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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

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, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Falls 0.3% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 0.3% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

December 14, 2012
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: Selecting the Right Trailers, New or Used

Before adding one, two — or several hundred — trailers, a fleet manager needs to determine what equipment’s right for the application and to do it by knowing what’s out there, what’s right for an operation, and the most basic choice of all, whether to buy new or used.

December 10, 2012
Business, Logistics

Perdue Partners Acquires Benton Express

Perdue Partners said it has acquired Atlanta-based logistics company Benton Express Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

December 10, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Drops 1.2%; Weekly Volume Hurt by Calif. Port Strike

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 1.2% for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, due in part to the eight-day strike at the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

December 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

LinkAmerica to Merge with Arnold Transportation

Arnold Transportation Services said that truckload and logistics firm LinkAmerica Corp. will merge with Arnold at the beginning of the year.

December 6, 2012
Business, Logistics

UTi Worldwide’s 3Q Profit Declines

UTi Worldwide said Thursday its third-quarter net income fell to $10.5 million, or 10 cents a share, from $28.5 million, or 28 cents, a year earlier.

December 6, 2012
Business, Logistics

Transplace Acquires Canadian Logistics Company

Transplace said it has acquired Canadian logistics company Torus Freight Systems. Terms were not disclosed.

December 5, 2012
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Rise 29.1% as Year-End Rush Begins Early

Orders for new freight trailers jumped 29.1% in October from the same month in 2011, the highest monthly total since January, as the end-of-year rush appeared to arrive early, ACT Research reported. Sales totaled 23,597.

December 3, 2012
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rises to Four-Year High

Consumer confidence rose to a four-year high in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

November 27, 2012
Business, Logistics

APL Logistics Acquires Carmichael International

APL Logistics said it has acquired U.S. Customs brokerage firm Carmichael International Service. No terms were disclosed.

November 27, 2012
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