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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

Lineage Logistics Acquires Seattle Cold Storage

Lineage Logistics said it has acquired Seattle Cold Storage and its facilities at Algona, Wash., and the Port of Tacoma, Wash. Terms were not disclosed.

April 4, 2013
Business, Logistics

Trailer Makers Turn to Cost-Saving Features to Win New Customers as Growth Slows

Trailer manufacturers said they are turning to new cost-saving features and services to seize the advantage in a market that isn’t expected to grow all that much this year, industry officials said.

April 1, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.4% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 1.4% to 235,641 units last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 29, 2013
Business, Logistics

UTi Worldwide Reports 4Q Loss

UTi Worldwide reported a fourth-quarter loss of $142.8 million, or $1.38 per share, from a profit of $12.4 million, or 12 cents, a year earlier.

March 28, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Falls in March

Consumer confidence fell in March from a three-month high in February, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

March 26, 2013
Business, Logistics

U.S., Canada Agree to Truck Cargo Test That Could Accelerate Border Crossings

United States and Canadian officials have agreed to launch a pilot program that they say could improve trade by allowing U.S.-bound trucks to be inspected on the Canadian side of the border at two crossing locations.

March 25, 2013
Special Coverage, Business, Logistics

ThermoKing Introduces New Refrigeration Units

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ThermoKing introduced two new refrigeration units, a new auxiliary power unit and two new wireless products here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 22, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 0.7% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 0.7% to 228,806 units last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 22, 2013
Special Coverage, Business, Logistics

ATDynamics Announces TrailerTail Agreement with Prime Inc.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ATDynamics said here Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking Show that its TrailerTail device will be installed on at least 450 refrigerated trailers operated by Prime Inc., one of the nation’s largest refrigerated carriers.

March 21, 2013
Business, Logistics

Echo Global Logistics Acquires Open Mile Inc.

Echo Global Logistics said it has acquired truckload brokerage firm Open Mile Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

March 19, 2013
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