Profile

XPO Logistics is an American multinational transportation and contract logistics company that manages supply chains for 50,000 customers, including 69 of the Fortune 100. It operates in 30 countries, with approximately 100,000 employees. XPO Logistics, Inc. is the 7th best-performing stock of the last decade on the Fortune 500, with share prices rising more than 1,000% from the time its CEO, Bradley Jacobs, took control. XPO's corporate headquarters are located in Greenwich, Connecticut. Its European headquarters are located in Lyon, France. In September 2011, American businessman Bradley Jacobs 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. In March 2012, XPO Logistics 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. In June 2016, XPO Logistics was included in the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations based on revenue. By May 2019, XPO was ranked 180th on the Fortune 500 list.