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Mother Nature intruded upon business in 2011 in a way that

could alter for many years how many companies manage

their increasingly far-flung supply chains and just-in-time

distribution strategies, according to several logistics executives.

These executives said they are fielding more inquiries from shippers

about moving production out of Asia and lining up additional sources

of raw materials and components to avoid the kind of disruptions that

occurred following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

“Companies are hedging their bets,” said Jim Monkmeyer, managing di-

rector of supply-chain engineering for Salt Lake City-based

England Logistics, which ranks No. 41 on our latest TRANS-

PORT TOPICS Top 50 list of the largest logistics companies in

the United States, Canada and Mexico, based on revenue.

Stephen Dean, senior vice president of sales and mar-

keting for Miami-based Ryder Supply Chain Solutions,

No. 5 on the TT Logistics 50 list, said one company — a

U.S.-based electronics manufacturing firm — halted

plans to move all of its production to Singapore and in-

stead plans to set up plants in both Mexico and Singapore.

“Companies with complex global and extended supply

chains are more cognizant of disruptions, whether it’s a

port strike or earthquake,” Dean said. “They’ve learned

through hardship that they need to have contingency plans to keep their

business up and running.”

The potential for supply-chain disruptions wasn’t limited to faraway

places. In North America, floods inundated highway bridges and rail lines

in the Upper Midwest and later affected parts of northern Mexico, while

an outbreak of tornadoes in the spring devastated parts of the Southern

United States, flooding from hurricanes plagued portions of the East

Coast and a rare October snowstorm buried parts of the Northeast.

“If companies aren’t making changes, they will do so soon,” said

Robert Lieb, a professor of supply-chain management at Northeastern

University in Boston.

To protect supply networks, Lieb said, companies are expanding the

number of suppliers they use and are keeping more critical materials in

inventory to guard against costly production shutdowns and running out

of merchandise.

“If you look at the money lost [because of plant shutdowns], it dwarfed

the savings from inventory reductions,” Lieb said in an interview with

senior features writer Daniel P. Bearth.

George Abernathy, president of Transplace Inc., Frisco, Texas, said

customers are looking at expanding the number and location of distri-

bution centers.

“Getting product closer to the customer gives them the ability to react

if there is a disruption,” he said.

Perhaps the most significant change resulting from recent supply-chain

disruptions is a greater willingness of shippers to collaborate

with carriers, said Robert Byrne, chief executive officer of

Terra Technology, Norwalk, Conn., a company that supplies

software for sales forecasting and transportation planning.

Against this backdrop of contingency planning, overall

spending on logistics services is accelerating as business

activity continues to recover from the global economic

downturn in 2009.

Gross revenue for third-party logistics service providers

in the United States increased 18.9% to $127.3 billion in

2010 from $107.1 billion in 2009 and is projected to top

$141 billion in 2011, according to a report by Armstrong

& Associates, Stoughton, Wis.

The 2011 TRANSPORT TOPICS Top 50 Logistics Companies list also re-

veals a trend toward consolidation, with Ryder Supply Chain Solutions

(No. 5) and Genco ATC (No. 7) each making acquisitions of companies

on the Top 50 list a year ago. Ryder purchased Total Logistic Control

(No. 37 in 2010) and Scully Distribution Services (No. 50 in 2010).

Genco Supply Chain Solutions acquired ATC Logistics & Electronics

(No. 32 in 2010).

The debut of Total Quality Logistics (No. 45) on the 2011 Top 50 list

also is significant. The Cincinnati-based brokerage firm represents a

new breed of aggressive, sales-oriented freight brokerage firms that are

making a name for themselves in a segment of the logistics industry

long dominated by C.H. Robinson Worldwide (No. 6).

Acknowledgments and SourcesInformation came from company management and other sources. Revenue estimates are based on data supplied by Richard Armstrong of Armstrong & Associates, a logistics

industry consultant.Senior Features Writer Daniel P. Bearth coordinated the project. He was assisted by Karen Villar. Cover design is by George Dively, director of art and production. Layout design is

by Patrick Donlon, assistant director of art and production. The 2011 TRANSPORT TOPICS Top 50 Logistics Companies is a special project of TT Publishing Group.

Howard S. Abramson

Warehousing and distribution, returned goods management,asset recovery, transportation management, freght brokerage,order fulfillment, electronics repair and testing, supply chainconsulting, parcel management, damaged goods research andfacilities engineering

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2011 2010 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES


N/A Health care, retail, industrial manufacturing, government,computers and electronics, automotive, business services

Customers include: Abbott Diabetes Care, American HondaMotor Co., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Honeywell, Nikon, PhilipsMedical Systems, Retail Convergence (SmartBargains.com andRueLaLa.com), Sprint, Toshiba

$6,022$8,670

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

www.ups-scs.com

1 1 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 repairservices, order fulfillment, returns management, financialservices

N/A Automotive, industrial equipment, manufacturing, mining, aerospace and defense, oil and natural gas, computers and elec-tronics, consumer durables, transportation

Customers include: Agco, Bombardier Aerospace, Caterpillar,Daimler, Emerson Electric, Fisher Controls, Harley-Davidson,Land Rover

$2,333$3,465

Caterpillar Logistics ServicesMorton, Ill.(Caterpillar Inc.)Steve Larson, CEO

www.catlogistics.com

2 2 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,manufacturing parts assembly, materials management, maintenance repair and operations, order fulfillment, returnedgoods management, trade management, supply chain consulting, information technology

18,400 Automotive, consumer packaged goods, retail, electronics,manufacturing, chemicals, health care, paper

Customers include: N/A

$1,853$2,197

Schneider National Inc.Green Bay, Wis.Christopher Lofgren, CEOJack Gross, Senior Vice President, Logistics

www.schneiderlogistics.com

3 5 Transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage, warehousing and distribution,ocean and rail transloading, commercial delivery, supply chainconsulting

27,500 Aerospace, automotive, chemical, consumer packaged goods,energy, industrial manufacturing, life sciences, health care, retail, computers and electronics

Customers include: 7-Eleven, Chrysler, DuPont, General Electric,Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Office Depot, Procter & Gamble, Williams-Sonoma

$1,660$3,025

ExelWesterville, Ohio(Deutsche Post DHL)John Gilbert, CEO Americas

www.exel.com

4 2 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting, order fulfillment, service parts delivery, returned goods management,residential and commercial delivery, manufacturing parts assembly, product packaging

17,617 Aerospace, automotive, construction and building materials,consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, computers andelectronics, industrial manufacturing, retail, utilities

Customers include: CVS, Kraft Foods, Mazda, PepsiCo, PilotPen Mexico, Procter & Gamble, Shell, Stoneyfield Farm, Toyota

$1,474$1,735

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

www.ryderscs.com

5 7 Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management, warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, returned goodsmanagement, product assembly and packaging, freight payment and auditing, cross-border services, supply chain consulting

8,013 Food and beverage, retail, paper products, manufacturing

Customers include: Anheuser-Busch, Clorox, Ecolab, FastenalCo., MackayMitchell Envelope Co., Ocean Spray, Wal-MartStores

$1,468$9,274

C.H. Robinson WorldwideEden Prairie, Minn.Nasdaq: CHRWJohn Wiehoff, Chairman and CEO

www.chrobinson.com

6 8 Freight brokerage, transportation management, air and oceanfreight forwarding, supply chain consulting, dedicated contract carriage, warehousing, produce sourcing, fuel managementand driver payroll services

10,000 Automotive, retail, government, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods, health care


$1,448$3,096

Genco ATCPittsburghHerb Shear, CEO

www.genco.com

7 12

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7,000 Computers and electronics, aerospace and airlines, health care,retail, consumer goods, furniture, perishables


$1,123$4,072

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

www.dbschenkerusa.com

8 7 Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, transportation management, service parts delivery, productpackaging, order fulfillment, warehousing and distribution, garment on hangar, project management, supply chain consulting

20,000 Automotive, consumer packaged goods and retail, energy, industrial, computers and electronics, publishing


$1,096$2,494

Ceva LogisticsHouston(Ceva Group PLC, London)Matt Ryan, President, Americas

www.cevalogistics.com

9 25 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

15,223 General merchandise and specialty retail, building products,food and beverage, forest and paper products, rubber and plastic products, automotive, pharmaceuticals

Customers include: Amazon.com, Coca-Cola Co., Costco, Frito-Lay, Kohl’s, Kraft Foods, Petco, Sysco, Wal-Mart Stores

$948$1,198

J.B. Hunt Transport ServicesLowell, Ark.Nasdaq: JBHTJohn Roberts, CEO

www.jbhunt.com

10 6 Intermodal, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, residential and commercial delivery

4,300 Retail, consumer packaged goods, apparel, food and beverage,energy, paper products, electronics, building materials

Customers include: AGC Flat Glass, Anheuser-Busch, Bass Pro Shops, Dollar General, Family Dollar, General Mills, HomeDepot, Kraft Foods, OfficeMax, Wal-Mart Stores

$766$980

Werner Global LogisticsOmaha, Neb.(Werner Enterprises)Derek Leathers, President

www.werner.com

11 17 Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management, intermodal, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage,freight brokerage, warehousing and distribution, returned goodsmanagement, produce packaging, supply chain consulting

5,140 Aviation and aerospace, health care, oil and gas and energy, retail


$744$1,622

Expeditors International Of WashingtonSeattleNasdaq: EXPDPeter Rose, Chairman and CEOBob Villanueva, President, The Americas

www.expeditors.com

12 19 Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, transportation management, order fulfillment, warehousing anddistribution, assembly and packaging, spare parts distribution, returned goods management, project cargo, cross-border services, insurance

7,675 Aerospace, automotive, chemicals, consumer packaged goods,retail, health care, pharmaceuticals, food products, electronics

Customers include: Cardinal Health, Ford Motor Co., LG, Merck& Co., Scott’s Miracle-Gro

$733$2,400

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

www.penskelogistics.com

13 15 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting

5,600 Food and beverage, groceries, retail, consumer packaged goods,computers and electronics


$697$936

NFICherry Hill, N.J.Sidney Brown, CEO

www.nfiindustries.com

14 11 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage,order fulfillment, supply chain consulting, air and ocean freightforwarding, trade management, parts assembly and productpackaging

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4,500 Automotive and industrial, consumer packaged goods, retail,computers and electronics


$660$1,260

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

www.apllogistics.com

15 9 Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousingand distribution, dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting

4,967 Retail, grocery, dairy and bulk food products, manufacturing, compressed gases and cryogenics, metals, chemicals, feed andgrain, construction materials, medical supplies, solid waste

Customers include: Airgas, California Dairies, Dairy Farmers ofAmerica, HNI Corp., Johnson Controls, Kroger, Land O’Lakes,Marmon/Keystone LLC, O’Neal Steel, Select Milk, Steel & PipeSupply, Target, Whole Foods Market

$656$712

Ruan TransportationManagement SystemsDes Moines, IowaJohn Ruan III, Chairman

www.ruan.com

16 20 Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution,freight brokerage, transportation management, assembly andproduct packaging

7,000 Online retail, apparel, electronics, printing, food and beverage,consumer packaged goods, health care, automotive

Customers include: Apple, Nutrisystem, Red Bull, Sony, Starbucks

$620$1,200

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

www.ohl.com

17 21 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,order fulfillment, air and ocean freight forwarding, customsbrokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal, returned goods management, supply chain consulting

7,300 Aerospace and defense, government, consumer packaged goods, retail, computers and electronics, medical products,telecommunications

Customers include: Avaya, Boeing, Bombardier, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honeywell, Logitech, Motorola, Navistar Defense,Pratt & Whitney, Research In Motion, Samsung Electronics,Siemens Medical Solutions, Sikorsky Aircraft, U.S. MarineCorps., U.S. Postal Service, Verizon Wireless

$603N/A

New Breed LogisticsHigh Point, N.C.Louis DeJoy, CEO

www.newbreed.com

18 22 Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, returnedgoods management, product refurbishment and repair, manufacturing support, service parts logistics, transportationmanagement, supply chain consulting

6,500 Automotive, computers and electronics,chemicals, industrial,retail, consumer packaged goods, government, defense andaerospace, medical devices, wine and spirits

Customers include: Bobcat, Caterpillar, Comcast, Dow Chemical,Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard, Navistar International, Nike

$572$1,500

Menlo Worldwide LogisticsSan Mateo, Calif.(Con-way Inc.)Robert Bianco Jr., President

www.menloworldwide.com

19 23 Transportation management, warehousing and distribution,freight brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, supply chainconsulting, assembly and packaging, order fulfillment, returnedgoods management

N/A Food and beverage, retail, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, paper products, manufacturing

Customers include: Alcoa, Campbell’s, Clorox, Costco, GeneralMills, Georgia-Pacific, Home Depot, Kimberly-Clark, Kohl’s,Kraft Foods, Lowe’s, Owens Corning, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble,Quaker Oats, Target

$567N/A

Swift Transportation Co.PhoenixNasdaq: SWFTJerry Moyes, CEO

www.swifttrans.com

20 18 Dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, cross border services,transloading and port services

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N/A Automotive, computers and electronics, retail, industrial, oil andgas, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, health care, beverages and foodservice, forest products, hotel, marine, disaster response


$565$2,015

Kuehne + Nagel Inc.Jersey City, N.J.(Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Switzerland)John Hextall, President, North America

www.kuehne-nagel.com

21 16 Ocean and air freight forwarding, customs brokerage, transportation management, warehousing and distribution,supply chain consulting

6,485 Pharmaceutical, retail, consumer goods, apparel, chemical, automotive, computers and electronics

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

$557$1,375

UTi WorldwideLong Beach, Calif.Nasdaq: UTIWEric Kirchner, CEO

www.go2uti.com

22 24 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

7,000 Food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, durable goods,chemical, agriculture and industrial, electronics, life sciencesand health care

Customers include: BASF, DuPont, Georgia Pacific, John Deere,Miller Coors, PepsiCo

$511$724

Jacobson CompaniesDes Moines, Iowa(Oak Hill Capital Partners)Brian Lutt, CEO

www.jacobsonco.com

23 26 Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, parts assemblyand product packaging, returned goods management, dedicatedcontract carriage, staffing, transportation management, air andocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, procurement,consolidation

N/A Oil and gas, forest products, utilities, pulp and paper products,manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, electronics,waste


$481N/A

TransForce Inc.Saint-Laurent, QuebecTSX: TFI.UNAlain Bedard, Chairman and CEO

www.transforcecompany.com

24 29 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,freight brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, consolidation, insurance, personnel leasing, waste management

3,474 Grocery, food and beverage, retail, consumer packaged goods,industrial and manufacturing


$419$1,069

Greatwide Logistics ServicesDallas(Centerbridge Capital Partners, D.E. ShawGroup)John Tague, CEO

www.greatwide.com

25 34 Dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, warehousingand distribution, parts assembly and product packaging, transportation management

4,000 Automotive, apparel, appliances, consumer packaged goods,electronics, building materials, steel, food and beverage, furniture, medical equipment, health care, paper products, pharmaceuticals, retail, polymers and textiles

Customers include: Cummins, Electrolux, Green Mountain Coffee,Honeywell, Kimberly-Clark, Kohler, Komatsu, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Ralston Foods, R.J. Reynolds, Stryker, Whirlpool

$385$485

Kenco Logistics ServicesChattanooga, Tenn.(Kenco Group)Andy Smith, President and COO

www.kencogroup.com

26 28 Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, transportationmanagement, returned goods management, dedicated contractcarriage, freight brokerage, assembly and packaging, freight payment, information technology, facilities engineering





N/A Computers and electronics, manufacturing, retail


$330N/A

Ingram Micro LogisticsSanta Ana, Calif.(Ingram Micro Inc.)Robert Gifford, Executive Vice President,Global Logistics

www.ingrammicro.com

27 NotListed

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

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2,600 Retail, grocery, floor coverings

Customers include: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar,Kroger, Meijer

$325$466

U.S. Xpress EnterprisesChattanooga, Tenn.Patrick Quinn, Co-ChairmanMax Fuller, Co-Chairman

www.usxpress.com

28 31 Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution, intermodal, freight brokerage

539 Consumer packaged goods, electronics, aftermarket parts, retail,medical products, health care

Customers include: ASHI/Medic, Best Buy, Ethicon Endo-Surgery,Home Depot, Schott Solar, Sears, United Marketing Group, Xerox

$308$310

Fidelitone LogisticsWauconda, Ill.Josh Johnson, CEO

www.fidelitone.com

29 30 Warehousing and distribution, printing and packaging, returnedgoods management, transportation management, residential and commercial delivery, service parts repair anddelivery

2,500 Food and beverage, consumer packaged goods


$294N/A

VersaCold Logistics ServicesVancouver, British ColumbiaJoel Smith, CEO

www.versacold.com

30 10 Warehousing and distribution, assembly and packaging

580 Furniture, appliance, building materials, electronics

Customers include: Home Depot, GE Appliance, KraftMaid Cabinetry, Williams-Sonoma

$275N/A

3PD Inc.Atlanta(Arcapita Inc.)Karl Meyer, CEO

www.3pd.com

32 35 Dedicated contract carriage, residential and commercial delivery,returned goods management, warehousing and distribution

2,030 Retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive


$274N/A

Cardinal Logistics ManagementConcord, N.C.(GTCR Golder, Rauner)Vin McLoughin, ChairmanTom Hostetler, CEO

www.cardlog.com

33 36 Dedicated contract carriage, residential and commercial delivery, transportation management, supply chain consulting,warehousing and distribution, information technology

(e)Agility LogisticsIrvine, Calif.Mike Bible, CEO Americas

www.agilitylogistics.com

N/A Aerospace, automotive, banking, publishing, chemicals, construction and engineering, defense, electronics, food and beverage, government, life sciences, manufacturing, marine, mining,oil and gas, energy and utilities, retail, telecommunications

Customers include: ABB, Alstom, Cemex, Debenhams, Dr.Reddy’s Pharmaceuticals, Emerson, Epson, Estée Lauder, KraftFoods, Mitsubishi Fuso, Nike, Panasonic, Princess Cruises,Shell Oil, Toys R Us

$280$89531 Not

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





N/A Automotive, computers and electronics, health care, retail


$260$783

FedEx Supply Chain/FedEx Trade NetworksMemphis, Tenn.(FedEx Corp.)Fred Schardt, President, FedEx Trade Networks

www.fedex.com

34 13 Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, transportation management, service parts delivery, warehousingand distribution, returned goods management, order fulfillment,trade management

2,200 Food and groceries, consumer goods, computers and electronics,paper products, tobacco, medical products, health care

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

$260N/A

DSC LogisticsDes Plaines, Ill.Ann Drake, CEO

www.dsclogistics.com

35 38 Warehousing and distribution, product packaging, order fulfillment,consolidation, transportation management, supply chain consulting, information technology

1,363 Lumber and building products, metals, chemicals, paper, automotive, heavy machinery, foodstuffs, retail, electronics, ammunition and explosives, military hardware


$259$1,036

Landstar SystemJacksonville, Fla.Nasdaq: LSTRHenry Gerkens, CEO

www.landstar.com

36 41 Transportation management, intermodal, freight brokerage,warehousing and distribution, returned goods management, airand ocean freight forwarding

2,000 Food and beverage, health and beauty products, consumerpackaged goods, paper products, electronics, retail

Customers include: Altria, Arizona Beverage Co., Brother International, Coca-Cola Refreshments, Coty Inc., Dial Corp., Del Monte Foods, Gallo, International Paper, New WorldPasta/Riviana, Ocean Spray, Pepsi Cola North America, QuakerOats, Sam’s Club

$247N/A

Saddle Creek Corp.Lakeland, Fla.Clifford Otto, President

www.saddlecrk.com

37 40 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,product packaging

1,528 Automotive, industrial, aerospace and defense, retail

Customers include: Auto Alliance, Chrysler, CNH, CumminsTurbo Technologies, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Nissan,Pratt & Whitney, Wal-Mart Stores

$246N/A

Linc Logistics Co.Warren, Mich.H.E. Wolfe, President

www.4Linc.com

38 43 Dedicated contract carriage, air and ocean freight forwarding,warehousing and distribution, parts assembly, residential andcommercial delivery

N/A Chemicals, oil and gas, retail, consumer packaged goods, lifesciences, health care

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

$220$1,600

BDP InternationalPhiladelphiaRichard Bolte Jr., CEO

www.bdpinternational.com

39 43 Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, project management, transportation management, supply chain consulting

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1,439 Retail, consumer packaged goods, durable goods, transportation, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, paper, chemicals

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.

$213$1,834

Hub Group/Unyson LogisticsDowners Grove, Ill.Nasdaq: HUBGDavid Yeager, CEOMark Yeager, President

www.hubgroup.comwww.unysonlogistics.com

40 42 Intermodal, freight brokerage, transportation management,supply chain consulting

1,965 Food and beverage, retail, chemicals, industrial

Customers include: Dow Chemical, Heinz, Namsung, Overstock.com, Trelleborg, Vestas, Wal-Mart Stores

$170$628

England LogisticsSalt Lake City(C.R. England Inc.)Josh England, President

www.englandlogistics.com

41 47 Dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage, airand ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution,supply chain consulting, project logistics

1,060 Automotive, food and beverage, retail, paper and printing, consumer durable goods, electronics


$168$1,503

Pacer InternationalDublin, OhioNasdaq: PACRDaniel Avramovich, Chairman & CEO

www.pacer.com

42 33 Intermodal, freight brokerage, ocean and air freight forwarding,warehousing and distribution, consolidation, supply chain consulting, transportation management

N/A Telecommunications

Customers include: Cricket, HTC America, Metro PCS, Motorola, Research in Motion, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile

$164$335

Brightpoint North AmericaPlainfield, Ind.(Brightpoint Inc.)Robert Laikin, Chairman and CEO

www.brightpoint.com

43 45 Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, assembly and packaging, transportation management, return goods management

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

Customers include: BMW, Cracker Barrel, Diamond Crystal Brands,Dollar General, Fujifilm, Georgia Power, Hancock Fabrics, HandyHardware, Mount Franklin Foods, Shoe Carnival

$155$229

Averitt ExpressCookeville, Tenn.Gary Sasser, CEO

www.averittexpress.com

44 49 Transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution, air and ocean freight forwarding,customs brokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal, supply chainconsulting

1,558 Food and beverage, paper products, machinery, manufacturing,metals, lumber and building products, retail


$154$890

Total Quality LogisticsCincinnatiKen Oaks, CEO

www.tql.com

45 NotRanked

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N/A Retail, manufacturing, health care


$150N/A

SCI GroupToronto(Canada Post Group)John Ferguson, CEO

www.scigroup.com

46 46 Warehousing and distribution, assembly and packaging, service parts and repair, transportation management, returnedgoods management, residential and commercial delivery

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1,250 Food and beverage, confectionary, retail, apparel, consumerpackaged goods, health care

Customers include: Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods, PennsylvaniaLiquor Control Board, Procter & Gamble, Sam’s Club, Wal-MartStores, WellPet

$149$156

Kane Is Able Inc.Scranton, Pa.Richard Kane, CEO

www.kaneisable.com

47 46 Warehousing and distribution, assembly and product packaging,consolidation, dedicated contract carriage

N/A Retail, mining, oil and energy, electronics, industrial and manufacturing, consumer packaged goods

Customers include: Chinalco, Dollar Tree, Kennametal, Samsung,Wells Gardner

$131$537

MIQ LogisticsOverland Park, Kan.(Austin Ventures)Joey Carnes, Chairman and CEO

www.miq.com

48 27 Warehousing and distribution, transportation management,order fulfillment, air and ocean freight forwarding, customsbrokerage, freight brokerage, trade services

1,300 Consumer packaged goods, automotive, food and beverage,grocery, retail, paper products

Customers include: Huhtamaki, Kroger, Kraft Foods, Procter &Gamble

$126$140

Verst Group LogisticsWalton, Ky.Paul Verst, CEO

www.verstgroup.com

49 48 Warehousing and distribution, product assembly and packaging transportation management, freight brokerage, dedicated contract carriage

3,500 Manufacturing, retail

Customers include: Best Buy, Kohl’s, Levi Strauss, Nike

$124$162

Performance TeamLos AngelesCraig Kaplan, CEO

www.ptgt.net

50 49 Warehousing and distribution, consolidation and port services,packaging, garment on hanger


1 C.H. Robinson WorldwideNet Revenue: $1.3 billionGross Revenue: $7.6 billionTypes of Freight: Dry and refrigerated TL,flatbed, LTL, bulk, rail, air, ocean, expedited

2 Landstar SystemNet Revenue: $230 millionGross Revenue: $920 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, ocean, expedited

3 Total Quality LogisticsNet Revenue: $154 millionGross Revenue: $890 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail

4 Hub Group/Mode TransportationNet Revenue: $129 millionGross Revenue: $1.1 billionTypes of Freight: Rail, dry van TL, flatbed,LTL, air, ocean, bulk

5 Echo Global LogisticsNet Revenue: $81.2 millionGross Revenue: $426.4 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, expedited

Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms

1 J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract ServicesTotal Power Units: 4,639

2 Schneider National Inc.Total Power Units: 4,000

3 Ryder Supply Chain SolutionsTotal Power Units: 3,480

4 Swift TransportationTotal Power Units: 3,400

5 Werner EnterprisesTotal Power Units: 3,350

6 Ruan Transportation ManagementSystemsTotal Power Units: 3,309

7 Greatwide Logistics ServicesTotal Power Units: 3,225

8 Penske LogisticsTotal Power Units: 2,115

9 NFI TransportationTotal Power Units: 1,770

10 U.S. Xpress EnterprisesTotal Power Units: 1,750

11 UPS Supply Chain SolutionsTotal Power Units: 1,629

12 Cardinal Logistics ManagementTotal Power Units: 1,620

13 3PD Inc. Total Power Units: 1,214

14 ExelTotal Power Units: 1,100

15 England LogisticsTotal Power Units: 852

16 Averitt ExpressTotal Power Units: 824

17 Linc LogisticsTotal Power Units: 673

18 Landair TransportTotal Power Units: 550

19 CRST LogisticsTotal Power Units: 500

20 G&D IntegratedTotal Power Units: 468

21 Lily Dedicated LogisticsTotal Power Units: 436

22 Performance TeamTotal Power Units: 400

23 Interstate DistributorTotal Power Units: 391

24 Dupré LogisticsTotal Power Units: 380

25 Ceva LogisticsTotal Power Units: 360

Sources: Armstrong & Associates and company reports

6 Yusen Logistics (Americas)Net Revenue: $71.6 millionGross Revenue: $557.8 millionTypes of Freight: Dry and refrigerated TL,flatbed, LTL, bulk, rail, air, expedited

7 FreightQuote Inc.Net Revenue: $65 millionGross Revenue: $421 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, expedited, air andocean

8 Sunteck Transport GroupNet Revenue: $59.4 millionGross Revenue: $315.7 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, expedited

9 Pacer InternationalNet Revenue: $56 millionGross Revenue: $365.7 millionTypes of Freight: Rail, dry van TL,flatbed, heavy specialized

10 England LogisticsNet Revenue: $54.1 millionGross Revenue: $244.4 millionTypes of Freight: Refrigerated and dryvan TL, flatbed, LTL, rail, expedited, airand ocean

11 J.B. Hunt Integrated Capacity SolutionsNet Revenue: $50 millionGross Revenue: $291 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, expedited

11 PLS Logistics ServicesNet Revenue: $50 millionGross Revenue: 349 millionTypes of Freight: Flatbed, dry van and refrigerated TL, LTL , bulk, rail, air, expedited

12 Unishippers Global LogisticsNet Revenue: $47.8 millionGross Revenue: $208 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, ocean, expedited

13 Command TransportationNet Revenue: $44.3 millionGross Revenue: N/ATypes of Freight: Dry van TL, LTL, rail,expedited

14 Coyote LogisticsNet Revenue: $42.3 millionGross Revenue: $328 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, expedited

15 Allen Lund Co.Net Revenue: $42.1 millionGross Revenue: $317.5 millionTypes of Freight: Refrigerated and dry vanTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, expedited

16 Transplace Inc.Net Revenue: $40 millionGross Revenue: $450 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, expedited, rail, air, bulk

16 BNSF LogisticsNet Revenue: $40 millionGross Revenue: $273 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, bulk, LTL, rail, air, ocean

16 Matson LogisticsNet Revenue: $40 millionGross Revenue: $355.6 millionTypes of Freight: Air, ocean, rail, dry vanTL, flatbed, LTL

16 Jacobson Cos.Net Revenue: $40 million Gross Revenue: $220.5 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, bulk, LTL, rail, air, ocean

17 John J. Jerue Truck BrokerNet Revenue: $37.5 millionGross Revenue: $250 millionTypes of Freight: Refrigerated and dryvan TL, flatbed, LTL, expedited

18 Total Transportation ServicesNet Revenue: $37 millionGross Revenue: $321.5 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated,TL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, expedited

19 ReTrans Inc.Net Revenue: $32 millionGross Revenue: $260 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigerated,TL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, expedited

20 Trinity TransportNet Revenue: $31 millionGross Revenue: $203 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, bulk, rail, expedited

21 Access America TransportNet Revenue: $27.4 millionGross Revenue: $153.8 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, LTL, rail, flatbed, air, bulk

22 CRST LogisticsNet Revenue: $24 millionGross Revenue: $186 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, air, expedited

23 Champion Logistics GroupNet Revenue: $22.3 millionGross Revenue: $64 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van, TL, LTL, air, expedited

24 Cornerstone SystemsNet Revenue: $22 millionGross Revenue: $189 millionTypes of Freight: Dry and refrigeratedTL, flatbed, LTL, rail, expedited

25 Megatrux Cos.Net Revenue: $16 millionGross Revenue: $120 millionTypes of Freight: Dry van and refrigeratedTL, LTL, flatbed, expedited, air

Sources: Armstrong & Associates and company reports

Top 25 DedicatedContract Carriers


1 ExelTotal Space: 86 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 441

2 Genco ATCTotal Space: 37 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 124

3 Jacobson Cos.Total Space: 35 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 150

4 AmeriColdTotal Space: 34.5 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 182

5 OHLTotal Space: 30.1 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 127

6 Ryder Supply Chain SolutionsTotal Space: 30 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 311

7 Caterpillar Logistics ServicesTotal Space: 29 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 1198 Kenco Logistics ServicesTotal Space: 25 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 105

9 NFI DistributionTotal Space: 21 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 65

10 UPS Supply Chain SolutionsTotal Space: 20 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 100

11 UTi WorldwideTotal Space: 17 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 96

11 Menlo Worldwide LogisticsTotal Space: 17 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 120

11 DSC LogisticsTotal Space: 17 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 37

12 APL LogisticsTotal Space: 15.3 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 65

13 Kuehne + Nagel Inc.Total Space: 15.1 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 75

14 Penske LogisticsTotal Space: 15 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 92

15 Saddle Creek Corp.Total Space: 14 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 49

15 Warehouse Services Inc.Total Space: 14 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 30

15 Warehouse Specialists Inc.Total Space: 14 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 45

16 Agility LogisticsTotal Space: 12.9 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 108

17 DB Schenker USATotal Space: 12.6 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 35

18 New Breed LogisticsTotal Space: 10.3 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 53

19 Kane Is Able Inc.Total Space: 8.5 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 17

20 Schneider National Inc.Total Space: 8 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 19

20 Ceva LogisticsTotal Space: 8 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 167

21 Linc Logistics Co.Total Space: 5.1 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 34

22 Weber LogisticsTotal Space: 4.5 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 17

23 VersaCold Logistics ServicesTotal Space: 4.4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 38

24 Verst Group LogisticsTotal Space: 4.3 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 19

25 Averitt ExpressTotal Space: 4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 107

25 Comprehensive LogisticsTotal Space: 4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 6

25 Performance TeamTotal Space: 4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 13

25 Acme DistributionTotal Space: 4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: N/A

25 Yusen Logistics (Americas)Total Space: 4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 49

25 Port Logistics GroupTotal Space: 4 million sq. ft.Number of Warehouses: 10

Sources: Armstrong & Associatesand company reports

Top 25Warehousing Firms

Top 25 Freight Forwarders1 Kuehne + Nagel InternationalOcean Containers: 2.9 million TEUsAirfreight: 948,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Switzerland

2 DHL Global ForwardingOcean Containers: 2.8 million TEUsAirfreight: 2.5 million metric tonsHeadquarters: United Kingdom

3 DB SchenkerOcean Containers: 1.6 million TEUsAirfreight: 1.2 million metric tonsHeadquarters: Germany

4 Pantos Logistics Co.Ocean Containers: 1.5 million TEUsAirfreight: 330,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: South Korea

5 Panalpina World TransportOcean Containers: 1.2 million TEUsAirfreight: 892,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Switzerland

6 Expeditors International of WashingtonOcean Containers: 880,000 TEUsAirfreight: 807,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: United States

7 DSV Air & SeaOcean Containers: 710,000 TEUsAirfreight: 250,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Denmark

7 Sankyu Inc.Ocean Containers: 710,000 TEUsAirfreight: 18,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Japan

8 Bolloré Group/SDV LogisticsOcean Containers: 705,000 TEUsAirfreight: 500,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: France

9 UPS Supply Chain SolutionsOcean Containers: 700,000 TEUsAirfreight: 862,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: United States

10 Ceva LogisticsOcean Containers: 672,000 TEUsAirfreight: 536,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: The Netherlands

11 Damco InternationalOcean Containers: 610,000 TEUsAirfreight: 75,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Denmark

12 Kerry LogisticsOcean Containers: 576,000 TEUsAirfreight: 159,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Hong Kong

13 Agility LogisticsOcean Containers: 550,000 TEUsAirfreight: 490,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Kuwait

14 APL LogisticsOcean Containers: 500,000 TEUsAirfreight: 9,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Singapore

14 China Resources Logistics GroupOcean Containers: 500,000 TEUsAirfreight: N/AHeadquarters: Hong Kong

14 Mallory Alexander International LogisticsOcean Containers: 500,000 TEUsAirfreight: 30,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: United States

15 UTi WorldwideOcean Containers: 476,000 TEUsAirfreight: 421,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: British Virgin Islands

16 Kintetsu World ExpressOcean Containers: 465,000 TEUsAirfreight: 869,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Japan

17 Yusen LogisticsOcean Containers: 440,000 TEUsAirfreight: 337,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Japan

18 Logwin AGOcean Containers: 430,000 TEUsAirfreight: 170,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Luxembourg

19 Hellmann Worldwide LogisticsOcean Containers: 408,000 TEUsAirfreight: 513,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Germany

20 China Container Line LimitedOcean Containers: 400,000 TEUsAirfreight: 3,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Hong Kong

21 Geodis GroupOcean Containers: 385,000 TEUsAirfreight: 152,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: France

22 Nippon Express Co.Ocean Containers: 331,000 TEUsAirfreight: 855,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Japan

23 OOCL Logistics LimitedOcean Containers: 315,000 TEUsAirfreight: N/AHeadquarters: Hong Kong

24 Dascher GmbH & Co.Ocean Containers: 300,000 TEUsAirfreight: 50,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: Germany

25 C.H. Robinson WorldwideOcean Containers: 259,000 TEUsAirfreight: 45,000 metric tonsHeadquarters: United States

TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent unitSource: Armstrong & Associates


1 UPS Inc. $49,600 Package and LTL trucking, intermodal, warehousing

2 FedEx Corp. 38,180 Package and LTL trucking, air cargo

3 Union Pacific Corp. 16,965 Rail, intermodal

4 BNSF Railway Co. 16,850 Rail, intermodal

5 Deutsche Post DHL 11,912 Freight forwarding, warehousing, package and

dedicated contract carriage

6 CSX Corp. 10,636 Rail, intermodal

7 Norfolk Southern 9,516 Rail, intermodal

8 C.H. Robinson Worldwide 9,274 Freight brokerage

9 U.S. Postal Service 8,681 Package

10 Canadian National Railway 7,378 Rail

11 A.P. Moeller/Maersk Group 6,678 Ocean freight

12 Neptune Orient Lines/ 5,169 Ocean freight, warehousing

American President Lines/

APL Logistics

13 Ryder System 5,100 Truck leasing, dedicated contract carriage,

warehousing

14 Canadian Pacific Railway 4,955 Rail, logistics services

15 Con-way Inc. 4,952 LTL trucking

16 YRC Worldwide 4,335 LTL trucking

17 Penske Truck Leasing Co. 4,000 Truck leasing, dedicated contract carriage

18 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 3,793 Intermodal, truckload, dedicated contract carriage

19 Kuehne + Nagel Inc. 3,722 Freight forwarding, warehousing

20 Schneider National Inc. 3,100 Truckload, intermodal, dedicated contract carriage

21 Swift Transportation 2,930 Truckload, intermodal

22 Deutsche Bahn Group 2,813 Freight forwarding, LTL trucking

23 Ceva Logistics 2,782 Freight forwarding, warehousing, dedicated contract

carriage

24 Landstar System 2,400 Truckload

25 TransForce Inc. 1,943 LTL trucking, truckload

26 Hub Group $1,834 Intermodal

27 Werner Enterprises 1,815 Truckload

28 Kansas City Southern 1,815 Rail

29 Sirva Inc. 1,732 Household goods

30 NYK Group 1,661 Ocean freight

31 Arkansas Best Corp. 1,658 LTL trucking

32 Alexander & Baldwin Inc. 1,646 Ocean freight, intermodal

33 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,585 Truckload, dedicated contract carriage

34 UniGroup Inc. 1,520 Household goods

35 Panalpina Group 1,508 Freight forwarding

36 Pacer International 1,503 Intermodal

37 Estes Express Lines 1,502 LTL trucking

38 Old Dominion Freight Line 1,481 LTL trucking

39 Purolator Courier 1,449 Package

40 Horizon Lines 1,163 Ocean freight

41 Kirby Corp. 1,110 Barge

42 R&L Carriers 1,077 LTL trucking

43 Greatwide Logistics Services 1,022 Truckload, dedicated contract carriage, freight

brokerage

44 Orient Overseas 1,015 Ocean freight

(International) Limited

45 C.R. England Inc. 935 Refrigerated truckload, freight brokerage

46 Prime Inc. 932 Truckload

47 Saia Inc. 903 LTL trucking

48 NFI Industries 900 Truckload, warehousing

49 Crete Carrier Corp. 850 Truckload

50 CRST International 838 Truckload, expedited services

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Top 50 Freight Transportation Firms

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