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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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Damco International ($158 million), Jamaica, New York, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific Confirms End of Merger Talks With CSX

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said talks about a possible merger with CSX Corp. have ended and no further conversations are planned.

October 20, 2014
Business, Logistics

CP Seeks Rail Merger with CSX, Reports Say

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reportedly is pursuing CSX Corp. at a time when the U.S. regulators who would have to approve such a move are showing increasing frustration with today’s delay-plagued rail environment.

October 20, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Sentiment Reaches 7-Year High

Consumer confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in October to the highest level in seven years, showing a brightening in Americans’ moods as gas prices drop and the labor market gains traction.

October 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 4.8% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 4.8% in the week ended Oct. 11 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 17, 2014
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Railroads Press Against Proposals to Slow Oil Trains

U.S. railroads are rallying customers, including lumber and steel companies, to fight a government proposal to slow trains hauling crude oil.

October 16, 2014
Business, Logistics

CSX's Income Rises to $509 Million

CSX’s net income increased to $509 million, or 51 cents a share, from $455 million, or 45 cents, a year earlier.

October 15, 2014
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Conflicting Decisions on Proper Classification of Contractors Could Wind Up in Supreme Court

Conflicting appeals and state court and National Labor Relations Board decisions on when independent contractors should be reclassified as employees ultimately could help persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to review the controversial issue that some carriers say threatens the contractor business model.

October 13, 2014
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Extensive Travels Prepared Long For Helm of Trucking Federation

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duane Long has run everything from an array of companies with more than 2,000 employees to a logistics firm with 40 trucks, a breadth of experience that he brings to his new role as chairman of American Trucking Associations.

October 13, 2014
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Price Keeps Falling, Lowest Since July 2012

Diesel fuel’s national average retail price fell 2.2 cents to $3.733 a gallon, the 14th straight week without an increase and 25th drop in the past 30 weeks, the Department of Energy reported.

October 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Florida Railway Paints Train Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Florida East Coast Railway is sponsoring the Susan G. Komen North Florida 20th Race for the Cure and painted two of its trains pink to support the cause.

October 10, 2014
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