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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank 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
Extras
Evan Armstrong breaks down how COVID-19 challenged companies in 2020.
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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

New-Home Sales in June Surge to Highest in Almost 13 Years

New-home sales in the U.S. increased to an almost 13-year high in June, fueled by record-low borrowing costs and adding to evidence that residential real estate is a bright spot for the economy.

July 24, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Landstar Reports Lower Net Income in Q2

Landstar System Holdings Inc. on July 22 reported second-quarter net income and revenue were down compared with last year’s levels.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 23, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Echo Global Reports $514 Million in Q2 Revenue

Echo Global Logistics saw a large drop in profit but a smaller decline in revenue during the second quarter.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
July 23, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

Baker Hughes Bracing for Second Wave of COVID-19 Lockdowns

Baker Hughes Co. is bracing for a second wave of pandemic-induced lockdowns after the virus crippled economic activity around the world and compounded a historic oil bust.

David Wethe | Bloomberg News
July 22, 2020
Business, Logistics

Canadian National Q2 Earnings Squeezed by Pandemic

Canadian National Railway is the latest Class I railroad to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 22, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

DOD Re-Awards $7.2 Billion Household Goods Moving Contract

The Department of Defense has re-awarded a $7.2 billion household goods moving contract just two weeks after it had pledged to take corrective action on the contested award by two competitors.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
July 22, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

US Sales of Existing Homes Jump 20% After 3-Month Slump

Americans stepped up their home purchases in June by a robust 20.7% after the pandemic had caused sales to crater in the prior three months. But the housing market could struggle to rebound further in the face of the resurgent viral outbreak and a shrinking supply of homes for sale.

Josh Boak | The Associated Press
July 22, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

Banyan Debuts LTL Freight Pricing App

Freight pricing data provider Banyan Technology has launched a real-time data connectivity platform called Insights that is designed to help less-than-truckload carriers balance and maximize capacity on their networks, and also provide measurable savings for shippers, the company said.

July 21, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

June Tonnage Dips 1.3% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage in June declined 1.3% when compared with year-ago levels, but on a monthly basis surged 8.7% above May.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 21, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Ford, VW Electric Models May Be Delayed by Trade-Secret Fight

Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG warned a swirling legal dispute between two South Korean battery suppliers could threaten their plans to start producing electric vehicles in the U.S.

July 21, 2020
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