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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Americold Logistics 945.0 160
2 Lineage Logistics 600.0 114
3 Preferred Freezer Services 300.0 37
4 United States Cold Storage 270.0 38
5 XPO Logistics 141.8 401
6 VersaCold Logistics Services 118.0 31
7 Interstate Warehousing 100.0 7
8 Cloverleaf Cold Storage 91.0 17
9 Henningsen Cold Storage 60.0 11
10 Conestoga Cold Storage 37.0 5
11 Hanson Logistics 37.0 9
12 Allied Frozen Storage 35.0 7
13 Trenton Cold Storage 28.0 8
14 FST Logistics 22.5 6
15 NFI 15.9 130
16 Agro Merchants Group 7.5
17 Penske Logistics 1.9 87
18 Peoples Services Inc. 1.2 37
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Verst Group ($172 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire

Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge

The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Military’s $17.9 Billion Moving Contract Off to Slow Start

A $17.9 billion contract to move military members and their families finally took effect this summer. So far, however, just 100 or so local moves have been completed by local moving companies.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Drought Shrivels Mississippi River, Threatening Food Exports

Drought across the central U.S. is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of everything from corn to gasoline.

September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Ollie’s Invests $75M in Illinois Hub to Cut Trucking Miles

A new Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings distribution center in Illinois will save the company 1.2 million trucking miles annually and serve up to 150 stores.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 4, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Nevada Logistics Sector Gets Boost From $376K Grant

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development has approved $376,000 in state funding to build out logistics training at the College of Southern Nevada, a move aimed at bolstering one of the area’s fastest-growing industries.

September 4, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Port of Halifax to Create Digital Data Hub

Supply chain improvements for trucking are underway at the Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia in a multimillion-dollar venture to create a data hub and digitize container terminal operations.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 4, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

World’s Largest Sailing Cargo Ship Crosses the Atlantic

The largest sailing cargo ship in the world has made its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Its shipments have a carbon footprint one-tenth that of a standard containership.

Jeremy Hsu | New Scientist
September 4, 2024
Business, Logistics

Global Goods Trade Recovery Extends Into Q3, WTO Says

Global merchandise trade is recovering from last year’s slump, the World Trade Organization said, as one of its barometers for activity rose further above the longer-term average pace.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
September 4, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

US Port Talks Kick Off in Effort to Avoid Strike

The union representing East and Gulf coast dockworkers kicks off a two-day meeting Sept. 4 in New Jersey to discuss wage demands with port employers under the threat of a disruptive strike.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
September 4, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

California’s AB 98 Sets Distance Rules for New Warehouses

New large warehouses would have to be several hundred feet or more from homes, schools and other sensitive land uses if a late-hour bill approved by California’s Legislature becomes law.

Jeff Horseman | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
September 3, 2024
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