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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Ocean Containers
1 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 3,820,000
2 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,945,000
3 Sinotrans Ltd. China 2,790,400
4 DB Schenker Germany 1,891,000
5 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 1,593,900
6 Expeditors International of Washington United States 1,043,880
7 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 888,284
8 DSV Air & Sea Ltd. Denmark 855,319
9 Nippon Express Japan 855,002
10 Bollore Logistics France 835,000
11 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 785,600
12 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 744,000
13 Geodis France 677,465
14 Ceva Logistics France 642,370
15 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 615,000
16 Logwin AG Luxembourg 590,000
17 Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. Hong Kong 580,000
18 Dachser SE Germany 568,500
19 Yusen Logistics Japan 547,000
20 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 542,000
21 LF Logistics Hong Kong 540,000
22 Agility Logistics Kuwait 513,500
23 UTi Worldwide 512,550
24 China Resources Logistics (Group) Hong Kong 500,000
25 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 500,000
26 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 485,000
27 Kintetsu World Express Japan 396,000
28 Hitachi Transport System Japan 330,000
29 CJ Logistics South Korea 312,000
30 Chinatrans International Logistics China 300,000
31 Worldwide Logistics Group China 300,000
32 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 251,685
33 Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics China 250,000
34 Sankyu Inc. Japan 247,117
35 BDP International United States 212,000
36 Hercules Logistics Pvt. Ltd. India 210,000
37 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 200,000
38 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 175,000
39 CWT Pte. Ltd. Singapore 170,000
40 Topocean Group Inc. United States 156,000
41 MIQ Logistics United States 150,000
42 De Well Group China 150,000
43 Long Sail International Logistics China 150,000
44 NNR Global Logistics Japan 140,150
45 Integrated Logistics Berhad Malaysia 140,000
46 Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais Brazil 138,800
47 XPO Logistics United States 132,000
48 APL Logistics Singapore 130,000
49 Honour Lane Shipping Hong Kong 130,000
50 Jiangsu Uniwill Logistics Co. China 120,000
51 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 77,000
Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

ArcBest Corp. ($177 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, intermodal and drayage, freight brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

DSV Buys DB Schenker for $15.9B, Creating Logistics Giant

DSV, founded by 10 Danish truckers in the 1970s, has grown through a string of acquisitions in the fragmented transport industry, including buying targets that were larger than itself.

Christian Wienberg | Bloomberg News
September 13, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Amazon to Boost Contract Driver Pay to Nearly $22 an Hour

Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend an additional $2.1 billion on its contract delivery program, including safety programs, training and additional pay for the contracting firms.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

FMC Chairman Breaks Down Post-Pandemic Supply Chain

FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei said the COVID-19 pandemic brought heightened awareness to supply chain issues and revealed what was working — and what wasn’t — across global shipping lanes.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Industry Leaders Praise FLOW for Improving Freight Predictions

The transportation sector can better forecast freight trends when companies share information, according to stakeholders of an initiative aimed at facilitating that exchange.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

FTR: Truckload Spot Rates to Rise 6.5-7% in 2025

FTR Transportation Intelligence expects truckload spot rates to rise 6.5-7% in 2025, Vice President of Trucking Avery Vise said in a presentation.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 12, 2024
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern Fires CEO Alan Shaw

Norfolk Southern said Sept. 11 it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 12, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

DSV Reported to Be in Advanced Talks to Buy DB Schenker

DSV A/S is in advanced talks to acquire Deutsche Bahn AG’s logistics unit DB Schenker in a $15.4 billion deal, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Eyk Henning | Bloomberg News
September 11, 2024
Business, Logistics

IANA Applauds Outgoing President Joni Casey

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Intermodal Association of North America kicked off its annual exhibition Sept. 10 by recognizing the accomplishments of outgoing President Joni Casey.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 11, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

USPS to End Discounts for Consolidators Including UPS, DHL

The U.S. Postal Service said Sept. 11 that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps.

David Sharp | Associated Press
September 11, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Finds Truck Drivers Detained on 39% of Deliveries

Driver detention is regularly voted as a top industry issue, ranking fifth highest for drivers in 2023, according to ATRI.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 11, 2024
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