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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
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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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On the Bubble

Averitt Express ($225 million), Cookeville, Tenn., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, 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, For-Hire, TCA

UPS to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers Ahead of Holidays

UPS Inc. is staffing up for the holiday shipping season by hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers — a daunting challenge amid widespread labor shortages.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 7, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Ballpark at Port of Oakland Takes Step Forward

Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are one important step closer toward winning approval to build a ballpark as part of a $12 billion commercial development project at an abandoned terminal at the Port of Oakland.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 6, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Port of Savannah Reports Strong July Results Amid Expansion

Georgia’s Port of Savannah is on a roll. The facility, less than 20 miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean on the Savannah River, is in the midst of a burst of construction, improving the facility for trucks, rail and cargo ships, and propelling the port complex to the top tier.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 6, 2022
Business, Logistics

Amazon to Close Two Maryland Facilities in October

Amazon .com Inc. appears to be scaling back the expansion of what had been its growing delivery network as consumers shift spending habits from the large volume of COVID-19 purchases to a more traditional balance of goods and services.

September 6, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Stakeholders Grapple With Shortage of NYC Truck Parking

The Trucking Association of New York and state leaders are looking to address a shortage of truck parking in the New York City area that has led to trucks being towed and booted.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 1, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

East Coast, Texas Ports Gain as Retailers Skirt Pacific Gridlock

Supply chain obstacles are forcing U.S. retailers to rewire their shipping routes. The early winners are East and Gulf Coast ports.

September 1, 2022
Business, Logistics

Platinum Considers $1 Billion Canadian Logistics Firm Sale

U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity is considering a sale of logistics firm Livingston International amid growing investor appetite in the sector, according to people familiar with the matter.

September 1, 2022
Business, Logistics

FMC's Carl Bentzel Worries Port Congestion May Impact Peak Shipping Season

With the increasing number of cargo ships on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts waiting to be unloaded nearing 150, Federal Maritime Commission member Carl Bentzel believes the upcoming peak season for retailers could be extremely challenging.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 31, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Locomation to Begin Runs With Oklahoma Carrier

Autonomous truck developer Locomation announced an eight-year agreement with El Reno, Okla.-based Stevens Trucking Co. to provide the carrier with its human-guided Level 2 autonomous relay convoy turnkey system.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 31, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

Autonomous Truck Firm Gatik to Begin Deliveries in Dallas

Gatik, a California-based autonomous trucking company, will begin a Dallas route in partnership with century-old business equipment firm Pitney Bowes.

Alexandra Skores | The Dallas Morning News
August 31, 2022
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