If you don’t travel much, but you were among the millions of Americans who set out to visit loved ones this past Thanksgiving weekend, the traffic nightmare you experienced was indeed an anomaly. But there's hope. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
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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 | 4,355,000 |
2 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 3,259,000 |
3 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 2,950,800 |
4 | DB Schenker | Germany | 2,126,800 |
5 | Panalpina Inc. | Switzerland | 1,520,500 |
6 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 1,389,611 |
7 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,070,424 |
8 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 1,053,485 |
9 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 897,379 |
10 | Bollore Logistics | France | 856,000 |
11 | LF Logistics | Hong Kong | 778,796 |
12 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 774,822 |
13 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 740,000 |
14 | Ceva Logistics | France | 729,000 |
15 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 698,000 |
16 | Geodis | France | 690,000 |
17 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 659,000 |
18 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 600,000 |
19 | Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. | Hong Kong | 600,000 |
20 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 600,000 |
21 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 556,640 |
22 | Nippon Express | Japan | 550,000 |
23 | Worldwide Logistics Ltd. | China | 508,732 |
24 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 500,000 |
25 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 500,000 |
26 | Dachser SE | Germany | 481,400 |
27 | Toll Global Forwarding | Australia | 434,000 |
28 | Honour Lane Shipping | Hong Kong | 326,490 |
29 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 310,850 |
30 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 280,539 |
31 | BDP International | United States | 275,782 |
32 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 227,600 |
33 | CWT Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 170,000 |
34 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 164,495 |
35 | Topocean Group Inc. | United States | 156,000 |
36 | De Well Group | China | 150,000 |
37 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 144,483 |
38 | XPO Logistics | United States | 131,500 |
39 | TransGroup Global Logistics | United States | 130,200 |
40 | MIQ Logistics | United States | 125,000 |
41 | Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais | Brazil | 114,376 |
42 | APL Logistics | Singapore | 112,848 |
43 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 100,634 |
44 | Scanwell Logistics | United States | 100,000 |
45 | American Global Logistics | United States | 94,000 |
46 | Qingdao Jet Marine Logistics | China | 80,000 |
47 | City Ocean Logistics | China | 80,000 |
48 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | United States | 73,000 |
49 | Sankyu Inc. | Japan | 71,894 |
50 | AWOT Global Logistics Group | China | 70,000 |
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.
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Extras
On the Bubble
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 26: One More for the Road
FMCSA Receives Petition, Grants Exemption Related to HOS Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has received an exemption request from hours-of-service rules from one trade association and has granted reprieve from those rules to another.
Crane Worldwide Logistics Adds Georgia Location
Crane Worldwide Logistics opened a facility in Savannah, Ga., to expand its footprint on the East Coast.
November 26, 2018GM to Lay Off Nearly 15,000 Workers
DETROIT — General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles.
America’s Road Team Helps Sinise Foundation Aid Military Families
American Trucking Associations’ America’s Road Team plays an important part in Snowball Express, a program that will gather children and surviving spouses of military members at Disney World for fun and healing. It's part of the Gary Sinise Foundation.
Freelancer Acquires Channel 40, Launches New Freight Marketplace
Freelancer, a jobs and crowdsourcing marketplace, has acquired Channel 40, an enterprise marketplace that connects freight owners with transport operators. Freelancer also has launched Freightlancer.com, a global marketplace for freight, shipping and transportation.
November 20, 2018Trucking Crews Begin Assistance Effort for California Residents Affected by Wildfires
With donations to help those affected by the recent California wildfires arriving from around the country, trucking fleets are bracing to help deliver supplies for relief efforts.
Amazon, Target Waive Minimum Purchase for Free Holiday Shipping
Amazon.com and Target Corp. have opened the floodgates on free shipping. Recent moves by the retailers to eliminate minimum-purchase amounts for free shipping have boosted the share of online orders that get delivered gratis, according to data from retail analytics company DynamicAction.
Fleet Management, Technology Deemed Essential for Cutting Freight Emissions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Global efforts to improve freight efficiency and reduce carbon emissions will require a multifaceted approach that includes not only vehicle technology, but also better fleet management and capacity utilization, experts said.
Cargo Business Booms at Rockford Airport
Nearly 1.4 billion pounds of cargo made its way through Chicago Rockford International Airport in 2017 — a record that the airport has beaten by nearly 22% through the first 10 months of this year.
November 19, 2018