Royal Dutch Shell agreed to buy BG Group Plc for about $70 billion (47 billion pounds) in cash and shares, the oil and gas industry’s biggest deal in at least a decade.
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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Net Revenue (Millions) | Gross Revenue (Millions) | Employees |
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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 | - |
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
Shell Will Buy BG Group for $70 Billion in Cash and Shares
Diesel Average Hits Five-Year Low
Diesel’s national average retail price fell to a five-year low, dropping 4 cents to $2.824 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
April 6, 2015Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises to 2007 Level in March
Intermodal rail traffic rose to a weekly average of 550,291 units in March, the highest weekly average for the month since 2007, the Association of American Railroads reported.
April 1, 2015Consumer Confidence Rises to Second-Highest Since 2007
Consumer confidence increased in March to the second-highest level since August 2007 as Americans grew more upbeat about the outlook for the labor market and incomes.
March 31, 2015Diesel Falls 5.3¢ to $2.864 in Second Weekly Price Drop
Diesel’s national average price dropped 5.3 cents to $2.864 a gallon, the second consecutive weekly decline after five straight increases, the Department of Energy reported March 23.
March 30, 2015Trailer Orders Drop 30% in February
February net trailer orders fell 30% from a year ago to 20,700 units, ACT Research Co. reported.
Consumer Sentiment Cools, Capping Best Quarter Since 2004
Consumer confidence fell less than forecast in March, capping the best quarter since 2004 as the labor market stayed strong and gasoline prices leveled off.
Trail King Shows New Dump Trailer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Specialty trailer manufacturer Trail King introduced a new product in its Materials Hauling Series at the Mid-America Trucking show here March 26. Trail King Industries’ prototype Steel End dump trailer is designed to haul sand, gravel, demolition or rip rap.
Consumer Confidence Rises to Match Second-Highest Level Since 2007
Consumer confidence climbed last week to match the second-highest level since July 2007, propelled in part by gains among lower-income earners and job seekers as the labor market improves.
AAR Report Shows Rise in Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 6.7% in the week ended March 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
March 25, 2015