U.S. trailer orders in April rose 19% in what analysts said was an extended growth cycle that shows no signs of reversing.
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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Rankings
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Logistics Freight Brokerage 2021
| Rank | Company | Gross Revenue (Millions) | Net Revenue (Millions) | Types of Freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | $11,312.6 est |
$1,517.1 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 2 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $4,280.0 est |
$550.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 3 | Total Quality Logistics | $4,138.0 est |
$736.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 4 | XPO Logistics | $2,706.0 est |
$511.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 5 | Mode Global | $2,100.0 est |
$287.2 | air/expedited (7,750), rail intermodal (235,000), LTL (377,253), dry van truckload (613,396), parcel (1,425,000) |
| 6 | Landstar System | $1,950.0 est |
$325.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 7 | Echo Global Logistics | $1,936.7 est |
$393.2 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 8 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $1,658.2 est |
$165.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 9 | GlobalTranz Enterprises | $1,651.0 est |
$263.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 10 | WWEX Group | $1,650.0 est |
$360.0 | air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, parcel |
| 11 | Hub Group | $1,286.0 est |
$155.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 12 | Transportation Insight Holding Co. | $1,172.0 est |
$167.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 13 | Uber Freight | $1,011.0 est |
$120.0 | LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, refrigerated |
| 14 | Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. | $1,000.0 est |
$103.0 | air/expedited (6,643), rail intermodal (350,641), LTL (4,206,319), dry van truckload (4,631,463), refrigerated (848,417), flatbed/heavy haul (626,457), bulk/tank (545,150), parcel (400,000,000) |
| 15 | Schneider | $950.0 est |
$140.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 16 | Arrive Logistics | $815.0 est |
$100.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 17 | Redwood Logistics | $804.0 est |
$119.0 | LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 18 | Allen Lund Co. | $734.6 est |
$83.8 | air/expedited (260), rail intermodal (753), LTL (11,002), dry van truckload (181,191), refrigerated (149,112), flatbed/heavy haul (14,819) |
| 19 | Convoy | $670.0 est |
$80.0 | LTL, dry van truckload |
| 20 | Burris Logistics | $630.8 est |
$98.1 | air/expedited (244), rail intermodal (2,749), LTL (74,384), dry van truckload (122,955), refrigerated (63,365), flatbed/heavy haul (116,445), bulk/tank (1,545) |
| 21 | BNSF Logistics | $613.0 est |
$114.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 22 | ArcBest Corp. | $591.0 est |
$84.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 23 | Integrity Express Logistics | $545.5 est |
$66.1 | air/expedited (230), rail intermodal (221), LTL (378), dry van truckload (88,062), refrigerated (108,124), flatbed/heavy haul (23,397) |
| 24 | Traffix | $531.0 est |
$78.0 | air/expedited (6,251), rail intermodal (4,721), LTL (26,322), dry van truckload (98,741), refrigerated (35,663), flatbed/heavy haul (17,468), bulk/tank (1,251), parcel (104,871) |
| 25 | Matson Logistics | $504.8 est |
$65.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 26 | Armstrong Transport Group | $491.0 est |
$69.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 27 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | $480.2 est |
$140.4 | rail intermodal (71,947), LTL (159,384), dry van truckload (140,638), refrigerated (149,485), flatbed/heavy haul (134,953) |
| 28 | Werner Enterprises | $469.8 est |
$62.5 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 29 | Pepsi Logistics Company | $468.6 est |
$40.1 | rail intermodal (52,000), LTL (6,150), dry van truckload (375,000), refrigerated (6,000), flatbed/heavy haul (100), bulk/tank (150), parcel (100) |
| 30 | BlueGrace Logistics | $462.0 est |
$75.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 31 | ATS Logistics Services | $451.4 est |
$70.5 | air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 32 | England Logistics | $450.1 est |
$104.8 | rail intermodal (986), LTL (70,760), dry van truckload (69,922), refrigerated (46,080), flatbed/heavy haul (7,639), parcel (995,459) |
| 33 | PLS Logistics Services | $441.2 est |
$47.4 | air/expedited (200), rail intermodal (1,642), LTL (84,945), dry van truckload (67,463), refrigerated (3,655), flatbed/heavy haul (187,992), bulk/tank (476) |
| 34 | Priority-1 Inc. | $425.0 est |
$79.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 35 | ITS Logistics | $415.0 est |
$65.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, bulk/tank |
| 36 | NFI | $377.0 est |
$46.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 37 | Knight-Swift Transportation | $376.0 est |
$60.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, ocean container |
| 38 | FLS Transportation Services | $375.1 est |
$54.0 | air/expedited (2), rail intermodal (3,396), LTL (7,025), dry van truckload (174,616), refrigerated (21,680), flatbed/heavy haul (15,373), bulk/tank (53) |
| 39 | ReTrans | $364.0 est |
$62.2 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 40 | DSV A/S (North America) | $360.8 est |
$42.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, parcel |
| 41 | Spot Inc. | $360.0 est |
$40.0 | rail intermodal (339), LTL (11,590), dry van truckload (195,631), refrigerated (41,281), flatbed/heavy haul (607), bulk/tank (25), parcel (46) |
| 42 | MegaCorp Logistics | $350.3 est |
$54.1 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 43 | Universal Logistics Holdings | $336.4 est |
$50.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 44 | Choptank Transport | $334.0 est |
$44.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 45 | Geodis (North America) | $311.5 est |
$28.5 | air/expedited, rail intermodal (1,866), LTL (653,608), dry van truckload (144,954), refrigerated (7,157), flatbed/heavy haul (382), parcel (17,808,406) |
| 46 | Cornerstone Systems | $305.0 est |
$35.0 | rail intermodal (60,000), LTL (2,000), dry van truckload (44,000) |
| 47 | TA Services | $264.0 est |
$40.0 | LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, refrigerated |
| 48 | KAG Logistics | $254.6 est |
$41.5 | bulk/tank |
| 49 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | $228.8 est |
$19.5 | LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy |
| 50 | R2 Logistics | $220.0 est |
$28.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 51 | Triple T Transport | $217.0 est |
$25.9 | rail intermodal (106), LTL (1,995), dry van truckload (25,611), refrigerated (69,284), flatbed/heavy haul (341) |
| 52 | Circle Logistics | $215.0 est |
$37.0 | air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 53 | ROAR Logistics | $214.0 est |
$30.0 | air/expedited (500), rail intermodal (45,000), LTL (1,500), dry van truckload (60,000), refrigerated (5,000), flatbed/heavy haul (3,500) |
| 54 | Johanson Transportation Service | $210.2 est |
$30.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 55 | Ascent Global Logistics | $200.0 est |
$25.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 56 | Day & Ross | $198.0 est |
$34.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 57 | Patterson Cos. | $195.0 est |
$33.0 | LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 58 | USA Truck | $192.0 est |
$23.9 | rail intermodal, dry van truckload |
| 59 | Armada Sunset Holdings | $186.0 est |
$26.0 | air/expedited (6,517), rail intermodal (81), LTL (58,651), dry van truckload (61,034), refrigerated (10,702), flatbed/heavy haul (7,772), bulk/tank (2,030) |
| 60 | Covenant Logistics Group | $177.6 est |
$22.5 | air/expedited (310), rail intermodal (119), LTL (47,630), dry van truckload (371,238), flatbed/heavy haul (14,000), parcel (19,767) |
| 61 | Axle Logistics | $176.5 est |
$22.6 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 62 | Logistics Plus | $168.0 est |
$25.0 | air/expedited (5,000), rail intermodal (150), LTL (130,000), dry van truckload (26,000), refrigerated (700), flatbed/heavy haul (2,000), bulk/tank (300), parcel (2,000) |
| 63 | Magellan Transport Logistics | $167.0 est |
$26.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 64 | Radiant Logistics | $160.0 est |
$23.1 | LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 65 | RPM Freight Systems | $159.5 est |
$25.0 | air/expedited (577), rail intermodal (250), LTL (7,616), dry van truckload (26,824), refrigerated (567), flatbed/heavy haul (3,152), bulk/tank (146), auto hauling (133,205) |
| 66 | Capstone Logistics | $159.0 est |
$20.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 67 | US Logistics | $153.5 est |
$22.4 | air/expedited (3), rail intermodal (1,799), LTL (2,252), dry van truckload (31,908), refrigerated (25,370), flatbed/heavy haul (29,627), bulk/tank (3) |
| 68 | D&L Transport | $152.1 est |
$23.9 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 69 | Genpro Inc. | $140.0 est |
$16.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 70 | Buchanan Hauling & Rigging | $134.6 est |
$22.1 | dry van truckload (40,100), flatbed/heavy haul (30,865) |
| 71 | Veritiv Logistics Solutions | $125.0 est |
$12.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 72 | Kirsch Transportation | $121.9 est |
- | rail intermodal (364), dry van truckload (24,654), refrigerated (2,899), flatbed/heavy haul (21,583) |
| 73 | CRST The Transportation Solution | $118.0 est |
$21.0 | LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 74 | Watco Logistics | $115.0 est |
$20.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 74 | Leonard's Express | $115.0 est |
$16.3 | rail intermodal (1,572), dry van truckload (36,460), refrigerated (106,265) |
| 76 | Dupré Logistics | $114.7 est |
$13.8 | rail intermodal (1,552), LTL (551), dry van truckload (56,480), refrigerated (2,449), flatbed/heavy haul (2,570), bulk/tank (194) |
| 77 | TransCorr National Logistics | $112.6 est |
$16.8 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 78 | Mid America Logistics | $111.9 est |
$12.9 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 79 | Scout Logistics | $109.4 est |
$12.3 | dry van truckload (1,062), refrigerated (12,819) |
| 80 | Amstan Logistics | $106.9 est |
$11.6 | LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 81 | ISG Transportation | $102.9 est |
$17.9 | air/expedited (50), rail intermodal (890), LTL (23,480), dry van truckload (29,800), refrigerated (5,260), flatbed/heavy haul (4,675), bulk/tank (240) |
| 82 | Transfix | $100.0 est |
$12.5 | LTL, dry van truckload |
| 83 | ODW Logistics | $99.7 est |
$16.9 | air/expedited (6,500), rail intermodal (1,400), LTL (130,000), dry van truckload (78,000), refrigerated (14,000), flatbed/heavy haul (7,400), parcel (730,000) |
| 84 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | $99.0 est |
$16.0 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 85 | Bay and Bay Transportation | $97.2 est |
$13.1 | rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 86 | Marten Transport | $96.7 est |
$15.0 | refrigerated |
| 87 | SPI Logistics | $95.3 est |
$15.1 | rail intermodal (2,730), LTL (8,452), dry van truckload (12,675), refrigerated (15,124), flatbed/heavy haul (16,770) |
| 88 | FitzMark | $95.0 est |
$15.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated |
| 88 | M2 Logistics | $95.0 est |
$12.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 90 | Beemac Inc. | $94.0 est |
$13.0 | air/expedited (21), rail intermodal (60), LTL (3,154), dry van truckload (4,530), refrigerated (1,463), flatbed/heavy haul (93,073), bulk/tank (1,285) |
| 91 | Trident Transport | $91.0 est |
$13.6 | air/expedited (33), rail intermodal (52), LTL (6,807), dry van truckload (36,752), refrigerated (3,659), flatbed/heavy haul (22,548) |
| 92 | Cardinal Logistics | $89.5 est |
$13.8 | air/expedited (1,500), rail intermodal (1,500), LTL (70,000), dry van truckload (17,500), refrigerated (12,000), flatbed/heavy haul (7,500) |
| 93 | ST Freight | $88.6 est |
$11.2 | LTL (674), dry van truckload (15,830), refrigerated (18,099), flatbed/heavy haul (13,613) |
| 94 | Longship | $86.0 est |
$9.1 | dry van truckload (4,500), refrigerated (20,000), flatbed/heavy haul (2,700) |
| 95 | Syfan Logistics | $84.4 est |
$14.8 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank, parcel |
| 96 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | $84.0 est |
$12.0 | air/expedited, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul |
| 97 | C.L. Services | $82.0 est |
$10.0 | air/expedited (20), rail intermodal (2,000), LTL (2,500), dry van truckload (35,000), refrigerated (25,000), flatbed/heavy haul (8,000) |
| 98 | Legacy Supply Chain Services | $80.0 est |
$11.5 | rail intermodal (2,500), LTL (5,000), dry van truckload (9,500), refrigerated (3,700), parcel (1,000,000) |
| 98 | Visible Supply Chain Management | $80.0 est |
$12.0 | air/expedited, rail intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, refrigerated, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank |
| 100 | Great Plains Transport | $78.8 est |
$21.1 | refrigerated |
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