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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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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

GSC Logistics Buys Seattle’s Best Way Trucking

Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics said it has purchased Seattle-based Best Way Trucking, effective June 1. Terms were not disclosed.

June 3, 2011
Business, Logistics

Global Shipper Group to Incorporate

The first formal association of international shippers, including the National Industrial Transportation League, has formed under the banner of the Global Shippers Forum to raise the profile of freight groups in an increasingly global marketplace.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
June 3, 2011
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: Think Inside the Box

Because transportation costs outweigh warehousing costs several times over and continue to rise, most companies think outside that big box called the warehouse when the topic is logistics and concentrate instead on how things get to their destination.

June 3, 2011
Business, Logistics

UTi Worldwide’s Fiscal 1Q Income Slips

Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $8.7 million, or 8 cents per share, from $10.1 million, or 10 cents, a year ago.

June 2, 2011
Business, Logistics

NFI Buys Gilbert’s West Coast Operations

NFI said Tuesday it has acquired the West Coast operations of Gilbert Co., a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.

May 31, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 8.7% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 8.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

May 27, 2011
Business, Logistics

Logistics Firm Kane Is Able Names Westermann President

Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able said Thursday it has named 30-year logistics industry veteran Pete Westermann its president and chief operations officer.

May 26, 2011
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: Rethink the ‘Just-in-Time’ Delivery System

The successful application of just-in-time delivery requires every link of the supply chain to remain unbroken. Trucks and their cargo must arrive within a very precise, predetermined period of time — often only hours before the cargo is needed on the assembly line.

May 26, 2011
Business, Logistics

TransForce, DHL Reach Deal on Domestic Canadian Logistics Operations

TransForce Inc. and DHL Express Canada agreed to enter a 10-year agreement under which TransForce will buy the assets of DHL Express’ domestic Canadian business, the companies said.

May 23, 2011
Business, Logistics

ATA Leaders Advise Federal Government to Drop Attempt to Regulate Wait Times

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The leadership of American Trucking Associations last week urged the federal government not to attempt to regulate the speed with which trucks are loaded and unloaded.

May 23, 2011
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