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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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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Soar 56.9% in Strongest August in 20 Years

New trailer orders totaled 25,191 in August, a 56.9% jump from a year earlier and the highest level for that month in 20 years, ACT Research reported.

October 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Last Weeks of September Set Intermodal Rail Volume Record

The second, third and fourth weeks of September were the three highest intermodal rail volume weeks on record for U.S. railroads, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 3, 2014
Business, Logistics

Seko Logistics Acquires Stake in e-commerce Firm

Seko Logistics has acquired an equity stake in Metakinetic, an e-commerce company.

October 2, 2014
Business, Logistics

Logistics Firm Network FOB Acquires Interlog USA

Network FOB, a Jacksonville, Florida-based logistics firm, has acquired international transportation company Interlog USA Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

October 2, 2014
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Oil-by-Rail Safety Rule Seen Adding Costs: Railroads, API

Proposed federal rules to make hauling crude oil by rail safer and avoid fiery wrecks would drive up costs and put the U.S. energy revival at risk, the head of an oil industry trade group said.

September 30, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines to Four-Month Low

Confidence among U.S. consumers declined in September to a four-month low as Americans’ views of the labor market deteriorated.

September 30, 2014
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

Shipping Costs Expected to Increase as Freight Carriers Seek Higher Rates

Shippers can expect to pay more to secure freight-hauling capacity as truck and rail carriers raise rates to cover rising costs and to fund investments in equipment and infrastructure, according to transportation and logistics executives.

September 29, 2014
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump 56.9% During Best August in 20 Years

New trailer orders jumped 56.9% in August from a year earlier and rose to the highest total for that month in 20 years, ACT Research reported.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 26, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 6.4%

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.4% in the week ended Sept. 20 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 26, 2014
Business, Logistics

Stoughton Wins Round in Container Anti-Dumping Case

The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled in an anti-dumping case brought by equipment manufacturer Stoughton Trailers that Chinese manufacturers of 53-foot containers for U.S. intermodal service must make payments into an escrow account to cover trade tariffs.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 24, 2014
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