Royal Dutch Shell agreed to buy BG Group Plc for about $70 billion (47 billion pounds) in cash and shares, the oil and gas industry’s biggest deal in at least a decade.
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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 | $1,788.5 | $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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Extras
On the Bubble
Shell Will Buy BG Group for $70 Billion in Cash and Shares
Diesel Average Hits Five-Year Low
Diesel’s national average retail price fell to a five-year low, dropping 4 cents to $2.824 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
April 6, 2015Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises to 2007 Level in March
Intermodal rail traffic rose to a weekly average of 550,291 units in March, the highest weekly average for the month since 2007, the Association of American Railroads reported.
April 1, 2015Consumer Confidence Rises to Second-Highest Since 2007
Consumer confidence increased in March to the second-highest level since August 2007 as Americans grew more upbeat about the outlook for the labor market and incomes.
March 31, 2015Diesel Falls 5.3¢ to $2.864 in Second Weekly Price Drop
Diesel’s national average price dropped 5.3 cents to $2.864 a gallon, the second consecutive weekly decline after five straight increases, the Department of Energy reported March 23.
March 30, 2015Trailer Orders Drop 30% in February
February net trailer orders fell 30% from a year ago to 20,700 units, ACT Research Co. reported.
Consumer Sentiment Cools, Capping Best Quarter Since 2004
Consumer confidence fell less than forecast in March, capping the best quarter since 2004 as the labor market stayed strong and gasoline prices leveled off.
Trail King Shows New Dump Trailer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Specialty trailer manufacturer Trail King introduced a new product in its Materials Hauling Series at the Mid-America Trucking show here March 26. Trail King Industries’ prototype Steel End dump trailer is designed to haul sand, gravel, demolition or rip rap.
Consumer Confidence Rises to Match Second-Highest Level Since 2007
Consumer confidence climbed last week to match the second-highest level since July 2007, propelled in part by gains among lower-income earners and job seekers as the labor market improves.
AAR Report Shows Rise in Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 6.7% in the week ended March 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
March 25, 2015