inc. | $10.1 | $31.3 est |
LTL (14,560), dry van truckload (2,120) |
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