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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

Shippers, Freight Brokers Add Shipment Tracking Capabilities

Shippers and third-party logistics firms continue to add tracking capabilities to monitor freight shipments.

November 20, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Master Plan Approved to Guide Port of Memphis, Help Recruit New Industry

The Port of Memphis, Tenn., is getting a new blueprint for its growth for the next 20-plus years.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 16, 2017
Government, Logistics

US Postal Service Reports Financial Loss for 11th Year in a Row

The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service reported a financial loss Nov. 14 for the 11th straight year, citing declining mail volume and costs of its pension and health care obligations even as it predicted another strong holiday season of package deliveries.

Hope Yen | The Associated Press
November 15, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics

NAFTA Bickering Begins Again

NAFTA talks are set to pick up Nov. 15 for round five where they left off a month ago: with tension and animosity in the air.

November 15, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Container Shipping Returns to Portland, Ore., on a Limited Basis

Container ships will resume calls to Portland,Ore., in January, though on an extremely limited basis

Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
November 14, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

ABF Freight, Teamsters Set Negotiation Date

ABF Freight, the less-than-truckload carrier operated by ArcBest, announced that ABF and the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee have agreed to exchange initial proposals on Dec. 18 and 19, and begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement the week of Jan. 7.

Times Record | (Fort Smith, Ark.)
November 14, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

Tampa International Airport's Cargo Volume Jumps, With More on the Way

Over the last couple of years, the story of the double-digit growth of Florida's Tampa International Airport’s cargo business has been a story about Amazon.com.

Richard Danielson | Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
November 13, 2017
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Trade Expert: Mexican Truck Ban Wouldn’t Have Much Impact

A possible ban on long haul trucks from Mexico under a renegotiated North American Free Trade agreement won’t have much impact, according to a trade expert in New Mexico

Angela Kocherga | Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal
November 13, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

China’s Biggest Uber-for-Trucks Apps in Talks to Merge

Wang Gang, a backer of Yunmanman and an angel investor in ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, is the top candidate to become CEO if the companies merge, officials said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Lulu Yilun Chen | Bloomberg News
November 13, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Three East Coast Ports Handle Record Cargo Volumes in October

Three major East Coast ports shattered records for container volume in October, another sign that 2017 has been a strong year in the ocean freight industry.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
November 13, 2017
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