Transport Topics

A Note From the Publisher

e live in a world in which consumer goods made in Top 50 list. China are shipped halfway around the world on a con- In some ways, U.S.-based companies are playing catch-up to the W tainership, offloaded in the Port of Long Beach, put rest of the world in terms of international trade. But there’s little on a train and shipped to Chicago, where they doubt that trade is becoming a more important are handed off to a trucking company for - part of the U.S. economy. ery to a business or consumer. In 2006, the imported $1.86 tril- At the same time, earthmoving equipment lion worth of goods, an increase of 62.4% since and diesel-powered generators made in Peoria, 2001, according to Commerce Department Ill., are disassembled and shipped by truck or data. The United States exported goods worth rail to the Port of Savannah, placed on a $1.04 trillion, an increase of 50% since 2002. ship and transported to a job site in China. The biggest trading partners with the United This global exchange happens with such regu- States are Canada, Mexico, Japan, China and larity and consistency that we as consumers the United Kingdom. hardly give it a second thought. By publishing a listing of heavy- As the volume of trade continues to grow, so weights, our objective is not just to give readers a does the role of logistics companies in making way of tracking major players. We want readers sure that goods are moved quickly and efficient- to gain an understanding of their capabilities. ly, no matter where in the world they are made That’s why our presentation includes vital or where they are sold. information on each company’s industry expert- In this 2007 edition of TRANSPORT TOPICS’Top ise, names of key customers and descriptions of 50 Logistics Companies, Senior Features Howard S. Abramson the logistics services offered. Writer Daniel P. Bearth examines this increas- We define logistics as the procurement of ingly complex world of trade management through the lenses of transportation services for shippers, and we categorize logistics international shipping experts. service providers in four broad businesses: freight forwarding, Topping the 2007 list is DHL Exel Supply Chain, a unit of Ger- freight brokerage, dedicated contract carriage and warehousing. many’s World Net. DHL and UPS Supply Chain This, we believe, provides the most comprehensive view of Solutions held the No. 1 or No. 2 spots ever since the first TT logistics service providers in . Logistics 50 list was published in 2002. That’s not surprising because both companies have extensive international shipping operations. A number of European and Asian air and ocean freight forwarders also rank high on the CONTENTS

5 Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies Acknowledgements & Sources

15 Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms The 2007 TRANSPORT TOPICS Top 50 Logistics Companies is a special project of TT Publishing Group. Leader C.H. Robinson Worldwide is expanding overseas. Companies are ranked on net revenue, which is gross revenue minus the cost of purchased transportation. 17 Top 25 Warehousing Firms Data came from annual reports filed by publicly Commercial storage generated revenue of owned companies and directly from company manage- $33 billion last year. ment of privately owned companies. In some cases, estimates were used based on data supplied by logis- tics industry consultant Richard Armstrong of Arm- 18 Top 25 Freight Forwarders strong & Associates. UPS Supply Chain Solutions and DHL Global Senior Features Writer Daniel P. Bearth was the project Forwarding top the list. coordinator. He was assisted by editorial interns Kyle White and Marjorie Pouyes. 20 Top 25 Dedicated Contract Carriers Design was by Patrick Donlon, assistant director of art Several carriers reported big jumps in power units. and production. Cover design was by Shawn Torres.

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Tracking Technologies, Cooperation Help Logistics Experts Say Increasing Volume of Imports, Exports, Plus Tighter Security, Present Some Challenges

By Daniel P. Bearth concerns of governments about said, partly because consolidation Senior Features Writer terrorism. among rail and ocean carriers has While there has been progress reduced the level of competition on both fronts, transportation and and curtailed choices of trans- etting goods in and out of logistics experts told Transport portation service providers for the United States is be-com- Topics that the increasing volume shippers. G ing more complex and more of imports and exports — along “We try to buy everything on a costly, but logistics experts say with the prospect of tighter securi- delivered basis,” said Fred van there are ways to accommodate ty regimens, such as requiring Stein, manager of marine logistics the growing volume of trade by scanning of all incoming cargo and imports for Huntsman. “That using new tracking technologies containers — present major new way, we don’t worry about getting and closer collaboration between challenges for shippers and carri- a chassis or tractor to get goods shippers and freight carriers. ers to keep goods moving efficient- moved into a plant or warehouse. “There are many big issues fac- ly through supply chains that There’s no detention or demur- ing trade management,” said John extend around the world. rage. That’s on the backs of the Amos, president of Amos Logistics “It’s become a more challenging steamship lines.” and chairman of the Ocean Trans- environment,” said Robert John- Relying on ocean carriers to The container ship APL Japan, portation Committee of the son, director of logistics and trans- arrange for goods to be delivered tied up at the dock at the Port National Industrial Transportation portation for Huntsman Corp., a is expected to become more diffi- of Los Angeles, waits to be League in Arlington, Va. Houston-based manufacturer of cult, however, as some container- unloaded at dawn. “The biggest issue is having a chemicals, plastics and paints with ship operators, such as Maersk supply chain management that 75 operations in 24 countries. “We Lines, recently have cut back the encompasses all of the factors that have had a hard time getting number of inland terminals they annually on global transportation can slow down transportation. This equipment, especially now with directly serve because of rising and has shipped approximately 16 includes security compliance, car- the weak dollar and strong euro. costs and equipment imbalances billion pounds of freight last year, rier capacity, confidential con- Imports are expensive and exports (5-7, p. 10). Hynes said. tracts, port labor and, last but not are strong, really strong.” One manifestation of the trade “Our volume has increased con- least, environmental compliance,” Huntsman is responsible for imbalance, Johnson said, is that siderably, so we have more oppor- Amos said. about 4,000 import clearances and railroads are charging almost as tunity to find things to complain In 2002, Amos co-authored a 11,000 export shipments annually, much to move empty containers as about.” report that called for development Johnson said. they are for loaded boxes. In early 2006, Caterpillar of an electronic clearinghouse and Transportation costs have in- Mark Hynes, vice president of launched a Caterpillar Production repository for trade documents creased between 5% and 6% in logistics and trans- System program designed to and a coordinate response to the each of the past two years, Johnson portation for Caterpillar Logistics reduce the time from when an Services, said although steamship order is accepted until the cus- lines have added capacity, U.S. tomer receives the product. ports and railroads remain con- Hynes said one of the program’s gested, which has made it difficult goals is to collect shipment data to to keep up with increasing identify changes in the production demand for the construction and and distribution process that can mining equipment made by Cater- save time and money. pillar in North America. In several pilot projects, Hynes “We ship to every continent, said, a 20% improvement in the including Antarctica,” Hynes said, shipment velocity has been “and we use all modes of transport.” achieved. Caterpillar spends $1.5 billion Kevin McKelvie, vice president of strategic accounts for APL Logis- tics, said the industry is “moving in In early 2006, Caterpillar the right direction” to address Logistics Services launched a capacity issues. However, progress program designed to reduce is slow and, in the short term, “we the time from when an order is need to make better use of assets.” accepted until the customer At the nation’s largest port com- receives the product. plex in Southern California at Los

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Angeles and Long Beach, McK- management process.” ery points, which has resulted in and intervene when unexpected elvie said at least 40% of the con- Earlier this year, officials at longer lead times and a need to events or delays occurred,” said tainer traffic is now handled at BDP International in Philadel- improve regulatory understand- Rhona Lishinsky, senior director night after port officials extended phia reported that most supply ing, Dewberry said. of logistics and customs compli- the hours of operation. chain decisions are still handled One way companies can cope is ance for Cost Plus in Oakland, Other projects APL has under- locally. In fact, 60% of the cor- by using technology to automate Calif. taken to ease port congestion porate executives surveyed who paperwork associated with the “The ocean carrier may think it include on-dock rail services, new had global supply chain respon- handoff of goods from one coun- is not a big deal to have a water routes from Asia to the sibilities said supply chain deci- try to another and from one delayed estimated time of arrival East Coast of the United States sions in their companies are transport mode to another. update,” Lishinsky said. “We through the Suez Canal and the regional and/or local in scope. Companies that have moved to have to explain that our distribu- use of freight consolidation in “These results suggest that some a more automated global trade tion centers are doing their labor Asia near the point of origin to multinational companies operate management process have shown planning off this information, so act as a buffer for goods moving a series of what might best be improvements of three to seven it is a big deal.” to the United States and . described as multidomestic rather days in cross-border lead times Firms that use technology to “It doesn’t do any good to put than global supply chains,” said and a 10% to 20% reduction in track goods are twice as likely as goods on a boat, only to have it Yone Dewberry, managing direc- international freight costs, other firms to have reduced total sit in a container yard when it tor of Centrx, a unit of BDP according to a study by Aberdeen landed costs over the past two arrives because the warehouse International that provides supply Group, a logistics and technology years and three times as likely to can’t accept it,” McKelvie said. chain consulting services. research firm in Boston. have faster-than-average order- Dan Waterfield, a vice presi- While reasons for the decen- “On average, companies with to-delivery cycles, according to a dent in charge of international survey of 400 supply chain and freight shipments for Wheels finance personnel conducted ear- Group, a logistics firm in Missis- lier this year by Aberdeen Group. sauga, , agreed that A majority of companies sur- adding rail capacity is the key to veyed also said that improving reducing congestion at the ports. trade compliance was a “high “A typical container ship costs priority” in 2007. $100,000 a day to operate and, if Viktoriya Sadlovska, a research it has to wait a week to enter the analyst on global trade and sup- port, guess who’s going to pay for ply chain finance for Aberdeen, it?” he said. said the best-performing compa- Waterfield said his company has nies are also twice as likely to invested in systems to track the have reduced their cash conver- status of shipments, which can sion cycle over the past two years help shippers cope with delays. and 50% more likely to have “We have total visibility,” he improved their return on capital. said. “We see it come off the The Aberdeen study confirmed ship and when it goes onto rail or a close connection between logis- a truck. It helps customers to tics and a company’s financial plan inventory. No one wants to Caterpillar Logistics Services performance, said Graham Napi- carry inventory.” Caterpillar Logistics Services said although steamship lines have er, chief executive of Tradebeam At the Port of Oakland in June, added capacity, U.S. ports and railroads remain congested. Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based drivers for Central Cal Trans- firm that provides trade manage- portation began using a new tralized approach vary, Dewber- over $1 billion in revenue ment software and services. automated dispatch and tracking ry said it was incumbent upon reported that their international “Historically, the physical and system developed by Interna- shippers to make changes. “The supply chains are only 50% as financial supply chains were tional Asset Systems and Trini- unrelenting pressure to achieve automated as their domestic managed as separate entities,” um Technologies to improve vis- per-unit cost reductions, in tan- supply chains,” Aberdeen he said. ibility of containers as they move dem with the emergence of true reported in December 2006. In July, Management Dynamics through the port. The system global data visibility, must hasten “Just 6% of companies have Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., re- uses a Global Positioning Sys- supply chain integration to highly automated end-to-end leased a new version of its Trade tem-enabled cellphone to record accommodate the exigencies of and cross-functional supply Collaborator software applica- the movement of trucks and international trade,” he said. chain processes.” tion that allows companies to relay cargo to shippers, ocean On-time delivery is the most Cost Plus World Market, a centrally manage import and carriers and trucking companies. pressing issue facing shippers’ company that imports a wide export compliance and trade Jeff Cox, operations manager supply chains, mentioned by variety of products, including agreements for related-party of Central Cal, said knowing the two-thirds of respondents, Dew- furniture, home décor, toys and transactions. status of containers “has tradi- berry said. The second most fre- collectibles from more than 50 Trade by U.S. corporations and tionally been a challenge to do.” quently cited issues were total countries, created a centralized their subsidiaries and U.S. sub- “With this new capability,” he landed costs and logistics costs, data repository for every pur- sidiaries of foreign companies said, “we can not only provide each noted by 39% of respon- chase order, shipment event, with their parent companies customers with up-to-date infor- dents, he said. document and cost element in amounted to $1.18 trillion, or mation on container status, but Globalization of trade has the supply chain. 40.9% of total merchandise we can also automate and brought a dramatic increase in That kind of data “helps us trade in 2006, according to the streamline our own dispatch companies’ sourcing and deliv- manage down our inventories U.S. Census Bureau. ✑

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The 2007

DHL Overtakes UPS;

1. DHL Exel Supply Chain Distribution Firms 2. UPS Supply Chain Solutions 3. Schneider Logistics Added to Top 50 List 4. System 5. Caterpillar Logistics Services By Daniel P. Bearth truck and rail brokerage. 6. CEVA Logistics/Eagle Global Logistics Senior Features Writer Although both DHL and UPS 7. C.H. Robinson Worldwide appear to be pulling away from the 8. AmeriCold Logistics field in the latest survey, there were HL and UPS, two of the world’s other notable changes in the list. 9. Penske Logistics biggest names in package deliv- The combination of CEVA Logistics 10. FedEx Supply Chain Services/FedEx Trade Networks Dery, continue to battle for (formerly TNT Logistics) and 11. Greatwide Logistics Services supremacy in providing third-party EGL/Eagle Global Logistics has pro- 12. J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services logistics services in North America. duced a logistics enterprise ranked 13. APL Logistics DHL Exel Supply Chain ranks No. No. 6 this year with combined net 1 and UPS Supply Chain Solutions revenue of $1.42 billion. In 2006, 14. NFI Interactive Logistics No. 2 on the 2007 edition of TRANS- TNT Logistics North America ranked 15. Werner Global Logistics PORT TOPICS’ Top 50 Logistics Com- No. 12 and Eagle Global Logistics 16. YRC Logistics panies. The order was reversed in ranked No. 17. 17. Kuehne + Nagel Contract Logistics 2006, and the two companies have Another merged company — Jacob- 18. Schenker Logistics/BAX Global been listed No. 1 or No. 2 every son Cos. and Arnold Logistics — is year since the first list was pub- ranked No. 25 this year with net rev- 19. Landstar Global Logistics lished in 2002. enue of $399 million in 2006. Last 20. of Washington Both companies have grown by year, Jacobson ranked No. 30 and 21. Ozburn-Hessey Logistics cross-selling logistics services, such Arnold No. 47. 22. UTi Integrated Logistics as transportation management and Germany’s Schenker Logistics and 23. Ruan Transport Corp. warehousing, to their package cus- North America’s BAX Global also got tomers. Acquisitions also have been together. Net revenue for the com- 24. Co. important in adding volume and bined businesses in North America 25. Jacobson Cos./Arnold Logistics broadening the range of services was estimated at $600 million, good 26. Genco Supply Chain Solutions provided. enough to be ranked No. 18. 27. Menlo Worldwide UPS Chairman Mike Eskew said Joining the TT Logistics 50 for the 28. Agility Logistics the company shed some business first time this year are some compa- over the past year, “which slowed our nies that specialize in distribution 29. Total Logistic Control top-line growth.” logistics. Brightpoint North America 30. Cardinal Logistics Management “All supply chain solutions must (No. 32) distributes cellphones, for 31. U.S. Xpress Enterprises meet two criteria,” he said in a mes- instance, as does ATC Logistics & 32. Brightpoint North America sage to shareholders in the 2006 Electronics (No. 38). Ingram Micro 33. TransForce Income Fund annual report. “One, they must be Logistics returns to the Top 50 at No. linked to the transportation network 37 after a one-year absence. It spe- 34. Kenco Logistics Services and two, they must be repeatable, cializes in distributing computer and 35. New Breed Logistics that is, able to be used by a number electronic parts. 36. Logistics Insight Corp. of customers simultaneously.” Also new is 3PD Inc., an appliance 37. Ingram Micro Logistics DHL, meanwhile, continued to and furniture delivery specialist with 38. ATC Logistics & Electronics ramp up its package and freight deliv- a large dedicated service fleet. It ery network in North America and ranks No. 47. 39. Maersk Logistics USA can use its extensive overseas capabil- Data for the TT Logistics 50 derive 40. Income Fund ities (it is owned by Germany’s primarily from company management 41. NYK Logistics Deutsche Post World Net) to boost or annual reports published by pub- 42. Mallory Alexander International Logistics its logistics business. Deutsche Post’s licly owned companies. In some cases, 43. Hub Group/Unyson Logistics 2005 purchase of Exel PLC (and its revenue is estimated by Richard Arm- 44. BDP International Exel Americas unit) also made DHL strong, publisher of “Who’s Who in the largest provider of contract logis- Logistics: Armstrong’s Guide to Glob- 45. DSC Logistics tics and freight forwarding services in al Supply Chain Management.” 46. England Logistics North America. Firms are ranked on the basis of net 47. 3PD Inc. The TT Logistics 50 ranks firms revenue, which is defined as gross 48. based on net revenue from North revenue minus purchased transporta- 49. Saddle Creek Corp. American operations in four primary tion. It is considered by Armstrong categories: air and ocean freight for- and other industry experts to be the 50. Kane is Able Inc. warding, warehousing and distribu- fairest way to judge the size and capa- tion, dedicated contract carriage, and bilities of the business. ✑

2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 5 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

2 DHL Exel Supply Chain $6,800 N/A Computers and electronics, chemical, industrial, automotive, life Warehousing and distribution, customs brokerage, transportation 1 Westerville, Ohio $8,200 science, , consumer goods management, supply chain consulting, order fulfillment, service (Deutsche Post World Net) parts logistics, returned goods management, home delivery, Bill Meahl, CEO Customers include: DaimlerChrysler, Unilever, Kellogg’s, Kraft manufacturing subassembly and packaging, information technology, www.exel.com Foods, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Home Depot, Wal-Mart, real estate and property management Texas Instruments

1 1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions $6,050 N/A Retail, automotive, health care Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 2 Alpharetta, Ga. $8,002 transportation management, warehousing and distribution, (UPS Inc.) Customers include: Nikon, Sprint, Molex, Oneida Ltd., Anchor Blue supply chain consulting, dedicated contract carriage, Bob Stoffel, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Retail Group, Novartis, Becton Dickenson & Co., Under Armour, intermodal, freight brokerage, service parts delivery and Strategy and Supply Chain Johnson & Johnson, Shoes.com, Nestle Purina Pet Care, Oki Data, repair services, order fulfillment, returns management www.ups-scs.com Alcoa, General Electric, Toshiba, Philips Medical Systems, Honeywell, Smartbargains.com

3 Schneider Logistics $1,754 1,300 Automotive, consumer products and retail, heavy equipment, computers Transportation management, supply chain consulting, dedicated 3 Green Bay, Wis. $4,184 and electronics, food and beverage, chemicals, health care, paper contract carriage, event management, air freight forwarding, ( Inc.) intermodal, freight payment and auditing Tom Escott, President Customers include: Delco Remy Electronics, Dow Chemical, Ford www.schneiderlogistics.com Motor, General Motors, Honeywell, Kimberly-Clark, Miller Brewing, PolyOne, Quaker Oats, Shell Oil, Thomson Multimedia

4 Ryder System $1,732 28,600 Automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, telecommunications, Transportation management, supply chain consulting, dedicated 4 Miami $2,597 computers and electronics, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, building contract carriage, air and ocean freight forwarding, freight Gregory Swienton, Chairman and CEO materials, utilities, consumer goods, retail, newspaper distribution brokerage, freight payment and auditing, returns management, Vicki O’Meara, President, U.S. Supply Chain Solutions warehousing and distribution, produce assembly, order f www.ryder.com Customers include: CVS Pharmacy, General Motors, Daimler- ulfillment, service parts logistics, customs brokerage, Chrysler, Haverty’s Furniture, Hewlett-Packard, Philips Consumer insurance, intermodal, home delivery Electronics, , Whirlpool, Xerox

5 Caterpillar Logistics Services $1,600 10,600 Automotive, industrial equipment, aerospace and defense, mining, Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 5 Morton, Ill. $2,400 consumer durables manufacturing subassembly and materials management, order (Caterpillar Inc.) fulfillment, returned goods management, trade management, Mary Bell, Chairwoman Customers include: Bombardier Aerospace, DaimlerChrysler, supply chain consulting, information technology Steve Larson, President, Americas Delphi, Agco, Emerson, Ford Motor, Harley-Davidson, Honeywell, www.cat.com Irwin Industrial Tools, Kodak, Mazda, Newmont Corp., Toshiba, U.S. Cellular

$1,424 12 CEVA Logistics/Eagle Global Logistics 19,358 Automotive, industrial, aerospace, consumer goods and retail, Manufacturing support and subassembly, transportation N/A 6 Jacksonville, Fla./Houston tires, utilities, railroads, computers and electronics, trade shows, management, supply chain consulting, dedicated contract (Apollo Management) pharmaceuticals, printed materials, oil and gas, apparel, carriage, warehousing and distribution, returns management, John Pattullo, CEO entertainment equipment home delivery, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs Jerry Riordan, Managing Director, North America brokerage, expedited transportation, project management www.cevalogistics.com Customers include: Amdahl, BMW, CSX Corp., DaimlerChrysler, Freight brokerage, transportation management, air and ocean Ford Motor, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Honda, John Deere, Michelin, Nacco Materials Handling Group, Neiman Marcus, Rolls- Royce, Sears, Surface Deployment and Distribution Centers, United Stationers, Visteon Automotive Services

2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 6 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

9 C.H. Robinson Worldwide $1,083 6,800 Food and beverage, retail, paper products, manufacturing freight forwarding, supply chain consulting, dedicated contract 7 Eden Prairie, Minn. $6,556 carriage, warehousing John Wiehoff, Chairman and CEO Customers include: Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Cargill, PepsiCo, www.chrobinson.com Anheuser-Busch, Applica Inc., James Hardie Building Products, Verizon, Imperial Sugar, Blue Ridge Paper Products, PetSmart, Atrium Windows & Doors

14 AmeriCold Logistics $1,014 N/A Food and groceries, consumer goods Refrigerated warehousing and distribution, transportation 8 Atlanta N/A management, facility engineering and design (Vornado Realty Trust, Crescent Real Estate Equities, Customers include: ConAgra, General Mills, Gorton’s, Heinz, J.R. Yucaipa Companies) Simplot, Jack in the Box, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Tom Schnug, CEO Lamb-Weston, McCain Foods, Nestle, Norpac Foods, Pillsbury, www.americold.net Rich Products, Sara Lee

7 Penske Logistics $11,000 10,000 Automotive, chemical, health care and pharmaceuticals, Transportation management, warehousing and distribution, 9 Reading, Pa. $3,100 manufacturing, aerospace, consumer goods, retail supply chain consulting, dedicated contract carriage, air and (Penske Truck Leasing Co.) ocean freight forwarding Vince Hartnett, President Customers include: Merck, Samsung, Whirlpool, Eaton, Ford www.penskelogistics.com Motor, DSM, General Motors, Key Safety System

37 FedEx Trade Networks2 $999 N/A N/A Customs brokerage, air and ocean freight forwarding, freight 10 Memphis, Tenn. $1,970 brokerage, warehousing and distribution, freight payment, (FedEx Corp.) Customers include: N/A international trade consulting G. Edmund Clark, CEO www..com

11 Greatwide Logistics Services $995 2,760 Retail, food and beverages, grocery, automotive, chemical Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution, 11 Dallas $1,140 freight brokerage, transportation management (Investcorp, Hicks Holdings LLC and Fenway Partners) Customers include: Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, IBM, Sysco, UPS, Thomas Hicks, Chairman Dow Chemical, Ford Motor, General Motors, General Tire Raymond Greer, CEO www.greatwide.com

10 J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract $915 6,242 General merchandise and specialty retail, building products, food Dedicated contract carriage 12 Services N/A and beverage, forest and paper products, rubber and plastic Lowell, Ark. products, automotive, pharmaceuticals (J.B. Hunt Transport Services) John Roberts III, President Customers include: Circuit City, Family Dollar, Gambro Renal www.jbhunt.com Products, Orchard Supply Hardware, PPG Industries, Standard Furniture, Home Depot,

6 APL Logistics3 $821 2,900 Automotive, retail, footwear and apparel, consumer packaged Warehousing and distribution, air and ocean freight forwarding, 13 Oakland, Calif. $853 goods, computers and electronics, industrial equipment, customs brokerage, transportation management, supply chain (NOL Group, Singapore) chemical, government consulting Brian Lutt, President www.apllogistics.com Customers include: ArvinMeritor, Asics, Birds Eye Foods, Colgate- Palmolive, Dupont, General Motors, Limited Brands, Newell Rubbermaid, Nike, Procter & Gamble, The Gap, 3M

2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 7 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

29 NFI Interactive Logistics $718(e) 5,200 Food and groceries, beverage, retail, consumer goods, computers Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 14 Cherry Hill, N.J. $773 and electronics dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, supply chain (NFI Industries) consulting, trade management, equipment leasing, assembly Sid Brown, CEO Customers include: Staples, Trader Joe’s, Colgate-Palmolive and packaging Joe Roeder, President www.nfiinteractive.com

13 Werner Global Logistics $654(e) 14,326 Retail, consumer goods, apparel, beverages, energy, food Dedicated contract carriage, transportation management, i 15 Omaha, Neb. $1,123 products, paper products, electronics, building materials ntermodal, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, () freight brokerage, supply chain consulting Greg Werner, CEO Customers include: Dollar General, Sears, Target, Procter & Derek Leathers, Vice President, Gamble, Wal-Mart, Anheuser-Busch, ConAgra, General Mills, Knauf Value-Added Services and International Insulation, Perdue Farms www.werner.com

22 YRC Logistics $650 2,700 Automotive, computers and electronics, consumer goods, Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 16 Overland Park, Kan. $1,000 cosmetics and personal care, financial services, food and supply chain consulting, facilities engineering, assembly and (YRC Worldwide) groceries, health care, industrial, metals, office equipment, oil packaging, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, air Jim Richie, CEO and energy, plastics, print and publishing, retailing, computers and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, information www.yrclogistics.com and electronics, utilities technology

Customers include: N/A

16 Kuehne + Nagel Contract Logistics $625 2,812 Computers and electronics, retail, consumer goods, pharmaceutical Ocean and air freight forwarding, transportation management, 17 Naugatuck, Conn. $2,812 and health care, industrial, chemical, aviation and automotive warehousing and distribution, packaging, supply chain (Kuehne + Nagel International AG, consulting, insurance, customs brokerage Switzerland) Customers include: Nortel Networks, Sun Microsystems, Roche Rolf Altorfer, President Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Pirelli, Noveon www.kuehne-nagel.com

8 Schenker Logistics/BAX Global $600(e) N/A Computers and electronics, automotive, aerospace, airlines, health Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 18 Irvine, Calif. $2,140(e) care, retail, telecommunications, printing and publishing, transportation management, warehousing and distribution, (Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin, Germany) government, chemical, consumer goods, furniture, cosmetics supply chain consulting www.baxglobal.com and personal-care products www.schenker.com Customers include: N/A

40 Landstar Global Logistics $588 1,298 Building materials, retail, food and beverage, computers and Intermodal, freight brokerage, transportation management, 19 Jacksonville, Fla. $1,100 electronics, plastics and fibers, printing and publishing, automotive dedicated contract carriage, air and ocean freight forwarding, () warehousing Jim Handoush, President Customers include: FedEx Freight, Unilever, CertainTeed, Glazers www.landstar.com Wholesale, Campbell Soup, Procter & Gamble, Verizon, Hewlett- Packard, Dell, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Carrier Corp., General Electric, Ford Motor, DaimlerChrysler, United Copper

18 Expeditors International of Washington $586 11,600 Automotive, electronics, retail, chemicals, health care Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 20 $1,170 transportation management, warehousing and distribution, : EXPD Customers include: Ace Hardware, , Ford Motor, General supply chain consulting Peter Rose, Chairman and CEO Motors, Motorola, Trane Glenn Alger, President www.expeditors.com 2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 8 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

21 Ozburn-Hessey Logistics $544 4,000 Apparel, automotive, beverages, candy and confections, Warehouse and distribution, transportation management, order 21 Brentwood, Tenn. $660 computers and electronics, food and groceries, health and beauty fulfillment, air and ocean freight forwarding, freight brokerage, (Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe) products, hospital and medical supplies, industrial parts, office service parts management, returned goods management, Scott McWilliams, CEO supplies, packaging and paper, plastics, rubber, pharmaceuticals, customs brokerage, information technology, trade management www.ohlogistics.com consumer packaged goods

Customers include: Dukal, Method Products, Saxco-Demptos Glass, MKD International, Marta Mikey, Yakima, , Phillips-Van Heusen, Chef Solutions, Abbott Labs, Overstock.com, Sysco, Remington Arms

24 UTi Integrated Logistics $531 19,012 Pharmaceutical, retail, apparel, chemical, automotive, computers Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 22 Long Beach, Calif. $1,177 and electronics warehousing and distribution, transportation management, (UTi Worldwide) order fulfillment, manufacturing subassembly, packaging, freight Roger MacFarlane, CEO Customers include: N/A brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting, www.utiintegratedlogistics.com returned goods management, facilities engineering, information technology

19 Ruan Transport Corp. $527 4,031 Retail, manufacturing, food and groceries, bulk dairy, automotive, Dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, supply chain 23 Des Moines, Iowa $659 paper and related products, furniture, metals, chemical consulting, warehousing and distribution John Ruan, Chairman and CEO Michael Kandris, Chief Operating Officer Customers include: Target, Johnson Controls, Polaris, Birds Eye www.ruan.com Foods, California Dairies

20 Swift Transportation Co. 480(e) N/A Food and beverage, retail, consumer products, health care, paper Dedicated contract carriage, intermodal, freight brokerage 24 Phoenix N/A products, manufactured goods Jerry Moyes, CEO www.swifttrans.com Customers include: Quaker Oats, Wal-Mart, Target, Dollar Tree, Lowe’s, FedEx Corp, Costco, The Home Depot, Georgia Pacific, Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Michelin

30 Jacobson Cos./Arnold Logistics $399 4,500 Consumer goods, food, chemicals and hazardous materials, paper, Warehousing and distribution, packaging and assembly, dedicated 25 Des Moines, Iowa $485 plastics contract carriage, freight brokerage, transportation management, (Oak Hill Capital Partners) customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, information Craig Petermeier, CEO Customers include: John Deere, Monsanto, DuPont, BASF, Cytec technology services, freight payment and auditing, industrial Rick Finkbeiner, President Industries, Barilla Pasta, PepsiCo, Sun Chemical, staffing www.jacobsonco.com American Standard, Solutia, Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble, R.J. www.arnoldlogistics.com Reynolds Tobacco Co.

23 Genco Supply Chain Solutions $395(e) 6,200 Computers and consumer electronics, cosmetics, health care, Warehousing and distribution, returned goods management, 26 Pittsburgh $575 appliances, food and groceries, pharmaceuticals, home furnishings, asset recovery, transportation management, supply chain Herb Shear, Chairman and CEO apparel, sporting goods, health and beauty, footwear, industrial consulting, parcel management, damaged goods research and www.genco.com machinery, chemical, airports, toys, paper products, liquor, facilities engineering publishing, retail, government

Customers include: Unilever, Sears, Target, Hershey Co., Dell, Best Buy, Whirlpool, Reebok, Johnson & Johnson, Reckitt Benckiser, Procter & Gamble, Heinz, Alberto Culver, Hewlett-Packard, Crayola, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kimberly-Clark, Levi Strauss, Abbott, Harley-Davidson, Kellogg’s, Briggs & Stratton, Pinnacle Foods, Sun Chemical, U.S. Department of Defense

2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 9 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

22 Menlo Worldwide $392 4,500 Automotive, computers and electronics, chemicals, aerospace, Transportation management, warehouse and distribution, 27 San Mateo, Calif. $1,355 retail, packaged goods dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting, assembly (Con-way Inc.) and packaging, order fulfillment, returns management Robert Bianco, President Customers include: AMD, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical, General www.menloworldwide.com Motors, LAM Research, NCR, Ricoh, Sears, Takata Global, Tower Automotive, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Nike

Not Agility Logistics4 $385 20,000 Defense and government, project logistics, exhibition and events, Warehousing and distribution, customs brokerage, air and Ranked $2,600 computers and electronics, retail, consumer products, oil and gas ocean freight forwarding, packaging, project management, store 28 Santa Ana, Calif. delivery, employee relocation, supply chain consulting Mike Bible, CEO Customers include: N/A www.agilitylogistics.com

26 Total Logistic Control $356 N/A Food and beverage, retail, consumer products, groceries Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 29 Zeeland, Mich. N/A dedicated contract carriage, supply chain consulting, assembly (Supervalu Inc.) Customers include: General Mills, Sara Lee, Rich Products, and packaging, order fulfillment, returns management Bob Koerner, CEO ConAgra, Kraft Foods, Cadmus, Jarden Home Brands, Maple Leaf, www.totallogistic.com Meijer, Georgia-Pacific

28 Cardinal Logistics Management $344 1,507 Manufacturing, automotive, food services, pulp and paper Home and job-site delivery, dedicated contract carriage, 30 Concord, N.C. N/A transportation management, supply chain consulting, (GTCR Golder, Rauner) Customers include: Office Depot, 7-Eleven, Kraftmaid Cabinetry, warehousing and distribution Vincent McLoughlin, Chairman CHEP, Andersen Windows, Turf Care Supply Thomas Hostetler, CEO Jerry Bowman, President www.cardlog.com

27 U.S. Xpress Enterprises $338 10,885 Retail, manufacturing, building products, automotive Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution, 31 Chattanooga, Tenn. $431 intermodal Patrick Quinn, Co-Chairman Customers include: Dollar General, Georgia-Pacific, Wal-Mart, Max Fuller, Co-Chairman Reckitt Benckiser, Formica, Meijer, Coca-Cola, Dollar Tree www.usxpress.com

Not Brightpoint North America $328 N/A Telecommunications Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, assembly 32 Ranked Plainfield, Ind. $2,400 and packaging, transportation management, return goods (Brightpoint Inc.) Customers include: Virgin Mobile USA management J. Mark Howell, President www.brightpoint.com

36 TransForce Income Fund $302 11,900 N/A Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 33 Saint-Laurent, Quebec N/A freight brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, waste Alain Bedard, Chairman and CEO Customers include: N/A management www.transforce.ca

34 Kenco Logistics Services $300 3,600 Automotive, food and groceries, appliances, consumer goods, chemi- Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 34 Chattanooga, Tenn. N/A cals, industrial equipment, electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies intermodal, returns goods management, packaging and () assembly, records management, material handling equipment Gary Mayfield, CEO Customers include: Brach’s Confections, Carpenter Technology, sales and rental www.kencogroup.com , Frigidaire, General Electric, General Mills, GlaxoSmithKline, Whirlpool, Bristol-Myers Squibb 2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 10 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

32 New Breed Logistics $296 4,000 Aerospace, telecommunications, electronics, consumer goods, retail Warehousing and distribution, returns management, product 35 High Point, N.C. N/A refurbishment and repair, transportation management, supply Louis DeJoy, CEO Customers include: Verizon Wireless, Siemens Medical chain consulting www.newbreed.com Solutions, Boeing, Sony, Sikorsky, Hamilton Sundstrand, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Postal Service, Hallmark, MetroPCS Wireless, Motorola, Pratt & Whitney,

31 Logistics Insight Corp. $287 2,836 Automotive, industrial, consumer goods Dedicated contract carriage, manufacturing sub-assembly, air 36 Warren, Mich. N/A freight forwarding, container management, home delivery, (CenTra Inc.) Customers include: General Motors, Ford Motor Co., warehousing and distribution H.E. Wolfe, CEO DaimlerChrysler, , Auto Alliance, Kodak, Polycon, Lumenis www.4linc.com

Not Ingram Micro Logistics $285 N/A Computers and electronics, manufacturing, retail Warehousing and distribution, packaging, transportation 37 Ranked Santa Ana, Calif. N/A(e) management, assembly, returned goods management, order (Ingram Micro Inc.) Customers include: Tapwave, , Impinj Inc. fulfillment, information technology Bryan Moynahan, Vice President and General Manager www.im-Logisitics.com

Not ATC Logistics & Electronics $253 2,522 Telecommunications, consumer electronics Warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, packaging, 38 Ranked Fort Worth, Texas $276 electronics repair and testing, returned goods management, (Aftermarket Technology Corp.) Customers include: AT&T Mobility, Nokia, LG, Magellan, asset recovery William Conly Jr., President T-Mobile, Samsung www.atcle.com

15 Maersk Logistics USA $250(e) N/A Retail, footwear, apparel, furniture, building materials, consumer Ocean and air freight forwarding, transportation management, 39 Madison, N.J. $800(e) electronics and appliances, food and beverages, health care, chemicals warehousing and distribution, customs brokerage, supply chain (A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Copenhagen) consulting Michael White, President Customers include: Wal-Mart, Abu Dhabi Polymers www.maersk-logistics.com

33 Livingston International Income Fund $236 3,250 Retail, computers and electronics, chemical, industrial equipment Customs brokerage, air and ocean freight forwarding, freight 40 Toronto N/A brokerage, warehousing and distribution, trade show and event Peter Luit, CEO Customers include: Sears, Starbucks, Purolator Courier, GTI management, intermodal, information technology www.livingstonintl.com Canada, Future Shop, , Dow Chemical

42 NYK Logistics Americas $220 1,600 General merchandise and specialty retail, consumer electronics, Transportation management, intermodal, freight brokerage, 41 Long Beach, Calif. $1,000 automotive, food and beverage, health care, chemicals, building warehousing and distribution, air and ocean freight forwarding, (NYK Group, Tokyo) materials returns management, dedicated contract carriage, supply chain Yutaka Miyaji, CEO consulting Thomas Perdue, COO Customers include: Target, JCPenney, Procter & Gamble, Sony, www.nyklogistics.com Dollar Tree, Puma, The Home Depot, Lennox, Ford, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s

38 Mallory Alexander $220 500 Manufacturing, electronics, paper and lumber, cotton, fine arts Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 42 International Logistics N/A warehousing and distribution, freight brokerage Memphis, Tenn. Customers include: N/A Neely Mallory III, President www.mallorygroup.com

2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 11 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

39 Hub Group/Unyson Logistics $218 1,513 Retail, food and beverage, apparel, electronics, automotive, Intermodal marketing, freight brokerage, transportation 43 Downers Grove, Ill. $1,610 consumer goods management, supply chain consulting Philip Yeager, Chairman David Yeager, Vice Chairman and CEO Customers include: Sears, Target, Kraft Foods, Hussman, Unilever, Mark Yeager, President and COO Procter & Gamble, The Home Depot, Reckitt Benckiser PLC, Diageo www.hubgroup.com PLC

Not BDP International $200 2,300 Chemicals, retail, consumer goods, machinery Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, 44 Ranked Philadelphia $1,000 warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, project Richard Bolte Jr., CEO Customers include: Bayer, Cargill, Carrier, ConocoPhillips, Dow management, supply chain consulting www.bdpinternational.com Chemical, DuPont, Heineken USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Marks & Spencer, Revlon, Rohm & Haas, Trek Bicycle, Wacker

35 DSC Logistics $200 2,200 Food and groceries, consumer goods, computers and electronics, Warehousing and distribution, packaging, order fulfillment, 45 Des Plaines, Ill. N/A paper, health care transportation management, supply chain consulting, Ann Drake, CEO information technology www.dsclogistics.com Customers include: Georgia-Pacific, Kellogg’s, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, MeadWestvaco, Yamaha, J.M. Smucker, Turtle Wax

Not England Logistics $200 772 N/A Dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, transportation 46 Ranked Salt Lake City, Utah $341 management, intermodal (C.R. England Inc.) Customers include: N/A Dean England, CEO Sean Snow, President www.crengland.com

Not 3PD Inc. $186 749 Appliances, building materials, furniture Dedicated contract carriage, warehousing and distribution 47 Ranked Marietta, Ga. N/A (Arcapita Inc.) Customers include: Ashley Furniture, Best Buy, Federated Stores, Karl Meyer, CEO General Electric, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sears Bud Workmon, President www.3pd.com

45 Averitt Express $157 (e) N/A Automotive, retail, food products, utilities, computers and Transportation management, dedicated contract carriage, 48 Cookeville, Tenn. $223 electronics, apparel, building materials warehouse and distribution, air and ocean freight forwarding, Gary Sasser, President freight brokerage, intermodal, supply chain consulting, www.averittexpress.com Customers include: BMW, Collins & Aikman, Cracker Barrel, customs brokerage Georgia Power, Lexmark, Mercedes-Benz, Saturn, Honda, Vanity Fair, OshKosh B’Gosh, The Home Depot, Nissan, Dell, General Electric

2007 Transport Topics Logistics 50 Page 12 N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2007 2006 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

41 Saddle Creek Corp. $150 1,320 Retail, food and groceries, beverage, consumer goods, paper, Warehousing and distribution, transportation management, 49 Lakeland, Fla. $160 alcohol, tobacco, electronics packaging David Lyons, Chairman Cliff Otto, President Customers include: Anheuser-Busch, Dial Corp., Del Monte Foods, www.saddlecrk.com International Paper, Sam’s Club, Walt Disney World, Philip Morris, Coty Inc., Scotts Co., Pepsi-Cola North America, Quaker Oats, Coca-Cola

44 Kane Is Able Inc. $127 1,065 Food and beverage, confectionary, retail, apparel, consumer goods, Warehousing and distribution, packaging, dedicated contract 50 Scranton, Pa. N/A health care carriage Eugene Kane Sr., Chairman Richard Kane, CEO Customers include: Sanofi Aventis, E&J Gallo Winery, Hershey Harry Drajpuch, COO Foods, Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods/Nabisco, Pennsylvania Liquor www.kaneisable.com Control Board, Playtex, Procter & Gamble, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, PepsiCo

TT Logistics 50 Footnotes:

1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions revenue includes operations of The UPS Store, UPS Capital and other logistics and freight-related activities. 2 FedEx Supply Chain Services/FedEx Trade Networks revenue is not comparable to FedEx Trade Networks revenue estimate reported in 2005. 3 APL Logistics revenue is not comparable to 2005 revenue estimate, which reflected global business. 4 Agility Logistics revenue is for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2006.

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a unit of construction equipment Armstrong said. These firms pro- and engine manufacturer Cater- vide specialized distribution serv- 3PLs Boost U.S. Revenue pillar Inc. ices or operate in distinct geo- “There are 20 to 25 companies graphic regions. Brightpoint By 9.5% to $113.6 Billion who have the global capabilities North America and ATC Logistics necessary to provide lead logistics & Electronics are two companies By Daniel P. Bearth enue, in 2006. management service,” Armstrong that specialize in distribution of Senior Features Writer Warehousing and distribution said. “In general, these 3PLs cellphones, for instance, while a activities generated $23.4 billion could be the single provider for company such as Kane Is Able ($19.7 billion net revenue) and Fortune 500-1000 companies.” Inc. provides warehousing and Spending on all kinds of logistics dedicated contract carriage added ■ A second tier of companies is distribution in the Northeast services in the United States $11 billion ($10.9 billion net rev- described as regional service region of the United States. topped $110 billion in 2006, enue) in 2006. providers and includes ware- “3PLs can be divided based on according to a market analysis Global 3PL revenue was esti- housing specialists such as size and scale,” Armstrong said. done for the TRANSPORT TOPICS mated at $391 billion and Euro- Ozburn-Hessey Logistics and “Tier 1 firms serve most of the Logistics 50. pean 3PL revenue estimated at Jacobson Cos.; returned-goods world, have over $1 billion in net Gross revenue for third-party $139 billion. specialist Genco Supply Chain revenue and more than 5,000 logistics companies was $113.6 Logistics companies can be Solutions; trucking and ware- employees. Tier 2 companies are billion, a 9.5% increase from divided into three broad cate- house operators NFI Industries important continental players. 2005. Net revenue for 3PLs, gories, according to logistics con- and Landstar Global Logistics; Tier 3 companies are functional which excludes pass-through rev- sultant Richard Armstrong of and logistics company Menlo or geographical specialists. Most enue associated with purchased Armstrong & Associates: Worldwide. have less than $200 million in transportation, was $53.1 billion, ■ First-tier 3PLs are global sup- “Tier 2 players are involved pri- net revenue.” an increase of 11.9% from the ply chain managers and include marily in value-added warehous- Armstrong is publisher of “Arm- prior year. logistics units of parcel carriers ing and distribution, which is a strong’s Guide to Third-Party Domestic and international DHL Express Worldwide, UPS regional rather than global solu- Logistics Companies.” He is a pri- transportation management, Inc. and FedEx Corp.; air and tion,” Armstrong said. “Where the mary source for revenue esti- which consists of truck and rail ocean freight forwarding compa- primary shipments are palletized, mates for TRANSPORT TOPICS’Top freight brokerage and air and nies, such as CEVA Logistics and these solutions normally have 50 Logistics Companies list and ocean freight forwarding, make up NYK Logistics; leasing and logis- ranges of 500 to 600 miles in the the Top 25 Freight Forwarders, the lion’s share of logistics busi- tics service providers Ryder Sys- U.S. In Europe, the distances cov- Top 25 Warehousing Firms, Top ness, generating $76.2 billion, or tem and Penske Logistics; freight ered are smaller.” 25 Dedicated Contract Carriers 69% of total gross revenue, and broker C.H. Robinson Worldwide; ■ A third tier of logistics compa- and Top 25 Freight Brokerage $22.5 billion, or 42% of net rev- and Caterpillar Logistics Services, nies consists of niche operators, Firms lists. ✑

result, those companies’ freight is Agency Plans to Test Devices not subject to the same level of inspections as freight from non- participating companies. To Thwart Cargo Tampering With CSI, agreements are made with overseas governments, cus- By Daniel P. Bearth is voluntary, he believes it will lead toms authorities and port officials Senior Features Writer to mandatory scanning of all to establish criteria to identify freight containers coming into the high-risk containers and establish United States. procedures for screening and International shipping contain- “Today, there’s 100% screening selecting containers for scanning ers soon may be outfitted with of inbound shipments,” Hazeltine or inspection. electronic security devices to help said. To go further and require all “New solutions must be devel- U.S. Customs and Border Protec- containers to be scanned, he said, oped to complement existing tion officials determine if the con- “would stop U.S. commerce.” information systems,” Amos said. tents have been tampered with. Logistics consultant John “More timely, more efficient and Under a provision in an anti- Amos said existing programs, more accurate trade documenta- terrorism bill recently signed into such as the Customs-Trade Part- tion must work hand-in-hand with law by President Bush, the nership Against Terrorism and better container seals, tracking Department of Homeland Securi- the Container Security Initia- and screening technology to ty will conduct tests of container tive, are examples of public-pri- ensure that cargo containers are security devices, or CSDs, to vate and international coopera- safe from tampering and terrorist determine how well the technolo- tion that have produced threat,” he said. gy works. practical results. Hazeltine said C-TPAT “has Frank Hazeltine, vice president Under C-TPAT, U.S. Customs done a lot to smooth the trade of freight management for Penske and Border Protection officials Richard Sheinwald — Bloomberg News process.” Logistics in Reading, Pa., said certify private companies that A container at the Port of Miami though participation in the testing meet certain security criteria. As a is opened for an inspection. (See TAMPERING, p. 17)

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age operations approaching $1 bil- nates the field, many smaller firms C.H. Robinson Dominates lion, C.H. Robinson remained also reported solid growth in comfortably at the top of the Top freight brokerage revenue in 25 Freight Brokerage Firms list 2006. List of Brokerage Firms that TRANSPORT TOPICS and logis- Rail intermodal specialist Hub tics industry consultant Richard Group posted net revenue of $218 It seems like there’s no stopping both the shipper side and the car- Armstrong compiled. million, up more than 15% from C.H. Robinson Worldwide. The rier side are moving and reacting Though North America still pro- $189 million in 2005. Minnesota-based freight broker- faster than they have in the past, vides the bulk of C.H. Robinson’s In the first six months of 2007, age firm added almost $250 mil- largely due to automation and bet- freight brokerage business, Hub’s truck brokerage business, lion in net revenue in 2006, more ter information available in the Wiehoff noted that net revenue called Hub Highway Services, than the total net revenue for its marketplace,” Chief Executive from ocean, air and customs bro- generated revenue of $147.8 mil- closest competitor, Hub Group. Officer John Wiehoff said in the kerage grew 40% in 2006. lion, nearly the same as revenue of But a slowdown may be in the company’s 2006 annual report to C.H. Robinson acquired a cou- $147.7 million in the same period offing as market demand for shareholders. ple of freight forwarders in a year ago. In the second quarter truckload services softens and the “We believe that our model is Europe in 2005 and late last year alone, truck brokerage revenue company shifts its focus to han- becoming more and more rele- purchased a business in India. was down 6.3% to $73.2 million dling more air and ocean freight vant, and yet at the same time, it’s “While revenues of that acquisi- from $78.1 million in the same shipments and to expanding its becoming more and more chal- tion were not material,” Wiehoff period a year ago. brokerage services overseas. lenging to try to predict how the said, “it was an important strategic Company officials said the “Transportation markets are marketplace will behave,” he said. acquisition for us.” moving quicker, and prices on With net revenue from broker- Though C.H. Robinson domi- (See BROKERAGE, p. 17)

Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms

9 YRC Logistics 17 BNSF Logistics 1 C.H. Robinson Worldwide Net Revenue: $57 million Net Revenue: $33 million Net Revenue: $946 million Gross Revenue: $380 million Gross Revenue: $199 million Gross Revenue: $5.3 billion Types of Freight: Dry van, flatbed and refrigerated TL, Types of Freight: Rail, refrigerated, dry van and flatbed TL Types of Freight: Dry van, flatbed and refrigerated TL, LTL, rail, air LTL, rail, air and ocean 18 England Logistics 10 Net Revenue: $31.3 million 2 Hub Group Net Revenue: $54 million Gross Revenue: $172.7 million Net Revenue: $218 million Gross Revenue: $294 million Types of Freight: Refrigerated and dry van TL Gross Revenue: $1.6 billion Types of Freight: Dry van and Types of Freight: Rail, dry van and flatbed TL, LTL refrigerated TL 19 Trinity Transport Net Revenue: $31 million 3 Landstar Global Logistics 11 Allen Lund Co. Gross Revenue: $175.9 million Net Revenue: $165.7 million Net Revenue: $45.6 million Types of Freight: Dry van and Gross Revenue: $1.1 billion Gross Revenue: $296.7 million refrigerated TL, LTL, air, rail Types of Freight: Dry van, flatbed and refrigerated TL, Types of Freight: Refrigerated, dry van and flatbed TL, LTL, rail, air LTL 20 Champion Logistics Group Net Revenue: $27.2 million 4 NYK Logistics 12 Matson Integrated Logistics Gross Revenue: $70.7 million Net Revenue: $120 million Net Revenue: $44 million (est.) Types of Freight: Dry van TL, LTL, rail and air Gross Revenue: $790 million Gross Revenue: $433 million (est.) Types of Freight: Rail, dry van, flatbed and refrigerated Types of Freight: Rail, dry van and flatbed TL, LTL, air 21 ATS Logistics Services TL, LTL, air Net Revenue: $25 million 13 .com/Twin Modal Gross Revenue: $141 million 5 Exel Transportation Services Net Revenue: $40 million (est.) Types of Freight: Dry van and flatbed TL Net Revenue: $115 million (est.) Gross Revenue: $264.5 million Gross Revenue: $770 million (est.) Types of Freight: Rail, dry van and flatbed TL, LTL 22 Greatwide Truckload Brokerage Types of Freight: Rail, dry van, flatbed and refrigerated Net Revenue: $24.5 million TL, LTL 14 Union Pacific Distribution Services Gross Revenue: $170 million Net Revenue: $40 million (est.) Types of Freight: Refrigerated and dry van TL and rail 6 Pacer Global Logistics Gross Revenue: $450 million (est.) Net Revenue: $71.4 million Types of Freight: Rail, dry van and flatbed TL 23 CRST Logistics Gross Revenue: $1.9 billion Net Revenue: $23 million Types of Freight: Rail, dry van and flatbed TL 15 Pittsburgh Logistics Systems Gross Revenue: $135 million Net Revenue: $35 million (est.) Types of Freight: Dry van and flatbed TL 7 Transplace Inc. Gross Revenue: $230 million (est.) Net Revenue: $60 million (est.) Types of Freight: Flatbed TL 24 Cornerstone Systems Gross Revenue: $700 million (est.) Net Revenue: $19 million (est.) Types of Freight: Dry van, flatbed and refrigerated TL, LTL 16 Ozburn-Hessey Logistics Gross Revenue: $165 million (est.) Net Revenue: $33.4 million Types of Freight: Rail, dry van and flatbed TL 8 UTi Worldwide/Market Transport Services Gross Revenue: $198.8 million Net Revenue: $60 million (est.) Types of Freight: Dry van and 25 Sunteck Transport Gross Revenue: $360 million (est.) refrigerated TL, rail Net Revenue: $18 million (est.) Types of Freight: Rail, dry van, Gross Revenue: $84 million (est.) flatbed and refrigerated TL Types of Freight: Dry van, flatbed and refrigerated TL, LTL, rail, air and ocean

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tomers’ freight on vehicles owned at its highest rate in months in Delivery Services Firms by other companies. North America and outpaced In recent months, a slower U.S. year-on-year gains in Asia. Show Possible Rebound economy has hurt international Industrywide, the metric in- trade volumes, possibly weighing creased 5%, which the analysts By Adam Schreck the Dow Jones Delivery Services on share prices. called “solid, in light of challeng- Associated Press Index 15% lower in a matter of “The freight forwarders have all ing comparisons” last May. They weeks. The index is still down seen a slowdown in freight volume cautioned, however, that a slower more than 4% over the past year. across the board,” said Donald economy and higher fuel prices NEW YORK — Air freight and But there are signs the tradition- Broughton, an analyst at A.G. could affect air-cargo growth. shipping companies that struggled ally volatile industry may be Edwards & Sons. But the forward- Brandon Fried, executive direc- to recover from a steep decline in improving. Over the past three ing companies can still benefit, tor of the Airforwarders Associa- share prices a year ago are finally months, the delivery services Broughton said, because lower vol- tion, a Washington, D.C.-based starting to see some relief. index — a basket of stocks that umes reduce spot prices for cargo. trade group, said increased fuel In late July and early August includes express-delivery compa- “It’s actually good for their mar- costs are a concern for all shipping 2006, UPS Inc., Atlanta, and nies, asset-light freight forwarders gins,” he said. companies. Expeditors International of Wash- and air-cargo contract haulers — The industry got a boost in July “Most of the time, it is pas- ington Inc. each posted one-day, is up more than 7%. when Bank of America analysts sed along to the consumer, but it double-digit declines after deliv- Freight forwarders such as reported that the level of freight- can have an impact on factory ering lower-than-expected quar- Expeditors, UTi Worldwide Inc. ton-kilometers, an industry meas- costs and overall productivity,” he terly earnings. That helped drag and EGL Inc., help move cus- ure of cargo demand, in May grew said. ✑

sultant Richard Armstrong said. Markets with high levels of con- The number of warehouses also struction include Atlanta, Dallas, Revenue Grew to $33 Billion grew by 9.7% to 7,900 with a total Houston, Central New Jersey, of 1.25 billion square feet of Phoenix and the Inland Empire In Commercial Warehousing space. region of Southern California. Growth in contract warehousing Another positive sign is that Commercial warehousing is a ,” said Roberto continues at the expense of public rents continue to rise, Moore said. $33 billion business in North Machado, director of customer warehousing, Armstrong said in a The average asking rent for ware- America and none is larger than service and logistics for Kraft report published in May. house/distribution space in the Exel Contract Logistics. Foods. Colliers International, a consult- second quarter was $5.56 per Exel topped the warehousing list Exel, based in Westerville, Ohio, ing firm in Boston that tracks square foot, up 3.4% from a simi- for the second year in a row, oper- is part of DHL Exel Supply industrial real estate markets, lar survey in the first quarter. ating an estimated 75 million Chain, the largest third-party reported a slight increase in the Warehouse Specialists Inc., square feet of space in the United logistics service provider in North national vacancy rate for ware- Appleton, Wis., joins the list of States and Canada for companies America and owned by Germany’s housing and distribution space largest warehousing companies such as Kraft Foods which in Deutsche Post World Net. this year. for the first time at No. 15. The March also selected Exel to pro- Revenue from warehousing and “Demand for warehouse space is company was started in 1966 by vide warehousing services for its related activities grew 14.6% to a little on the weak side, but noth- six forklift drivers from a local two distribution centers in Brazil. $33 billion from $28.8 billion the ing to get concerned about,” said paper mill. A single warehouse in “We’re poised for growth in year before, logistics industry con- Ross Moore, senior vice president Combined Locks, Wis., has grown of market and economic research into 47 facilities throughout North for Colliers. America. Of the 54 million square feet of Total space for Atlas Cold Storage industrial space built in the sec- and VersaCold were combined after ond quarter of 2007, only 36.5 both companies were acquired by million square feet was Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands, a pub- “absorbed,” or rented by tenants. licly owned holding company in Ice- The overall vacancy rate in the land that claims to own about 100 three-month period ended June cold-storage facilities worldwide, 30 was 8.23%, an increase of along with other transportation and 0.25%, Colliers reported, based air freight businesses. on a survey of major markets in Total space for refrigerated the United States and Canada. warehouses is determined by Another 145.8 million square feet dividing total cubic feet by an of space is under construction, average ceiling height of 27 feet to Colliers reported. calculate total square footage. “The rise in construction is not a Also combined were CEVA sign of overbuilding,” Moore said, Logistics (formerly TNT Logis- “but rather a reasoned response to tics) and Eagle Global Logistics, UPS Inc. very tight availability in select and Schenker Logistics and BAX A UPS Supply Chain Solutions warehouse in Miami. markets.” Global. — Daniel P. Bearth

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research note to clients in March. cated or as comprehensive. BB&T Report Praises J.B. Hunt, Lowell, Ark., offers The carrier also uses onboard traditional truckload services, computers to text-message drivers where it hauls full loads directly items such as driving directions. J.B. Hunt’s Technology Use from the shipper to the receiver Other carriers use the technology, on an irregular schedule but com- Barnes acknowledged, but J.B. Associated Press ment insists that any new tech- plements that business with dedi- Hunt will push it further by soon nologies must provide an attrac- cated service, where trucks are adding new devices and features, tive return on investment,” said placed on contract with a shipper such as graphical routes with text- NEW YORK — Diversified analyst John Barnes. for regular deliveries on a set to-speech technology. truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Trans- That disciplined approach, he route. It also offers intermodal Black boxes, which store driver port Services Inc. is ahead of its added, improves customer serv- service, which combines its over- data, also have improved safety, competitors in the use of technol- ice, makes life easier for drivers the-road offerings with rail service while a technology the company ogy to expand margins, said an and provides hard dollar returns from Burlington Northern Santa adopted from General Electric upbeat report from BB&T Capital for the company. Fe Corp. Co. locates trailers and deter- Markets. “Our sense is that JBHT is not Technology is the driving force mines whether they are full or “Not only does JBHT believe just a step ahead but many steps behind each of those three busi- empty, which increases trailer uti- that any new technologies should ahead of the competition in most nesses, Barnes said. For example, lization. An internally developed improve efficiency, but manage- cases,” the analyst wrote in a its Compass software tracks software, called “Perfect Invoice,” equipment and schedules freight bills the correct amount to ship- in real time. While other carriers pers the first time, which reduces Top 25 Warehousing Firms have similar tools, the analyst con- rework labor and improves cus- tinued, most are not as sophisti- tomer satisfaction. ✑ 1 Exel Contract Logistics 14 Penske Logistics Total Space: 75 million sq. ft. Total Space: 15 million sq. ft. Number of Warehouses: 386 Number of Warehouses: 151 2 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 15 Warehouse Specialists Inc. Total Space: 35 million sq. ft. Total Space: 15 million sq. ft. (est.) Tampering Number of Warehouses: 936 Number of Warehouses: 47 (Continued from p. 14) Hazeltine said. As with C-TPAT, Hazeltine said, 3 Genco Supply Chain Solutions 16 NFI Interactive Logistics According to an analysis of Cus- containers equipped with CSDs Total Space: 30 million sq. ft. Total Space: 14.5 million sq. ft. Number of Warehouses: 102 toms inspection data, as many as will be able to move through U.S. Number of Warehouses: 70 15% of container shipments from Customs much faster than other 4 Caterpillar Logistics Services 17 Kuehne + Nagel North America noncertified shippers are in- kinds of freight, giving shippers Total Space: 27 million sq. ft. (est.) Total Space: 14.2 million sq. ft. spected, compared with about and carriers an incentive to adopt Number of Warehouses: 105 Number of Warehouses: 61 8% of containers from certified the technology. 5 CEVA Logistics/Eagle Global Logistics 18 APL Logistics shippers. And for shippers who Ocean-vessel operators are ex- Total Space: 26 million sq. ft. (est.) Total Space: 14 million sq. ft. take additional security precau- pected to charge shippers a fee of Number of Warehouses: 145 Number of Warehouses: 49 tions, such as conducting in- between $25 and $50 per ship- 6 UTi Worldwide dependent audits of procedures, ment for the use of container 19 Menlo Worldwide the percentage is less than 1%, security devices, he said. ✑ Total Space: 26 million sq. ft. (est.) Total Space: 13 million sq. ft. (est.) Number of Warehouses: 210 Number of Warehouses: 84 7 Jacobson Cos. 20 Mallory Alexander Total Space: 24 million sq. ft. International Logistics Number of Warehouses: 142 Total Space: 11.9 million sq. ft. Brokerage 8 AmeriCold Logistics Number of Warehouses: 35 (Continued from p. 15) nities as we look at other acqui- Total Space: 23 million sq. ft. (est.) 21 Total Logistic Control sition candidates.” Number of Warehouses: 102 Total Space: 11 million sq. ft. (est.) results reflect an increase in rev- Total Quality Logistics moved 9 Ozburn-Hessey Logistics Number of Warehouses: 32 enue per load due to price into the top 10 with net revenue Total Space: 22 million sq. ft. 22 MBX Logistics increases offset by a decrease in of $54 million in 2006, a jump of Number of Warehouses: 100 Total Space: 10 million sq. ft. volume. 82% from $29.7 million in 2006. Number of Warehouses: 22 In July, Hub Group terminated Allen Lund Co., a brokerage 10 Kenco Logistics Services a proposed acquisition of Inter- firm that specializes in refriger- Total Space: 21 million sq. ft. 23 Saddle Creek Corp. Number of Warehouses: 93 dom Partners, an intermodal ated loads, grew its business by Total Space: 9.4 million sq. ft. marketing company. 22% to $45.6 million from $37.5 11 Atlas Cold Storage/VersaCold Number of Warehouses: 35 Chief Executive Officer David million. Total Space: 18.5 million sq. ft. 24 New Breed Logistics Yeager said the deal would Warehouse operator Ozburn- Number of Warehouses: 100 Total Space: 7 million sq. ft. not be in the company’s best Hessey Logistics, which ranks 12 Ryder System Number of Warehouses: 50 interests. No. 16 this year, acquired Turbo Total Space: 18.3 million sq. ft. 25 Schenker Logistics/BAX Global “We still have great respect for Logistics and reported com- Number of Warehouses: 184 Total Space: 6 million sq. ft. (est.) Interdom and we know they will bined net revenue of $33.4 mil- continue to be a strong player in lion. Turbo Logistics ranked No. 13 DSC Logistics Number of Warehouses: 80 Total Space: 15 million sq. ft. the intermodal market,” Yeager 24 with estimated net revenue Number of Warehouses: 35 said. “We continue to be opti- of $18 million in 2005. mistic about our future opportu- — Daniel P. Bearth

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UPS, DHL Are Leaders Top 25 Freight Forwarders 1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 15 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Net Revenue: $4.2 billion Net Revenue: $720 million On Top 25 Forwarders List Gross Revenue: $7.4 billion Gross Revenue: $3.6 billion UPS Supply Chain Solutions and ness for firms with substantial busi- Headquarters: Atlanta Headquarters: Osnabruck, Germany DHL Global Forwarding lead an ness in North America. international cast on the Top 25 New on the list are China special- 2 DHL Global Forwarding 16 Agility Logistics Net Revenue: $3.1 billion Net Revenue: $700 million Freight Forwarders list. ists Kerry Logistics and Dimerco Gross Revenue: $12.6 billion Gross Revenue: $2.7 billion The rankings, based on estimates Express Group, Thiel Logistics + Headquarters: Plantation, Fla. Headquarters: Kuwait City, Kuwait of net revenue by logistics industry Services from Germany and BAL- consultant Richard Armstrong, trans Holdings from Hong Kong. 3 Kuehne + Nagel Inc. 17 Nippon Express Group reflect worldwide forwarding busi- — Daniel P. Bearth Net Revenue: $1.9 billion Net Revenue: $680 million Gross Revenue: $12.1 billion Gross Revenue: $3.4 billion Headquarters: Schindellegi, Headquarters: Tokyo Switzerland 18 Kintetsu World Express 4 NYK Logistics Net Revenue: $670 million Net Revenue: $1.9 billion Gross Revenue: $2.3 billion Gross Revenue: $4.2 billion Headquarters: Tokyo Freight Firms Respond Headquarters: Tokyo 5 Schenker Logistics/BAX Global 19 ABX Logistics Net Revenue: $1.8 billion Net Revenue: $600 million To Increased Demand Gross Revenue: $8.8 billion Gross Revenue: $3.1 billion Headquarters: Irvine, Calif. Headquarters: Brussels By Daniel P. Bearth Pak, a company that provides pro- motional packaging, product 6 Ryder System 20 Kerry Logistics Senior Features Writer Net Revenue: $1.8 billion Net Revenue: $400 million assembly and project manage- Gross Revenue: $2.6 billion Gross Revenue: $812 million ment for companies such as Proc- Headquarters: Miami Headquarters: Hong Kong The largest freight transportation ter & Gamble, L’Oreal, Garnier, companies in North America con- Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body 7 Panalpina Group 21 Yusen Air & Sea Service tinue to evolve in response to Works. Net Revenue: $1.3 billion Net Revenue: $350 million increasing demands for a broad “We know Quick Pak will Gross Revenue: $7.6 billion Gross Revenue: $1.4 billion range of transportation services. become a key contributor to the Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland Headquarters: Tokyo “Global trends are creating com- success of NFI Industries going 8 APL Logistics 22 Dimerco Express Group pelling growth opportunities,” UPS forward,” said chief executive Net Revenue: $1.3 billion Net Revenue: $210 million Chairman Mike Eskew said in a officer Sidney Brown. Gross Revenue: N/A Gross Revenue: $419 million report to shareholders earlier this The Army & Air Force Ex-change Headquarters: Singapore Headquarters: Taipei, Republic year. “We anticipate that our global Service, which operates commis- of China (Taiwan) small package and supply chain saries and restaurants for military 9 Expeditors International of Washington and freight businesses will contin- personnel in 30 countries, selected Net Revenue: $1.3 billion 23 BDP International ue to expand as we meet our cus- APL Logistics to oversee import Gross Revenue: $4.6 billion Net Revenue: $200 million tomers’ growing global needs.” logistics and freight transportation. Headquarters: Seattle Gross Revenue: $1 billion Headquarters: Philadelphia To accommodate growth, UPS is “This is an important develop- 10 C.H. Robinson Worldwide spending $1 billion to expand its air ment for us,” APL Logistics Presi- Net Revenue: $1.1 billion 24 Thiel Logistics + Services hub in Louisville, Ky. The company dent Brian Lutt said. “Not only Gross Revenue: $6.6 billion Net Revenue: $125 million also broke ground in August for a does it provide us with significant Headquarters: Eden Prairie, Minn. Gross Revenue: $513 million new air hub at Pudong International new business, it underscores the Headquarters: Grevenmacher, Airport in Shanghai, China. The strength of our relationship with a 11 CEVA Logistics/Eagle Global Logistics Luxembourg 1-million-square-foot facility is critical customer.” Net Revenue: $1 billion expected to open in 2008. Similarly, Celestica Inc., Toron- Gross Revenue: $3.2 billion 25 BALtrans Holdings In April, Canadian National Rail- to, a manufacturer of electronics Headquarters: Houston Net Revenue: $85 million way announced plans to expand the components, selected DHL as its Gross Revenue: $520 million 12 FedEx Corp. Headquarters: Hong Kong size and scope of its nonrail servic- carrier of choice for express ship- Net Revenue: $1 billion es in North America. ping within North America and Gross Revenue: $2 billion CN Worldwide North America from North America to Asia and Headquarters: Memphis, Tenn. will offer retail intermodal trucking Europe. and freight brokerage services to Celestica has production facilities 13 Sinotrans Ltd. provide a “seamless” transportation all over the world, including Thai- Net Revenue: $907 million solution, said Keith Reardon, man- land, Mexico, Canada and the Gross Revenue: $4.1 billion Headquarters: Shanghai, China aging director. Czech Republic, and operates dis- NFI Industries, a company that tribution centers in Chicago; Buffa- 14 UTi Worldwide provides trucking and warehous- lo, N.Y.; Laredo, Texas; and Miami. Net Revenue: $777 million ing services, enhanced its capabil- See Top 50 Freight Transporta- Gross Revenue: $3 billion ities with the purchase of Quick tion Firms list on p. 19. Headquarters: British Virgin Islands

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Top 50 Freight Transportation Firms 2006 Revenue Rank Company (in millions) Primary Freight Services

1 UPS Inc. $47,547 Package and LTL trucking, intermodal, warehousing 2 FedEx Corp. 35,241 Package and LTL trucking, air cargo 3 DHL Americas 16,384 Freight forwarding, warehousing, package and dedicated contract carriage 4 Union Pacific Corp. 15,578 Rail, intermodal 5 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. 14,985 Rail, intermodal 6 A.P. Moeller/Maersk Group 9,947 Ocean freight 7 YRC Worldwide 9,919 LTL trucking 8 CSX Corp. 9,566 Rail, intermodal 9 Norfolk Southern Corp. 9,407 Rail, intermodal 10 U.S. Postal Service 8,219 Package 11 Ryder System 6,307 Truck leasing, dedicated contract carriage, warehousing 12 Canadian National Railway 5,711 Rail 13 American President Lines/APL Logistics 4,891 Ocean freight, warehousing 14 Con-way Inc. 4,221 LTL trucking 15 CEVA Logistics/Eagle Global Logistics 4,134 Freight forwarding, warehousing, dedicated contract carriage 16 Penske Truck Leasing Co. 4,000 Truck leasing, dedicated contract carriage 17 Schneider National Inc. 3,700 Truckload, intermodal, dedicated contract carriage 18 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 3,328 Truckload, intermodal, dedicated contract carriage 19 Canadian Pacific Railway 3,277 Rail, logistics services 20 Swift Transportation 3,173 Truckload, intermodal 21 Kuehne + Nagel Contract Logistics 2,874 Freight forwarding, warehousing 22 Landstar System 2,514 Truckload 23 UniGroup Inc. 2,300 Household goods 24 Schenker Logistics/BAX Global 2,221 Freight forwarding, LTL trucking 25 Werner Enterprises 2,081 Truckload 26 NYK Group 1,998 Ocean freight 27 Pacer International 1,888 Intermodal 28 Arkansas Best Corp. 1,861 LTL trucking 29 Kansas City Southern 1,660 Rail 30 Hub Group 1,609 Intermodal 31 Matson Navigation Co. 1,607 Ocean freight, intermodal 32 1,477 LTL trucking 33 Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings 1,476 Air cargo 34 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,472 Truckload, dedicated contract carriage 35 Corp. 1,468 Ocean freight 36 Panalpina Group 1,356 Freight forwarding 37 TransForce Income Fund 1,328 LTL trucking, truckload 38 Old Dominion Freight Line 1,279 LTL trucking 39 ABX Air 1,260 Air cargo 40 Horizon Lines 1,157 Ocean freight 41 Greatwide Logistics Services 1,140 Truckload, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage 42 C.H. Robinson Worldwide 1,083 Freight brokerage 43 Sirva Inc. 1,044 Household goods 44 Crete Carrier Corp. 1,004 Truckload 45 Purolator Courier 997 Package 46 986 Household goods 47 Kirby Corp. 984 Barge 48 Northwest Airlines Cargo 946 Air cargo 49 Averitt Express 923 LTL trucking 50 Allied Systems Holdings 894 Vehicle hauling

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J.B. Hunt Is No. 1 Again Top 25 Dedicated Contract Carriers

1 J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract 13 NFI Industries On Dedicated Carriers List Services Total Power Units: 1,326 Total Power Units: 5,358 J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract service shippers. 14 Exel Contract Logistics 2 Ryder System Total Power Units: 1,150 Services remained on top of the Dedicated contract carriers pro- Total Power Units: 4,698 15 Logistics Insight Corp. list of Top 25 Dedicated Con- vide tractors, trucks and trailers Total Power Units: 1,120 tract Carriers compiled by — along with drivers in most 3 Greatwide Dedicated Transport TRANSPORT TOPICS and logistics cases — for the exclusive use of Total Power Units: 4,073 16 UPS Supply Chain Solutions industry consultant Richard shippers. Total Power Units: 940 Armstrong. Many well-known, over-the- 4 Schneider National Inc. Closing in on the lead, however, road truckload carriers have Total Power Units: 4,000 17 England Logistics Total Power Units: 936 is Ryder System, which added developed dedicated operations 5 Ruan Transport Corp. more than 800 total power units to as a way to broaden their servic- Total Power Units: 3,984 18 CEVA Logistics its dedicated unit since a similar es and provide drivers with a Total Power Units: 803 list was published a year ago. J.B. more appealing job. Besides J.B. 6 Werner Enterprises Hunt added a little more than 300 Hunt, that list includes Werner Total Power Units: 3,700 19 Averitt Express power units. Enterprises, Swift Transporta- Total Power Units: 762 Ruan Transport Corp. reported tion, NFI Industries and Crete 7 Penske Logistics 3,984 dedicated power units this Carrier Corp., plus logistics divi- Total Power Units: 2,200 20 Crete Carrier Corp. Total Power Units: 600 year, an increase of more than sions of CRST International and 8 Swift Transportation 1,200 units from a year ago. C.R. England Inc. Total Power Units: 2,000 21 AIM NationaLease Much of the increase can be Other companies, such as Cardi- Total Power Units: 525 attributed to acquisitions, nal Logistics Management Corp. 9 Cardinal Logistics Management though, as Ruan acquired several and 3PD Inc., use dedicated Corp. 22 CRST Dedicated dedicated fleets that specialize in equipment for business and resi- Total Power Units: 1,728 Total Power Units: 525 hauling milk. dential deliveries. Greatwide Dedicated Trans- Ryder, along with Penske 10 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 23 Interstate Distributor Co. Total Power Units: 1,620 Total Power Units: 508 port added 773 power units to Logistics and Lily Dedicated its dedicated fleet over the past Logistics, offer dedicated serv- 11 YRC Logistics 24 Jacobson Cos. year, moving the company to ices along with equipment leas- Total Power Units: 1,606 Total Power Units: 425 No. 3 on the list from No. 4. ing and rental and other logis- Greatwide provides service pri- tics services. 12 3PD Inc. 25 Lily Dedicated Logistics marily to grocery and food- — Daniel P. Bearth Total Power Units: 1,452 Total Power Units: 395

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