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2016 Top Dry Storage Warehousing Firms

2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada

Up Front

Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.

Rankings

Rank Company Total Space (Millions of Sq.Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 DHL Supply Chain (North America) 115.0 417
2 XPO Logistics 65.0 298
3 FedEx Logistics 43.0 180
4 Americold 40.0 180
5 Ryder System 40.0 279
6 OHL 36.0 130
7 Ceva Logistics (North America) 33.0 164
8 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 32.2 535
9 Kenco 31.0 90
10 NFI 27.5 90
11 DB Schenker (North America) 27.0 82
12 Lineage 26.0 113
13 UTi Worldwide 26.0 230
14 Neovia Logistics 24.0 112
15 DSC Logistics 23.0 63
16 Penske Logistics 21.0 81
17 Saddle Creek Logistics Services 17.1 41
18 Kuehne + Nagel (North America) 15.1 75
19 Warehouse Services Inc. 14.0 30
20 WSI Inc. 14.0 52
21 Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services 12.4 132
22 APL Logistics (North America) 10.7 35
23 United States Cold Storage 8.9 35
24 Kane Is Able Inc. 8.0 25
25 Technicolor Global Logistics 8.0 21
26 Preferred Freezer Services 7.4 35
27 Performance Team 7.0 25
28 Legacy Supply Chain 6.5 42
29 Port Logistics Group 6.0 15
30 Schneider 6.0 12
31 WOW Logistics 6.0 20
32 Syncreon 5.5 47
33 Universal Logistics Holdings 5.1 48
34 Landair Dedicated 5.0 12
35 United Facilities 5.0 9
36 Verst Group Logistics 5.0 19
37 Comprehensive Logistics 4.7 14
38 VersaCold Logistics Services 4.4 33
39 Averitt Express 4.0 107
40 D+S Distribution 4.0 21
41 RGL Logistics 3.5 15
42 SCI Group 3.2 30
43 Barrett Distribution 3.0 14
44 Celadon Group 3.0 13
45 Keller Logistics Group 3.0 8
46 Wagner Logistics 3.0 13
47 Yusen Logistics (North America) 3.0 64
48 Pilot Freight Services 2.8 70
49 Burris Logistics 2.6 17
50 Weber Logistics 2.5 10
51 A & R Logistics 2.2 10
52 Matson Logistics 2.1 6
53 Evans Distribution Systems 2.0 11

Extras

A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

Transplace Inc. ($170 million), Frisco, Texas, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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