XPO, Inc.

XPO, Inc. is an American transportation company that conducts less-than-truckload shipping in North America.[7][8][9] The company's headquarters are located in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S., and they have 564 locations and globally.[10]

XPO, Inc.
FormerlyXPO Logistics, Inc.
(2011–2022)
TypePublic company
Founded2000 (2000)
FounderBrad Jacobs
HeadquartersGreenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Number of locations
564 (2022) [1]
Key people
  • Brad Jacobs (Chairman)
  • Mario Harik (CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$7.72 billion (2022)
Increase US$377 million (2022)
Increase US$666 million (2022)
Total assetsDecrease US$6.27 billion (2022)
Total equityDecrease US$1.01 billion (2022)
Number of employees
38,000 (December 2022)[1]
Websitexpo.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3][4][5][6]
XPO Logistics truck

History

The company was initially called Express-1 Expedited Solutions and listed on American Stock Exchange with ticket XPO. It was acquired by Brad Jacobs and renamed to XPO Logistics in September 2011.[11][12][13] In June 2012, XPO listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.[14]

XPO has acquired a number of logistics businesses in North America and overseas.[15] Some notable acquisitions include: 3PD, Inc. (August 2013), Pacer International, Inc. (March 2014), Norbert Dentressangle SA (April 2015) and Con-way Inc. (October 2015). XPO paid US$3.56 billion, including acquired debt, for European transport company Norbert Dentressangle and US$3 billion for Con-way Inc.[16][17]

XPO sold their truckload division (acquired from Con-Way) to TransForce for $558 million in cash.[18]

In June 2016, XPO was included in the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations based on revenue.[19]

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.[20][21]

The company has conducted logistics operations for the Evian Golf Championship and the Paris Marathon.[22] In 2019, XPO Logistics released a mobile game simulating freight operations for the Tour de France.[23]

In March 2022, XPO sold its North American intermodal business to Illinois-based STG Logistics for $710 million.[24][25]

Company reorganization

Beginning in 2021, XPO Logistics broke into three separate publicly-traded companies, making XPO solely an LTL provider.[26][27]

GXO Logistics

In August 2021, the company spun off its contract logistics business into a separate company named GXO Logistics, with facilities located primarily throughout North America and Europe.[28][29] GXO stands for “game-changing opportunities”.[30] As of April 2021, Malcolm Wilson is the CEO of the company.[31]

RXO

This was followed by XPO Logistics spinning off its brokerage and other services segment to a separate company named RXO, Inc. in November 2022.[32][33][34][35] RXO, which stands for “reliability multiplied by outperformance” and provides global forwarding.[36] RXO is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and provides managed transportation and last-mile logistics.[37] At the time, Drew Wilkerson was CEO of the RXO.[38]

2022–present

XPO dropped “Logistics” from its name in December 2022 and remains solely as an LTL carrier, which allows multiple customers to transport goods in the same truck.[32] In August 2022, Brad Jacobs announced he was stepping down as CEO and would be replaced by Mario Harik, XPO’s former chief information officer, who also serves as the company’s president.[28]

Operations

North American LTL

XPO is the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America.[39] Since November 2022, the company’s North American operations have been solely focused on LTL (less-than-truckload) freight transportation.[40] LTL is a freight model which involves shipping smaller quantities of goods for multiple customers at a time.[41] In 2022, XPO's CEO stated that the company operates in 99% of US zip codes.[42] As of March 2022, XPO produces new and remanufactured trailers at a factory in Searcy, Arkansas.[43][44]

European Transportation Segment

XPO provides dedicated truckload, LTL, truck brokerage, managed transportation, last mile and freight forwarding in Europe. The company also manages multimodal solutions, such as road-rail and road-short sea combinations.[45] 1,000 new drivers were hired in the U.K. and Ireland in 2022.[46][47]

Controversy

A 2018 article by The New York Times profiled experiences of several female employees working at a Memphis warehouse operated by XPO.[48][49] XPO spokesperson Erin Kurtz stated that the claims were unsubstantiated and filled with inaccuracies.[50]

See also

References
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  2. "XPO, Inc. 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 13, 2023.
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