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2018 Top 50 Logistics

2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

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Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Net Revenue (Millions) Gross Revenue (Millions) Employees
1 1 XPO Logistics $5,238
est
$9,506 -
2 3 UPS Supply Chain Solutions $3,252
est
$7,981 -
3 4 DHL Supply Chain (North America) $2,415
est
$4,390 -
4 5 C.H. Robinson $2,368
est
$14,869 15,074
5 6 Expeditors International of Washington $2,319
est
$6,920 16,944
6 2 J.B. Hunt Transport Services $2,315
est
$6,828 -
7 7 Ryder System $2,297
est
$3,066 -
8 9 FedEx Logistics $1,545
est
$3,014 -
9 8 Americold $1,536
est
- 11,000
10 14 NFI $1,468
est
$1,910 10,000
11 11 Kuehne + Nagel (North America) $1,379
est
$5,541 -
12 12 Penske Logistics $1,360
est
$1,700 17,900
13 10 Ceva Logistics (North America) $1,155
est
$2,331 -
14 23 Paxon (North America) $1,082
est
- 6,000
15 12 Geodis (North America) $1,010
est
$1,297 10,000
16 16 APL Logistics (North America) $1,000
est
$1,632 7,600
17 18 DB Schenker (North America) $995
est
$2,870 7,000
18 16 Schneider $900
est
$2,330 -
18 20 Syncreon $900
est
$1,000 -
18 20 Lineage $900
est
- -
21 22 Werner Enterprises $855
est
$1,211 5,586
22 25 Ruan $785
est
$836 5,362
23 24 Neovia Logistics Services $763
est
- -
24 34 Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services $750
est
$800 -
25 19 Cardinal Logistics $723
est
$792 4,273
26 26 Kenco $556
est
$605 3,100
27 36 Universal Logistics Holdings $545
est
$933 -
28 32 DSC Logistics $530
est
- -
29 27 Total Quality Logistics $521
est
$2,934 4,200
30 30 Saddle Creek Logistics Services $510
est
- 3,100
31 29 U.S. Xpress Enterprises $484
est
$661 3,429
32 31 DSV A/S (North America) $465
est
$2,094 -
33 28 Hub Group $458
est
$4,035 4,000
34 33 Panalpina Inc. $436
est
$2,381 -
35 37 Black Horse Carriers Inc. $413
est
$413 3,150
36 35 TransGroup Global Logistics $405
est
$905 1,449
37 42 Preferred Freezer Services $394
est
$394 2,213
38 40 BDP International $370
est
$1,300 -
39 38 Performance Team $368
est
$368 1,400
40 39 Echo Global Logistics $339
est
$1,943 2,453
41 41 WWEX Group $330
est
$1,400 1,400
42 45 Landstar System $320
est
$1,940 -
43 44 Burris Logistics $271
est
$3,396 -
44 Visible Supply Chain Management $256
est
$286 1,200
45 47 Cowan Logistics $254
est
$367 1,390
46 49 Uber Freight/Transplace Inc. $242
est
$2,181 2,050
47 48 Fidelitone $228
est
$237 630
48 Averitt Express $225
est
$287 -
48 43 Toll Global Forwarding $225
est
$1,160 -
50 50 Odyssey Logistics $215
est
$650 -

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