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2014 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Our 2014 list produced a few surprises, some fast movers and some new names - along with a new No. 1.
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Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Net Revenue (Millions) | Gross Revenue (Millions) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $2,860 est
|
$5,492 | - |
| 2 | 2 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $2,600 est
|
$5,224 | - |
| 3 | 1 | DHL Supply Chain | $2,550 est
|
$4,600 | - |
| 4 | 3 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | $2,064 est
|
$2,383 | - |
| 5 | 16 | Expeditors International of Washington | $1,883 est
|
$6,080 | 13,900 |
| 6 | 6 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | $1,836 est
|
$12,752 | 11,645 |
| 7 | 4 | Ceva Logistics (North America) | $1,770 est
|
$2,641 | - |
| 8 | 7 | Americold Logistics | $1,696 est
|
- | 12,000 |
| 9 | 26 | UTi Worldwide | $1,525 est
|
$4,441 | 21,018 |
| 10 | 10 | Schneider | $1,242 est
|
$3,390 | - |
| 11 | 11 | Kuehne + Nagel Americas | $1,109 est
|
$5,046 | - |
| 12 | 45 | XPO Logistics | $1,100 est
|
$2,800 | - |
| 13 | 12 | Genco | $1,007 est
|
$1,509 | 9,985 |
| 14 | 13 | APL Logistics (North America) | $955 est
|
$1,600 | - |
| 15 | 14 | NFI | $914 est
|
$1,091 | - |
| 16 | 18 | Swift Transportation | $890 est
|
$1,091 | - |
| 17 | 17 | Werner Enterprises | $832 est
|
$1,138 | 4,580 |
| 18 | 8 | DB Schenker (North America) | $806 est
|
$2,838 | 6,000 |
| 19 | 9 | Neovia Logistics | $800 est
|
- | - |
| 20 | 19 | Penske Logistics | $779 est
|
$968 | 10,089 |
| 21 | 22 | Ruan | $767 est
|
$807 | 5,139 |
| 22 | 20 | Menlo Worldwide | $682 est
|
$1,540 | 8,500 |
| 23 | 15 | Cardinal Logistics | $681 est
|
- | - |
| 24 | 24 | Jacobson Cos. | $590 est
|
$800 | 5,500 |
| 26 | 21 | OHL | $570 est
|
$1,142 | 8,158 |
| 27 | 27 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | $475 est
|
$618 | - |
| 28 | 28 | Kenco Group | $474 est
|
$510 | 3,800 |
| 29 | 30 | Fidelitone | $471 est
|
$481 | 708 |
| 30 | 31 | FedEx Logistics | $458 est
|
$1,387 | 900 |
| 31 | 35 | Universal Logistics Holdings | $451 est
|
- | - |
| 32 | 29 | Hub Group | $371 est
|
$3,374 | 1,334 |
| 33 | 34 | Saddle Creek Logistics Services | $358 est
|
- | 2,470 |
| 34 | 32 | DSC Logistics | $340 est
|
- | - |
| 35 | 36 | Toll Global Forwarding | $297 est
|
$1,468 | - |
| 36 | 37 | Panalpina Inc. | $291 est
|
$1,225 | - |
| 37 | 42 | Total Quality Logistics | $288 est
|
$1,838 | 2,752 |
| 38 | 38 | Burris Logistics | $256 est
|
- | - |
| 39 | 39 | Performance Team | $255 est
|
- | 3,840 |
| 40 | 37 | BDP International | $254 est
|
$1,900 | - |
| 41 | Coyote Logistics | $231 est
|
$2,000 | 2,000 | |
| 42 | 43 | Preferred Freezer Services | $225 est
|
$275 | 1,800 |
| 43 | 47 | Cowan Logistics | $223 est
|
$330 | - |
| 44 | 33 | Landstar System | $217 est
|
$1,301 | - |
| 45 | 46 | SCI Group | $212 est
|
$213 | 1,800 |
| 46 | 44 | Averitt Express | $189 est
|
$326 | - |
| 47 | 49 | Damco International | $185 est
|
$1,007 | - |
| 48 | 40 | Agility Logistics | $175 est
|
$795 | - |
| 49 | Legacy Supply Chain Services | $170 est
|
$380 | - | |
| 50 | Echo Global Logistics | $155 est
|
$884 | 1,350 |
About the Rankings...
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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