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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
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On the Bubble

Transplace Inc. ($170 million), Frisco, Texas, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Tonnage Down 2.8% in February From Year Ago

Truck tonnage dropped 2.8% in February year-over-year, reversing January’s positive momentum, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist maintains that freight activity remained strong considering February 2016 was a record-setting month.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Monthly Trailer Orders Up 24%, Passes 26,000

U.S. trailer orders in February pushed past 26,000, up 24% year-over-year, as dealers restocked and fleets continued to extend orders, experts said, adding that industry backlog is below last year’s pace and freight demand has not fully returned.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Schneider Going to Wall Street With Share Price of $18 to $20

Schneider, the largest privately owned for-hire carrier in the United States and Canada, will become a publicly traded company as soon as April 5 with shares trading between $18 and $20, according to Bloomberg News and a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 24, 2017
Business, Logistics

Container Shipping Lines Ordered to Testify in US Sector Probe

The U.S. Justice Department has ordered top executives from several container shipping lines to testify in an antitrust investigation over practices by an industry that is the backbone of world trade, the companies said on March 22.   

March 22, 2017
Business, Logistics

Push by Drivers to Unionize at XPO Spreads to New Jersey

The efforts of XPO Logistics less-than-truckload drivers to organize into unions have spread to Trenton, New Jersey, with 33 employees filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board.

March 21, 2017
Business, Logistics

New, Safer US Rail Cars Gather Dust Even as Ethanol Trains Grow Longer

While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa on March 16, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky as thousands of gallons of the biofuel leaked into the creek below.

March 20, 2017
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Logistics

Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training, Cost Containment

Readers discuss the regulatory side of entry-level driver training and the best way to maximize profit is containing costs.

March 20, 2017
Editorial, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Technology, Logistics

Editorial: A Useful Discussion on Safety

Last week, we cheered the apparent demise of a federal regulatory provision regarding hours of service. Now we’d like to salute a positive development: a recent discussion on truck safety before a Senate subcommittee.

March 20, 2017
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Truckload Driver Pay Inches Up in 4th Quarter

Salaries for truckload drivers rose at the low rate of 0.04 point in the fourth quarter year-over-year, according to the latest National Transportation Institute index (or 0.03% on a preliminary basis), the slowest in 2016.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 20, 2017
Equipment, Business, Logistics

Trailer Standards Draw Near

Trailers purchased by fleets in 2018 must comply with Phase 2 of the greenhouse-gas rule from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but there will be a menu of equipment options for achieving compliance.

Bruce Lilly | Special to Transport Topics
March 17, 2017
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