Universal Logistics Holdings expanded its intermodal drayage business in the western United States with the purchase of Specialized Rail Service Inc. for $12.3 million.
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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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Rankings
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 |
About the Rankings...
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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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, Top 100
Universal Expands Drayage Business With Purchase of Specialized Rail Service
Business, Logistics
Grammer Industries Looks to Expand After Buyout by Stellex Capital Management
The family of Charles “Shorty” Whittington and a group of top executives at Grammer Industries Inc. have teamed with Stellex Capital Management to acquire the bulk chemical hauler from another investment firm, Linx Partners.
October 11, 2018Business, Logistics, TCA
Spanish Trucking, Logistics Firm Builds North American Hub in Chattanooga
Grupo Sesé, a major Spanish trucking and logistics company that handles the freight of many major European companies including Volkswagen, came to Chattanooga, Tenn., in late 2012 to serve VW’s U.S. assembly plant.
October 11, 2018Business, Technology, Logistics
Economy Puts New Demands on Logistics Firms, Surveys Find
A robust economy is placing new demands on third-party logistics service providers, based on survey results from two long-running university-sponsored studies released at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference in Nashville, Tenn.
October 11, 2018Business, Logistics
CSCMP Honors Innovators at Annual Supply Chain Conference
An effort by a team of data scientists at Intel to use artificial intelligence and cognitive computing tools to identify supply chain threats earned the top award for innovation at the 2018 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference in Nashville, Tenn. on Oct. 3.
October 11, 2018Business, Logistics
Transplace Acquires Yusen’s Intermodal, Freight Brokerage Business
Transplace Inc. has acquired the intermodal and freight brokerage business in North America of Yusen Logistics (Americas).
October 10, 2018Business, Logistics
Post Capital Partners, Management Team Up to Acquire Smith Transportation Services
Smith Transportation Services, a company based in Sunrise, Fla., that specializes in “load-to-ride” service for shippers of less-than-truckload freight, is being purchased by a group of Smith’s top executives and the New York-based investment firm Post Capital Partners.
October 10, 2018Business, Logistics, TCA
CSX Sues Norfolk Southern, Short-Line Railroad Over Alleged Monopoly
NORFOLK, Va. — CSX Transportation Inc. is suing Norfolk Southern Railway and the Chesapeake-based Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad, alleging that they have conspired to create a monopoly at Norfolk International Terminals by essentially boxing out CSX at the Port of Virginia’s largest container facility.
October 9, 2018Business, Technology, Logistics
Wiesen Named President at Carrier Logistics Inc.
CHICAGO — Carrier Logistics Inc., a provider of management software for less-than-truckload operations, has transitioned to new leadership and is exploring opportunities to add deeper data analytics and artificial intelligence.
October 9, 2018Business, Logistics
Smith Transport Named Walmart Distribution Center On-Site Provider
Diversified carrier Smith Transport Inc. announced it has been selected as the on-site transportation provider for the Walmart Inc. distribution center in Bedford, Pa.
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