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A Word From the Publisher

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here was a time not so long ago when if you needed something
shipped, you called a trucking company and worked out the
arrangements as best you could.

capable of providing all kinds of transportation services.
Among the most aggressive players in the market is XPO Logistics
Chairman Bradley Jacobs.

Nowadays, it’s quite possible that your first call will not be to a freight

Jacobs founded and built up four successful companies — Amerex Oil

carrier but rather to a logistics company that may have no freight-hauling

Associates, Hamilton Resources, United Waste and United Rentals —

assets but has connections to those who do.

before turning his attention to the logistics industry with

It’s this change, made possible by the application of

the purchase of Express-1 Solutions in September 2011.

technology and a burst of innovation on the part of new

He since has acquired eight companies and started up 18

business owners, that is driving incredible growth in the

new operations. His goal is to turn XPO into a multibillion-

market for third-party logistics services.

dollar company within a few years.

In this year’s edition of the Top 50 Logistics Companies,

In a recent presentation to financial backers, Jacobs ex-

senior features writer Daniel P. Bearth explores the

plained why he picked logistics as his next big investment.

boundaries between trucking and logistics and finds the

“Let’s start with size,” he said. “Logistics worldwide is

lines increasingly blurred.

more than $3 trillion in annual revenue. In the United

Dealing with trucking companies has never been as

States alone, it’s about a trillion dollars.”

simple as it appears. Now, more than ever, it seems that
freight carriers are driven by operational concerns. To be

Furthermore, Jacobs said, the logistics pie is expanding.
Howard S. Abramson

successful, fleets must be more selective about where

“It makes economic sense for most companies to utilize
third-party logistics services,” he explained. “Instead of

they go and what they haul, because drivers are in short supply and the

using internal staff to find freight or capacity, shippers and carriers are

cost of buying and maintaining new equipment has risen.

increasingly using brokers.”

And shippers, who may have once had traffic managers on staff to help

The logistics industry also is highly fragmented, Jacobs said, with more

sort out their transportation options, are finding a whole new universe

than 10,000 licensed brokers but fewer than 25 with annual revenue of

of transportation intermediaries at their door eager to help: brokerage

more than $200 million.

firms that match loads with trucks, forwarders that acquire freight-

While investors are staking a claim in the industry, so, too, are entre-

hauling capacity from air and ocean carriers, warehousing and distribu-

preneurs. Tommy Skinner, a former transportation manager, launched

tion companies that manage inventory and truck operators that supply

Shift Freight to provide less-than-truckload freight service for logistics

dedicated capacity and specialized delivery services.

companies. Shift Freight is growing at warp speed, and so are many other

The growth of third-party logistics services is changing the very nature
of trucking.

aggressive, tech-savvy firms that seem to be filling an important role in
meeting the needs of shippers and carriers.

Two of the country’s best-known trucking companies — J.B. Hunt

We believe this combination of investment and initiative will continue

Transport Services and Schneider National Inc. — now rank among the

to drive the growth of logistics and reshape the Top 50 Logistics

largest logistics companies in North America. J.B. Hunt ranks No. 2, and

Companies list for years to come.

Schneider National ranks No. 10 on the Top 50 list. Both companies have
bolstered their logistics credentials by expanding intermodal, freight brokerage and dedicated contract carriage services.
Much of the change is being driven by private investors who are pouring money into logistics firms and, in the process, creating organizations

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND SOURCES
The 2013 TRANSPORT TOPICS Top 50 Logistics Companies is a project of Transport Topics Publishing Group. Revenue estimates are provided by Armstrong & Associates,
a logistics industry consulting firm.
Senior Features Writer Daniel P. Bearth coordinated the project with assistance from Brandon Green. Cover design is by Transport Topics Publishing Group.

TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

1

1

COMPANY

Exel
Westerville, Ohio
(Deutsche Post DHL, Bonn, Germany)
John Gilbert, CEO Americas

NET
GROSS
$2,500 (e)
$4,500

EMPLOYEES
28,600

9

J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Lowell, Ark.
Nasdaq: JBHT
John Roberts, CEO

$2,110 (e)
$4,607

11,918

4

Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
Miami
(Ryder System Inc.)
John Williford, President

$1,945
$2,281

13,711

3

Ceva Logistics
Houston
(Ceva Group PLC, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands)
Marvin Schlanger, CEO

General merchandise and specialty retail, building products,
food and beverage, forest and paper products, rubber and
plastic products, automotive, pharmaceuticals

Intermodal, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage,
residential and commercial delivery

Aerospace and defense, automotive, construction and building
materials, consumer packaged goods, energy and utilities, food and
beverage,
computers and electronics, industrial manufacturing, retail

Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management,
warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, returned goods
management, product assembly and packaging, freight
payment and auditing, freight brokerage, cross-border services,
supply chain consulting

Customers include: CVS/Caremark, Kraft Foods, Mazda,
PepsiCo, Pilot Pen Mexico, Procter & Gamble, Stonyfield Farm,
Shell

www.ryderscs.com

4

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting, order
fulfillment, service parts delivery, returned goods management,
manufacturing parts assembly, product packaging

Customers include: Cornerstone Brands, Certainteed Corp.,
Jack in the Box, Home Depot, PPG, Sports Authority, Lowe’s,
Tacony, Goodyear, Guardian Building Products, Southern States,
Whirlpool

www.jbhunt.com

3

Automotive, chemicals, consumer packaged goods, energy,
engineering, manufacturing, life sciences, health care, retail,
computers and electronics

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Customers include: 7-Eleven, Bristol Myers Squibb, Chrysler,
Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, Nextel, Novartis, Office Depot,
Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, ThinkGeek, Unilever, Volkswagen

www.exel.com

2

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS

$1,825 (e)
$2,787

18,881

Automotive, consumer packaged goods, retail, health care,
energy, industrial, computers and electronics
Customers include: NA

Transportation management, warehousing and distribution,
supply chain consulting, air and ocean freight forwarding,
customs brokerage, freight brokerage, order fulfillment, parts
assembly and product packaging, returned goods management,
service parts repair and delivery, residential and commercial
delivery

www.cevalogistics.com

5

2

UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Alpharetta, Ga.
(UPS Inc.)
Scott Davis, Chairman and CEO

$1,793
$9,147

NA

Health care, retail, industrial manufacturing, government,
computers and electronics, automotive, business services
Customers include: Advanced BioHealing, Embraer, Philips
Healthcare, Spring, Triumph Motorcycles, Toshiba

www.ups-scs.com

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available

TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
transportation management, warehousing and distribution,
supply chain consulting, dedicated contract carriage,
intermodal, freight brokerage, service parts delivery and repair
services, order fulfillment, returns management, financial
services

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

6

RANK
2012
5

COMPANY

C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Nasdaq: CHRW
John Wiehoff, Chairman and CEO

NET
GROSS
$1,718
$11,359

EMPLOYEES
11,297

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS
Food and beverage, retail, paper products, manufacturing
Customers include: NA

www.chrobinson.com

7

Not
Ranked

AmeriCold
Atlanta
Jeffrey Gault, CEO

$1,580 (e)
NA

12,000

NA
Customers include: NA

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Freight brokerage, transportation management, air and ocean
freight forwarding, supply chain consulting, dedicated contract
carriage, warehousing, produce sourcing; includes operations
of Apreo Logistics S.A. (Poland) and Phoenix International
Freight Services acquired in October and November 2012,
respectively
Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
assembly and packaging, freight brokerage, direct store delivery,
expedited transportation, vendor management, supply chain
consulting

www.americold.com

8

7

DB Schenker USA
Freeport, N.Y.
(Deutsche Bahn AG, Essen, Germany)
Heiner Murmann, CEO

$1,247 (e)
$4,034 (e)

6,000

Automotive, computers and electronics, aerospace and airlines,
health care, retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, perishables
Customers include: NA

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
transportation management, service parts delivery, product
packaging, order fulfillment, warehousing and distribution,
garment on hangar, project management, supply chain
consulting

www.dbschenkerusa.com

9

8

Neovia Logistics
Irving, Texas
(Platinum Equity, Caterpillar Inc.)
Jos Opdeweegh, CEO

$1,170 (e)
$1,730 (e)

5,000

Industrial, automotive, mining, aerospace and defense, oil and
gas, computers and electronics, manufacturing, consumer
durable goods, health care
Customers include: NA

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
manufacturing parts assembly, materials management,
maintenance repair and operations, order fulfillment, returned
goods management, trade management, supply chain
consulting, information technology

www.neovialogistics.com

10

16

Schneider Logistics
Green Bay, Wis.
(Schneider National Inc.)
Mark Rourke, President, Truckload
Bill Matheson, President, Intermodal

$1,100 (e)
$3,000

NA

Automotive, consumer packaged goods, retail, electronics,
energy, manufacturing, chemicals, health care, paper
Customers include: NA

Dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage,
warehousing and distribution, transloading and drayage,
transportation management and supply chain consulting,
domestic transportation service in China

www.schneiderlogistics.com

11

10

Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
Jersey City, N.J.
(Kuehne + Nagel International AG,
Schindellegi, Switzerland)
Detlef Trefzger, CEO

$1,038 (e)
$4,878 (e)

NA

Automotive, aerospace, computers and electronics, retail, industrial,
oil and gas, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, health care,
beverage and food service, forest products, hotel, marine,
disaster response
Customers include: NA

www.kuehne-nagel.com

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available

TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

Ocean and air freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
transportation management, warehousing and distribution,
supply chain consulting

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

12

6

COMPANY

Genco
Pittsburgh
Todd Peters, CEO

NET
GROSS
$1,009
$1,476

EMPLOYEES
10,310

15

APL Logistics
Scottsdale, Ariz.
(NOL Group, Singapore)
Jim McAdam, President

$955 (e)
$1,600

5,800

13

NFI
Cherry Hill, N.J.
Sidney Brown, CEO

Automotive and industrial, chemicals, consumer packaged
goods, retail and fashion, computers and electronics

$925 (e)
$1,041

NA

Food and beverage, groceries, retail, consumer packaged goods,
apparel and footwear, paper, automotive and aerospace
Customers include: NA

www.nfiindustries.com

15

32

Cardinal Logistics Management
Concord, N.C.
(Centerbridge Partners LP)
Tom Hostetler, CEO

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Warehousing and distribution, returned goods management,
asset recovery, transportation management, freight brokerage,
order fulfillment, electronics repair and testing, supply chain
consulting, parcel management, damaged goods research and
facilities engineering

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing
and distribution, dedicated contract carriage, supply chain
consulting

Customers include: American Honda Motors, Army & Air Force
Exchange Service, Asics, Avon, Birds Eye Food, Dow Corning,
General Motors, Kellogg, Netgear, Procter & Gamble, Samsung,
Wal-Mart Stores

www.apllogistics.com

14

Retail, computers and electronics, consumer packaged goods,
government, health care, industrial
Customers include: Amazon.com, AT&T, Becton Dickinson,
Department of Defense, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson,
Kohl’s, Sears, Target, The Home Depot

www.genco.com

13

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS

$850
NA

NA

Retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive
Customers include: NA

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage,
order fulfillment, supply chain consulting, air and ocean freight
forwarding, trade management, parts assembly and product
packaging, commercial real estate development
Dedicated contract carriage, residential and commercial
delivery, transportation management, supply chain consulting,
warehousing and distribution, information technology; includes
dedicated operations of Greatwide Logistics Services acquired
in February

www.cardlog.com

16

14

Expeditors International
Of Washington

$833
$1,826

5,420

Aviation and aerospace, health care, oil and gas and energy, retail
Customers include: NA

Seattle
Nasdaq: EXPD
Peter Rose, Chairman and CEO

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
transportation management, order fulfillment, warehousing and
distribution, assembly and packaging, spare parts distribution,
returned goods management, project cargo, cross-border
services, insurance

www.expeditors.com

17

12

Werner Global Logistics
Omaha, Neb.
(Werner Enterprises)
Derek Leathers, President

$832
$1,103

4,174

Customers include: AGC Flat Glass, Anheuser-Busch, Bass
Pro Shops, Dollar General, Family Dollar, General Mills,
Gordmans, The Home Depot

www.werner.com

18

11

Swift Logistics
Phoenix
(Swift Transportation Co.)
Jerry Moyes, CEO

Retail, consumer packaged goods, apparel, food and beverage,
energy, paper products, electronics, building materials

$824 (e)
$1,058

NA

Food and beverage, retail, consumer packaged goods, chemicals,
packaging materials, manufacturing
Customers include: NA

www.swifttrans.com

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available
TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management,
intermodal, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
freight brokerage, warehousing and distribution, returned goods
management, produce packaging, supply chain consulting

Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management,
intermodal, cross-border services, transloading and port
services, air and ocean freight forwarding, project management

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

19

17

COMPANY

Penske Logistics
Reading, Pa.
(Penske Truck Leasing Co.)
Marc Althen, President

NET
GROSS
$758
$950

EMPLOYEES
9,200

21

Menlo Worldwide Logistics
San Francisco
(Con-way Inc.)
Robert Bianco Jr., President

$639
$1,726

8,000

18

OHL
Brentwood, Tenn.
(Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe)
Randy Curran, CEO

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, supply chain
consulting

Automotive, computers and electronics, chemicals, industrial
manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, oil and gas,
government, health care, retail and fashion

Transportation management, warehousing and distribution,
freight brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, supply chain
consulting, assembly and packaging, order fulfillment, returned
goods management

Customers include: Amazon.com, Bobcat, BP, Caterpillar, Cisco
Systems, Dow Chemical, Electrolux, Embraer, Hewlett-Packard,
NCR, New Era, Nike, Shell, Starbucks, Toyota Boshoku

www.menloworldwide.com

21

Automotive, appliances and electronics, chemicals, consumer
packaged goods, food and beverage, health care and
pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, publishing and packaging, retail

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Customers include: BMW, Cardinal Health, Ford Motor Co.,
Kroger, Whirlpool

www.penskelogistics.com

20

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS

$633
$1,270

7,000

Apparel and retail, food and beverage, consumer packaged
goods, consumer electronics, health care

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
order fulfillment, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs
brokerage, small parcel management

Customers include: Nutrisystem, Red Bull, Starbucks, H&M,
Wal-Mart Stores, Target

www.ohl.com

22

23

Ruan Transportation
Management Systems

$626
$775

5,198

Des Moines, Iowa
John Ruan III, Chairman

19

New Breed Logistics
High Point, N.C.
Louis DeJoy, CEO

$624
NA

7,400

24

Jacobson Cos.
Des Moines, Iowa
(Oak Hill Capital Partners)
Tony Tegnelia, President and COO
Gordon Smith, President and CFO

Aerospace and defense, retail, medical products,
telecommunications
Customers include: Avaya, Boeing, Bombardier, Comcast, Disney,
Ingersoll Rand, Kidde, Logitech, Navistar Defense, Nokia, Siemens
Medical Solutions, Sikorsky Aircraft, U.S. Marine Corps., U.S.
Postal Service, Verizon Wireless, Whirlpool

www.newbreed.com

24

Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution,
freight brokerage, transportation management, assembly and
product packaging

Customers include: Airgas, Ash Grove Cement, Bobcat, California
Dairies, Dairy Farmers of America, Flowers Foods, HNI Corp.,
Johnson Controls, Kroger, Land O’Lakes, Marmon/Keystone LLC,
O’Neal Steel, Praxair, Target, Whole Foods Market

www.ruan.com

23

Retail, grocery, dairy and bulk food products, manufacturing,
compressed gases and cryogenics, metals, furniture, chemicals,
feed and grain, construction materials, medical supplies, mining,
solid waste

$571
$924

6.500

Food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, durable goods,
chemical, agriculture, industrial, retail
Customers include: BASF, DuPont, Georgia Pacific, John Deere,
MillerCoors, PepsiCo

www.jacobsonco.com

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available
TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, returned
goods management, product refurbishment and repair,
manufacturing support, service parts logistics, transportation
management, supply chain consulting

Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, parts assembly
and product packaging, returned goods management, dedicated
contract carriage, transportation management, procurement

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

25

20

COMPANY

Ingram Micro Logistics
Santa Ana, Calif.
(Ingram Micro Inc.)
Alaine Monie, CEO

NET
GROSS
$551
$688

EMPLOYEES

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS

7,891

Computers and electronics, manufacturing, telecommunications,
retail

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Warehousing and distribution, assembly and packaging,
transportation management, returned goods management,
order fulfillment, financial services, information technology

Customers include: NA

www.ingrammicro.com

26

22

UTi Worldwide
Long Beach, Calif.
Nasdaq: UTIW
Eric Kirchner, CEO

$544
$1,551

6,446

Customers include: Bell Canada, Dow Corning, DuPont, Estée
Lauder, General Electric, Home Depot, Kroger, Michelin, Procter
& Gamble

www.go2uti.com

27

28

U.S. Xpress Enterprises
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Max Fuller, Chairman and CEO

$522
$615

3,321

26

Kenco Logistics Services
Chattanooga, Tenn.
(Kenco Group)
Jane Kennedy Greene, CEO

$420
$540

4,500

31

Hub Group
Downers Grove, Ill.
Nasdaq: HUBG
David Yeager, Chairman and CEO

$356
$3,124

1,224

29

Fidelitone Logistics
Wauconda, Ill.
Josh Johnson, COO

www.fidelitone.com

Automotive, apparel, appliances, consumer packaged goods,
electronics, building materials, steel, food and beverage,
furniture, health care, paper products, retail, plastics and textile
products

Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, transportation
management, returned goods management, dedicated contract
carriage, freight brokerage, assembly and packaging, freight
payment, information technology, facilities engineering

Retail, consumer packaged goods, durable goods,
transportation, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, paper,
chemicals

Intermodal, freight brokerage, transportation management,
supply chain consulting

Customers include: Big Lots, Del Monte Foods, General Mills,
Harbor Freight Tools, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Nestlé, Pfizer,
Rexam Plastics, Sears, Solo Cup, Smurfit Stone, Suzano, Target,
Toys R Us, Wal-Mart Stores, WD 40 Co.

www.hubgroup.com

30

Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution,
intermodal, freight brokerage, transloading and cross-border
services, transportation management, returned goods
management

Customers include: DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Honeywell,
Komatsu, Stryker, Whirlpool

www.kencogroup.com

29

Grocery, food and beverage, floor coverings, retail, consumer
packaged goods, manufacturing, automotive, electronics, paper,
apparel, building materials

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
warehousing and distribution, returned goods management,
transportation management, order fulfillment, freight brokerage,
dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting

Customers include: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar,
Home Depot, MillerCoors, Procter & Gamble

www.usxpress.com

28

Pharmaceutical, retail, consumer goods, apparel, chemical,
automotive, computers and electronics

$347
$357

686

Aftermarket parts, furniture, health and fitness, medical equipment,
office equipment, retail
Customers include: ASHI/Medic, Best Buy, Ethicon Endo-Surgery,
Home Depot, Presto Industries, Sears, United Marketing Group,
Xerox

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available
TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, returned goods
management, transportation management,
residential and commercial delivery, service parts repair and
delivery

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

31

36

COMPANY

FedEx Supply Chain/
FedEx Trade Networks

NET
GROSS
$341(e)
$1,028 (e)

EMPLOYEES
5,500

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS
Automotive, computers and electronics, health care, retail
Customers include: NA

Memphis, Tenn.
(FedEx Corp.)
Craig Simon, CEO, FedEx Supply Chain
Manfred Schardt, CEO, FedEx Trade
Networks

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
transportation management, service parts delivery, warehousing
and distribution, returned goods management, order fulfillment,
trade management

www.fedex.com

32

33

DSC Logistics
Des Plaines, Ill.
Ann Drake, CEO

$330 (e)
NA

2,400

41

Landstar System
Jacksonville, Fla.
Nasdaq: LSTR
Henry Gerkens, CEO

Warehousing and distribution, product packaging, order fulfillment,
consolidation, transportation management, supply chain
consulting, information technology

Customers include: Cardinal Health, J.M. Smucker Co., Kellogg
Co., Kimberly-Clark, MeadWestvaco, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco,
StarKist, Yamaha

www.dsclogistics.com

33

Food and groceries, consumer goods, computers and electronics,
paper products, health care, industrial, musical instruments

$324 (e)
$1,350 (e)

1,369

Automotive parts, appliances and furniture, building materials,
metals, chemicals, paper, foodstuffs, machinery, electronics,
retail, ammunition and explosives, military equipment

Transportation management, intermodal, freight brokerage,
warehousing and distribution, air and ocean freight forwarding,
expedited, supply chain consulting

Customers include: NA

www.landstar.com

34

37

Saddle Creek Logistics Services
Lakeland, Fla.
Clifford Otto, President

$313
NA

2,265

35

Universal Truckload Services Inc.
Warren, Mich.
H.E. Wolfe, CEO

$310
NA

NA

34

VersaCold Logistics Services
Vancouver, British Columbia
Doug Harrison, CEO

Aerospace, automotive, energy, government, health care,
industrial, retail, consumer packaged goods, steel, metals

Dedicated contract carriage, air and ocean freight forwarding,
warehousing and distribution, parts assembly, freight brokerage,
returnable container management

Customers include: Case New Holland, Cummins Turbo
Technologies, General Electric, General Motors, Nissan, Procter
& Gamble, Pratt & Whitney, Wal-Mart Stores

www.goutsi.com

36

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
product packaging, order fulfillment

Customers include: Altria, Gallo, Henkel, Pepsi Cola North
America

www.sclogistics.com

35

Food and beverage, health and beauty products, consumer
packaged goods, paper products, electronics, retail

$300(e)
NA

NA

Food and beverage, consumer packaged goods

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,
returned goods management

Customers include: NA

www.versacold.com

36

Not
Ranked

Toll Global Forwarding
Carteret, N.J.
(Toll Group, Melbourne, Australia)
Myles O’Brien, CEO, Americas

$300
$1,580

5,896

Retail, apparel, footwear, consumer packaged goods
Customers include: American Eagle, Adidas, Jones Apparel
Group, Macy’s, Sears, Warnaco

www.tollgroup.com

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available
TRANSPORT TOPICS’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, project
management, warehousing and distribution

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

37

25

COMPANY

Panalpina Inc.
Morristown, N.J.
(Panalpina Group, Basel, Switzerland)
Ferdinand Kurt, CEO, Americas

NET
GROSS
$254(e)
$1,191

EMPLOYEES

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS

2,360

Automotive, chemicals, consumer goods and retail, fashion, oil and
gas, computers and electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing
Customers include: NA

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution,
order fulfillment, transportation management, returned goods
management, assembly and product packaging, supply chain
consulting

www.panalpina.com

37

38

BDP International
Philadelphia
Richard Bolte Jr., CEO

$254(e)
$1,895(e)

3,720

Customers include: Bayer, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Heineken
USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Mark & Spencer, Revlon,
Trek Bicycle

www.bdpinternational.com

38

36

ModusLink Global Solutions
Waltham, Mass.
Nasdaq: MLNK
John Boucher, CEO

$250
$750(e)

NA

Not
Ranked

Burris Logistics
Milford, Del.
Donnan Burris, CEO

Computers and electronics, consumer electronics, consumer
packaged goods, medical products, retail, software and digital
products

Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,
warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, project
management, transportation management, supply chain
consulting

Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, returned goods
management, product repair and recovery, transportation
management, freight brokerage, air and ocean freight forwarding

Customers include: Hewlett-Packard, AMD, National
Instruments, Toshiba, ProvoCraft

www.moduslink.com

38

Chemicals, oil and gas, retail, consumer packaged goods, health
care

$250
$2,933

1,800

Food and beverages, retail, consumer packaged goods

Warehousing and distribution, dedicated contract carriage, freight
brokerage, transportation management

Customers include: NA

www.burrislogistics.com

39

Not
Ranked

Performance Team
Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Cliff Katab, President

$245
$250

3,500

39

Agility Logistics
Irvine, Calif.
(Agility Global Integrated Logistics, Baar,
Switzerland)
Francesc Casamitjana, CEO, Americas

Warehousing and distribution, consolidation and port services,
packaging, dedicated contract carriage, retail store delivery,
transportation management

Customers include: Kohl’s, Nike, Kenneth Cole, Limited Stores,
Li & Fung

www.performanceteam.net

40

Manufacturing, retail and apparel, footwear, cosmetics, automotive,
consumer electronics, furniture and home goods

$238(e)
$830(e)

NA

Aerospace, energy, life sciences, computers and electronics, retail
Customers include: ABB, Alstom, Cemex, Debenhams, Dr.
Reddy’s Pharmaceuticals, Emerson, Epson, Estée Lauder, Kraft
Foods, Mitsubishi Fuso, Nike, Panasonic, Princess Cruises,
Shell Oil, Toys R Us

Air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution,
project logistics, information technology, supply chain consulting,
relocation assistance, trade show and exhibit management, fuel
delivery

www.agilitylogistics.com

41

42

England Logistics
Salt Lake City
(C.R. England Inc.)
Josh England, President
www.englandlogistics.com

$231
$798

NA

Food and beverage, retail, chemicals, industrial
Customers include: Coca-Cola Co., Dow Chemical, Heinz,
Kroger, Merit Medical, Namsung, Overstock.com, Roush

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available
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supply chain consulting, project logistics

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

42

4o

COMPANY

Total Quality Logistics
Cincinnati
Ken Oaks, CEO

NET
GROSS
$225
$1,387

EMPLOYEES

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS

2,300

Food and beverage, paper products, machinery, manufacturing,
metals, lumber and building products, retail

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Freight brokerage

Customers include: NA

www.tql.com

43

Not
Ranked

Preferred Freezer Services
Chatham, N.J.
John Galiher, CEO

$213
$236

NA

Food and beverages

Warehousing and distribution, freight brokerage, intermodal
drayage

Customers include: Chicken of the Sea, Better Bakery, Eastern
Fish, Restaurant Depot, Wal-Mart Stores

www.preferredfreezer.com

44

45

Averitt Express
Cookeville, Tenn.
Gary Sasser, CEO

$180
$301

1,237

Customers include: American Water Heater, BMW, Cracker Barrel,
Diamond Crystal Brands, Dollar General, Fujifilm, Hancock Fabrics,
Handy Hardware, Mercedes-Benz, Mount Franklin Foods, Nissan,
Petco, PODS, Shoe Carnival, Tuesday Morning, VR Factory Outlet, ZF

www.averittexpress.com

45

Not
Ranked

XPO Logistics Inc.
Greenwich, Conn.
NYSE: XPO
Bradley Jacobs Chairman and CEO

Automotive, retail, food products, utilities, computers and
electronics, apparel, building materials

$178
$872

1,822

Manufacturing, retail, construction, automotive, food and beverage,
health care, paper, aerospace and defense
Customers include: General Electric, Home Depot, Niagara
Water, Perdue, Pilgrim’s Pride, Williams-Sonoma

www.xpologistics.com

46

46

SCI Logistics
Toronto
(Canada Post Group)
John Ferguson, CEO

$177
$179

1,350

Retail, computers and electronics, health care, financial
services, telecommunications
Customers include: Bell Canada, Dollar Tree, Toys R Us, 3SO,
Wal-Mart Stores

Transportation management, dedicated contract carriage,
warehousing and distribution, air and ocean freight forwarding,
customs brokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal, supply chain
consulting

Freight brokerage, expedited, intermodal, air and ocean freight
forwarding, freight payment and auditing, residential and commercial
delivery; includes operations of Continental Freight Services, Kelron
Logistics, Turbo Logistics and BirdDog Logistics acquired in 2012,
East Coast Air Charter, Covered Logistics & Transportation, Interide
Logistics and 3PD Inc. acquired in 2013
Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, assembly and
packaging, service parts and repair, transportation management,
dedicated contract carriage, returned goods management,
residential and commercial delivery

www.scilogistics.ca

47

47

Cowan Systems
Baltimore
Joseph Cowan, CEO

$166
$262

NA

Food and beverages, groceries, consumer packaged goods, paper
products

Dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage,
warehousing and distribution, transportation management

Customers include: N/A

www.cowansystems.com

48

Not
Ranked

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
Miami
(Hellmann Worldwide Logistics,
Osnabrück, Germany)

$160(e)
$812(e)

1,879

Automotive, computers and electronics, fashion, health care,
perishables
Customers include: NA

www.hellmann.net

(e) = estimate
NA = Not Applicable or Not Available
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expedited

N. AMERICAN REVENUE
(in millions)

RANK
2013

RANK
2012

49

43

COMPANY

Damco International
Madison, N.J.
(A.P. Moeller-Maersk Group, Copenhagen,
Denmark)
Jeremy Haycock, CEO, North America

NET
GROSS

EMPLOYEES
950

$154
$813

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS
Chemicals, perishables, retail, computers and electronics, industrial

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Air and ocean forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and
distribution, transportation management, supply chain consulting

Customers include: JCPenney, Home Depot, Wal-Mart Stores,
Williams-Sonoma

www.damco.com

50

49

NA

$151
$591

MIQ Logistics
Overland Park, Kan.
John Carr, CEO

Retail, mining and energy, consumer electronics, industrial and
manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, government and
defense

Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, air
and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight
brokerage, trade services

Customers include: Chinalco, Costco, Dollar Tree

www.miq.com

NA = Not Applicable or Not Available

Top 25 Freight Forwarders
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding
Gross Revenue: $31.6 billion
Ocean Containers: 2.8 million
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 2.3 million metric tons
Headquarters: Germany

6 Nippon Express
Gross Revenue: $20.3 billion
Ocean Containers: 719,052
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 773,773 metric tons
Headquarters: Japan

2 Kuehne + Nagel International
Gross Revenue: $22.1 billion
Ocean Containers: 3.5 million
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 1.1 million metric tons
Headquarters: Switzerland

7 Ceva Logistics
Gross Revenue: $9.3 billion
Ocean Containers: 783,378
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 550,000 metric tons
Headquarters: The Netherlands

3 DB Schenker Logistics
Gross Revenue: $19.8 billion
Ocean Containers: 3.5 million
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 1.1 million metric tons
Headquarters: Germany

8 Expeditors International of Washington
Gross Revenue: $6 billion
Ocean Containers: 868,487
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 729,527 metric tons
Headquarters: United States

4 Sinotrans Limited
Gross Revenue: $7.5 billion
Ocean Containers: 8.2 million
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 417,000 metric tons
Headquarters: China

9 UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Gross Revenue: $9.1 billion
Ocean Containers: 500,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 862,000 metric tons
Headquarters: United States

5 Panalpina Group
Gross Revenue: $7.1 billion
Ocean Containers: 1.4 million
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 801,000 metric tons
Headquarters: Switzerland

10 SDV/Bolloré Group
Gross Revenue: $7 billion
Ocean Containers: 770,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 510,000 metric tons
Headquarters: France

11 DSV Air & Sea
Gross Revenue: $7.8 billion
Ocean Containers: 725,806
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 259,057 metric tons
Headquarters: France

16 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
Gross Revenue: $3.5 billion
Ocean Containers: 672,569
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 383,194 metric tons
Headquarters: Germany

21 Toll Holdings
Gross Revenue: $6.8 billion
Ocean Containers: 484,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 119,000 metric tons
Headquarters: Australia

12 Kintetsu World Express
Gross Revenue: $3.2 billion
Ocean Containers: 572,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 1.1 million metric tons
Headquarters: Japan

17 Damco International
Gross Revenue: $3.3 billion
Ocean Containers: 797,700
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 210,600 metric tons
Headquarters: Denmark

22 Geodis Wilson
Gross Revenue: $5.9 billion
Ocean Containers: 420,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 210,000 metric tons
Headquarters: France

13 Agility Logistics
Gross Revenue: $4.6 billion
Ocean Containers: 500,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 490,000 metric tons
Headquarters: Kuwait

18 Kerry Logistics
Gross Revenue: $2.5 billion
Ocean Containers: 804,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 289,000 metric tons
Headquarters: Hong Kong

14 Pantos Logistics
Gross Revenue: $2.6 billion
Ocean Containers: 1.8 million
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 231,000 metric tons
Headquarters: South Korea

19 UTi Worldwide
Gross Revenue: $4.6 billion
Ocean Containers: 495,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 360,000 metric tons
Headquarters: British Virgin Islands

15 C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Gross Revenue: $11.4 billion
Ocean Containers: 500,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 95,000 metric tons
Headquarters: United States

20 Yusen Logistics
Gross Revenue: $3.5 billion
Ocean Containers: 450,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 337,130 metric tons
Headquarters: Japan

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23 Logwin Logistics
Gross Revenue: $1.7 billion
Ocean Containers: 500,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 155,000 metric tons
Headquarters: Germany
24 Sankyu Inc.
Gross Revenue: $2.7 billion
Ocean Containers: 750,000
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 18,529 metric tons
Headquarters: Japan
25 BDP International
Gross Revenue: $1.9 billion
Ocean Containers: 117,931
20-foot equivalent units
Airfreight: 53,643 metric tons
Headquarters: United States
Source: Armstrong & Associates

Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms
1 C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Net Revenue: $1.3 billion
Gross Revenue: $9.7 billion
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
bulk/tank, rail/intermodal, air/expedited
2 Landstar System
Net Revenue: $276 million
Gross Revenue: $1.2 billion
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
rail/intermodal, air/expedited
3 Total Quality Logistics
Net Revenue: $225 million
Gross Revenue: $1.4 billion
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
rail/intermodal
4 XPO Logistics Inc.
Net Revenue: $169 million
Gross Revenue: $801 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
rail/intermodal, air/expedited
5 Echo Global Logistics
Net Revenue: $143 million
Gross Revenue: $526.8 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated
TL, LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited
6 Freightquote Inc.
Net Revenue: $118 million
Gross Revenue: $573.8 million

Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL, intermodal, air/expedited
7 Yusen Logistics
Net Revenue: $96 million
Gross Revenue: $746 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited
8 Mode Transportation
Net Revenue: $92.7 million
Gross Revenue: $780 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
rail/intermodal, air/expedited
9 Coyote Logistics
Net Revenue: $92 million
Gross Revenue: $786.4 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited
10 Unishippers Global Logistics
Net Revenue: $86.5 million
Gross Revenue: $393.3 million
Types of Freight: Parcel, dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
rail/intermodal, air/expedited
11 Worldwide Express
Net Revenue: $80 million
Gross Revenue: $530 million
Types of Freight: Parcel, dry van TL,
LTL, air/expedited

12 Transplace Inc.
Net Revenue: $71 million
Gross Revenue: $609 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

18 BNSF Logistics
Net Revenue: $57 million
Gross Revenue: $394 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

23 ATS Logistics Services
Net Revenue: $36 million
Gross Revenue: $237 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
LTL, rail/intermodal

13 England Logistics
Net Revenue: $69.2 million
Gross Revenue: $316.1 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

18 Jacobson Cos.
Net Revenue: $57 million
Gross Revenue: $209 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

23 Matson Logistics
Net Revenue: $36 million
Gross Revenue: $370.2 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
bulk/tank, LTL, rail/intermodal

14 Access America Transport
Net Revenue: $69 million
Gross Revenue: $455 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

19 TTS LLC
Net Revenue: $56 million
Gross Revenue: $375 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

24 PLS Logistics Services
Net Revenue: $31 million
Gross Revenue: $379 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, intermodal, air/expedited

15 Command Transportation
Net Revenue: $62.4 million
Gross Revenue: NA
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

20 ReTrans Inc.
Net Revenue: $52.3 million
Gross Revenue: $362.1 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

25 Transportation Solutions Enterprises
Net Revenue: $28.5 million
Gross Revenue: $155 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
LTL, intermodal, air/expedited

16 Sunteck Transport Group
Net Revenue: $59.3 million
Gross Revenue: $290 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, LTL,
intermodal, air/expedited

21 Allen Lund Co.
Net Revenue: $49 million
Gross Revenue: $400 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
LTL, intermodal, air/expedited

Sources: Armstrong & Associates and
company reports

17 J.B. Hunt Integrated Capacity Solutions
Net Revenue: $59 million
Gross Revenue: $456 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul, bulk/tank,
LTL, rail/intermodal, air/expedited

22 Trinity Logistics
Net Revenue: $41.1 million
Gross Revenue: $271.5 million
Types of Freight: Dry van and
refrigerated TL, flatbed/heavy haul,
bulk/tank, LTL, intermodal, air/expedited

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Top 25 Warehousing Firms

Top 25 Dedicated Contract Carriers

1 Exel
Total Space: 99 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 392

12 NFI
Total Space: 22 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 80

22 APL Logistics
Total Space: 10.9 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 49

2 AmeriCold
Total Space: 40.7 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 182

13 Penske Logistics
Total Space: 20 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 105

23 New Breed Logistics
Total Space: 10.6 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 75

3 Genco
Total Space: 35 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 140

13 UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Total Space: 20 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 100

24 Schneider Logistics
Total Space: 8.5 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 15

4 OHL
Total Space: 34 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 120

14 DSC Logistics
Total Space: 19.5 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 40

25 Ingram Micro Logistics
Total Space: 8.2 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 43

5 Jacobson Cos.
Total Space: 32 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 141

15 Menlo Worldwide Logistics
Total Space: 19 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 130

Sources: Armstrong & Associates
and company reports

6 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
Total Space: 31 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 233

16 Saddle Creek Logistics
Services
Total Space: 16 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 61

7 Kenco Logistics Services
Total Space: 30 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 85
8 Ceva Logistics
Total Space: 27.4 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 164
9 UTi Worldwide
Total Space: 26 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 245
10 DB Schenker USA
Total Space: 25 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 79
11 Neovia Logistics
Total Space: 24 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 100

17 Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
Total Space: 15.1 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 75
18 Warehouse Services Inc.
Total Space: 15 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 30

1 J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services
Total Power Units: 5,253

13 C.R. England Inc.
Total Power Units: 1,250

2 Cardinal Logistics Management
Total Power Units: 4,404

14 Exel
Total Power Units: 1,100

3 Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Total Power Units: 3,951

15 Commercial Warehousing
Total Power Units: 1,000

4 Schneider Logistics
Total Power Units: 3,950
5 Ryder Dedicated
Total Power Units: 3,729
6 Swift Logistics
Total Power Units: 3,361
7 Werner Global Logistics
Total Power Units: 3,352
8 Hub Group
Total Power Units: 2,600
9 XPO Logistics Inc.
Total Power Units: 2,375
10 NFI Transportation
Total Power Units: 2,100
10 U.S. Xpress Enterprises
Total Power Units: 2,100
11 Penske Logistics
Total Power Units: 1,834
12 UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Total Power Units: 1,629

19 WSI Inc.
Total Space: 14 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 45
20 syncreon Inc.
Total Space: 13 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 98
21 Lineage Logistics
Total Space: 12 million sq. ft.
Number of Warehouses: 69

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16 Universal Truckload Services Inc.
Total Power Units: 880
17 Black Horse Carriers
Total Power Units: 868
18 Averitt Express
Total Power Units: 845
19 Cowan Systems
Total Power Units: 785
20 Ceva Logistics
Total Power Units: 604
21 AIM NationaLease
Total Power Units: 590
22 Lily Dedicated Logistics
Total Power Units: 550
23 CRST Dedicated
Total Power Units: 500
24 G&D Integrated
Total Power Units: 468
25 Dupré Logistics
Total Power Units: 375
Sources: Armstrong & Associates
and company reports

Top 50 Freight Transportation Firms In North America
Rank

Company

2012 Revenue
(in millions)

Primary Freight
Services

Rank

Company

2012 Revenue
(in millions)

Primary Freight
Services

1

UPS Inc.

54,127

Parcel and LTL trucking, intermodal,
warehousing

24

Landstar System

2,793

Truckload

25

Kansas City Southern

2,238

Rail

2

FedEx Corp.

43,898

Parcel and LTL trucking, air cargo

26

Kirby Corp.

2,112

Barge

3

Union Pacific Corp.

20,926

Rail, intermodal

27

Old Dominion Freight Line

2,110

LTL trucking

4

BNSF Railway Co.

20,835

Rail, Intermodal

28

Arkansas Best Corp.

2,065

LTL trucking

5

DHL Deutsche Post

12,630

Freight forwarding, warehousing, LTL
trucking, dedicated contract carriage

29

Werner Enterprises

2,036

Truckload

30

Sirva Inc.

1,973

Household goods

31

Deutsche Bahn Group

1,962

Freight forwarding, LTL trucking

32

Estes Express Lines

1,857

LTL trucking

33

U.S. Xpress Enterprises

1,756

Truckload, dedicated contract carriage

34

Panalpina Group

1,648

Freight forwarding

6

CSX Corp.

11,756

Rail, intermodal

7

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

11,359

Freight brokerage, freight forwarding

8

Norfolk Southern Corp.

11,040

Rail, intermodal

9

Canadian National Railway

9,920

Rail

10

Ryder System Inc.

6,256

Truck leasing, dedicated contract
carriage, warehousing

35

Purolator Courier

1,632

Parcel

11

Canadian Pacific Railway

5,695

Rail

36

UniGroup Inc.

1,613

Household goods

12

Con-way Inc.

5,580

LTL trucking, truckload, warehousing

37

U.S. Postal Service

1,589

Parcel

Truck leasing, dedicated contract
carriage

38

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

1,560

Ocean freight, intermodal

39

C.R. England Inc.

1,416

Truckload, freight brokerage

40

Pacer International

1,415

Intermodal

41

CRST International

1,257

Truckload

42

R&L Carriers

1,250

LTL trucking

43

Prime Inc.

1,152

Truckload

44

Saia Inc.

1,100

LTL trucking

45

Kenan Advantage Group

1,091

LTL trucking, truckload

46

Horizon Lines

1,073

Ocean freight

47

Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.

1,043

Ocean freight
Truckload, warehousing

13

Penske Truck Leasing Co.

5,100

14

J.B. Hunt Transport Services

5,054

Intermodal, truckload, dedicated
contract carriage

15

Neptune Orient Lines/American
President Lines/APL Logistics

5,004

Ocean freight, warehousing

16

YRC Worldwide

4,850

LTL trucking

17

A.P. Moeller/Maersk Group

4,780

Ocean freight

18

Kuehne + Nagel Contract Logistics

4,572

Freight forwarding, warehousing

19

Schneider National Inc.

3,500

Truckload, intermodal, dedicated
contract carriage

20

Swift Transportation Co.

3,493

Truckload, intermodal

48

NFI Industries

1,041

21

TransForce Inc.

3,141

LTL trucking, truckload

49

Southeastern Freight Lines

1,012

50

Crete Carrier Corp.

22

Hub Group

3,124

Intermodal, dedicated contract carriage

23

Ceva Logistics

2,803

Freight forwarding, warehousing,
dedicated contract carriage
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