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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, Equipment, Logistics

Wisconsin Leaders Issue Grant to Support Marine Facility in Marinette

Wisconsin officials announced May 6 that $1 million in grant funding has been awarded to support infrastructure at a shipbuilding facility in Marinette.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
May 7, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Biden Pushes for His Infrastructure Plan in GOP Stronghold

With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on May 6 to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan — and yet express a willingness to compromise on the corporate tax hikes he’s recommending to pay the cost.

Josh Boak and Jonathan Lemire | Associated Press
May 6, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Hub Group Reports Q1 Revenue, Profit Gains

Hub Group posted large first-quarter gains in profits and revenue, reflecting a strong freight market.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
May 6, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Protect Seafarers

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
May 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Begins Testing Electric Trucks

XPO Logistics is testing a Freightliner eCascadia in Oakland, Calif., the first step in what it expects is a lengthy transition from diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
May 5, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

Bill Would Create National EV Charging Network in Five Years

WASHINGTON — Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) is reintroducing the EV Freedom Act, which seeks to build a nationwide electric vehicle charging network within five years.

Riley Beggin | The Detroit News
May 5, 2021
Business, Logistics

Amazon Fuels Canada’s Severe Warehouse Shortage

With the pandemic driving a belated embrace of online shopping in Canada, Amazon .com Inc. has been gobbling up warehouses. That has pushed the vacancy rate in the Toronto area down to just 0.5%, making it the tightest market in North America, if not the world.

Ari Altstedter | Bloomberg News
May 5, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

UPS Driver Delivers Help to Those in Need in Louisiana

UPS driver James Joseph’s philosophy sounds a lot like a slogan his company once had: What can “Big Brown” do for you? When he’s not delivering packages, Joseph has helped deliver air conditioners and fans to people during sweltering weather, water and supplies to hurricane-stricken areas and, most recently, masks and hand sanitizer to schools across Louisiana.

George Morris | The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
May 4, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue Ever in Q1

XPO Logistics Inc. hit a record for revenue during the first quarter of 2021, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2021
Business, Logistics

Lumber Hits Record on Tight Supply, High Demand

Lumber roared to a fresh record high May 3, with traders in bidding wars after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange removed limits on how high some futures prices could go.

Marcy Nicholson | Bloomberg News
May 3, 2021
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