The logistics of physical items typically involves the integration of information flow, material handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and often security. Logistics services are involved at all levels in the planning and execution of the movement of goods, making it an integral part of the interconnected global society we live in today.
Movement of goods by transport mode
The export value of U.S.-NAFTA air freight flows in 2020 amounted to almost 26.1 billion U.S. dollars, while the volume of rail freight transported within the U.S. amounted to just over 2.1 trillion tonne-kilometers. The overall total U.S. ton-miles of freight are expected to reach 8.14 trillion ton-miles by 2050.Leading logistics companies in the United States
To serve customers efficiently, multinational and domestic firms provide tailored logistics and transportation solutions to ensure the coordinated movement of goods from origin to the end user through various supply chain network segments. The leading logistics companies in the U.S. include: UPS Supply Chain Solutions, DHL Supply Chain, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, C.H. Robinson, and XPO Logistics Inc. UPS was the leading North American for-hire carrier in 2021 based on revenue, while FedEx Freight was the leading less-than-truckload carrier that year.
