ATLANTA — In an era when technology is transforming many industries, companies must foster innovation to keep up with the pace of change, entrepreneur Terry Jones said in a speech to transportation leaders.
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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.
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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 | 50 | Agility Logistics | $180 est
|
$774 | - |
| 50 | 48 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | $180 est
|
$590 | - |
About the Rankings...
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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