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2009 Top 50 Logistics GLOBAL MileMaker®, the industry standard used by 91% of U.S. Fortune 500 shippers, is now Call (800) 234-4069 option #5 available with worldwide roadway data. www.milemakerglobal.com Generate accurate, consistent point-to-point routes, mileages, driver itineraries, and maps. » 27,893,000 kilometers of roadways spanning North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania » More than 1,750,000 points of interest coupled with comprehensive roadway data for more than 198 countries » Easy to Use Interface with interactive mapping including military bases, shipping ports, airports, and 112,700 standard point location codes (SPLC) » Robust APIs allow for seamless integration Rand McNally and MileMaker Save time and money with one comprehensive source for are registered trademarks of Rand McNally. ©2009. mileages and routes. A Word From the Publisher any logistics companies are experiencing something in Nowhere is this feeling more evident than in the economically 2009 that they never have seen before: gross revenue hard-hit state of Michigan, where Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) falling. appointed a group of business, academic and government M officials to serve on a Supply Chain Management This decline is no surprise to anyone who tracks freight movement, because a global economic downturn that started in Development Commission. 2008 has led to a contraction of historic proportion in the John Evans of Evans Distribution Systems in Melvindale, volume of domestic and international goods Mich., one of 11 members of the commission, said being shipped. it is critical that government and industry “work Industry researcher Richard Armstrong of together to understand the issues we face and work Armstrong & Associates, who worked closely with out solutions that will help draw in more supply- TRANSPORT TOPICS to produce the current edition chain businesses.” of the Top 50 Logistics Companies list, said 2009 Supply-chain expertise developed for the auto “will be the first recorded negative year in third- industry can be used to attract other industries, party logistics revenue growth since we started such as food and chemicals, and new tracking it in 1996.” manufacturing operations, such as building robotic Armstrong projects declines to occur in each of equipment and batteries for electric-powered the major logistics service categories: domestic vehicles, Evans told TT. and international freight management, Logistics service providers appear in many forms. warehousing and distribution, and dedicated Some provide far-reaching and complex supply- contract carriage. chain engineering services. Others provide basic As you might expect, the downturn is putting Howard S. Abramson warehousing or dedicated vehicles. Many serve as more pressure on logistics companies to cut freight brokers and forwarders, providing an costs as corporate executives adjust to a changed (and invaluable service to shippers and carriers by matching demand chastened) marketplace. for freight hauling with capacity. The bankruptcy and restructuring of some U.S. automakers Many of these companies are making key adjustments to cope and many of their Tier 1 suppliers will have a lasting effect on with the new economic landscape and the changes it has supply chains here and abroad. fostered. Some brokerage firms continue to enjoy double-digit From the financial turmoil and downsizing, though, new ideas revenue growth. Two of the largest cold-storage warehousing are surfacing. firms now have a common owner. Dedicated contract carriers Senior Features Writer Daniel P. Bearth reports on increased shrank the size of their fleets but increased their share of the collaboration among suppliers, using so-called “milk runs” to market as the trend of outsourcing of transportation services bring parts and materials from many suppliers to manufacturing continues to grow. plants on a scheduled basis and using shared space in trailers There is no better way to keep up with the ever-changing and warehouses. nature of logistics than to keep a copy of the Top 50 Logistics It is interesting to note that such collaboration already is the Companies list close at hand. norm for many new and established Internet retailers. Logistics companies also are preparing for the future by investing in job training and technology. And as Bearth reports, they are getting help to do this investing from local, state and federal government agencies that have come to recognize that having logistics services available is a critical component of economic development. Acknowledgments and Sources Information 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 2009 TRANSPORT TOPICS Top 50 Logistics Companies is a special project of Transport Topics Publishing Group. Transport Topics’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by N. AMERICAN REVENUE (in millions) NET GROSS RANK RANK (e) = estimate 2009 2008 COMPANY N/A = Not Applicable EMPLOYEES INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/KEY CUSTOMERS DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES 1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions $6,286(e) N/A Health care, retail, industrial, government, computers Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs 1 Alpharetta, Ga. $8,915 and electronics, automotive, business services brokerage, transportation management, (UPS Inc.) warehousing and distribution, supply chain Bob Stoffel, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Strategy, Customers include: Anchor Blue Retail Group, consulting, dedicated contract carriage, Engineering and Sustainability Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell, Nikon, Philips Medical intermodal, freight brokerage, service parts Systems, Smartbargains.com, RueLaLa.com, Sprint delivery and repair services, order fulfillment, www.ups.com Nextel, Toshiba, Under Armour returns management 2 Exel Americas $4,100(e) 27,500 Automotive, chemical, industrial, consumer packaged Warehousing and distribution, customs 2 Westerville, Ohio $4,800 goods, pharmaceutical, medical, retail, apparel, food brokerage, transportation management, supply (Deutsche Post DHL) and beverage, computers and electronics chain consulting, order fulfillment, service John Gilbert, CEO parts delivery, returned goods management, Customers include: 7-Eleven, Avon, Chrysler, Diageo, residential and commercial delivery, www.exel.com DuPont, General Electric, Goodyear, John Deere, manufacturing subassembly and packaging Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Office Depot, PepsiCo/Frito Lay, Procter & Gamble, Williams-Sonoma 4 CEVA Logistics $2,810 19,637 Automotive, industrial, aerospace, consumer goods and Manufacturing support and subassembly, 3 Jacksonville, Fla. N/A retail, tires, utilities, railroads, computers and transportation management, supply chain (Apollo Holdings LLC) electronics, trade shows, pharmaceuticals, printed consulting, dedicated contract carriage, Jerry Riordan, Chief Operating Officer, Contract Logistics materials, oil and gas, apparel, entertainment equipment warehousing and distribution, returns North America management, home delivery, air and ocean Customers include: Amdahl, BMW, CSX Corp., Ford freight forwarding, customs brokerage, www.cevalogistics.com Motor Co., General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Honda, expedited transportation, project management John Deere, Michelin, Nacco Materials Handling Group, Neiman Marcus, Rolls-Royce, Sears, Surface Deployment and Distribution Centers, United Stationers, Visteon Automotive Services 7 Caterpillar Logistics Services $2,333(e) 12,000 Automotive, industrial equipment, manufacturing, Warehousing and distribution, transportation 4 Morton, Ill. $3,456(e) mining, aerospace and defense, oil and natural gas, management, manufacturing subassembly, (Caterpillar Inc.) computers and electronics, consumer durables materials management, maintenance, repair Steve Larson, CEO and operations, order fulfillment, returned Customers include: Agco, Bombardier Aerospace, goods management, trade management, www.catlogistics.com Caterpillar, Daimler, Emerson Electric, Fisher Controls, supply chain consulting, information Harley-Davidson, Land Rover, U.S. Cellular technology 5 DB Schenker $1,913(e) 7,000 Computers and electronics, aerospace and airlines, Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs 5 Freeport, N.Y. $2,772 health care, retail, consumer goods, furniture, brokerage, transportation management, (Deutsche Bahn AG, Essen, Germany) perishables packaging, order fulfillment, warehousing Heiner Murmann, CEO and distribution, supply chain consulting Customers include: N/A www.dbschenkerusa.com 8 Ryder System $1,867 28,000 Automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, Transportation management, supply chain 6 Miami $2,191 computers and electronics, construction and building consulting, dedicated contract carriage, air/ocean NYSE: R materials, utilities, consumer packaged goods, retail freight forwarding, freight brokerage, freight Gregory Swienton, Chairman and CEO payment/auditing, returns management, Customers include: iGPS Inc., Reckitt Benckiser, warehousing and distribution, product assembly, www.ryder.com Stonyfield Farm, Whirlpool order fulfillment, service part logistics, customs brokerage, insurance, intermodal, home delivery Transport Topics’ Top Logistics 50 is sponsored online by N. 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