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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
According to industry experts, that’s a complicated question.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2018.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 1,300.0 200
2 Americold Logistics 918.7 155
3 United States Cold Storage 270.0 38
4 XPO Logistics 175.0 400
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 118.0 31
6 Interstate Warehousing 100.0 7
7 Cloverleaf Cold Storage 75.6 17
8 Burris Logistics 75.0 15
9 Henningsen Cold Storage 60.0 12
10 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
11 Conestoga Cold Storage 37.8 5
12 Hanson Logistics 37.0 9
13 Allied Frozen Storage 35.0 7
14 Trenton Cold Storage 27.0 8
15 Confederation Freezers 27.0 4
16 RLS Logistics 17.0 5
17 NFI 16.0 134
18 FST Logistics 10.8 6
19 Agro Merchants Group 7.5
20 Penske Logistics 2.5 98
21 Geodis (North America) 1.4 176
22 Peoples Services Inc. 1.2 42
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Burris Logistics ($244 million), Milford, Del., provides dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Rail Talks Watched as Contract Deadline Nears

As shippers and retailers head into the peak shopping season, ongoing labor negotiations are being closely watched for any signs of disruption, which experts say would have a huge impact on the U.S. economy.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 13, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Storage, Labor Plague Logistics Companies Searching for Warehousing Solutions

While products for the most part are no longer sitting on ships waiting to be offloaded, the supply chain kink has just moved farther down the line — to warehouses, where much of the freight that was on those ships missed its window to be in the retail store.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 12, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline

OMAHA, Neb. — The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sept. 11 that the freight railroads’ move to begin delaying some shipments ahead of this week’s looming strike deadline is only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
September 12, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Pressure Mounting to Settle Railroads’ Labor Dispute

With a Sept. 16 deadline looming, pressure is mounting on the nation’s major freight railroads and the unions to reach an agreement and avoid a potentially crippling strike or lockout.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 9, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics

Connected Workflows Can Lead to a Higher Level of Operational Fitness

Trucking and logistics firms can have connected workflows at the enterprise level by using modern TMS platforms with cloud-based infrastructure.

Matt Cartwright | CEO, Magnus Technologies
September 9, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics

Mapping the Journey to Cloud Computing

For com­panies that have imple­mented on-premise software systems to run mission-­critical business processes, it’s not always so simple to take advantage of the benefits of modern cloud architecture.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

White House Port Envoy Visits Port of Oakland to Discuss Cargo Downturn

The White House port and supply chain envoy met with Port of Oakland officials Aug. 29 at the California complex to discuss the facilitiy's ongoing supply chain issues.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 9, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

FMCSA Wants Input on Extending Its COVID Emergency Declaration

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on whether the safety and supply chain benefits of its COVID-19 national emergency declaration merit extending the current declaration after it expires Oct. 15.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 8, 2022
Business, Logistics

Freight Brokers Poised to See Gross-Margin Expansion

Stable spot rates coupled with rising contractual rates could help drive gross-margin expansion for freight brokers, according to experts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 8, 2022
Business, Logistics

XPO Spinoff RXO Announces More Leadership Appointments

Longtime financial executive Jamie Harris will join XPO Logistics Inc.’s soon-to-be spun off brokered transportation platform, RXO, on Sept. 26 as chief financial officer.

September 7, 2022
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