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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 Warehousing
Rank Company Total Space (Millions of Sq.Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 DHL Supply Chain 115.0 417
2 XPO Logistics 65.0 298
3 FedEx Logistics 43.0 180
4 Americold Logistics 40.0 180
5 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 40.0 279
6 OHL 36.0 130
7 Ceva Logistics (North America) 33.0 164
8 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 32.2 535
9 Kenco Group 31.0 90
10 NFI 27.5 90
11 DB Schenker (North America) 27.0 82
12 Lineage Logistics 26.0 113
13 UTi Worldwide 26.0 230
14 Neovia Logistics 24.0 112
15 DSC Logistics 23.0 63
16 Penske Logistics 21.0 81
17 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 17.1 41
18 Kuehne + Nagel Americas 15.1 75
19 Warehouse Services Inc. 14.0 30
20 WSI Inc. 14.0 52
21 Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services 12.4 132
22 APL Logistics (North America) 10.7 35
23 United States Cold Storage 8.9 35
24 Kane Is Able Inc. 8.0 25
25 Technicolor Global Logistics 8.0 21
26 Preferred Freezer Services 7.4 35
27 Performance Team 7.0 25
28 Legacy Supply Chain Services 6.5 42
29 Port Logistics Group 6.0 15
30 Schneider 6.0 12
31 WOW Logistics 6.0 20
32 Syncreon 5.5 47
33 Universal Logistics Holdings 5.1 48
34 Landair Dedicated 5.0 12
35 United Facilities 5.0 9
36 Verst Group Logistics 5.0 19
37 Comprehensive Logistics 4.7 14
38 VersaCold Logistics Services 4.4 33
39 Averitt Express 4.0 107
40 D+S Distribution 4.0 21
41 RGL Logistics 3.5 15
42 SCI Group 3.2 30
43 Barrett Distribution 3.0 14
44 Celadon Group 3.0 13
45 Keller Logistics Group 3.0 8
46 Wagner Logistics 3.0 13
47 Yusen Logistics 3.0 64
48 Pilot Freight Services 2.8 70
49 Burris Logistics 2.6 17
50 Weber Logistics 2.5 10
51 A & R Logistics 2.2 10
52 Matson Logistics 2.1 6
53 Evans Distribution Systems 2.0 11
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

XPO Extends Tender Offer for Shares of Con-way

XPO Logistics Inc. announced its tender offer for shares of Con-way Inc. has been extended until Oct. 30, in conjunction with the $3 billion acquisition agreement between the companies.

October 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Maersk Cuts Profit Outlook on Weaker Global Container Market

A.P. Moeller-Maersk cut its profit forecast for 2015, citing a weaker container shipping market as the outlook for global growth becomes gloomier.

October 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Investment Firm Acquires Unishippers Global Logistics

Ridgemont Equity Partners, an investment firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired Unishippers Global Logistics, a transportation service provider that resells package and freight services through franchise affiliates across the United States.

October 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Profit Tops Estimates on Cost Cuts as Cargo Drops

Union Pacific Corp. reported profit that beat analysts’ estimates after cutting costs as the railroad heads for its first annual drop in sales since the recession in 2009.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
October 22, 2015
Business, Logistics

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight Celebrates Bicentennial Birthday

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, is celebrating its 200th birthday this year and is looking back at its founding, shortly after the Battle of Waterloo.

October 22, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 1% For Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 1% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

CP Rail Earnings Beat Expectations on Declining Costs

Canadian Pacific Railway reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, buoyed by a weaker currency and expense reductions that included parking locomotives.

October 20, 2015
Business, Logistics

CSX to Cut 300 Jobs as Coal Freight Drops

CSX Corp. plans to cut 300 jobs at Erwin, Tennessee, in response to a steady decline in coal traffic.

October 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises Slightly For Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 0.5% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 14, 2015
Business, Logistics

J.B. Hunt 3Q Earnings Rise 12%; CSX Profit Dips

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. raised third-quarter net income 12% to $115.1 million, or 99 cents per share, as profit margins improved in all operating units.

October 14, 2015
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