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www.joc.com THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE 35
TOP
50
GLOBAL
TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDERS
SPECIAL
REPORT
THE UNITED STATES' largest transporta-
tion operator is now the world's largest
transportation and logistics company.
UPS moved to the top spot on the JOC-SJ
Consulting Group list of the Top 50 Global
Transportation Service Providers, shoul-
dering its way past former leader Deutsche
Post DHL of Germany, which now stands
in second place, ranked by revenue.
UPS ended 2014 with $58.2 billion in
revenue, up 5 percent from 2013 and about
$2.2 billion more than DHL.
Combined, the 50 largest transportation
and logistics companies worldwide increased
revenue 2 percent in 2014 to $759.2 billion. In
comparison, the entire U.S. trucking industry
generated $700.4 billion in revenue in 2014,
UPS takes over
the top spot among global
transportation providers
as revenue among
the Top 50 recovers mildly
By William B. Cassidy
