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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings

No rankings are available for this year.

Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

Dupre Logistics ($168 million), Lafayette, La., provides customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Trucking Futures Exchange to Launch in Late 2018

DAT Solutions and TransRisk have signed a deal to launch a trucking freight futures market through Nodal Exchange in late 2018, a project first announced earlier this year.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
November 2, 2017
Business, Logistics

E-Commerce Powers XPO’s Rise to Record Revenue, Profits in Third Quarter

XPO Logistics reported profits skyrocketed 316% year-over-year in the third quarter, marking the eighth consecutive quarter in which the company surpassed year-ago levels.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2017
Business, Logistics

C.H. Robinson, Hub Group Revenues Rise, Profits Fall

Rising contract prices for trucks impacted third-quarter results for logistics firms C.H. Robinson and Hub Group that saw weaker profits despite greater revenues.

October 31, 2017
Government, Safety, Logistics, TCA

House Homeland Security Committee Calls for Increased Security Funding at LA, Long Beach Ports

While praising efforts to protect the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports from terrorist and cyber-attacks, members of Congress aired concerns Oct. 31 about threats to public safety and the economy if federal funding for maritime security programs isn’t raised to meet new threats.

Kevin Modesti | Daily News, Los Angeles
October 31, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Port Houston Credits Teamwork With Other Ports for Strong Rebound From Harvey

The Port of Houston, closed for a week after Hurricane Harvey, rebounded sharply in September with a 22% year-over-year increase in container traffic that would have been impossible without the sacrifice of others, the top official at the port acknowledged.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 31, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits

A division of the Teamsters union held what it called an informational picket Oct. 30 against Jacksonville-based CSX Corp., saying the company is planning to “drastically reduce our health insurance benefits.”

Drew Dixon | The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.)
October 31, 2017
Business, Logistics

Dave Manning Brings Work Ethic, Diplomacy to Role as ATA Chairman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People who know him say Dave Manning works hard, is extremely disciplined and comfortable with detail, eager to teach and a man who knows his mind yet appreciates the value of a mutually beneficial deal. Now he has the biggest platform of his life to put those qualities to use as the newly installed chairman of American Trucking Associations.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Special to Transport Topics
October 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Saia Overcomes Hurricanes Harvey, Irma to Post 4.2% Profit in 3Q

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 27, 2017
Business, Logistics

Hub Group Beats Estimates, Generates $1 Billion in Quarterly Revenue

Hub Group turned in better-than-expected results in the third quarter, with revenue topping $1 billion for the first time and beating analysts’ profit projections, although net income was down compared with the same period a year ago.

October 26, 2017
Business, Logistics

Old Dominion Scores Win in 3Q Earnings, Surges Past Wall Street Forecasts

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. reported a 20% climb in profits to $102.3 million, or $1.24 per share, in third-quarter profits. The results were 8 cents better than the Bloomberg News consensus forecast of analysts.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 26, 2017
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