XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit with Bradley Jacobs at the helm of the organization and also was profitable in the final quarter owing to strength in the less-than- truckload division.
February 27, 2017Up Front
Battling supply chain, freight capacity issues, logistics providers demonstrate the value they bring to their business partners
As the 3PL industry continues to grow, so does our ranking of North America’s largest logistics companies, now at 100
Find out where the Top 100 Logistics companies are located by region; click links to view details about the company
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Company | Gross Revenue (Millions) | Net Revenue (Millions) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | $22,355 | $2,972 est
|
11,989 |
| 2 | Expeditors International of Washington | $16,524 | $4,466 | 19,588 |
| 3 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | $14,639 | $7,000 est
|
80,000 |
| 4 | Kuehne + Nagel Americas | $12,980 | $2,703 | 17,428 |
| 5 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | $11,412 | $3,685 est
|
34,978 |
| 6 | XPO Logistics | $8,907 | $2,337 | 21,000 |
| 7 | DSV A/S (North America) | $7,957 | $1,014 est
|
10,410 |
| 8 | GXO Logistics | $7,940 | $6,860 est
|
75,000 |
| 9 | Total Quality Logistics | $7,857 | $1,403 | 8,000 |
| 10 | Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. | $6,440 | $680 est
|
4,829 |
| 11 | Transportation Insight Holding Co. | $5,800 | $410 est
|
2,300 |
| 12 | DHL Supply Chain | $5,010 | $4,570 est
|
40,000 |
| 13 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | $4,612 | $3,265 | 20,000 |
| 14 | WWEX Group | $4,600 | $837 | 3,660 |
| 15 | Burris Logistics | $4,300 | $390 | 2,054 |
| 16 | Hub Group | $4,232 | $600 | 5,000 |
| 17 | Lineage Logistics | $4,000 | - | 22,000 |
| 18 | Landstar System | $3,838 | $635 est
|
800 |
| 19 | Schneider | $3,770 | $1,445 est
|
16,040 |
| 20 | Echo Global Logistics | $3,745 | $540 | 2,681 |
| 21 | Penske Logistics | $3,700 | $2,885 est
|
19,558 |
| 22 | Mode Global | $3,400 | $431 | 625 |
| 23 | NFI | $3,120 | $2,500 | 15,400 |
| 24 | DB Schenker (North America) | $3,030 | $1,065 est
|
8,850 |
| 25 | Ceva Logistics (North America) | $2,835 | $1,300 est
|
20,000 |
| 26 | Geodis (North America) | $2,760 | $1,630 est
|
17,761 |
| 27 | Americold Logistics | $2,715 | $2,130 | 16,275 |
| 28 | AIT Worldwide Logistics | $2,292 | $444 | 2,280 |
| 29 | Seko Logistics | $2,018 | $550 est
|
3,000 |
| 30 | FedEx Logistics | $1,920 | $980 est
|
21,000 |
| 31 | Knight-Swift Transportation | $1,900 | $800 est
|
20,000 |
| 32 | Kerry Logistics (Americas) | $1,860 | $615 est
|
- |
| 33 | Werner Enterprises | $1,837 | $1,302 | 6,884 |
| 34 | ArcBest Corp. | $1,810 | $255 | 1,392 |
| 35 | Omni Logistics | $1,798 | $517 | 4,500 |
| 36 | Capstone Logistics | $1,780 | $1,420 est
|
17,000 |
| 37 | Maersk Logistics (Americas) | $1,700 | $610 est
|
4,000 |
| 38 | TFI International | $1,662 | $215 est
|
6,000 |
| 39 | Arrive Logistics | $1,632 | $200 est
|
1,290 |
| 40 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | $1,600 | $449 | 2,155 |
| 40 | Ascent Global Logistics | $1,600 | $213 | 1,000 |
| 42 | BDP International | $1,552 | $379 est
|
5,000 |
| 43 | Universal Logistics Holdings | $1,502 | $735 est
|
7,999 |
| 44 | Pilot Freight Services | $1,350 | $385 est
|
3,000 |
| 45 | Kintetsu World Express (North America) | $1,327 | $425 est
|
1,259 |
| 46 | Syncreon | $1,275 | $1,116 | 13,000 |
| 47 | Allen Lund Co. | $1,225 | $147 | 623 |
| 48 | Ruan | $1,223 | $860 est
|
5,500 |
| 49 | Radial | $1,200 | $1,200 est
|
4,600 |
| 50 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | $1,167 | $396 | 2,586 |
| 51 | Redwood Logistics | $1,160 | $173 | 868 |
| 52 | OIA Global | $1,156 | $177 | 1,249 |
| 53 | Convoy | $1,130 | $135 est
|
1,200 |
| 54 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | $1,083 | $654 | 4,000 |
| 55 | CRST The Transportation Solution | $1,040 | - | 6,536 |
| 56 | Integrity Express Logistics | $1,027 | $124 | 682 |
| 57 | Cardinal Logistics | $981 | $806 | 4,160 |
| 58 | Nippon Express (North America) | $971 | $90 est
|
2,900 |
| 59 | Bollore Logistics (Americas) | $965 | $215 est
|
1,268 |
| 60 | ITS Logistics | $955 | $137 | 785 |
| 61 | Kenco Group | $947 | $661 | 5,800 |
| 62 | CJ Logistics America | $914 | $914 est
|
3,900 |
| 63 | Traffix | $898 | $162 | 423 |
| 64 | Radiant Logistics | $889 | $221 est
|
685 |
| 65 | Scan Global Logistics A/S | $880 | - | 2,400 |
| 66 | PLS Logistics Services | $850 | $105 | 582 |
| 66 | Armstrong Transport Group | $850 | $105 | 500 |
| 68 | Saddle Creek Logistics Services | $816 | $780 est
|
5,800 |
| 69 | BNSF Logistics | $800 | $125 est
|
700 |
| 70 | Matson Logistics | $793 | - | 525 |
| 71 | Metro Supply Chain | $770 | $770 est
|
6,000 |
| 72 | Priority-1 Inc. | $757 | $141 | 550 |
| 73 | MegaCorp Logistics | $742 | $102 | 550 |
| 74 | BlueGrace Logistics | $720 | $115 est
|
563 |
| 75 | Spot Inc. | $713 | $65 | 413 |
| 76 | Day & Ross | $710 | $500 est
|
425 |
| 77 | Covenant Logistics Group | $709 | $435 est
|
3,000 |
| 78 | Pepsi Logistics Company | $705 | $57 | 310 |
| 79 | ATS Logistics Services | $681 | $106 | 338 |
| 80 | R&R Family of Companies | $667 | $114 | 354 |
| 81 | FLS Transportation Services | $600 | $91 | 385 |
| 82 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics (Americas) | $585 | $120 est
|
2,229 |
| 83 | Mullen Group | $584 | $115 est
|
2,500 |
| 84 | Cowan Logistics | $548 | $181 | 1,594 |
| 85 | Watco Logistics | $524 | $64 | 234 |
| 86 | Axle Logistics | $520 | $67 | 260 |
| 87 | TA Services | $516 | $97 | 700 |
| 88 | Circle Logistics | $513 | $83 est
|
540 |
| 89 | Lazer Logistics | $500 | $470 est
|
5,200 |
| 90 | England Logistics | $490 | $105 est
|
528 |
| 90 | Venture Logistics | $490 | $343 | 1,400 |
| 92 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | $480 | $140 est
|
50 |
| 93 | Logistic Dynamics | $477 | $69 | 53 |
| 94 | Marten Transport | $474 | $353 est
|
1,735 |
| 95 | ProTrans | $450 | $115 est
|
1,150 |
| 96 | Averitt Express | $399 | $291 | 1,500 |
| 97 | Cornerstone Systems | $394 | $45 est
|
198 |
| 98 | Magellan Transport Logistics | $374 | $59 | 175 |
| 99 | Legacy Supply Chain Services | $365 | $279 | 2,800 |
| 100 | Steam Logistics | $358 | $45 | 425 |
About the Rankings...
Top 100 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 100 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
* No. 51 removed from the list due to unverified information provided by the company.
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