When the Marie Schulte rounds the breakwater off the Chinese port of Qingdao in early November, bankers on two continents will be watching anxiously.
October 24, 2016Sponsored by:
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 | - |
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.
Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
53
On the Bubble
Transplace Inc.
($170 million), Frisco, Texas, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
Visit our new sector pages for top brokerage firms, warehousing firms, dedicated contract carriers, ocean freight forwarders and airfreight forwarders.
If your company appears in the 2016 list, you have a few ways to announce it! Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 50 Logistics Companies Publication.
Find out where the carriers are by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map.
Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Experimental Cotton Shipment from Houston to China Could Revolutionize Logistics
Logistics
Princeton Consultants Acquires TMS Software From Norfolk Southern
Princeton Consultants, an information technology and management consulting firm, has acquired the transportation management software business from TransWorks, a unit of rail operator Norfolk Southern Corp., and will use it as the basis for a new business to help manage interactions between shippers and carriers.
October 24, 2016Business, Logistics
Hanjin Shipping Wins Court Approval to Wind Down Europe Business
Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea’s largest container line that has put its Asia-U.S. business on sale after filing for bankruptcy protection in late August, won approval from a court to wind down its European operations as demand for its services to the continent slumped.
October 24, 2016Business, Logistics
US Trailer Orders Fall by 65% in September as Market Returns to More ‘Typical’ Demand
Trailer orders in September fell below 13,000 as the market continues to adapt and reshape itself after a banner 2015, analysts said.
October 24, 2016Business, Logistics
XPO Logistics and Hewlett Packard to Lay Off 70 Employees in Iowa
XPO Logistics Inc. and Hewlett Packard Co. plan to lay off about 70 employees in Iowa on Oct. 31 after the two companies ended a contract and parted ways.
October 21, 2016Business, Logistics
Union Pacific Net Income Slips 13% as Freight Volume Declines
Union Pacific Corp. net income slipped 13% to $1.13 billion, or $1.36 per share, hurt by lower intermodal and other freight volume and weaker pricing.
October 20, 2016Business, Logistics
Bankrupt South Korean Shipping Giant Hanjin to Lay Off 400 Workers
SEOUL — Bankrupt South Korean shipping giant Hanjin said Oct. 20 it plans to lay off 400 workers — more than half of its land-based staff — as it attempts to right its corporate ship.
October 20, 2016Business, Logistics
Hanjin Bankruptcy Hurts Long Beach, But Doesn't Impact Other US Ports in September
The Hanjin Shipping Co. bankruptcy hit the Port of Long Beach hard, but spared most others from year-over-year losses in ocean container traffic, based on port statistics released for September.
October 19, 2016Business, Logistics
APL Logistics Names Shigeo Mori as New CFO
APL Logistics appointed Shigeo Mori as chief financial officer on Oct. 18, replacing Masahiko Oka at the helm of the company that was bought by Japanese firm Kintetsu World Express Group in February 2015.
October 19, 2016Business, Logistics
FedEx to Invest $1.5 Billion in France to Double Capacity at Charles de Gaulle Airport
PARIS — FedEx Corp announced Oct. 17 that it would invest $1.5 billion to double the capacity of its logistics activities at Charles de Gaulle International Airport in the Paris suburb of Roissy.
October 18, 2016Archives
-
2023
-
2022
-
2021
-
2020
-
2019
-
2018
-
2017
-
2016
-
2015
-
2014
-
2013
-
2012
-
2011
-
2010
-
2009
-
2008
-
2007
-
2006
-
2005
