CSX Corp. CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden will retire May 31, and the company will lay off 1,000 managers by the end of March as it decides whether to hire former Canadian Pacific Railway CEO E. Hunter Harrison to take the reins at the Class I railroad.
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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
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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 | - |
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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