Logistics Management recently posted the top logistics companies of 2017 as provided by the ever trusted Armstrong and Associates.
While it has been shaping up to be a stable year in terms of continued mergers and acquisitions and creation of massive multi-national logistics providers; there are already rumors starting of Home Depot looking to acquire XPO logistics
| 2017 Rank | Third-party logistics provider (3PL) | Headquarters | Square feet, 2017 (millions) | Number of Warehouses (2017) |
| 1 | DHL Supply Chain North America (Exel) | Westerville, Ohio | 119 | 673 |
| 2 | XPO Logistics | Greenwich, Conn. | 81.6 | 392 |
| 3 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | Miami, Fla. | 43.7 | 246 |
| 4 | GEODIS North America (OHL) | Brentwood, Tenn. | 38.2 | 150 |
| 5 | Americold | Atlanta, Ga. | 38 | 145 |
| 6 | FedEx Supply Chain | Cranberry Township, Pa. | 34.5 | 129 |
| 7 | NFI Logistics | Cherry Hill, N.J. | 33.5 | 100 |
| 8 | Kenco Logistic Services LLC (KLS) | Chattanooga, Tenn. | 28 | 90 |
| 9 | Lineage Logistics | Irvine, Calif. | 26 | 114 |
| 10 | DB Schenker Logistics Americas | Freeport, N.Y. | 23.7 | 91 |