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XPO Logistics, Inc.
Company typePublic
Founded1989
HeadquartersGreenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Number of locations
744 (2021)
Key people
Brad Jacobs
(Chairman and CEO)
Troy Cooper
(President)
Mario Harik
(CIO and CCO)
RevenueDecrease US$16.65 billion (2019)
Increase US$821 million (2019)
Decrease US$440 million (2019)
Total assetsIncrease US$14.13 billion (2019)
Number of employees
44,000 (2021)
Websitewww.xpo.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
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XPO Logistics is an American freight transportation company that primarily provides less-than-truckload and truck brokerage services in 18 countries.[7][8][9] XPO's corporate headquarters are located in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.[10]

History

Express-1

Express-1 logo

Express-1 Expedited Solutions was founded in May of 1989 by Michael Welch and Keith Avery.[11] The company at that time served as a third party logistics transportation provider and did not own any trucks or operate as a trucking company.[12] Services included: expedited services, freight brokerage and freight forwarding. As of 2007, Express-1 was one of the largest ground expedite companies in the country serving over 1500 customers throughout the continuous 48 states and Canada.[13]

XPO Logistics

An XPO tractor-trailer at the Dallas terminal

In September 2011, American businessman Brad Jacobs[14][15] acquired Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. and became its chairman and CEO. The company changed its name to XPO Logistics – a reference to Express-1's AMEX ticker symbol, "XPO" – and began acquiring other companies in the transportation and logistics sector.[16][12]

In March 2012, XPO opened a national operations center in Charlotte, N.C. and listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in June of the same year.[17]

On April 28, 2015 XPO Logistics announced a $3.56 billion (3.24 billion euros) deal to acquire the European based Norbert Dentressangle, including acquired debt.[18] The acquisition was completed on June 8th, 2015 and the Dentressangle brand was phased out from June 2015.[19] This helped XPO expand into the European trucking and logistics market.

On September 9th, 2015 XPO acquired Con-way for $3 billion, this move helped grow XPO's LTL operations in North America as XPO absorbed 16,600 employees, more than 365 operating locations, 16,000 dock doors and 32,750 tractors and trailers from the Con-Way purchase.[20] Roughly one year later XPO sold their truckload division (acquired from Con-Way) to the Canadian based TransForce for $558 million in cash.[21]

In June 2016, XPO was included in the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations based on revenue.[22][23] By May 2019, XPO was ranked 180th on the Fortune 500 list.[24] XPO Logistics, Inc. was the 7th best-performing stock of the last decade on the Fortune 500, with its share price rising more than 1,000% from the time its CEO, Brad Jacobs, took control.[25][26]

Spin-off of contract logistics segment

In December 2020, XPO announced plans to spin off its logistics segment as GXO Logistics, creating two, independent companies: XPO as a provider of freight transportation services and GXO as the world's largest pure-play provider of contract logistics services.[27][28][29] The spin-off was completed in August 2021, with Brad Jacobs as Non-Executive Chairman and Malcolm Wilson as CEO.[30][31]

Worker's Rights Controversies

A 2018 article by the New York Times profiled the terrible experiences of female workers working at a Memphis warehouse operated by XPO. The warehouse is described as windowless and, lacking air-conditioning, sometimes temperatures surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit. According to a police report and XPO employees, a worker died of cardiac arrest on the warehouse floor in 2017 and other workers were told to continue working. There have been several cases of workers miscarrying at the warehouse, which the article attributes to management's refusal to allow pregnant workers to avoid the most strenuous jobs. XPO claims that these allegations are lies manufactured by labor organizers.[32]

Operations

XPO's transportation portfolio includes less-than-truckload (LTL), freight brokerage, last mile, intermodal, drayage and global forwarding services. XPO's LTL unit ships freight on pallets using a hub-and-spoke distribution system.[33] It is the third-largest LTL provider in North America and a leading LTL provider in Western Europe, with 16,000 tractors and 39,000 trailers.[34][35][36] XPO's North American LTL network includes 290 cross-dock facilities and more than 75,000 next-day and two-day lanes.[1][37][38] In freight brokerage, XPO primarily connects independent road carriers with companies that need to ship materials, parts, or finished goods. XPO is the second-largest freight brokerage provider worldwide,[39] with approximately 38,000 independent carriers operating over one million trucks.[40][41]

XPO is the largest provider of last mile logistics for heavy goods in North America — arranging the home delivery of heavy goods that typically require assembly or installation, such as washing machines, refrigerators, exercise equipment and home entertainment systems.[36][42]

Technology

XPO employs IT professionals and data scientists who work on automation and intelligent machines, forecasting demand, predictive analytics, pricing algorithms, workforce planning, load and route optimization, customer service and its digital freight marketplace.[43][44][45] In its LTL network, XPO uses machine learning and predictive analytics to improve pricing algorithms and network productivity.[46][47]

In 2019, XPO was the first global logistics company to join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program, a partnership organization that pairs MIT resources with corporations worldwide to solve global business challenges.[48][49][50]

Other technology initiatives include:

  • The proprietary XPO Connect digital freight marketplace and Drive XPO carrier mobile app,[51] which connect shippers with carriers and enable real-time market visibility;[52]
  • An expedited bid system for truck transportation that uses an automated, web-based auction portal to match loads to carriers, as well as an online bid platform for air charter and air freight shipments requiring expedited service;[53]
  • VR and AR applications under development for internal staff, clients, and household customers.[54]

Tour de France

XPO Logistics has handled logistics for the annual Tour de France bicycle race since 1981.[55] In July 2019, XPO was awarded a contract extension through 2024 to be the official transport and logistics partner of the Tour de France.[55] XPO also manages logistics for other major events in France, including the French Soccer Cup, the Evian Golf Championship and the Paris Marathon.[56][57] In 2019, XPO Logistics released a mobile game app called XPO Moves the Tour to simulate how drivers and proprietary logistics technology support the Tour de France.[58][59]

See also

References

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