DSV (North America)

DSV (North America) is the Clark, New Jersey-headquartered global forwarder and freight broker arm of Danish parent DSV A/S, founded in 1976 in Hedehusene near Copenhagen and listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen (CPH: DSV). The North American operating entity, DSV Air & Sea, Inc., holds active FMCSA broker authority MC-639435 and ranks #35 on the 2026 Transport Topics Top 100 Freight Brokerage Firms with approximately $600M in estimated gross brokerage revenue and $80M net.

DSV operates as one of the world's largest freight forwarders, with a multi-modal product set spanning air freight, ocean freight, road transport, project cargo, and contract logistics. In April 2025 DSV completed its €14.3B acquisition of DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn, making the combined company the world's largest freight-forwarding business with operations across more than 90 countries and pro-forma revenue of approximately €41.6B. North American operations are integrated with the global network and cover air/expedited, intermodal, LTL, dry van truckload, flatbed/heavy haul, and parcel.

For US shippers evaluating DSV, the strongest fit is companies with significant international freight (transatlantic or transpacific) that benefit from a single forwarder coordinating ocean, air, and inland brokerage end-to-end. Domestic-only shippers with primarily US truckload needs may find pure-play domestic brokers a better fit; DSV's brokerage offering is most differentiated when paired with international forwarding.