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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 50 Agility Logistics $180
est
$774 -
50 48 Odyssey Logistics & Technology $180
est
$590 -
Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Old Dominion Freight Line Opens 20th Texas Location

Old Dominion Freight Line cut the ribbon on a service center in Garland, Texas, the 228th location in North America and 20th in the Lone Star State.

November 13, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics

US Proposes Freezing Mexican Trucks Out of New NAFTA

The U.S. has proposed another difficult change to the North American Free Trade Agreement that could eventually prevent long-haul Mexican truckers from operating in the country, according to people familiar with the discussions.

November 9, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

FedEx to Buy Up to 50 Planes to Upgrade Feeder Fleet

FedEx will buy up to 50 new turboprop aircraft to launch a modernization of its global feeder fleet.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 8, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

AP Moller-Maersk Reports $1.5 Billion Loss in Third Quarter

Danish shipping and oil group AP Moller-Maersk reported a third-quarter net loss of $1.5 billion, the firm said Nov. 7, citing write-downs in its drilling division and costs from a cyberattack.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
November 8, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

FedEx, Walgreens Say Pickup/Drop Off Service Expanded to More Than 7,500 Walgreens

FedEx is in more than 92% of U.S. Walgreens stores, 10 months after the companies announced a push to expand consumer access to package pickup and drop off services.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 8, 2017
Business, Logistics

UPS to Open Distribution Center in Colorado by Christmas

UPS Inc. signed a 10-year lease to open its first distribution center in Aurora, Colo., a 360,000-square-foot building due to open before Christmas.

November 6, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

How Many Warehouse Robots Does It Take to Fill a Grocery Order?

The U.K.’s biggest online grocer hit a milestone this year: Ocado Group put together an order of 50 items, including produce, meat and dairy, in five minutes.

Jing Cao | Bloomberg News
November 6, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

CVS to Offer Nationwide Next-Day Delivery in Preemptive Shot at Amazon

CVS Health plans to begin offering next-day delivery of prescriptions and retail merchandise from its nationwide network of more than 9,700 stores, marking a potentially preemptive strike at Amazon as the online giant weighs entry into the pharmacy business.

Nathan Bomey | USA Today
November 6, 2017
Business, Logistics

GlobalTranz Joins Blockchain in Trucking Alliance

GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance, a group of industry executives and companies dedicated to developing and promoting blockchain technology standards in the logistics and trucking industry.

November 6, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 6: Tax Reform Cometh

The leader of a group representing a large portion of the trucking industry is urging lawmakers to advance a tax reform bill the Republican-led tax-writing House Ways and Means committee will consider for most of this week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
November 6, 2017
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