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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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ODW Logistics ($195 million), Columbus, Ohio, provides inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Top 100

Werner Introduces New App for Drivers

Werner Enterprises launched a new app to help make work easier for its professional drivers, the company announced July 9.

July 9, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Biden Signs Competition Order Targeting Big Business

President Joe Biden signed July 9 an executive order that the White House says will target anti-competitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy while boosting workers’ wages and consumer protections.

Aamer Madhani | Associated Press
July 9, 2021
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Introduces New Benefits for Driver Trainees

XPO Logistics introduced new benefits for participants in its driver training programs, the company announced July 8.

July 9, 2021
Business, Logistics

Geodis Expands Freight Brokerage Capacity With Velocity Acquisition

Geodis has reached an agreement to acquire all assets of Velocity Freight Transport, the supply chain operator announced July 6.

July 9, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Thousands of Railcars Stuck After Canadian Wildfires

Thousands of railcars loaded with grain are idled in the Vancouver corridor after Western Canadian wildfires damaged two main lines, while repairs enable a small but rising number to reach the country’s biggest port.

Marcy Nicholson | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

US Seeks to Lower Spiking Shipping Costs With Competition

The Biden administration is set to ask regulators to promote competition in the ocean shipping and rail industries after consolidation led to spikes in prices, according to a person familiar with a pending executive order.

Justin Sink | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Mullen Ramps Up Acquisitions Amid Expansion Plans

Mullen Group recently announced several acquisitions as part of an ongoing strategic plan to grow the Canadian business.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

DP World to Buy Imperial Logistics in $890 Million Bet on Africa

DP World plans to buy South Africa’s Imperial Logistics Ltd. for $890 million, in what the port operator said would be its most significant acquisition in Africa so far.

Adveith Nair | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

229% Surge in China-US Shipping Costs Drives Inflation Pressure

The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to $10,000 as the world’s biggest economy keeps vacuuming up imports amid slower recoveries from the pandemic from Europe to Asia.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, TCA

CSX Renews Bid for Approval to Add 1,200 Miles of New England Rail Lines

Railroad giant CSX Corp. has struck a new deal to help settle rival Norfolk Southern Railway’s objections to its delayed plan to take over almost 1,200 miles of New England railways.

Steve Patterson | The Florida Times-Union
July 7, 2021
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