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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
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Tonnage Down 2.8% in February From Year Ago

Truck tonnage dropped 2.8% in February year-over-year, reversing January’s positive momentum, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist maintains that freight activity remained strong considering February 2016 was a record-setting month.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Monthly Trailer Orders Up 24%, Passes 26,000

U.S. trailer orders in February pushed past 26,000, up 24% year-over-year, as dealers restocked and fleets continued to extend orders, experts said, adding that industry backlog is below last year’s pace and freight demand has not fully returned.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
March 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Schneider Going to Wall Street With Share Price of $18 to $20

Schneider, the largest privately owned for-hire carrier in the United States and Canada, will become a publicly traded company as soon as April 5 with shares trading between $18 and $20, according to Bloomberg News and a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 24, 2017
Business, Logistics

Container Shipping Lines Ordered to Testify in US Sector Probe

The U.S. Justice Department has ordered top executives from several container shipping lines to testify in an antitrust investigation over practices by an industry that is the backbone of world trade, the companies said on March 22.   

March 22, 2017
Business, Logistics

Push by Drivers to Unionize at XPO Spreads to New Jersey

The efforts of XPO Logistics less-than-truckload drivers to organize into unions have spread to Trenton, New Jersey, with 33 employees filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board.

March 21, 2017
Business, Logistics

New, Safer US Rail Cars Gather Dust Even as Ethanol Trains Grow Longer

While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa on March 16, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting ethanol flew off the tracks, sending fireballs into the sky as thousands of gallons of the biofuel leaked into the creek below.

March 20, 2017
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Logistics

Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training, Cost Containment

Readers discuss the regulatory side of entry-level driver training and the best way to maximize profit is containing costs.

March 20, 2017
Editorial, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Technology, Logistics

Editorial: A Useful Discussion on Safety

Last week, we cheered the apparent demise of a federal regulatory provision regarding hours of service. Now we’d like to salute a positive development: a recent discussion on truck safety before a Senate subcommittee.

March 20, 2017
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Truckload Driver Pay Inches Up in 4th Quarter

Salaries for truckload drivers rose at the low rate of 0.04 point in the fourth quarter year-over-year, according to the latest National Transportation Institute index (or 0.03% on a preliminary basis), the slowest in 2016.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
March 20, 2017
Equipment, Business, Logistics

Trailer Standards Draw Near

Trailers purchased by fleets in 2018 must comply with Phase 2 of the greenhouse-gas rule from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but there will be a menu of equipment options for achieving compliance.

Bruce Lilly | Special to Transport Topics
March 17, 2017
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