About the Company
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Expeditors International is a colossal enterprise in the global logistic services and engaged in providing reliable air freight, ocean freight, custom compliance, warehousing and distribution solutions with a unified technology system. The company also offers industry-specific solutions in a wide range of business segments like aviation and aerospace, automotive & mobility, fashion, healthcare, manufacturing, oil & energy, retail as well as technology.
The company was founded in 1979 as a single office ocean forwarder in Seattle and soon in 1984 became public and started trading its shares in NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EXPD, recording a gross revenue of approximately $50 million. It was included in the NASDAQ 100 list in 2002 and reached a significant milestone of $2 billion in gross revenue. It is also recognised under S&P500 and Dow Jones Transportation Average Indices following its consistent performance in the US stock market. By 2015, the company established its operation in over 250 locations, and its employee headcount stood at 14,500. In 2017, it launched a subsidiary known as Cargo Signal with an aim to digitalise the supply chain control.
Expeditors International is a recognised Fortune 500 company, ranking at 395 in the list. As of 2019, Expeditors celebrated its 40 years in the global logistics operation with an extensive network over 357 locations in above 60 countries across 6 continents, creating job opportunity for 18,000 employees. The latest Expeditors International shares and all other important parameters regarding the company are updated on this page regularly to help you make the right decision.
Over the years, Expeditors International has received several accolades and recognitions for its global logistic excellence. In 2017, it bagged the Air Performance Award from GT Nexus for its record of timely and accurate information about the air freight shipments and was also selected as 2017’s Top 100 3PLs among almost 300 competing companies. Further in 2015, EXPD also won the Freight Forwarding Team of the Year from The Irish Logistic and Transport Awards for the year.;
Organisation | Expeditors Intl of Washington Inc |
Industry | Integrated Freight & Logistics |
HeadQuarters | Seattle, WA |