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XPO Logistics, Inc. Description
XPO Logistics, Inc. provides transportation and logistics services in the United States. Its Freight Brokerage segment arranges truckload, less-than-truckload, and intermodal rail freight transportation; and offers related logistics and supply-chain services. The company's Expedited Transportation segment provides time-critical, time-sensitive, or high priority freight shipment services, which have special handling needs. This segment also arranges transportation services for cross-border shipments to and from Canada and Mexico, primarily for customers located in the United States. XPO Logistics, Inc.'s Freight Forwarding segment arranges domestic and international shipments as a non-asset based logistics provider for domestic and international shipments. It offers critical services, including just-in-time, on-board courier, air charter, and expedites; time-sensitive services, such as next-day, second-day, and third-day deliveries, as well as direct transit and consolidation; and cost-sensitive services comprising deferred delivery, less-than-truckload, and full truckload services, as well as vessel charters. This segment also provides value-added services, including documentation on international shipments and customs clearances; and customized services, such as trade show shipment management, time-definite and customized product distributions, reverse logistics, on-site asset recovery projects, installation coordination, freight optimization, and diversity compliance support. The company serves various customers ranging from small entrepreneurial organizations to Fortune 500 companies. It primarily serves food and beverage, retail, construction, automotive, healthcare, paper, aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and high tech sectors. The company was formerly known as Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to XPO Logistics, Inc. in September 2011. XPO Logistics, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Industry: Integrated Shipping & Logistics
Keywords: Aerospace Transport Oil And Gas Beverage Freight Transport Logistics Logistics Services Transportation Service Cargo Transportation Segment Courier Freight Forwarder Freight Transportation Less Than Truckload Shipping Supply Chain Services Truckload Services Rail Freight Transport Shipment Services Expedited Transportation Freight Broker Freight Brokerage
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