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2019 Top Airfreight Forwarders

2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

Up Front

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Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2018.

Rankings

Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,150,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,743,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,377,000
4 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 1,038,700
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 1,011,563
6 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
7 Nippon Express Japan 899,116
8 DSV A/S Denmark 689,045
9 Bollore Logistics France 640,700
10 Kintetsu World Express Japan 580,228
11 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 578,007
12 Sinotrans Ltd. China 533,300
13 Ceva Logistics France 476,600
14 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 430,000
15 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
16 KLN (Kerry Logistics) Hong Kong 409,127
17 Yusen Logistics Japan 368,198
18 Geodis France 357,024
19 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 337,300
20 Dachser SE Germany 335,500
21 NNR Global Logistics Japan 315,011
22 Hitachi Transport System Japan 300,000
23 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
24 Pilot Freight Services United States 230,000
25 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 225,000
26 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 224,100
27 EFL Sri Lanka 196,875
28 Logwin AG Luxembourg 180,000
29 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 176,000
30 Cargo-Partner Austria 173,247
31 Trinity Logistics USA United States 156,200
32 AWOT Group China 141,766
33 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 127,174
34 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 106,600
35 Nissin Corp. Japan 100,000
36 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
37 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 86,000
38 BDP International United States 76,000
39 OIA Global United States 75,000
40 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
41 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
42 Imperial Logistics South Africa 53,660
43 CJ Logistics South Korea 53,575
44 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 50,000
45 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
46 APL Logistics Singapore 47,135
47 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
48 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
49 Sankyu Inc. Japan 38,756
50 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 31,000

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Logistics News

Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Reports Steady Q1 Earnings Amid Revenue Slip

Hub Group kept its earnings almost perfectly steady year over year despite revenue declining during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported May 8.

May 9, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Performance of Military Moving Contract Called Into Question

Concerns are mounting that the $17.9 billion military Global Household Goods contract is falling short, notably by transferring large numbers of moves back to the legacy moving program.

May 9, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Tariffs Start to Bite US Farmers and Ag Suppliers

Lack of clarity on how the Trump administration will address much-needed incentives for crop-based fuels in the next few years has added to concerns.

May 9, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

China’s Exports to US Sink 21% as Tariffs Hit Global Trade

China’s exports to the U.S. tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that tariffs are hastening a shakeup in global supply chains.

May 9, 2025
Business, Logistics, Top 100

GXO Logistics Reports Q1 Revenue Increase to Nearly $3 Billion

GXO Logistics experienced an increase in revenue but a loss in earnings during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported May 8.

May 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Hints at Tariff Rollback if China Talks Succeed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to meet in Switzerland with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on trade in the coming days.

May 8, 2025
Business, Logistics

Forward Air Reports Revenue Growth, Smaller Net Loss in Q1

Forward Air experienced a year-over-year increase in revenue and a smaller net loss amid efforts to improve operations during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported May 7.

May 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

US Imports Slow as Trump Tariffs Ripple Through Supply Chain

The slowdown of U.S. imports due to tariffs is expected to have downstream effects on the rest of the supply chain, including trucking, according to experts.

May 8, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, Top 100

Volvo Autonomous TaaS Product to Be Known as Autona/freight

Volvo Autonomous Solutions’ rollout of its transport-as-a-service offering ramped up a couple of notches in recent days.

May 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Cuts Global Container Market Outlook on Tariff War

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish container giant, lowered its forecast for the global transport market rattled by President Donald Trump’s trade war.

May 8, 2025

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