The Canadian National Railway’s $33.6 billion bid to merge with the smaller but strategically significant Kansas City Southern suffered a serious and possibly fatal blow Aug. 31, as the U.S. Surface Transportation Board unanimously voted to reject a vital component of the agreement.
August 31, 2021Rank This Year | Company | Gross Revenue (Millions) | Net Revenue (Millions) | Employees |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | $15,490 | $2,241 est
|
9,114 |
2 | XPO Logistics | $12,107 | $6,470 est
|
62,000 |
3 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $11,048 | $5,565 est
|
77,000 |
4 | Expeditors International of Washington | $10,116 | $2,927 est
|
17,908 |
5 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $9,198 | $3,045 est
|
23,000 |
6 | Kuehne + Nagel Americas | $6,615 | $1,656 est
|
15,000 |
7 | DHL Supply Chain | $5,800 | $5,290 est
|
36,339 |
8 | Transportation Insight Holding Co. | $4,270 | $280 est
|
1,800 |
9 | Total Quality Logistics | $4,138 | $736 est
|
5,000 |
10 | Burris Logistics | $4,100 | $435 est
|
2,109 |
11 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | $3,774 | $2,800 est
|
15,000 |
12 | Hub Group | $3,646 | $449 est
|
5,000 |
13 | Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. | $3,400 | $334 est
|
2,800 |
14 | DSV A/S (North America) | $2,970 | $730 est
|
- |
15 | Schneider | $2,814 | $1,135 est
|
1,500 |
16 | Geodis (North America) | $2,700 | $1,600 est
|
17,337 |
17 | NFI | $2,631 | $2,214 est
|
14,500 |
18 | Penske Logistics | $2,600 | $2,040 est
|
20,033 |
19 | Echo Global Logistics | $2,512 | $393 est
|
2,593 |
20 | DB Schenker (North America) | $2,335 | $840 est
|
8,700 |
21 | Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services | $2,300 | $2,140 est
|
28,500 |
22 | Landstar System | $2,196 | $365 est
|
700 |
23 | Mode Global | $2,100 | $287 est
|
435 |
23 | FedEx Logistics | $2,100 | $1,075 est
|
20,000 |
25 | Americold Logistics | $1,990 | $1,580 est
|
16,000 |
26 | Ceva Logistics (North America) | $1,975 | $935 est
|
17,000 |
27 | GlobalTranz Enterprises | $1,651 | $263 est
|
1,152 |
28 | WWEX Group | $1,650 | $360 est
|
2,000 |
29 | BDP International | $1,552 | $379 est
|
5,000 |
30 | Werner Enterprises | $1,527 | $1,120 est
|
6,495 |
31 | Lineage Logistics | $1,440 | $1,440 est
|
14,000 |
32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | $1,330 | $665 est
|
20,000 |
33 | TransGroup Global Logistics | $1,300 | $580 est
|
1,740 |
34 | Ruan | $1,223 | $860 est
|
5,500 |
35 | AIT Worldwide Logistics | $1,220 | $256 est
|
1,719 |
36 | Syncreon | $1,203 | $1,080 est
|
- |
37 | Radial | $1,200 | $1,200 est
|
4,600 |
38 | Universal Logistics Holdings | $1,190 | $550 est
|
7,550 |
39 | Capstone Logistics | $1,040 | $900 est
|
12,000 |
40 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | $1,018 | $365 est
|
2,600 |
41 | Uber Freight | $1,011 | $120 est
|
- |
42 | APL Logistics (North America) | $1,010 | $625 est
|
4,000 |
43 | Ascent Global Logistics | $974 | $140 est
|
950 |
44 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | $916 | $267 est
|
1,800 |
45 | OIA Global | $876 | $164 est
|
1,300 |
46 | Pilot Freight Services | $874 | $250 est
|
2,500 |
47 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | $857 | $609 est
|
3,895 |
48 | Cardinal Logistics | $849 | $752 est
|
4,250 |
49 | Radiant Logistics | $847 | $199 est
|
603 |
50 | Nippon Express (North America) | $844 | $300 est
|
2,931 |
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