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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada

Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Net Revenue (Millions) Gross Revenue (Millions) Employees
1 1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions $3,108
est
$5,900 12,700
2 12 XPO Logistics $2,841
est
$5,536 -
3 2 J.B. Hunt Transport Services $2,660
est
$5,816 -
4 4 C.H. Robinson Worldwide $2,268
est
$13,476 13,159
5 5 Expeditors International of Washington $2,188
est
$6,617 15,397
6 3 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions $1,925
est
$2,443 -
7 6 DHL Supply Chain $1,815
est
$3,300 -
8 10 FedEx Logistics $1,625
est
$3,178 -
9 7 Ceva Logistics (North America) $1,570
est
$2,452 -
10 8 Americold Logistics $1,555
est
- -
11 9 UTi Worldwide $1,330
est
$3,696 -
12 11 Schneider $1,275
est
$3,480 -
13 13 Kuehne + Nagel Americas $1,197
est
$5,230 -
14 15 Penske Logistics $1,150
est
$1,430 13,750
15 16 NFI $1,130
est
$1,200 8,101
16 14 Swift Transportation $1,065
est
$1,418 120
17 20 DB Schenker (North America) $898
est
$2,687 -
18 19 Neovia Logistics $860
est
- -
19 17 Werner Enterprises $826
est
$1,052 4,933
20 18 Ruan $816
est
$869 5,558
21 Lineage Logistics $800
est
- -
22 24 OHL $732
est
$1,470 8,000
23 22 Cardinal Logistics $681
est
- -
24 23 APL Logistics (North America) $660
est
$1,030 6,000
25 27 Kenco Group $535
est
$582 3,800
26 26 Panalpina Inc. $459
est
$2,784 -
27 33 Total Quality Logistics $446
est
$2,240 3,791
28 30 Universal Logistics Holdings $444
est
- -
29 31 Hub Group $413
est
$3,526 2,633
30 34 DSC Logistics $405
est
- -
31 32 Saddle Creek Logistics Services $390
est
- 2,587
32 28 U.S. Xpress Enterprises $351
est
$508 -
33 40 BDP International $297
est
$1,900 -
34 36 Landstar System $292
est
$1,760 1,223
35 45 Echo Global Logistics $290
est
$1,512 2,335
36 35 Toll Global Forwarding $285
est
$1,448 -
37 37 Performance Team $278
est
$279 4,300
38 38 Burris Logistics $275
est
$3,524 -
39 42 Preferred Freezer Services $265
est
$324 1,525
40 Apex Logistics International $255
est
$613 -
41 41 Cowan Logistics $252
est
$347 1,258
42 29 Fidelitone $235
est
$245 690
43 Estenson Logistics $226
est
$226 -
44 47 Crane Worldwide Logistics $217
est
$654 -
45 44 Averitt Express $204
est
$396 -
46 WWEX Group $200
est
$750 -
47 Port Logistics Group $190
est
$200 2,500
48 Radiant Logistics $189
est
$872 -
49 43 SCI Group $187
est
$189 -
50 48 Odyssey Logistics & Technology $180
est
$590 -
50 50 Agility Logistics $180
est
$774 -
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon to Close All Warehouses in Quebec

Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

Mathieu Dion | Bloomberg News
January 22, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Federal Board OKs CN Purchase of Iowa Northern Railway

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Jan. 21 approved Canadian National Railway Co.’s request to acquire and operate Waterloo-based Iowa Northern Railway Co.’s 218-mile rail system.

Mary Pieper | Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa
January 21, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

TFI Chassis Buys Mickey Truck Bodies Land in North Carolina

A portfolio of 41 Mickey Truck Bodies property tracts in High Point, N.C., has been flipped for $35.52 million to TFI Chassis Portfolio.

Richard Craver | News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.
January 21, 2025
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Inches Down in December

The freight market finished the year on a downward slope as tonnage declined on both a monthly and annual basis in December, American Trucking Associations reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 21, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Avoid Red Sea for Now

Container liner Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice.

Brendan Murray and Alex Longley | Bloomberg News  
January 21, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Ends 2024 With Slight Revenue Decline

The Lowell, Ark.-based carrier ended the year slightly behind where it was during the prior fourth quarter amid efforts to reinvest and improve operations, the company reported Jan. 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 17, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

A. Duie Pyle Reopens Ex-Yellow Terminals

A. Duie Pyle in a fast start to 2025 set in motion plans to open four new less-than-truckload terminals.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 17, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

EU, Mexico Seal Trade Deal as Trump Threatens Tariffs

The European Union and Mexico agreed to a revamped free-trade agreement, just as both are under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened them with new tariffs.

January 17, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Cautious About Quick Return to Red Sea

A.P. Moller-Maersk expressed caution about any fast return to shipping through the Red Sea, after the Yemen-based Houthis signaled a pause in their attacks on commercial vessels.

January 17, 2025
Business, Fuel, Logistics

NYC Commuters Can Dodge Traffic With $95 Helicopter Rides

Well-heeled workers that live in the New York City suburbs will soon have a lofty path to avoiding gridlock en route to their Manhattan offices.

Michelle Kaske | Bloomberg News
January 16, 2025
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