In 1975, President Gerald Ford signed into law a bill allowing states to permit higher truck weights on interstate highways, and it’s worth remembering the reason for the measure – a national speed limit of 55 miles-per-hour had crimped productivity for the nation’s truck drivers.
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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
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Ocean Freight Forwarders
| 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 |
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.
Extras
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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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Consumer confidence declined to a five-week low as Americans grew even more downbeat about the prospects for the economy.
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Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.3% for Week as Carload Decline Continues
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 2.3% for the week ended July 18 as carloads continued to decline, the Association of American Railroads reported.
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Canadian Pacific Lowers 2015 Outlook After Commodities Cargo Declines
Canadian Pacific Railway cut its forecast for full-year revenue and earnings per-share growth while it seeks to control costs amid a decline in demand for commodities shipments.
July 21, 2015Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government
Diesel Average Falls 3.2¢ to $2.782 Per Gallon; Eighth Consecutive Weekly Drop
Diesel’s national average price declined for the eighth consecutive week, dropping 3.2 cents to $2.782 per gallon, according to a report from the Department of Energy on July 20. The average price of gasoline fell by the identical amount.
July 20, 2015Business, Logistics
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Marten Transport Ltd. and CSX Corp. last week kicked off the reporting season for second-quarter earnings with each posting 5% growth in profits.
July 20, 2015Fuel, Government, Business, Logistics
Gas Tops Diesel for First Time Since ’09 as Calif. Refinery Outages Pinch Supply
The national average price of diesel fuel fell below gasoline for the first time in almost six years after diesel dipped and soaring gas prices in California caused the fuel’s national figure to jump.
July 20, 2015Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Sentiment in US Backpedals Over Concerns About Economy
Consumer confidence declined in July on concerns global risks will dim prospects for the U.S. economy.
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