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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
Business, Logistics

Supply Chain Disruptions Rise Due to Virus

The coronavirus is having a growing impact on supply chains, according to a new survey by the Institute for Supply Management in a report the Tempe, Ariz.-based nonprofit released March 11.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 12, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Cargo Not Affected as Trump Suspends Travel From Europe to US

WASHINGTON — Taking drastic action March 11, President Donald Trump announced he is cutting off travel from Europe to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans. Restrictions won't apply to cargo.

March 11, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

UPS Names Next CEO; Tomé to Succeed Abney

UPS Inc. on March 12 announced a leadership succession plan that named former Home Depot Chief Financial Officer Carol Tomé as the company’s next CEO, succeeding David Abney.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 11, 2020
Business, Logistics

XPO to Acquire Majority of Kuehne + Nagel’s UK-Based Contract Logistics Operations

XPO Logistics is acquiring the majority of the United Kingdom-based contract logistics operations of Kuehne + Nagel, according to a March 9 news release.

March 10, 2020
Business, Logistics

Ports Post Volume Declines Over Coronavirus Fears

Newly released figures from some of the nation’s major ports show cargo volumes are slumping as they struggle to recover from the U.S.-China trade war and now the steep downturn in factory output from China in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 10, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Higher N.J. Tolls Pitched to Pay for Turnpike, Parkway Projects

New Jersey is pushing for higher passenger-vehicle tolls this year — and regular increases in the future — to pay for improvements to its Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.

Elise Young | Bloomberg News
March 10, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Auto Industry’s Coronavirus Fears Shift From Supply to Demand

Automakers and suppliers across the globe have been scrambling to keep production going after the coronavirus shuttered parts plants across China. But now a bigger fear is emerging: Consumers may be in no mood to buy cars and trucks.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
March 9, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Autonomous Tech Company Locomation Signs Deal With Wilson Logistics

Autonomous-trucking technology provider Locomation and Wilson Logistics, a Springfield, Mo.-based trucking and transportation logistics company, have announced a multiyear partnership.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 9, 2020
Business, Logistics

RGL Logistics Appoints New CEO, Chairman

RGL Logistics announced Joe Lemerond, senior vice president of transportation, will become the company’s CEO effective March 29.

March 9, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Developers Revive Cold-Storage Facility Plans in Maine

A hotly anticipated plan for a waterfront cold-storage warehouse is back on the table in Portland, Maine.

Peter McGuire | Portland (Maine) Press Herald
March 6, 2020
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