8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2018

 

 

XPO LOGISTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32172   03-0450326
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Five American Lane, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831

(Address of principal executive offices)

(855) 976-6951

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 1, 2018, XPO Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) released a slide presentation expected to be used by the Company in connection with certain future investor presentations, together with a corresponding script. Copies of the script and slide presentation are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The script and slide presentation should be read together and with the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates any such information by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit     

    No.    

  

Exhibit Description

99.1    Investor Presentation Script, dated August 1, 2018
99.2    Investor Presentation, dated August 1, 2018


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 1, 2018     XPO LOGISTICS, INC.
    By:   /s/ Karlis P. Kirsis
      Karlis P. Kirsis
      Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

August 1, 2018

Presentation Script and Slides

The following script should be read in conjunction with the accompanying slide presentation, which contains, among other information, source data for certain information set forth in the script.

Thank you for joining us. We’ll start with an overview of XPO Logistics today — our company, our technology and our value propositions for customers and investors. We’ll discuss our operations in depth, including some of the significant investments we’re making in 2018 to drive long-term growth. And we’ll talk about our strong second quarter performance, including record quarterly results for revenue, net income, adjusted EBITDA, cash flow from operations and free cash flow, as well as robust organic revenue growth of 10.9%.

XPO is a top ten global logistics company with over $15 billion of revenue, operating as a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. We use our network to help customers manage their goods more efficiently throughout their supply chains. We run our business under the single brand of XPO Logistics.

As context, we have two reporting segments: transportation and logistics. Approximately 63% of our revenue comes from transportation. The other 37% is logistics, which we sometimes refer to as “supply chain” or “contract logistics.”

Our markets are highly diversified. The more than 50,000 customers we serve are in every major industry and touch every part of the economy. Our revenue derives from a mix of key verticals, such as retail and e-commerce, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods and industrial. About 60% of our revenue is generated in the United States, 13% comes from France and 12% from the United Kingdom. Of the balance, Spain is the next largest at 4% of revenue. In total, we operate in 32 countries with 1,505 locations and over 97,000 employees.

These are the key factors driving our high growth and returns:

 

   

Significant investments in secular drivers of organic growth

 

   

Leadership positions in fast-growing areas of transportation and logistics

 

   

Strong presence in the e-commerce sector

 

   

$1 trillion addressable opportunity, of which we hold less than 2% market share

 

   

Cutting-edge technology that differentiates XPO in every line of business

 

   

Numerous company-specific margin improvement initiatives

 

   

Low maintenance capex requirements

 

   

Longstanding track record of creating value through M&A integrations

 

   

World-class operators who are laser-focused on driving results

 

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We have an additional opportunity to increase our profitability through the cross-fertilization of best practices. This is already paying dividends, given the caliber of our operations on both sides of the Atlantic. We’re sharing knowledge across all of our service offerings and geographies, with an emphasis on high-impact areas such as customer service, sales, safety, warehouse management, cross-dock operations, equipment maintenance, training and HR. The veteran operators who lead our business units are adept at integrating these practices into daily operations.

Our sales strategy is two-fold: earn a greater share of wallet with our existing customer base and penetrate high-growth verticals where companies have a need for multiple XPO services. We’re continuing to make sizable investments in our sales organization to get in front of high-potential customers that can benefit from our capabilities. These customers are typically national and multinational companies that can use multiple lines of our business. The one exception, in terms of customer size, is in less-than-truckload, where the largest opportunity is with smaller, local customers. We have over 20,000 customers in our LTL base.

In North American LTL, we’ve hired over 200 LTL sales associates and sales support personnel since October, including 150 in the first six months of this year. These new hires have been trained in our LTL business and understand our optimal freight profile. We expect to see positive impacts on our revenue and margin in the back half of 2018.

In addition, we’ve deepened our bench of senior-level sales talent in Europe, beefed up sales support, raised incentive compensation and invested in new training and analytics to drive cross-selling companywide. We won a record $2.1 billion of new business through June, including $1.1 billion of new business closed in the second quarter — this is the most new business closed in any quarter in our history. Our sales pipeline stands at a remarkable $3.4 billion globally.

We’re on track to deliver on our target of at least $1.6 billion of adjusted EBITDA this year, which reflects a 17% increase over 2017. Some of this momentum is coming from a strong macro environment but, importantly, we’re also making significant investments to drive organic growth. In 2018, we’re investing in building out our XPO Direct distribution network, enhancing our contract logistics infrastructure, growing our LTL salesforce, expanding our last mile footprint and funding proprietary technology, with an emphasis on the e-commerce supply chain. The vast majority of the benefit from these investments will come after 2018.

Company Overview

We’ve meticulously built XPO to provide exceptional value for customers while generating high returns for our shareholders. At the top of our value proposition is an intense customer service culture and a highly engaged employee base, led by best-in-class operators.

We offer an unmatched range of solutions for the efficient management of goods throughout the supply chain. Our business model is asset-light overall, with assets accounting for just under a third of revenue. Our estimated net capex for 2018 is 2.6% of revenue.

The assets we do own are critical components of the customer services we provide:

 

   

810 contract logistics facilities

 

   

457 cross-docks

 

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Truck transportation assets of 16,000 tractors and 39,000 trailers

 

   

Intermodal transportation assets of 9,500 53-ft. boxes and 5,000 chassis

Our industry is large, growing and fragmented, with underpenetrated market sectors and trends toward outsourcing. Many companies are seeking to consolidate their supply chain relationships. This is particularly true of large companies with multiple end-markets or multinational footprints.

All of these industry attributes play directly to our strengths of scale, density, service range and technology. We offer not only the convenience of a single source, but also the strength and stability of a global leader. XPO is the:

 

   

Largest last mile logistics provider for heavy goods in North America, a more than $13 billion sector that’s estimated to be growing at five to six times GDP

 

   

Largest manager of expedited shipments in North America by ground, air and TMS technology

 

   

Second largest contract logistics provider worldwide, with the largest 3PL e-fulfillment platform in Europe

 

   

Second largest provider of less-than-truckload transportation in North America, and a leading LTL provider in Western Europe

 

   

Second largest freight broker worldwide, with the largest owned road fleet in Europe

 

   

Third largest provider of intermodal in North America and a drayage leader

In addition, we’re a top five global provider of managed transportation based on the value of freight under management, and a global freight forwarder with an integrated network of ocean, air, ground and cross-border services.

Looking solely at the spaces where we already operate, we have a total addressable opportunity of $1 trillion or more. Now let’s take a deeper look into XPO, starting with our technology.

Transformative Technology

XPO empowers its employees to deliver world-class service through technology. We place massive importance on innovation because we believe that great technology in the hands of well-trained employees, propelled by scale, is the ultimate competitive moat in our industry. Our technology is purpose-built to continuously improve customer service, control costs and leverage our scale. This is a major reason why customers trust us with 160,000 ground shipments and more than 7 billion inventory units each day.

We spend more than $450 million a year on technology. We’ve built a highly scalable, cloud-based platform to speed innovation companywide, with a global team of over 1,700 technology professionals, including more than 100 data scientists. Our efforts are concentrated in four areas: automation and intelligent machines, dynamic data science, the digital freight marketplace, and visibility and customer service, specifically in the e-commerce supply chain.

The significant investments we’re making in technology are funding exciting developments. In June, we announced a groundbreaking partnership with Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, to co-create a 638,000-square-foot distribution center in the UK for Nestlé’s

 

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consumer packaged goods. We’re investing $77 million in this site, which is scheduled to open in 2020 and will feature advanced sorting systems and robotics alongside state-of-the-art automation, with a digital ecosystem that integrates predictive data and intelligent machines. It will house an XPO technology laboratory and operate as both a think tank and a launch pad for our innovations.

More broadly, in logistics, our warehouses are becoming high-tech hubs with collaborative robots, drones for inventory management and sophisticated analytics for demand forecasting. Our algorithms can predict the flow of goods and future returns, helping our e-commerce customers plan for peak inventory, capacity and labor levels. We recently started using dynamic analytics in our warehouses to optimize workforce productivity day by day, and shift by shift. Our proprietary technology facilitates omnichannel distribution, lean manufacturing support, aftermarket support, supply chain optimization and transportation management.

In February, we announced WMx, our new cloud-based, mobile warehouse management platform. WMx integrates robotics and advanced automation into customer solutions more rapidly than before, which dramatically reduces ramp-up time on new projects. WMx also turbocharges our logistics operations and brings greater efficiency to multi-site and multi-channel environments.

In last mile, our web-based technology delivers a superior consumer experience with industry-leading satisfaction levels. This protects the brands of our e-tail and retail customers. Recently, we launched Google Home and Amazon Echo voice self-service capabilities integrated with our last mile network — an industry-first capability that gives consumers a way to manage their home delivery experience from the point of sale through fulfillment by using Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa.

We’ve also introduced Ship XPO web-based tools for consumers. If you buy something from one of our last mile customers online, you can track your order in real time, set personalized alerts, and reschedule delivery times electronically using our software. We’re able to offer a tight delivery window, which is especially important with heavy goods, and our technology is geared to facilitate the most complex home installations. Our system also gathers actionable, real-time feedback post-delivery to help our customers build loyalty. Later this year, we expect to roll out our new augmented reality technology. It gives consumers the ability to create a virtual image of how an item will look in a given room prior to delivery. This makes the last mile process more efficient and decreases the likelihood of returns.

In transportation, in April, we announced the introduction of XPO Connect, a cloud-based, digital freight marketplace that’s fully automated, self-learning and dynamic. XPO Connect gives customers direct access to our transportation network and the predictive data that powers it. The platform is designed to provide shippers with a single point of entry for visibility across multiple transportation modes in real time. Shippers can see fluctuations in capacity, look at the spot rates by geography and post loads. Then they can assign loads and track freight movements through one, secure login.

Carrier signups for XPO Connect went from zero to 6,000 in the first three months after the April launch. The carriers use our Drive XPO mobile app to interact with our Freight Optimizer brokerage system and XPO Connect. They can bid on loads and reduce empty miles, which increases the capacity available to our customers. Drive XPO also serves as a geo-locator and supports voice-to-text communications. We’re rolling it out to our European brokerage network to deliver the same benefits to our customers there.

 

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In LTL, we launched a next-generation web integration for customers that gives them access to more shipping tools without custom programming — delivery and pickup management, pricing and planning tools, and electronic document handling. This follows the deployment of 14,000 handhelds and inspection tablets for drivers and dockworkers to enhance productivity and revenue collection from accessorials and ancillary services. We also developed new RFP and pricing systems for LTL, with robust algorithms and profitability monitoring. Overall, we’ve improved the business intelligence we use internally for LTL pricing, workforce planning and network optimization.

Our most recent introduction is XPO Direct, a shared-space distribution network of warehouses and last mile hubs that gives our customers flexible capacity and helps them accelerate order fulfillment and reduce shipment time in transit. With XPO Direct, our facilities serve as stockholding sites and cross-docks that can be utilized by multiple customers at the same time. Transportation needs are supported by our brokered, contracted and owned capacity.

XPO Direct gives customers a way to manage B2C and B2B fulfillment using our scale and capacity without the capital investment of adding distribution centers. We can use our North American footprint to position goods within one and two-day ground transportation range of 90% of the U.S. population and in close proximity to retail stores for inventory replenishment. Currently, we have 75 facilities in our network and we expect that number to be approximately 100 by year-end. Our technology links these sites and can predict where stock should be positioned for the greatest efficiency.

The supply chain industry is wide open for disruptive thinking like this. Our position as a leading champion of technology has led to important new advantages for our customers. We’re constantly unearthing new efficiencies through advanced automation, consumerization and a whole raft of other innovations, some of which are purpose-built for individual customers.

Logistics Operations

Contract Logistics

Contract logistics is an asset-light business characterized by long-term contractual relationships, low cyclicality and a high-value-add component that minimizes commoditization. It has low capex requirements as a percentage of revenue, which leads to strong free cash flow conversion and ROIC.

As the second largest logistics provider worldwide, we’re at the forefront of a $120 billion sector that’s estimated to grow at two to three times GDP. In 2017, our facility space increased by 8% globally from the prior year. In 2018, we’re continuing to expand, with a record 183 million square feet of logistics space through June. Our scale and reach make us particularly attractive to multinational customers, as do our vertical expertise, technology and engineering capabilities. When we secure a new logistics contract, the initial tenure is approximately five years on average, with a historical renewal rate of over 95%. These relationships can lead to cross-selling and a wider use of our services, such as inbound and outbound logistics.

Our logistics teams provide a range of services to customers, including e-fulfillment and other types of contract logistics, highly engineered solutions and high-value-add services, such as order personalization and refurbishment. We also perform reverse logistics management, packaging and labeling, recycling, warranty management, distribution and managed transportation, and we collaborate with our larger customers to forecast demand and optimize production flows.

 

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Our competitive positioning in logistics is as a technology leader. We’re innovative, fast-moving, and we can handle very complex, large contract logistics implementations. Most of our competitors are specialists in one or two specific verticals, but there are very few companies that have the breadth of capabilities or technology resources that we have. With robotics, for instance, we work with 29 of the top robotics suppliers in the world, that we culled down from the hundreds we looked at.

Reverse logistics is a fast-growing area of logistics, and one where we have a high profile as a quality provider: we manage over 170 million returned units annually. It’s a complex service, requiring inspections, repackaging, refurbishment, resale or disposal, refunds and warranty management. Our technology is a major differentiator in this space. We’ve developed predictive analytics that use machine learning to forecast the future rate of return by SKU number. That’s a high-value service for e-tailers, as consumers increasingly test drive products they buy online.

Our biggest contract logistics win to date is an omnichannel reverse logistics facility we began ramping up in the second quarter. We’ve partnered with a large footwear and apparel customer to implement a 1.1 million square foot returns processing center in the U.S. The site has been custom-designed to drastically improve the processing time it takes to get products back into the supply chain once they’re returned through retail, wholesale and e-commerce channels. What used to take three to six months to turn around now takes five days, or just 24 hours for digital products. We’ve created the capacity to process 63 million returned units annually.

Many of our logistics customers are the preeminent names in retail and e-commerce, food and beverage, technology, aerospace, wireless, industrial and manufacturing, chemical, agribusiness, life sciences and healthcare. We also have strong positions in fast-growing sub-verticals: for example, XPO is the number one provider of fashion logistics in Italy.

We also have complementary strengths in different verticals in Europe and North America. For example, in Europe we’re a specialist in cold chain logistics, which includes some sectors that are less sensitive to economic cycles, such as food and beverage. Our European cold chain experts are helping us build this business in North America. In the U.S., we’re strong in aerospace and other high tech, which is opening new doors in Europe.

We’ve built a global logistics pipeline of approximately $1.8 billion of active bids. A number of the wins we had in late 2017 are ramping up now. We had been averaging two customer implementations a week in contract logistics — an incredible pace — and now we’re up to three a week on average. The vast majority of these are front-loaded investments in long-term contracts.

A large lever for cost savings in our warehouse operations is workforce productivity. Our operations performance team collaborates between North America and Europe to optimize our warehouses. The team is helping management at every site understand the gaps between average performance and great performance, and devise action plans for improvements. Our recent deployment of dynamic planning tools in our logistics sites is a good example of how we’re applying technology in this regard.

Transportation Operations

Our other segment — transportation — includes our lines for truck brokerage and transportation, LTL, last mile, intermodal and drayage, expedite and global forwarding.

 

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Truck Brokerage and Transportation

XPO utilizes a blended transportation model of brokered, owned and contracted capacity for truck transportation. The non-asset portion of our model is variable cost and gives us extensive flexibility. It includes our brokerage operations, as well as contracted capacity with independent owner-operators.

Brokerage is compelling to us for a number of reasons. In addition to low fixed costs, it has high free cash flow conversion and minimal capex requirements, with tailwinds from outsourcing and supplier consolidation. Brokerage is also valuable to most of our customers who use XPO for other lines of business. Examples of brokered freight include industrial flows of raw materials and finished goods, consumer goods, sensitive or high-value freight, and freight that requires high security.

We’ve built a powerful truckload management system called Freight Optimizer that drives our brokerage operations in both North America and Europe. Our launch of the Drive XPO mobile app gives truck drivers a way to interact with Freight Optimizer from the road, locating loads and bidding to fill empty miles. The app also interacts with XPO Connect, our digital freight marketplace.

In North America, our brokerage network includes approximately 38,000 independent carriers representing over a million trucks. That’s critically important to shippers — they value our ability to find them capacity under all kinds of market conditions. When the truckload market is tight, as it has been for a while now, shippers are looking to guarantee capacity.

In Europe, the largest components of our transportation operations are LTL, dedicated transport and brokerage. These three service lines generate about 80% of our European transport EBITDA. We also have a non-dedicated truckload business that provides on-demand capacity for our customers.

Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)

LTL is a major success story for us in both North America and Europe. Our LTL business in North America is asset-based; it utilizes employee drivers, a fleet of tractors and trailers for line-haul, pick-up and delivery of pallets, and a network of terminals. In Western Europe, where we’re a leading LTL provider, we typically contract with independent carriers for some or most of the transportation, depending on the country. These relationships are supported by our terminals and staff.

Our LTL team is laser-focused on on-time, damage-free performance. We have the second largest LTL network in the U.S., covering 99% of all zip codes, and one of the industry’s most modern fleets, delivering approximately 20 billion pounds of freight a year. We’ve significantly increased the number of salespeople dedicated to serving our LTL customer base and plan to add more this year.

In North American LTL, we now expect to achieve 150 to 200 basis points of improvement this year versus 2017. We’re well on the way: in the second quarter, our adjusted operating ratio was the best in 30 years at 84.3%. We’ve brought our LTL operation a long way forward since we acquired the business in late October 2015. When you compare the 12 months of 2015, with the trailing 12 months through June 30, 2018, we’ve doubled the LTL adjusted operating income in 32 months of ownership. The business is on track to generate over $1 billion of EBITDA within three years.

 

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The $15 million we’ve invested in our LTL sales organization in North America is geared to generate incremental growth and optimize our freight mix. We’re focused on profitable freight that matches our network for the long-term. As a result, we expect to see meaningful acceleration in operating income growth in the second half of this year. We also have initiatives underway to improve trailer utilization and enhance customer service to become even more cost efficient.

The next big efficiency for us in LTL is workforce utilization aligned with engineered standards. Our transformation and big data teams are using labor analytics to model an optimal solution for any given day based on the amount of work forecasted. They look at things like pick-up and delivery hours, dock hours, overtime, part-time labor and full-time labor. This is being executed in our European transport operations as well.

Last Mile Logistics

Last mile is an asset-light operation, and an outsized performer in our service range. We manage the final delivery of goods to homes using a network of contract carriers and white glove technicians for assembly and installation.

XPO is by far the largest facilitator for the home delivery of heavy goods in North America. Our last mile customers include most of the big-box retailers who sell heavy goods — items such as appliances, furniture, exercise equipment and large electronics. We expect to facilitate about 14 million last mile deliveries this year, and yet we hold just 7% share in the U.S. last mile space.

Our last mile business is an exciting combination of expertise, technology and scale that generates industry-leading consumer satisfaction ratings. We use our proprietary, state-of-the-art technology to enable real-time performance monitoring: consumers are surveyed within minutes of delivery to capture feedback and escalate any issues for prompt resolution.

While goods are in transit, our technology gives consumers a choice of self-service options, including web-based tools and voice-activated connection to Google and Amazon intelligent assistants. Consumers can self-monitor their orders and receive automated appointment verifications by phone, email or text. The result is a consistently best-in-class home delivery experience at a national level.

E-commerce is an immense tailwind for last mile, and one that’s predicted to grow globally at double-digit rates through at least 2025. Within e-commerce, there’s an ongoing shift toward customers buying large, heavy items online. Given our specialization in heavy goods, this represents tremendous growth potential for us now and over the long term.

In North America, we’ve deployed new technology tools for route planning to increase efficiency as our network grows in scale. We currently have 71 last mile hubs in operation, with a target of 85 hubs total. We expect to have the remaining 14 locations open before the holiday season this year. This will position our last mile footprint within 125 miles of approximately 90% of the U.S. population. We estimate that going from 55 in 2017 to 85 hubs could lower the cost per delivery by as much as 30% by reducing the length of transit.

In Europe, which is another fragmented last mile landscape, there’s a large opportunity for us to further apply our last mile technology and best practices. We’ve established last mile operations for heavy goods in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and France, and have won several sizable contracts. It’s a small but growing presence in a sector where our expertise is in strong demand.

 

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Intermodal and Drayage

Intermodal and drayage are additional growth opportunities for us. Both are asset-light operations in North America involved in the long-haul portion of containerized freight movements. Services include rail brokerage, local drayage by independent trucking contractors, and on-site operational services. XPO has one of the largest drayage networks in the U.S., with more than 2,300 independent owner-operators and access to another 25,000 drayage trucks.

The nature of intermodal is that demand is influenced by external factors, such as the availability of truck capacity. Right now, truck capacity is tight and fuel prices are creeping up, both of which are good for intermodal. In general, intermodal can be a much less expensive mode for freight that is not time-sensitive. The main drivers of customer satisfaction are cost effectiveness, ready capacity and service performance.

Our proprietary Rail Optimizer technology is a growth engine and a competitive advantage for us in intermodal — it enables constant communication with the railroads and provides a high level of visibility into the door-to-door movements of long-haul freight. This helps us reduce empty miles and otherwise add value for customers. Rail Optimizer helped us win the largest contract in XPO’s history last year.

Expedite

We offer expedited transportation, a non-asset business, as part of our freight brokerage operations in North America. Expedited shipments are time-critical goods or raw materials that have to get somewhere very quickly, typically on little notice.

We use a network of contracted owner-operators to handle expedited ground transportation, and an electronic bid platform to assign air charter loads. A large and separate component of our expedite operations is our proprietary transportation management platform, which awards loads electronically based on carriers’ online bids. These transactions primarily happen on a machine-to-machine basis. Our technology initiates a new auction on the internet every few seconds, and we take a fee for facilitating the entire process.

One key driver of expedite demand is the trend toward just-in-time (JIT) urgent shipments. JIT is a supply chain strategy that requires 3PL support for both manufacturing production and inventory management. As the largest manager of expedited shipments in North America, we can pivot very quickly, often saving our customers from disastrous monetary loss.

Our expedite group serves our other service lines as well. For example, if a track repair stalls a rail container, we can off-load those goods to an expedite ground carrier in our network or put them on a chartered aircraft. This ability to find solutions to almost any challenge is a major advantage of our integrated organization.

 

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Managed Transportation

XPO is a top five global provider of managed transportation, with approximately $2.7 billion of freight under management. Managed transportation is a non-asset service provided to shippers who want to outsource some or all of their transportation modes, together with associated activities. These activities can include freight handling such as consolidation and deconsolidation, labor planning, inbound and outbound shipment facilitation, documentation and customs management, claims processing and 3PL supplier management, among other services.

Global Forwarding

We provide non-asset global forwarding services in a $150 billion sector where customers depend on our domestic, cross-border and international expertise. The shipments we forward may have origins and destinations within the same country or move between countries or continents. They may travel by ground, air, ocean or some combination of these modes.

XPO has a network of independent market experts and licensed customs brokers that provide local oversight in thousands of key trade areas worldwide, and we operate a subsidiary as a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC). We have an opportunity to grow market share in forwarding through our network of dedicated offices on four continents.

Service-Driven, Results-Oriented Culture

The common denominator across all areas of transportation and logistics is that customers want results. A zero-fail mindset is part of our DNA, dating back a quarter century to our roots in expedite. Anything less than stellar service is not an option for us.

Transportation customers want on-time pickup and delivery. Contract logistics customers want their goods to flow smoothly through the supply chain. All customers want visibility into flows, accurate documentation and damage-free handling. If a disruption does occur, customers expect to know about it right away and hear a solution. And increasingly, customers want real-time insights into supply chain activities, which is why we invest heavily in developing mobile applications, end-to-end visibility, predictive analytics and the digital freight marketplace.

We see an opportunity to continue to differentiate XPO on the basis of phenomenal customer service in each of our service offerings. The litmus test is always our customer. Is the customer thrilled to have chosen XPO? Are we constantly improving the value we deliver? When we receive awards for operational excellence and performance from world-class companies such as Boeing, Diebold, Navistar, Nissan, Nordstrom, The Home Depot and Whirlpool, we know we’re doing our job.

Sustainability is another big focus for us. It’s an area where XPO has already set an example in the industry, giving us an opportunity to build on that position. Our company has been named a Top 75 Green Supply Chain Partner by Inbound Logistics for three consecutive years, and in 2016 was awarded the label “Objectif CO2” for outstanding environmental performance of transport operations in Europe by the French Ministry of the Environment and the French Environment and Energy Agency.

The UK warehouse of the future that we’re creating with Nestlé will be sited on man-made plateaus, with landscaping to minimize the visual impact to nearby settlements. Additional

 

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sustainability measures include environmentally friendly ammonia refrigeration systems, energy-saving LED lighting, air-source heat pumps for administration areas and rainwater harvesting.

Many of our logistics facilities are ISO14001-certified, which ensures environmental and other regulatory compliances. We monitor fuel emissions from forklifts in our warehouses, and we have protocols in place to take immediate corrective action if needed. Our packaging engineers ensure that the optimal carton size is used for each product slated for distribution, and when feasible, we purchase recycled packaging. As a byproduct of our reverse logistics operations, we recycle millions of electronic components and batteries each year.

In transportation, in 2017, we made a substantial capex investment in EPA 2013-compliant and GHG14-compliant Freightliner Cascadia tractors in North America, and Euro 6-compliant tractors in Europe. We’ll be investing another $90 million in North American LTL fleet this year. In Europe, we own a large fleet of natural gas trucks, and we launched government-approved mega-trucks in Spain. These trucks can significantly reduce CO2 emissions through increased carrying capacity. Our LTL locations have energy-saving policies in place and are implementing a phased upgrade to LED lighting.

That sums up our many opportunities for value creation. Now it’s about operational excellence and further accelerating returns.

Financial Highlights1

We’re off to a strong start in 2018. Highlights of our second quarter results include:

 

   

$4.36 billion of revenue

 

   

10.9% organic revenue growth

 

   

$137.5 million of net income attributable to common shareholders; $1.03 per diluted share

 

   

$131.8 million of adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders; $0.98 per diluted share

 

   

$436.7 million of adjusted EBITDA

Cash flow from operations was $267.4 million, and free cash flow was $192.9 million. This is in line with our expectation of generating approximately $625 million of free cash flow this year.

We’ve reaffirmed both targets in our outlook: adjusted EBITDA of at least $1.6 billion for full year 2018, and 2017–2018 cumulative free cash flow of approximately $1 billion.

High Growth and High Returns

In summary, our strategy is working. We’re continuing to execute for high growth and high returns from a position of considerable operational and financial strength.

XPO is on the radar in every industry that requires transportation or logistics. Our ability to drive efficiencies through technology in so many parts of the supply chain clearly resonates with customers. While this is particularly true in the e-commerce sector, we work closely with all types of companies to look at the entire supply chain, from sourcing to the end-customer. Our collaborative approach and our proprietary technology are major reasons why 67% of Fortune 100 companies use XPO.

 

 

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Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used in this document are provided in the accompanying slide presentation.

 

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The disciplined investments we’re making in the business this year — in technology, sales, workforce productivity, logistics infrastructure, XPO Direct and other areas — are designed to propel long-term growth and returns in any economy. Our goal is always to help our customers operate more efficiently and reduce their costs: that’s the path to shareholder value. We make these investments with confidence because we have a deep bench of seasoned operators who know how to achieve results.

Looking forward, we expect our 2018 performance to once again outpace the industry and deliver at least 17% adjusted EBITDA growth. Our sales organization is much larger and more integrated than it was a year ago, with more market data available. We just closed a record $2.1 billion of new business in the first six months, and our sales pipeline stands at a robust $3.4 billion. We also have initiatives underway around the globe to continuously improve our cost structure. For example, our centralized procurement team has already achieved an annual run rate of $160 million in savings.

In 2016, we made the Fortune 500 list for the first time. One year later, we were ranked as the fastest-growing transportation company on the list. This year, Fortune named XPO one of the world’s most admired companies. Forbes has ranked us as the top-performing U.S. company on the Global 2000 and one of America’s best employers. In Italy, we were awarded Logistics Company of the Year for innovation and safety. These are all important achievements — but we’re most proud of two achievements that speak directly to our promise to stakeholders: our efforts, together with a favorable stock market, made XPO the best-performing stock of 2017 in the transportation universe. And for the sixth straight year, we delivered results that met or exceeded our financial targets.

As we move through 2018, we have a thirst to create even more value for our customers and our shareholders. We grew XPO into a global leader in four years, primarily through acquisitions, then took the time to ensure that we have the best operators in place, with a motivated workforce, a culture of accountability and meticulous growth plans for each line of business.

We’re growing organically faster than the market, and we’re growing profitability faster than revenue. Now we’re looking at M&A as a way to augment our momentum. With all the positive news we have to report, we still see the vast majority of our opportunity ahead.

Thank you for your interest!

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

As required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this document to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP, which are set forth in the financial tables attached to the accompanying slide presentation. This document contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA; free cash flow; adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted earnings per share (basic and diluted) (“adjusted EPS”); net revenue; adjusted operating income for our North American less-than-truckload business; and organic revenue.

 

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We believe that the above adjusted financial measures facilitate analysis of our ongoing business operations because they exclude items that may not be reflective of, or are unrelated to, XPO and its business segments’ core operating performance, and may assist investors with comparisons to prior periods and assessing trends in our underlying businesses. Other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Items excluded from such non-GAAP financial measures are significant and necessary components of the operations of our business, and, therefore, such measures should only be used as supplemental measures of our operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted EPS include adjustments for acquisition costs and related integration, transformation and rebranding initiatives. Transaction and integration adjustments are generally incremental costs that result from an actual or planned acquisition and include transaction costs, restructuring costs, acquisition and integration consulting fees, internal salaries and wages (to the extent the individuals are assigned full-time to integration and transformation activities) and certain costs related to integrating and converging IT systems. Rebranding adjustments primarily relate to the rebranding of the XPO Logistics name on our truck fleet and buildings. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and evaluating XPO’s and each business segment’s ongoing performance.

We believe that free cash flow is an important measure of our ability to repay maturing debt or fund other uses of capital that we believe will enhance stockholder value. We believe that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA improve comparability from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (interest and financing expenses), asset base (depreciation and amortization), tax impacts and other adjustments as set out in the attached tables that management has determined are not reflective of normalized operating activities.

We believe that adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted EPS improve the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain costs and gains that management has determined are not reflective of our core operating activities. We believe that net revenue improves the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the cost of transportation and services, in particular the cost of fuel, incurred in the reporting period as set out in the attached tables. We believe that adjusted operating income for our North American less-than-truckload business improves the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain transaction, integration and rebranding costs and amortization and depreciation expenses incurred in the reporting period as set out in the attached tables. We believe that organic revenue is an important measure because it excludes the impact of the following items: foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and fuel surcharges.

With respect to our 2018 financial target of adjusted EBITDA and our 2017-2018 cumulative target for free cash flow, each of which is a non-GAAP measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measure to the corresponding GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable effort due to the variability and complexity of the reconciling items described below that we exclude from the non-GAAP target measure. The variability of these items may have a significant impact on our future GAAP financial results and, as a result, we are unable to prepare the forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP that would be required to produce such a reconciliation.

 

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Forward-looking Statements

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including our financial targets. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target,” “trajectory” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to a material difference include the risks discussed in our filings with the SEC and the following: economic conditions generally; competition and pricing pressures; our ability to align our investments in capital assets, including equipment, service centers and warehouses, to our customers’ demands; our ability to successfully integrate and realize anticipated synergies, cost savings and profit improvement opportunities with respect to acquired companies; our ability to develop and implement suitable information technology systems and prevent failures in or breaches of such systems; our substantial indebtedness; our ability to raise debt and equity capital; our ability to maintain positive relationships with our network of third-party transportation providers; our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers; litigation, including litigation related to alleged misclassification of independent contractors; labor matters, including our ability to manage our subcontractors, and risks associated with labor disputes at our customers and efforts by labor organizations to organize our employees; risks associated with our self-insured claims; risks associated with defined benefit plans for our current and former employees; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in fixed and floating interest rates; our ability to execute our growth strategy through acquisitions; fuel price and fuel surcharge changes; issues related to our intellectual property rights; governmental regulation, including trade compliance laws; and governmental or political actions, including the United Kingdom’s likely exit from the European Union. All forward-looking statements set forth in this document are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on us or our business or operations. Forward-looking statements set forth in this document speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

 

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EX-99.2

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Investor Presentation August 2018 Exhibit 99.2


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Disclaimers Non-GAAP Financial Measures. As required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), we provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this document to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP, which are set forth in the financial tables attached to this document. This document contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017; EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA excluding truckload for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015; free cash flow for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015; adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted earnings per share (basic and diluted) (“adjusted EPS”) for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017; adjusted operating income for our North American less-than-truckload business for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2015, and the trailing twelve-month period ended June 30, 2018; and total organic revenue for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. We believe that the above adjusted financial measures facilitate analysis of our ongoing business operations because they exclude items that may not be reflective of, or are unrelated to, XPO and its business segments’ core operating performance, and may assist investors with comparisons to prior periods and assessing trends in our underlying businesses. Other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Items excluded from such non-GAAP financial measures are significant and necessary components of the operations of our business, and, therefore, such measures should only be used as supplemental measures of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted EPS include adjustments for acquisition costs and related integration, transformation and rebranding initiatives. Transaction and integration adjustments are generally incremental costs that result from an acquisition and include transaction costs, restructuring costs, acquisition and integration consulting fees, internal salaries and wages (to the extent the individuals are assigned full-time to integration and transformation activities) and certain costs related to integrating and converging IT systems. Rebranding adjustments relate primarily to the rebranding of the XPO Logistics name on our truck fleet and buildings. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and evaluating XPO’s and each business segment’s ongoing performance. We believe that free cash flow is an important measure of our ability to repay maturing debt or fund other uses of capital that we believe will enhance stockholder value. We believe that EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA excluding truckload improve comparability from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (interest and financing expenses), asset base (depreciation and amortization), tax impacts and other adjustments as set out in the attached tables that management has determined are not reflective of normalized operating activities. We believe that adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted EPS improve the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain costs and gains that management has determined are not reflective of our core operating activities. We believe that adjusted operating income for our North American less-than-truckload business improves the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain transaction, integration and rebranding costs and amortization and depreciation expenses incurred in the reporting period as set out in the attached tables. We believe that total organic revenue is an important measure because it excludes the impact of the following items: foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and fuel surcharges. With respect to our 2018 financial targets of adjusted EBITDA and our 2017-2018 cumulative target for free cash flow each of which is a non-GAAP measure, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measure to the corresponding GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable effort due to the variability and complexity of the reconciling items described below that we exclude from the non-GAAP target measure. The variability of these items may have a significant impact on our future GAAP financial results and, as a result, we are unable to prepare the forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP that would be required to produce such a reconciliation. Forward-looking Statements. This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including our financial targets. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should," "will," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target," “trajectory” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to a material difference include the risks discussed in our filings with the SEC and the following: economic conditions generally; competition and pricing pressures; our ability to align our investments in capital assets, including equipment, service centers and warehouses, to our customers’ demands; our ability to successfully integrate and realize anticipated synergies, cost savings and profit improvement opportunities with respect to acquired companies; our ability to develop and implement suitable information technology systems and prevent failures in or breaches of such systems; our substantial indebtedness; our ability to raise debt and equity capital; our ability to maintain positive relationships with our network of third-party transportation providers; our ability to attract and retain qualified drivers; litigation, including litigation related to alleged misclassification of independent contractors; labor matters, including our ability to manage our subcontractors, and risks associated with labor disputes at our customers and efforts by labor organizations to organize our employees; risks associated with our self-insured claims; risks associated with defined benefit plans for our current and former employees; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in fixed and floating interest rates; our ability to execute our growth strategy through acquisitions; fuel price and fuel surcharge changes; issues related to our intellectual property rights; governmental regulation, including trade compliance laws; and governmental or political actions, including the United Kingdom's likely exit from the European Union. All forward-looking statements set forth in this document are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on us or our business or operations. Forward-looking statements set forth in this document speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law. Investor Presentation August 2018


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Key Factors Driving High Growth and High Returns Significant investments in secular drivers of organic growth Leadership positions in fast-growing areas of transportation and logistics Strong presence in the e-commerce sector $1 trillion addressable opportunity, of which we hold less than 2% market share Cutting-edge technology that differentiates XPO in every line of business Numerous company-specific margin improvement initiatives Low maintenance capex requirements Longstanding track record of creating value through M&A integrations World-class operators who are laser-focused on driving results Fortune named XPO a Most Admired Company and the fastest-growing transportation company on the Fortune 500 Forbes named XPO a top-performing U.S. company on the Global 2000, and one of America's Best Employers Investor Presentation August 2018


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63% of Revenue Truckload, Brokerage and Expedite Less-Than-Truckload Last Mile Intermodal and Drayage Global Forwarding LOGISTICS Warehousing with High-Value-Add Services TRANSPORTATION Moving Freight Using Optimal Modes 37% of Revenue E-Commerce and Omnichannel Fulfillment Customized Warehousing and Distribution Returns Management (Reverse Logistics) Supply Chain Optimization Managed Transportation 67% of Fortune 100 companies trust XPO with their business Top 10 Global Provider of Supply Chain Services We use our highly integrated network of people, technology and assets to help customers manage their goods more efficiently throughout their supply chains Note: Data as reported for FY 2017; effective Q1 2018, Managed Transportation is reflected within the Transportation segment 4 Investor Presentation August 2018


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By Country of Operation By Customer Vertical Global Scale with Well-Diversified Business Mix Customers Over 50,000 Employees Over 97,000 Locations 1,505 Countries of Operation 32 Contract Logistics Facilities 183 million sq. feet (17 million sq. meters) Key Metrics Gross Revenue Profile Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: Gross revenue profile reflects FY2017 total revenue; revenue split by customer vertical is based on the company’s top 200 customers, which represent approximately 57% of total revenue


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Optimal Network Mix Creates Value Ground transportation assets: 16,000 owned tractors; 39,000 trailers; 9,500 53-ft. intermodal boxes; and 5,000 chassis Non-asset transportation network: 12,000 trucks contracted via independent owner-operators; and more than 1 million brokered trucks Facility assets: 457 cross-docks; and 810 contract logistics facilities Attractive Revenue Mix Global network with optimal mix of non-asset and asset capabilities enhances customer service while generating high returns for shareholders Asset-Light (69%) Asset-Based (31%) Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: Revenue mix for FY 2017


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$450+ million annual investment in technology is a key competitive advantage Global technology team of more than 1,700 professionals Over 100 data scientists focused on predictive analytics and machine learning XPO Connect digital freight marketplace gives shippers and carriers real-time visibility into supply and demand by geography and automates load matching Drive XPO mobile app helps carriers reduce empty miles and improve productivity WMx warehouse technology accelerates site startups and integration of automation Voice integrations with Amazon Echo and Google Home enable consumer self-service Augmented reality for last mile consumers planned for Q4 roll-out C3XPO security robots deployed to patrol grounds of large logistics facilities Intense Pace of Innovation Across the Business Investor Presentation August 2018 Our technology is a major reason why customers trust us each day with 160,000 ground shipments and more than 7 billion inventory units


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Highly Skilled Management Team Bradley Jacobs Chief Executive Officer United Rentals, United Waste Josephine Berisha Senior Vice President–Global Compensation and Benefits Morgan Stanley Erik Caldwell Chief Operating Officer–Supply Chain, Americas and Asia Pacific Hudson's Bay Company, Luxottica Richard Cawston Managing Director–Supply Chain, Europe Asda, Norbert Dentressangle Michele Chapman Senior Vice President–Global Sales Operations Amazon Ashfaque Chowdhury President–Supply Chain, Americas and Asia Pacific New Breed Troy Cooper President United Rentals, United Waste Sarah Glickman Senior Vice President–Corporate Finance Novartis, Honeywell, Bristol-Myers Squibb Luis Angel Gómez Managing Director–Transport, Europe Norbert Dentressangle John Hardig Chief Financial Officer Stifel Nicolaus, Alex. Brown Mario Harik Chief Information Officer Oakleaf Waste Management Christophe Haviland Senior Vice President–Transport Sales, Europe DHL, American Express, Staples Investor Presentation August 2018 Partial list, in alphabetical order Prior Experience


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Highly Skilled Management Team (Cont’d) Meghan Henson Chief Human Resources Officer Chubb, PepsiCo Charles Hitt President–Last Mile 3PD, Geologistics Erin Kurtz Senior Vice President–Communications Thomson Reuters, AOL Katrina Liddell Senior Vice President–Transportation Sales, North America Johnson Controls International Scott Malat Chief Strategy Officer Goldman Sachs, UBS, JPMorgan Chase John Mitchell Chief Information Officer–Supply Chain, Americas and Asia Pacific New Breed, Pep Boys, Lowe’s Emily Phillips Senior Vice President–Advanced Solutions Home Depot, JDA Software Greg Ritter Chief Customer Officer Knight Transportation, C.H. Robinson Sanjib Sahoo Chief Information Officer–Transport, North America TradeMONSTER Christopher Synek President–Transportation, North America Republic Services, Cintas Kenneth Wagers Chief Operating Officer; Interim President–LTL, North America Amazon, Dr Pepper Snapple, UPS Malcolm Wilson Chief Executive Officer–XPO Logistics Europe Norbert Dentressangle, NYK Logistics Investor Presentation August 2018 Partial list, in alphabetical order Prior Experience


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< 2% Current Share of $1 Trillion Addressable Opportunity Larger Salesforce Closed a Record $1.1 Billion of Sales in Q2 ‘18 More than tripled the number of strategic account managers over the last two years In Europe, deepened bench strength of senior-level sales talent in both logistics and transportation Beefed up sales support; raised incentive compensation, invested in new training and analytics to drive cross-selling across XPO’s offerings Industry Sector Size in Billions (1) Contract Logistics ~$120 North American Less-Than-Truckload ~$35 European Transport (2) ~$455 North American Truckload and Expedite ~$375 North American Intermodal and Drayage ~$22 North American Last Mile ~$13 Ordered by Share of XPO’s Revenue Top Customers are Benefitting from XPO’s Platform Number of XPO’s Services Used by Top 100 Customers (3) 93 of XPO’s top 100 customers use two or more service lines 26% of sales generated from XPO’s top 100 customers come from secondary service lines As of FY 2017 Investor Presentation August 2018 Includes only North American and European markets. Sources include: Armstrong & Associates, Norbridge, Inc., EVE Partners LLC, FTR Associates, SJ Consulting Group, Inc., Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, A.T. Kearney, Transport Intelligence, American Trucking Associations, Technavio, Bain & Company, Wall Street research and management estimates European transport includes truckload and brokerage Service categories are North American expedite, intermodal, last mile, brokerage, LTL and supply chain; European transport and supply chain; and global forwarding


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Leading Positions in Fast-Growing Industry Sectors Revenue mix for FY 2017 Sources: Armstrong & Associates, Norbridge, Inc., EVE Partners LLC, FTR Associates, SJ Consulting Group, Inc., Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, A.T. Kearney, Transport Intelligence, American Trucking Associations, Technavio, Wall Street Research and management estimates As Percent of XPO’s Gross Revenue (1) Projected Industry Growth Rate X GDP (2) Second largest provider of contract logistics globally Largest outsourced e-fulfillment provider in Europe Contract Logistics 37% 2 – 3x Second largest LTL provider in North America More than 75,000 next-day and two-day lanes North American Less-Than-Truckload 24% 1 – 1.5x Second largest freight brokerage firm globally Largest manager of expedited shipments in North America, with largest web-based auction TMS for expedite Truck Brokerage, Expedite, Forwarding 11% 2 – 4x Third largest intermodal provider in North America and a drayage leader 30+ years experience with cross-border Mexico freight movements by rail Intermodal and Drayage 6% 3 – 5x Largest last mile logistics provider for heavy goods in North America Expanded U.S. network hubs to 71, targeting 85 total hubs before holiday Last Mile Logistics 6% 5 – 6x Largest provider of truck brokerage and largest owned fleet in Europe Leading provider of LTL in Western Europe European Transport 16% 1 – 1.5x Investor Presentation August 2018


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Expanding Share of High-Growth E-Commerce Market Largest e-fulfillment 3PL in Europe, with a strong presence in North America Omnichannel and reverse logistics / returns management leader in North America Customers include many e-commerce and omnichannel retail giants Logistics experience with fast-growing categories such as mobile electronics facilitates returns, testing, refurbishment, warranty management and other value-added services Proprietary technology for advanced warehouse automation, robots, drones and other innovations enable customized logistics solutions XPO Direct shared-space distribution network gives customers time-definite, fast and affordable order fulfillment Largest North American provider of last mile logistics for heavy goods Industry-leading consumer satisfaction levels powered by technology Grew North American last mile revenue by 17% in Q2 2018 year-over-year Service rolled out in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and France Investor Presentation August 2018


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Clear Path to $1.6 Billion of Adjusted EBITDA in 2018 Investor Presentation August 2018 On track for at least 17% adjusted EBITDA growth this year Implementation of pricing initiatives Continued investments in salesforce expansion and effectiveness Better management of overtime and temporary labor through workforce planning Further efficiencies in logistics through the implementation of advanced robotics and other innovations, and process improvements Further improvement of LTL business mix and route optimization Cross-fertilization of best practices Automation of select customer and carrier-facing operations Optimization of shared services such as HR, IT and Finance Centralized procurement and other economies of scale


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2018 Investments Drive Long-Term Growth Investor Presentation August 2018 Company-specific levers for sustainable growth throughout market cycles Growing XPO Direct network from 75 North American locations to approximately 100 locations by year-end primarily to serve omnichannel and e-commerce demand Expanding contract logistics infrastructure to support rapid growth: warehouse management software, automation and robotic implementations, data-driven workforce planning tools, recruiting and real estate procurement Accelerating less-than-truckload sales with over 200 recently hired sales associates and support personnel trained on optimal freight mix Extending last mile network to 85 North American hubs before holiday, strategically located for pure-play last mile customers and XPO Direct fulfillment Deepening competitive moat of proprietary technology, with an emphasis on differentiation in the e-commerce, consumerization and digitalization spaces


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Opportunity to Create Substantial Value through M&A Exploring acquisitions that are strategically and financially compelling Primary focus on North America and Europe in existing or complementary lines of business Potential opportunities to improve the profitability of acquired businesses include: Cross-selling multiple services to existing and new customers Global procurement savings Operational efficiencies through best practices and, where applicable, cost-out initiatives Optimizing headcount and organizational structure Broad application of technology, including utilization of labor and capacity Investor Presentation August 2018


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October 2015 acquisition of Con-way Instilled a culture of accountability by focusing employees on results that matter Invested in sales force recruitment and training to optimize business mix Realized approximately $200 million of cost improvements Doubled adjusted operating income from FY 2015 to TTM June 30, 2018 June 2015 acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle Improved margins by cross-fertilizing best practices and addressing loss makers Transformed sales organization to collaborate on strategic opportunities across countries and integrated service lines Achieved record revenue and profits in both transport and logistics post-acquisition Closed $915 million of European sales for FY 2017, up 51% versus FY 2016 Investor Presentation August 2018 Strong Track Record of Optimizing Acquired Operations Note: LTL adjusted operating income growth based on as-reported FY 2017 year-end results


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Key Lines of Business


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Contract Logistics Competitive Position as Technology Leader Asset-light business characterized by long-term, recurring contractual relationships, low cyclicality and a high-value-add component that minimizes commoditization Deep expertise in high-growth sectors that trend toward outsourcing: retail, e-commerce, industrial, high tech, aerospace, telecom, food and beverage, healthcare and agriculture Largest provider of outsourced e-fulfillment in Europe Advanced warehouse robotics and automation Low capex requirements as a percentage of revenue lead to strong free cash flow conversion and ROIC Five-year average contract tenure with a historical renewal rate of over 95% Global sales pipeline of approximately $1.8 billion Investor Presentation August 2018 Global Footprint


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Truck Brokerage Broad Opportunity to Cross-Sell Massive Capacity Non-asset business that matches shippers’ freight with an established network of over 38,000 pre-qualified trucking carriers High free cash flow conversion and minimal capex Fragmented market with opportunity to expand Outsourcing trends drive industry growth Continuously improving productivity through proprietary Freight Optimizer technology Drive XPO mobile app strengthens relationships with carriers Proprietary algorithms use machine learning to enhance pricing accuracy Variable cost model performs well through cycles Global Footprint Investor Presentation August 2018


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Last Mile Demand Propelled by E-Commerce and Omnichannel Investor Presentation August 2018 Asset-light business that arranges the final stage of heavy goods deliveries from distribution centers, cross-docks or retail stores to consumers’ homes Customers include nearly all of the top 30 big-box retailers and e-tailers in the U.S. On track to facilitate approximately 14 million deliveries this year Best-in-class proprietary customer experience technology for deliveries and in-home installations Integrated with contract logistics and LTL networks to create a powerful value proposition for retail and e-commerce customers Rolled out last mile service in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and France, and seeing strong demand Global Footprint


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North American Less-Than-Truckload Strong Tailwind from Sales Expansion Investor Presentation August 2018 Asset-based business utilizing employee drivers, fleet of tractors and trailers for line-haul, pick-up and delivery of pallets, and network of terminals Second largest LTL carrier, covering 99% of all U.S. zip codes Laser focused on on-time, damage-free performance One of the industry’s most modern fleets, delivering approximately 20 billion pounds of freight a year Top 25 LTL accounts using an average of six different XPO services each Improved Q2 2018 adjusted operating income ratio to 84.3%, the best quarterly ratio in 30 years North American Footprint


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Intermodal and Drayage Long-term Sales Potential for Truck-to-Rail Conversion Investor Presentation August 2018 Asset-light business that arranges the long-haul portion of containerized freight, including rail brokerage, local drayage and on-site operational services Third largest intermodal provider 9,500 53-ft. intermodal boxes and 5,000 chassis Leading U.S. drayage capacity of 2,300 independent owner-operators, with access to over 25,000 additional drayage trucks Proprietary Rail Optimizer IT is a competitive advantage: enables constant communication with railroads for door-to-door movements of long-haul freight with high visibility High levels of customer satisfaction driven by cost effectiveness, ready capacity and service performance North American Footprint


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European Transport Cross-Fertilizing Best Practices with North America Investor Presentation August 2018 Leading platform for dedicated and non-dedicated truckload, less-than-truckload, truck brokerage, and new last mile service LTL, truck brokerage and dedicated transport combined account for about 80% of European transport EBITDA A leading LTL provider in Western Europe Similar profit improvement plan as North American LTL, sharing best practices Large and growing brokerage business draws on carrier network and XPO-owned capacity Launched Freight Optimizer system to increase visibility across Europe Rolled out Drive XPO app for carriers High-return dedicated transport business utilizes assets for long-term contracts European Transport Footprint


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Global Forwarding Integrated Global Network Investor Presentation August 2018 Non-asset logistics solution for domestic, cross-border and international shipments, including customs brokerage Freight forwarding is a $150 billion industry, of which XPO has less than a 1% share Ability to leverage ground, air and ocean carrier relationships to provide differentiated services for domestic, international and cross-border freight Operates a subsidiary as a non-vessel operating common carrier (“NVOCC”) Opportunity to grow market share through network of dedicated offices on four continents Global Footprint


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Financial Performance


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Industry-Leading Growth in Revenue and EBITDA Revenue Adjusted EBITDA $ in millions $ in millions CAGR: 32% CAGR: 50% Note: Excludes impact of divested North American truckload unit Investor Presentation August 2018


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Flexible Asset / Non-Asset Business Mix Business model enhances customer service and financial returns % Adjusted EBITDA Net Capex Adjusted EBITDA Minus Net Capex Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: Brokers include CH Robinson, Echo Global Logistics and Expeditors International; Parcel includes FedEx and UPS; LTL includes Old Dominion Freight Line, YRC Worldwide, ArcBest and Saia; TL includes Werner Enterprises, Knight-Swift Transportation and Heartland Express; Rail includes CSX Rail Corp, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway Company 2018: Low Net Capex as % of Revenue vs. Competitor Groups 2018 Targets $ in millions


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Strong Free Cash Flow Generation 2018 free cash flow expected to be driven by EBITDA growth, lower interest expense and lower integration and rebranding costs Cash Flow from Operations Free Cash Flow Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: 2018E is based on the company’s target for free cash flow and the mid-point of an expected net capex spend of $450 million to $475 million Note: 2016 and 2017 data have been recast to reflect the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 $ in millions $ in millions


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Second Quarter 2018 Results $4.36 billion of revenue 10.9% organic revenue growth $137.5 million of net income; $1.03 per diluted share $131.8 million of adjusted net income; $0.98 per diluted share $436.7 million of adjusted EBITDA $267.4 million of cash flow from operations $192.9 million of free cash flow Note: Net income is attributable to common shareholders; net capex is defined as payment for purchases of property and equipment less proceeds from sale of assets Investor Presentation August 2018


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Financial Guidance Reaffirmed targets 2018 adjusted EBITDA of at least $1.6 billion 2017–2018 cumulative free cash flow of approximately $1 billion Targeting approximately $625 million of free cash flow in 2018 XPO has met or exceeded its full year financial targets for six straight years Investor Presentation August 2018


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Fundamentals Established for Value Creation Leading positions in fast-growing areas of transportation and logistics Unique ability to help large customers realize efficiencies across the supply chain Large presence in rapidly expanding e-commerce sector Highly integrated organization with culture of accountability Leading-edge technology for operations, customers, carriers and consumers Robust top line expansion, with adjusted EBITDA growing faster than revenue Company-specific initiatives for margin improvement Strong generation of cash from operations and free cash flow Upside from future acquisitions Investor Presentation August 2018


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Strongly Committed to Sustainability Transportation Named a Top 75 Green Supply Chain Partner by Inbound Logistics for 2016, 2017, 2018 Honored for excellence in environmental improvement by SmartWay® Awarded the label “Objectif CO2” for outstanding environmental performance of transport operations by the French Ministry of the Environment and the French Environment and Energy Agency Large capex investment in fuel-efficient Freightliner Cascadia tractors in North America (EPA 2013-compliant and GHG14-compliant SCR technology) One of the most modern fleets in Europe: 98% compliant with Euro V, EEV and Euro VI standards, with an average truck age of 2.5 years Large fleet of natural gas trucks in Europe, pioneered LNG-powered tractors in the Paris suburban area Government-approved mega-trucks in Spain reduce road miles, CO2 emissions Continued Investor Presentation August 2018


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Strongly Committed to Sustainability On track to reduce French fleet emissions by 6% by year-end 2018 vs. 2015 North American LTL operations have energy-saving policies in place and are implementing a phased upgrade to LED lighting Drivers train in responsible eco-driving and fuel usage reduction techniques Waste mitigation measures are instilled in daily operations to reduce paper, such as electronic waybills and documentation, and other waste products Experimenting with diesel alternatives such as diesel-electric hybrids Logistics Many XPO facilities are ISO14001-certified to high standards for environmental management Nestlé’s warehouse of the future in the UK will be sited on man-made plateaus, with environmentally friendly ammonia refrigeration systems, LED lighting, air-source heat pumps for administration areas and rainwater harvesting Continued Investor Presentation August 2018


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Strongly Committed to Sustainability Energy efficiency evaluations are performed prior to selecting warehouses to lease, and energy efficient equipment is purchased when feasible Fuel emissions from forklifts are monitored at logistics sites, with protocols in place to take immediate corrective action if needed Millions of electronic components and batteries are recycled annually as a byproduct of reverse logistics operations Packaging engineers ensure that the optimal carton size is used for each product slated for distribution Recycled packaging is purchased when feasible Reusable kitting tools are utilized for the installation of parts in customer operations, manufactured by XPO We are committed to operating our business in a way that demonstrates a high regard for the environment and all our stakeholders  Investor Presentation August 2018


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Business Glossary Contract Logistics: An asset-light, technology-enabled business characterized by long-term contractual relationships with high renewal rates, low cyclicality and a high-value-add component that minimizes commoditization. Contracts are typically structured as either fixed-variable, cost-plus or gain-share. XPO services include highly engineered solutions, e-fulfillment, reverse logistics, packaging, factory support, aftermarket support, warehousing and distribution for customers in aerospace, manufacturing, retail, life sciences, chemicals, food and beverage, and cold chain. Reverse logistics, also known as returns management, refers to processes associated with managing the flow of returned goods back through contract logistics facilities: for example, unwanted e-commerce purchases, food transport equipment or defective goods. Reverse logistics services can include cleaning, inspection, refurbishment, restocking, warranty processing and other lifecycle services. Expedite: A non-asset business that facilitates time-critical, high-value or high-security shipments, usually on very short notice. Revenue is either contractual or transactional, primarily driven by unforeseen supply chain disruptions or just-in-time inventory demand for raw materials, parts or goods. XPO provides three types of expedite service: ground transportation via a network of independent contract carriers; air charter transportation facilitated by proprietary, web-based technology that solicits bids and assigns loads to aircraft; and a managed transportation network that is the largest web-based expedite management technology in North America. Freight Brokerage: A variable cost business that facilitates the trucking of freight by procuring carriers through the use of proprietary technology. Freight brokerage net revenue is the spread between the price to the shipper and the cost of purchased transportation. In North America, XPO has a non-asset freight brokerage business, with a network of 38,000 independent carriers. In Europe, XPO generates over €1 billion in freight brokerage revenue annually, with capacity provided by an asset-light mix of owned fleet and independent carriers. Global Forwarding: A non-asset business that facilitates freight shipments by ground, air and ocean. Shipments may have origins and destinations within North America, to or from North America, or between foreign locations. Services are provided through a network of market experts who provide local oversight in thousands of key trade areas worldwide. XPO’s global forwarding service can arrange shipments with no restrictions as to size, weight or mode, and is OTI and NVOCC licensed. Investor Presentation August 2018


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Business Glossary (Cont’d) Intermodal: An asset-light business that facilitates the movement of long-haul, containerized freight by rail, often with a drayage (trucking) component at either end. Intermodal is a variable cost business, with revenue generated by a mix of contractual and spot market transactions. Net revenue equates to the spread between the price to the shipper and the cost of purchasing rail and truck transportation. Two factors are driving growth in intermodal in North America: rail transportation is less expensive and more fuel efficient per mile than long-haul trucking, and rail is a key mode of transportation in and out of Mexico, where the manufacturing base is booming due to a trend toward near-shoring. Last Mile: A non-asset business that facilitates the delivery of goods to their final destination, most often to consumer households. XPO specializes in two areas of last mile service: arranging the delivery and installation of heavy goods such as appliances, furniture and electronics, often with a white glove component; and providing logistics solutions to retailers and distributors to support their e-commerce supply chains and omni-channel distribution strategies. Capacity is sourced from a network of independent contract carriers and technicians. Less-Than-Truckload (LTL): The transportation of a quantity of freight that is larger than a parcel, but too small to require an entire truck, and is often shipped on a pallet. LTL shipments are priced according to the weight of the freight, its commodity class (which is generally determined by its cube/weight ratio and the description of the product), and mileage within designated lanes. An LTL carrier typically operates a hub-and-spoke network that allows for the consolidation of multiple shipments for different customers in single trucks. Managed Transportation: A service provided to shippers who want to outsource some or all of their transportation modes, together with associated activities. This can include freight handling such as consolidation and deconsolidation, labor planning, inbound and outbound shipment facilitation, documentation and customs management, claims processing, and 3PL supplier management, among other things. Truckload: The ground transportation of cargo provided by a single shipper in an amount that requires the full limit of the trailer, either by dimension or weight. Cargo typically remains on a single vehicle from the point of origin to the destination, and is not handled en route. See Freight Brokerage on the prior page for additional details. Investor Presentation August 2018


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Financial Reconciliations The following table reconciles XPO’s net income attributable to common shareholders for the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 to adjusted EBITDA for the same periods. Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document Note: The sum of quarterly net income attributable to common shareholders and distributed and undistributed net income may not equal year-to-date amounts due to the impact of the two-class method of calculating earnings per share Note: Adjusted EBITDA was prepared assuming 100% ownership of XPO Logistics Europe


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Financial Reconciliations (Cont’d) Investor Presentation August 2018 The table reconciles XPO’s GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders for the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 to adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders for the same periods. Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document


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Financial Reconciliations (Cont’d) Investor Presentation August 2018 The following table reconciles XPO’s cash flows provided by operating activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and the 12 months ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, to free cash flow for the same periods. Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document Note: 2016 and 2017 data have been recast to reflect the impact of Accounting Standards Update 2016-18


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Financial Reconciliations (Cont’d) The following table reconciles XPO’s operating income attributable to its North American less-than-truckload business for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2018, six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and years ended December 31, 2017 and 2015, to adjusted operating income for the same periods. Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document


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Financial Reconciliations (Cont’d) Investor Presentation August 2018 The following table reconciles XPO’s revenue attributable to its North American less-than-truckload business for the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 to adjusted operating ratio for the same periods. Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document


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Financial Reconciliations (Cont’d) Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document Note: Adjusted EBITDA was prepared assuming 100% ownership of XPO Logistics Europe Investor Presentation August 2018 The following table reconciles XPO’s net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 to adjusted EBITDA, excluding the North American truckload business divested in 2016.


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Financial Reconciliations (Cont’d) Investor Presentation August 2018 Note: Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section on page 2 of this document