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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

Maersk Soars as CFO Says Liner Business `Definitely' Improving

Shares in A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S soared as the company behind the world’s biggest container shipping liner pointed to an improvement in its transport business that it said wasn’t yet reflected in first-quarter results.

May 11, 2017
Business, Logistics

Schneider Posts Higher Revenue, Lower Profits in First Quarter

Schneider reported solid growth but lower overall profits in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period a year ago in its first quarterly financial report since becoming a public-traded company in April.

May 11, 2017
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics Posts $396,000 Profit, Beating 2016 Levels

Radiant Logistics made $396,000 in profit in the fiscal third quarter, representing January through March 2017, reversing a $2.2 million loss one year ago.

May 10, 2017
Business, Logistics

XPO Completes LTL Rebranding

XPO Logistics said May 9 it has finished the rebranding of its North American less-than-truckload business a little more than 18 months after it was acquired from Con-way Inc.

May 10, 2017
Business, Logistics

ITS Logistics Appoints Sanders CEO to Replace Founder Lynch

ITS Logistics has promoted Greg Sanders to take over as CEO, replacing Jeff Lynch, who started the business with two college buddies in 1999 and who will remain a part-owner and member of the board of directors.

May 9, 2017
Perspective, Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics, Fuel

Opinion: Network Analysis Takes on More Importance

We keep seeing signs that things are looking up for the trucking industry. Most of the relevant economic indicators are favorable for trucking. Commodities are getting stronger, oil rig counts are increasing and the housing recovery is persisting. At the same time, small businesses are feeling a greater sense of optimism, and improvements to the tax code may boost entrepreneurialism. Low unemployment rates ultimately will lead to higher wages, giving consumers more money to spend and putting more goods on trucks.

May 8, 2017
Business, Logistics, Government, Fuel

XPO Quarterly Results Soar, Bolstered by LTL, Last Mile

XPO Logistics Inc. earned a profit in the first quarter of the year for the first time since 2010, rocketing past analyst expectations on the strength of its linehaul, cross-dock and pickup-and-delivery operations.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
May 8, 2017
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Equipment

Manufacturers Want Trailer GHG Rule Included in Trump Campaign to Roll Back Regulations

The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association has expanded its offensive against the part of the federal Phase 2 greenhouse gas rule that concerns trailers by asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to consider a Trump administration executive order intended to prune burdensome regulations.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 8, 2017
Business, Logistics

Swift Launches Digital Marketing Strategy for Truck Drivers

Swift Transportation is reaching out to young people with a digital marketing campaign that promotes the company’s culture, size and emphasis on job advancement.

May 5, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

American Consumer Comfort Remains Close to a 15-Year High

Consumer confidence last week held close to the highest level in more than 15 years as Americans felt a little better about their finances and whether it’s a good time to spend, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index data showed May 4.

Michelle Jamrisko | Bloomberg News
May 4, 2017
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