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2015 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada

Up Front
FedEx, C.H. Robinson Worldwide make acquisitions, move up in the 2015 Top 50 list.
Over the past 10 years, $36.7 billion has been spent to acquire logistics companies in North America, according to data from Armstrong and Associates. And industry and investment experts believe that the buying is just getting started.
Video: A new set of Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings has been released, and we lined up a quintet of industry leaders to help analyze the latest trends for a LiveOnWeb program.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Net Revenue (Millions) Gross Revenue (Millions) Employees
1 1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions $3,030
est
$5,758 -
2 2 J.B. Hunt Transport Services $2,605
est
$5,799 -
3 4 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions $2,157
est
$2,461 -
4 6 C.H. Robinson Worldwide $2,131
est
$14,093 11,521
5 5 Expeditors International of Washington $1,981
est
$6,565 14,659
6 3 DHL Supply Chain $1,815
est
$3,300 47,000
7 7 Ceva Logistics (North America) $1,715
est
$2,618 -
8 8 Americold Logistics $1,696
est
- 11,000
9 9 UTi Worldwide $1,548
est
$4,369 21,018
10 13 FedEx Logistics $1,465
est
$2,896 10,885
11 10 Schneider $1,242
est
$3,393 -
12 12 XPO Logistics $1,160
est
$3,140 -
13 11 Kuehne + Nagel Americas $1,105
est
$5,157 -
14 16 Swift Transportation $1,045
est
$1,394 -
15 20 Penske Logistics $915
est
$1,137 10,882
16 15 NFI $914
est
$1,091 -
17 17 Werner Enterprises $844
est
$1,182 4,632
18 19 Ruan $805
est
$848 5,595
19 19 Neovia Logistics $800
est
- -
20 18 DB Schenker (North America) $774
est
$2,615 6,000
21 22 Menlo Logistics $749
est
$1,718 8,500
22 23 Cardinal Logistics $681
est
- -
23 14 APL Logistics (North America) $660
est
$1,030 6,000
24 26 OHL $650
est
$1,305 8,302
25 24 Norbert Dentressangle $601
est
$781 6,500
26 36 Panalpina Inc. $538
est
$2,463 -
27 28 Kenco Group $506
est
$518 3,800
28 27 U.S. Xpress Enterprises $475
est
$618 -
29 29 Fidelitone $454
est
$463 715
30 31 Universal Logistics Holdings $449
est
- -
31 32 Hub Group $370
est
$3,571 2,568
32 33 Saddle Creek Logistics Services $358
est
- 2,453
33 37 Total Quality Logistics $352
est
$2,142 3,131
34 34 DSC Logistics $340
est
- -
35 35 Toll Global Forwarding $297
est
$1,468 -
36 44 Landstar System $270
est
$1,624 -
37 39 Performance Team $261
est
$263 3,845
38 38 Burris Logistics $256
est
- -
39 41 Coyote Logistics $255
est
$2,094 1,994
40 40 BDP International $254
est
$1,900 -
41 43 Cowan Logistics $240
est
$346 -
42 42 Preferred Freezer Services $225
est
$275 1,800
43 45 SCI Group $212
est
$213 1,800
44 46 Averitt Express $210
est
$365 -
45 50 Echo Global Logistics $208
est
$1,173 1,734
46 47 Damco International $185
est
$1,007 -
47 Crane Worldwide Logistics $183
est
$689 -
48 49 Legacy Supply Chain Services $180
est
$401 -
48 Odyssey Logistics & Technology $180
est
$590 -
50 48 Agility Logistics $175
est
$795 -
Extras
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Belgian Firm Opens Georgia Logistics Site for Equipment

Belgium’s Aertssen Logistics has opened a North American hub near the Port of Savannah in Georgia for agriculture, mining and construction machinery on a 35-acre site.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
August 22, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Miners Tap Trucks to Sidestep Canada's Rail Stoppage

Two mining giants are rerouting shipments and turning to trucks to deal with disruptions from a Canadian railway stoppage that threatens to undermine the industry’s operations.

Jacob Lorinc | Bloomberg News
August 22, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Key Bridge Collapse Spurs $5M Small Business Grant Fund

A $5 million grant program aimed at supporting Baltimore-area small businesses hit hard by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge launched Aug. 21.

August 22, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

CN and CPKC Initiate Lockout After Labor Talks Fail

The Canadian railway system has been struck with two major work stoppages amid failed labor negotiations Aug. 22.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 22, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Trudeau Tells Railways, Union to Reach Deal to Avoid Strike

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canada’s two largest railways and unionized workers to reach a deal to avert a strike that businesses warn will cause significant harm to the economy.

Laura Dhillon Kane | Bloomberg News
August 21, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Canadian Economy at Risk as Rail, Port Strikes Approach

Canadian businesses are warning about potential long-term damage to the economy if railway and port strikes go ahead and choke the country’s vital trading arteries.

Thomas Seal | Bloomberg News
August 21, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

ATA Reports Sequential Freight Tonnage Rise for July

The trucking industry in July saw a sequential rise in freight tonnage but a decrease from the year-ago period, American Trucking Associations reported Aug. 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 20, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Will Amazon’s AI Bet Pay Off?

More than any of the megacap technology stocks, Amazon.com Inc.’s big-spending ways are coming at the expense of profits, and its shares are being punished as a result.

Carmen Reinicke | Bloomberg News
August 20, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

ATA Names Dan Hilton MSC Executive Director

Dan Hilton, an alumnus of Capitol Hill and trade associations with extensive experience in government and advocacy, is the new executive director of ATA’s Moving & Storage Conference.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 19, 2024
Business, Logistics

Port Traffic Booms Despite Recession Fears

The busiest port complex in the U.S. is churning through import volumes near the highs set during the pandemic despite worries about a cooling economy.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
August 19, 2024
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