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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Net Revenue (Millions) Gross Revenue (Millions) Employees
1 2 XPO Logistics $4,741
est
$8,638 -
2 3 J.B. Hunt Transport Services $2,794
est
$6,181 22,172
3 1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions $2,640
est
$6,793 16,564
4 7 DHL Supply Chain $2,310
est
$4,200 -
5 4 C.H. Robinson Worldwide $2,278
est
$13,144 14,000
6 5 Expeditors International of Washington $2,164
est
$6,098 14,600
7 6 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions $2,126
est
$2,659 -
8 10 Americold Logistics $1,555
est
- 11,000
9 8 FedEx Logistics $1,495
est
$2,916 -
10 9 Ceva Logistics (North America) $1,490
est
$2,320 -
11 13 Kuehne + Nagel Americas $1,263
est
$4,909 -
12 14 Penske Logistics $1,200
est
$1,500 14,180
12 23 Geodis (North America) $1,200
est
$2,200 10,141
14 15 NFI $1,100
est
$1,250 8,300
15 16 Swift Transportation $1,073
est
$1,431 -
16 24 APL Logistics (North America) $1,000
est
$1,700 7,600
16 12 Schneider $1,000
est
$2,125 -
18 18 DB Schenker (North America) $940
est
$2,580 -
19 17 Cardinal Logistics $935
est
$1,006 4,735
20 22 Lineage Logistics $900
est
- -
20 112 Syncreon $900
est
- -
22 20 Werner Enterprises $810
est
$1,156 5,142
23 Radial $800
est
- -
24 19 Neovia Logistics $763
est
- -
25 21 Ruan $750
est
$796 5,546
26 25 Kenco Group $571
est
$626 5,000
27 27 Total Quality Logistics $465
est
$2,321 4,200
28 29 Hub Group $455
est
$3,573 2,713
29 32 U.S. Xpress Enterprises $453
est
$604 422
30 31 Saddle Creek Logistics Services $451
est
- 2,900
31 11 DSV A/S (North America) $420
est
$1,798 7,100
32 30 DSC Logistics $415
est
$0 -
33 26 Panalpina Inc. $398
est
$2,411 -
34 112 Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services $380
est
$500 1,989
35 112 TransGroup Global Logistics $360
est
$800 1,400
36 28 Universal Logistics Holdings $355
est
$444 -
37 Black Horse Carriers Inc. $338
est
- 2,625
38 37 Performance Team $322
est
$323 4,000
39 35 Echo Global Logistics $319
est
$1,716 2,350
40 33 BDP International $312
est
$1,900 -
41 46 WWEX Group $298
est
$1,235 -
42 39 Preferred Freezer Services $286
est
$350 1,800
43 36 Toll Global Forwarding $285
est
$1,448 -
44 38 Burris Logistics $273
est
$3,629 -
45 34 Landstar System $270
est
$1,632 -
46 43 Estenson Logistics $250
est
$250 -
47 41 Cowan Logistics $249
est
$345 1,253
48 42 Fidelitone $228
est
$239 760
49 53 Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. $221
est
$1,620 1,700
50 50 Odyssey Logistics & Technology $215
est
$650 -
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

Jon Eisen Becomes Director of ATA-Affiliated IMCC

American Trucking Associations has hired Jon Eisen to serve as director of the Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference.

April 5, 2021
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Interactive Map: Where the 2021 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America

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April 3, 2021
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April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Drones Could Help Bridge Divides for Vaccine Distribution

The challenge of ensuring equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine is one of global scale, and the city of Miami provides a backdrop for the social and economic divides that the medical community must overcome.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Lineage Logistics Acquires Cryo-Trans for $500 Million

Cold-storage specialist Lineage Logistics is branching into rail.

Gillian Tan | Bloomberg News
April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Pandemic Upends Logistics Market

The COVID-19 outbreak created a volatile U.S. third-party logistics market in 2020, which presented growth opportunities for 3PLs with strong carrier management, e-commerce and airfreight forwarding capabilities, while other 3PLs did not fare as well.

Evan Armstrong | President of Armstrong & Associates Inc.
April 3, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

A Fresh Look at the 2021 Top 50 Logistics Companies

Transport Topics has produced an annual ranking of the largest companies in this dynamic segment of the transportation business for nearly two decades, but much like the industry itself, this list continues to evolve.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

How Logistics Firms Are Handling the Pandemic's E-Commerce Boom

The COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed many years of growth in online sales and e-commerce fulfillment into a single 12-month period.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 3, 2021
Business, Logistics

GSC Logistics Plans to Add Truck Drivers

GSC Logistics plans to bring in 100 additional drivers by the summer to transport cargo containers, the company announced March 31.

April 2, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Biden’s Biggest-Ever Investment Plan for US Still Trails China

What President Joe Biden touted as a historic U.S. federal investment program that will position the country to win the global innovation race still leaves it well behind China’s continuing, giant infrastructure upgrading campaign.

Tom Hancock | Bloomberg News
April 2, 2021
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