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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
Business, Logistics

South Carolina Logistics Company Opens Second Location in Charleston

Wainwright Industries, part of TVS Supply Chain Solutions, announced plans on June 17 to add a second Charleston location to serve customers of the South Carolina Ports Authority.

June 17, 2016
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Fall 12% in May

U.S. net trailer orders in May reached 14,250 units, the lowest total this year, ACT Research Co. reported, calling it an expected seasonal slowdown.

June 15, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

Port Manatee Looks to Turn Bigger Panama Canal Into Bigger Business

When the Panama Canal reopens its wider, deeper locks and channel on June 26, Port Manatee officials will be looking to turn that greater capacity into more cargo traffic.

Matt M. Johnson | The Bradenton (Fla.) Herald
June 14, 2016
Government, Business, Logistics

Border Rail Line to Connect US, Mexico

A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the beleaguered Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for work to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States in 2018.

Joshua Stewart | The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 13, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion

Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.

June 10, 2016
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Canada Targets US Truck Washes in Fight Against Killer Pig Virus

Canadian farm groups are blasting U.S. truck washes for being too dirty to prevent the spread of a virus that has killed millions of piglets in recent years, exposing a dispute over the effectiveness of such facilities in North American agriculture.

Tom Polansek | Reuters
June 10, 2016
Government, Business, Logistics

OSHA Orders NFI to Reinstate Fired Driver Who Wouldn't Violate HOS

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate his hours of service. The New Jersey company also was ordered to pay the driver $276,000 in back wages and damages.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
June 9, 2016
Business, Logistics

Canadian National Rail CEO Claude Mongeau Resigns

Canadian National Railway Co. CEO Claude Mongeau is stepping down after 22 years at the carrier, saying throat surgery last year has left him unable to continue in the job.

June 7, 2016
Business, Logistics

CAI International Acquires Logistics Companies for $12 Million

CAI International Inc., a logistics and transportation finance company, said it has acquired Hybrid Logistics Inc. and affiliate company General Transportation Services Inc. for $12 million to expand in the U.S. brokerage market.

June 6, 2016
Business, Logistics

Schneider Acquires Watkins & Shepard and Lodeso to Expand Services

Truckload carrier Schneider announced the acquisition of less-than-truckload specialist Watkins & Shepard and final-mile delivery carrier Lodeso to expand the buyer’s service portfolio.

June 2, 2016
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