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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

ArcBest Corp. ($177 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, intermodal and drayage, freight brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
Visit our new sector pages for top brokerage firms, warehousing firms, dedicated contract carriers, ocean freight forwarders and airfreight forwarders.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

US Commerce Department Urged to Resolve Hanjin Shipping Crisis

The National Retail Federation and other U.S. trade groups are urging the Commerce Department to work with the South Korean government to resolve the Hanjin Shipping Co. crisis, which stranded an estimated $14 billion of goods at sea.

Nick Turner | Bloomberg News
September 20, 2016
Business, Logistics

Forward Air Lowers Third-Quarter Projection, Blaming Tough LTL Market

Forward Air Corp. lowered its third-quarter earnings projections, no longer confident that it’ll generate more revenue than the same period in 2015, the company announced on Sept. 20.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2016
Business, Logistics

Experts Paint Grim Picture for Intermodal Growth

HOUSTON — Intermodal businesses that have become accustomed to steady long-term growth are facing the prospect of tougher times ahead in the form of a likely recession and changing freight patterns, three industry experts said Sept. 19.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 19, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of New Orleans Begins Clean Truck Plan

The Port of New Orleans said it’s begun a Clean Truck Replacement Program that will allow 20 drayage truckers to replace their older Class 8 trucks with newer models.

September 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Cuts Fleet as Court Advises Return of Chartered Ships

Hanjin Shipping Co., the South Korean container line that sought bankruptcy protection last month, received a court advisory to return all chartered vessels to cut costs while the company is in the midst of reducing its fleet.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
September 19, 2016
Logistics

Introducing Company Pages

Every logistics company now has its own page, with previously unpublished data. Click on names in rankings below.

September 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

US Ports, Private Firms to Spend $154.8 Billion on Projects Over the Next 5 Years, AAPA Says

U .S. ports and private com panies will spend an esti mated $154.8 billion on capital projects over the next five years, from dredging harbors and expanding terminals to building warehouses and buying automated container handling equipment, according to the American Association of Port Authorities.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
September 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

Takeaway: Focus on Ports

Just as highway bottlenecks can impede the transport of goods over the road, congestion in and around the nation’s seaports can disrupt the supply chains of companies that import and export goods.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
September 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin’s Stranded Cargo Begins to Flow at US Ports

Cargo stranded by the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy slowly began to flow through U.S. ports last week, offering the first small signs of relief for truckers and their customers.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

Fleets Fret Over Claims on Bad Hanjin Cargo

As Hanjin Shipping vessels finally arrive in the United States, some motor carriers are reluctant or refusing to accept cargo that might have been damaged because it could expose them to liability claims.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
September 19, 2016
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