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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
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Fleets Add Record Number of Trailers in 2016, While Truck Registrations Fall, IHS Says

While 2016 was a trying year for truck makers, U.S. fleets invested heavily in trailers and put more of them into business than ever before, according to a report on vehicle registrations from IHS Automotive.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
February 27, 2017
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Maverick’s Vaughn Named Transport Topics’ First Recruiter of the Year

NASHVILLE — Brad Vaughn, vice president of recruiting for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named the winner of Transport Topics’ first Recruiter of the Year award as the Recruitment and Retention Conference concluded here on Feb. 24.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
February 24, 2017
Business, Logistics

Dry Van Demand Sends Trailer Orders Surging

U.S. net trailer orders in January shot up 92% year-over-year to almost 33,000 as dry van demand surged ahead, much as it has since November, ACT Research Co. said.

February 23, 2017
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Notches First Full-Year Profit Since 2011

XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit of the Brad Jacobs era, with net income of $63.1 million, or 53 cents a share, compared with a $245.9 million loss in 2015, or $2.65, the company said Feb. 21.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
February 22, 2017
Business, Logistics

Expeditors' Volumes Rise as Rates Hinder Profits

Fourth-quarter business boomed, but profits dipped at freight forwarder Expeditors International as roller-coaster pricing made management difficult, the Seattle-based firm said in its Feb. 21 earnings statement.

February 21, 2017
Business, Logistics

CEO of CSX to Retire as Hunter Harrison Negotiations Continue

The shakeup at CSX Corp. took another twist Feb. 21 when current CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden announced they're leaving the railroad at the end of May, another wrinkle that could affect the push from private investor Paul Hilal to install former Canadian Pacific CEO Hunter Harrison as CSX’s top executive. The company also announced 1,000 layoffs.

February 21, 2017
Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Opinion: Does the $75,000 Broker Bond Make Sense?

Brokers, freight forwarders and nonvessel operating common carriers, or NVOCC, are required by federal law to carry a surety bond in the event they fail to pay the carrier that performs the move on the shipments they broker. On Dec. 1, 2013, the $75,000 broker bond went into effect — up from the previous bond requirement of $10,000.

February 20, 2017
Editorial, Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Logistics

Editorial: Young Minds, New Roads

Coming soon to a theater near you: How to build roads and bridges. The American Society of Civil Engineers last week screened a documentary titled, “Dream Big: Engineering Our World,” which spotlights efforts to encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. Included in that mix are bridge and road design, fields that — if recent data are any indication — will require expertise for years to come.

February 20, 2017
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Fuel

XPO’s Jacobs Sees E-Commerce as Key to Robust Growth in 2017

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Brad Jacobs won’t rest on turning a profit with a company that lost money as recently as 2015, telling Transport Topics that he’ll “double down” on growing on the e-commerce wave through contract logistics, less-than-truckload and last-mile delivery services.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
February 20, 2017
Business, Logistics

CSX Seen Restarting CEO Talks After Activist Softens His Demands

CSX Corp. is expected to restart talks to install Hunter Harrison as CEO after an activist investor allied with the railroad turnaround veteran softened his demand for board representation, a Citigroup Inc. analyst said.

February 17, 2017
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