Union Pacific Corp. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. this week reported second-quarter net income fell 19% and 16% respectively in a weak rail freight market, while smaller carrier Kansas City Southern raised net income 7% with help from a tax credit.
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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 | 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.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific Earnings Slump; Kansas City Southern Gains
Business, Logistics
AFN Logistics Buys LTL, TMS Assets From HA Logistics
Brokerage and supply chain operator AFN Logistics announced the purchase of less-than-truckload and transportation management system assets from HA Logistics Inc. to expand the buyer’s service capabilities.
July 20, 2016Business, Logistics
After Some Opposition, CSX to Build $272 Million Rail Hub in North Carolina
While opposition from Johnston County landowners stalled a proposed CSX container hub, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, economic development officials quietly pieced together 700 acres willing to take on the project.
July 20, 2016Business, Logistics
Charlotte Getting Direct Intermodal Rail Service to Port of Wilmington
CSX is launching a new intermodal rail service between the Port of Wilmington and the railroad’s terminal in Charlotte, North Carolina, boosting the city’s status as a transportation hub, company and state officials said July 19.
July 20, 2016Business, Logistics
Hyundai Merchant to Join Maersk Alliance
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. will join the world’s biggest shipping alliance, meeting all conditions imposed by creditors as the company seeks to reduce debt after years of weak global demand caused losses.
July 19, 2016Government, Business, Logistics
Minnesota Governor Forms Freight Rail Council
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said July 15 he is creating a public-private group to improve communication, safety and economic development related to rail service across the state.
July 18, 2016Business, Logistics
Lower Profits Expected at Hapag-Lloyd Despite Merger Plans
Hapag-Lloyd AG's share price fell the most since its initial public offering in November as a forecast of lower profit and a share-sale plan overshadowed a final deal to join forces with United Arab Shipping Co. to become the world’s fifth-largest container carrier.
July 18, 2016Business, Logistics
CSX Net Income Falls 20%, Starts Second Quarter on Down Note
CSX Corp. began the second-quarter freight transport earnings reporting season by announcing that net income fell 20% to $445 million, or 47 cents per share, dragged down by a 34% reduction in coal revenue.
July 14, 2016Business, Fuel, Logistics
As Another Oil Train Derails, Regulators, Lawmakers Say Progress Being Made
Three years ago July 6, an unattended train carrying crude oil from North Dakota rolled down a hill toward the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec.
July 11, 2016Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Opinion: Mexican Logistics and Sorting Out the Border
The logistics industry in the United States is rapidly evolving. Thirty or 40 years ago, we worked within our own borders to manufacture and produce many of our own goods. In the 1980s and 1990s, this quickly shifted to China and India, because production costs and labor were much cheaper overseas. Even with the costs of transportation, the United States could manufacture goods much easier in China than in our own homeland.
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