2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Refrigerated Firms
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 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
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