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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, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

C.H. Robinson Unveils Sustainability Tool, EPA Collaboration

C.H. Robinson has unveiled a tool and data model designed to help the transportation sector monitor and manage carbon emissions that was developed by the company’s technology incubator in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Pilot Freight Services Acquires DSI Logistics

Pilot Freight Services announced it acquired DSI Logistics, a nonasset-based provider of last-mile home delivery and installation for heavy and hard-to-handle goods.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Syncreon Holdings Reported to Be Weighing $1.5 Billion Sale

The owners of supply-chain services company Syncreon Holdings are exploring a sale of the company that could value it at as much as $1.5 billion, including debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

April 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

UPS Orders Electric Aircraft to Transport Cargo Between Facilities

UPS Inc. is ordering 10 electric aircraft that are designed to take off and land like a helicopter, allowing it to fly cargo directly between its facilities in small markets and bypass airports.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 7, 2021
Business, Logistics

Commodity Shipping Rates Surge; Rally Isn’t Over

For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.

April 7, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

XPO Logistics Announces Hiring Plans, Taps CFO for Spinoff GXO

XPO Logistics plans to fill more than 1,400 positions to meet growing demand in its less-than-truckload business.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 7, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year

Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.

Ari Altstedter | Bloomberg News
April 6, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power

Traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was briefly halted April 6, just two weeks after a giant containership ran aground and blocked the waterway that’s vital for global trade.

April 6, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Does Your Business Belong on Our List of Top 100 For-Hire Companies?

Think your company deserves a spot on our prestigious 2021 For-Hire Carriers rankings? Take our survey to submit your data before time runs out.

April 6, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Amazon Violated Law in Firing Employee Activists, NLRB Says

Amazon .com Inc. violated labor law when it fired two high-profile internal critics last year, the National Labor Relations Board’s prosecutors have found.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
April 5, 2021
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