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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings Warehousing
Rank Company Total Space (Millions of Sq.Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 DHL Supply Chain 139.6 493
2 XPO Logistics 101.0 336
3 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 64.0 330
4 NFI 53.0 132
5 Geodis (North America) 42.5 171
6 FedEx Logistics 30.7 110
7 Kenco Group 30.0 90
8 Penske Logistics 26.5 94
9 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 26.2 76
10 CJ Logistics America 23.9 63
11 DB Schenker (North America) 23.7 91
12 Kuehne + Nagel Americas 18.7 87
13 Ceva Logistics (North America) 18.1 119
14 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 17.3 144
15 DSV A/S (North America) 14.1 53
16 Performance Team 14.0 46
16 Warehouse Services Inc. 14.0 30
16 WSI 14.0 52
19 Radial 13.4 22
20 Universal Logistics Holdings 12.2 54
21 APL Logistics (North America) 11.8 43
22 Expeditors International of Washington 11.7 133
23 Metro Supply Chain 11.0 74
24 Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services 10.4 47
25 Neovia Logistics 10.2 49
26 Cardinal Health 10.0 38
27 Syncreon 9.9 44
28 Legacy Supply Chain Services 8.0 30
28 Wagner Logistics 8.0 22
30 FW Logistics 7.8 16
30 Peoples Services 7.8 45
32 C.H. Robinson Worldwide 7.6 44
33 Holman Logistics 7.3 18
34 Schneider 7.2 35
35 Kane Logistics 6.8 21
36 Technicolor Global Logistics 6.5 12
37 Atlanta Bonded Warehouse 6.4 15
38 Verst Logistics 6.2 22
39 Crane Worldwide Logistics 6.0 56
39 Port Logistics Group 6.0 18
39 WOW Logistics 6.0 19
42 Nippon Express (North America) 5.9 61
43 ODW Logistics 5.8 25
44 Hub Group 5.0 36
44 Reo Logistics 5.0 6
44 United Facilities 5.0 9
47 Barrett Distribution 4.5 22
47 TAGG Logistics 4.5 23
47 The Shippers Group 4.5 11
50 Sunland Logistics Solutions 4.4 11
51 Dimerco Express Group 4.2 38
52 Acme Distribution Centers 4.0 5
52 LeSaint Logistics 4.0 14
52 RGL Logistics 4.0 28
52 SCI Group 4.0 31
52 Xpedient Logistics 4.0 5
57 Odyssey Logistics & Technology 3.8 54
58 GlobalTranz Enterprises 3.5 18
59 Grupo Porteo 3.2 27
59 Yusen Logistics 3.2 39
61 Comprehensive Logistics 3.1 13
62 A. Duie Pyle 3.0 11
62 Covenant Logistics Group 3.0 12
62 D+S Distribution 3.0 21
62 Evans Distribution Systems 3.0 7
62 Laney & Duke Logistics 3.0 4
62 Logistics Plus 3.0 14
62 Phoenix Logistics 3.0 11
69 Hitachi Transport System 2.9 47
70 ACCEL Logistica 2.7 22
70 We Pack Logistics 2.7 18
72 Bonded Logistics 2.6 11
72 TMM Logistics 2.6 30
74 Amware Fulfillment/STACI U.S. 2.5 15
74 Fidelitone 2.5 33
76 Regal Logistics 2.4 8
76 Weber Logistics 2.4 12
78 Updike Distribution Logistics 2.3 20
79 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 2.2 10
79 Quiet 3PF 2.2 6
81 CRST The Transportation Solution 2.1 60
82 Averitt Express 2.0 45
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Freight Railroads Vow to Improve Service to Grow Intermodal

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Leaders of some of North America’s Class I freight railroads say they have learned the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic when service slumped.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Iowa Issues 30-Day Overweight Permits for Harvest Season

Iowa has issued a proclamation that allows overweight loads for vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, fodder, fertilizer and manure to be overweight for 30 days.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 18, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

NMFTA Developing API Road Map for LTL Shipment Data

The Digital LTL Council is developing a set of application programming interface standards covering the full life cycle of less-than-truckload shipments, from quote to cash.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Low Mississippi River Limits Barges

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to send corn and soybeans downriver.

Scott McFedridge | Associated Press
September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Norfolk Southern CEO Promises to Keep Improving Safety

Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after a consultant recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 15, 2023
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Estes Express Offers $1.525 Billion for Yellow Terminals

Estes Express Lines upped the ante in the fight for 169 terminals owned by bankrupt Yellow Corp. ahead of a key Sept. 15 hearing, filing a revised stalking horse bid, court documents show.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 15, 2023
Business, Logistics

J.B. Hunt Strikes Acquisition Deal With BNSF Logistics

J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Sept. 14 that its transport subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brokerage operations of BNSF Logistics.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 15, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Explosion at Union Pacific Railyard Prompts Evacuations

An explosion inside a container at a Union Pacific railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska on Sept. 14 because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals caught fire.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 14, 2023
Business, Logistics, Top 100

GXO Agrees to Buy PFSweb for First US-Based Acquisition

GXO Logistics announced Sept. 14 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the high-end e-commerce order fulfillment platform PFSweb.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 14, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Port of Long Beach’s Hacegaba Sees Better Days Ahead in 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif — Port of Long Beach Chief Operating Officer Noel Hacegaba said the port is down nearly 27% year-to-date compared with 2022, but he believes business is turning around. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2023
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