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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
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 14.5¢ to $2.664

Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 14.5 cents to $2.664 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 25, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks

Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations.

November 24, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

Existing Home Sales Fall in October

Existing homes sales fell 3.1% in October, while the median price of a home fell 11.3% from the same month last year, the biggest jump on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

November 24, 2008
Government, Business, Logistics

Gas Slips Below $2, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 33 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.97 a gallon — the first time it has fallen under $2 in almost three years — according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

November 24, 2008
Business, Government, Logistics

Crane Worldwide Announces Four Acquisitions

Crane Worldwide Logistics said it has completed four acquisitions expanding its freight management and contract logistics services in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

November 24, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Continues to Slide, Dropping 13.5¢ to $2.809

Diesel fuel’s national average price continued to slide, falling another 13.5 cents to $2.809 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 18, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Canadian Report Highlights Biodiesel Concerns

Adding biodiesel to Canada’s existing fuel storage, blending and distribution infrastructure could spur a host of problems for the country's distillate market, the Canadian Trucking Association said.

November 17, 2008
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Scam Artists Hit Brokers, Fleets

Logistics executive Paul Lueck, a 27-year veteran of the transportation business, thought he’d seen it all before the silver-tongued con man from what turned out to be a fictitious Jonesboro, Ark., trucking company came calling last summer.

November 17, 2008
Business, Fuel, Logistics

TT Logistics 50: Shippers, Carriers Seek Solutions to Logistics Challenges

Logistics companies face significant new challenges as both shippers and carriers look for ways to cope with financial turmoil, volatile fuel costs and slumping demand for goods and services.

November 17, 2008
Business, Logistics

US1 Reports Higher 3Q Income

Logistics firm US1 Industries’ third-quarter profit rose to $972,000, or 7 cents a share, from $789,000, or 6 cents, a year ago.

November 14, 2008
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