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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Ocean Containers
1 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 4,550,000
2 Sinotrans Ltd. China 3,770,000
3 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,832,000
4 DSV A/S Denmark 2,204,902
5 DB Schenker Germany 2,042,000
6 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 1,200,000
7 Ceva Logistics France 1,050,000
8 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 1,019,924
9 Expeditors International of Washington United States 1,012,600
10 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 955,800
11 Geodis France 866,631
12 Fr. Meyer's Sohn Germany 850,000
13 Yusen Logistics Japan 764,000
14 Bollore Logistics France 761,000
15 Agility Logistics Kuwait 740,000
16 Worldwide Logistics Group China 707,803
17 Logwin AG Luxembourg 690,000
18 AllCargo Logistics India 684,000
19 Nippon Express Japan 660,152
20 OOCL Logistics Hong Kong 660,000
21 Kintetsu World Express Japan 644,464
22 Leschaco Germany 636,000
23 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 620,000
24 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 577,084
25 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 566,000
26 Toll Group Australia 527,200
27 Dachser SE Germany 520,000
28 LF Logistics Hong Kong 500,000
28 China Resources Logistics (Group) Hong Kong 500,000
30 Hitachi Transport System Japan 462,000
31 Honour Lane Shipping Hong Kong 418,630
32 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 400,000
32 Kingway Transportation Company China 400,000
34 Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais Brazil 391,820
35 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 337,504
36 Long Sail International Logistics China 314,173
37 Cargo-Partner Austria 314,067
38 Noatum Logistics Spain 307,000
39 BDP International United States 302,000
40 Chinatrans International Logistics China 300,000
41 Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics China 250,000
42 Nissin Corp. Japan 230,000
43 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 228,934
44 De Well Group China 195,000
45 Sino-Ocean Group China 192,000
46 Zhejiang Chasen Freight Forwarding China 180,000
47 CWT Pte. Ltd. Singapore 170,000
47 Scan Global Logistics A/S Denmark 170,000
49 EFL Sri Lanka 167,312
50 CJ Logistics South Korea 136,644
51 XPO Logistics United States 127,200
52 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 125,000
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Equipment

New Trailer Orders Decline 4%, but Makers Remain Confident

Customers ordered a net total of 21,800 new commercial trailers in February, a 4% drop from last February, ACT Research Co. reported, but manufacturers were confident it was just a temporary lull.

April 9, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.6% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.6% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 6, 2012
Business, Logistics

Rails Coax Brokers, Shippers to Fill Trains Via Intermodal

SAN ANTONIO — Transportation brokers have an underused opportunity to move freight via intermodal shipping, but those rail shipments can require special attention, several industry experts said.

April 5, 2012
Business, Logistics

3PL Leading Edge Acquires C&F Logistics

Third-party logistics company Leading Edge Logistics announced its acquisition of C&F Logistics. Terms were not disclosed.

April 5, 2012
Business, Logistics

XPO Opens Operations Office in North Carolina

XPO Logistics said it has opened its new North American operations center in Charlotte, N.C.

April 5, 2012
Business, Logistics

Tornado Damages Schneider Terminal Near Dallas

A tornado that touched down in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday caused extensive damage to equipment at a Schneider National terminal, the company said.

April 4, 2012
Business, Logistics

Great Dane Opens Trailer Manufacturing Plant in Georgia

STATESBORO, Ga. — Great Dane Trailers officially opened a new plant here this week to produce refrigerated trailers, the ninth production facility for the company.

April 3, 2012
Business, Safety, Government, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous

Quality Distribution Buys Energy Logistics Firm

Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said late Monday that it has purchased Trojan Vacuum Services, a transportation provider for the oil and gas industry in the Eagle Ford shale region in Texas.

April 3, 2012
Business, Logistics

Rail Logistics Partners with Interstate Distributor for Drayage Service

Rail Logistics and Interstate Distributor Co. on Tuesday announced a new partnership for drayage service at the Port of Quincy intermodal terminal in Washington state.

April 3, 2012
Business, Logistics

TIA Pushes Broad Offensive to Lower Brokers’ Liability

SAN ANTONIO — The Transportation Intermediaries Association has launched a broad offensive to reduce brokers’ liability in accident cases by using judicial, legislative and regulatory approaches.

April 2, 2012
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