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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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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 Confederation Freezers 27.0 4
15 Trenton Cold Storage 27.0 8
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

Pilot Freight Services ($240 million), Lima, Pa., provides cross-border services, custom brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

Biden Calls for Changes to Shipping Act to Improve Competition

President Joe Biden and some members of Congress are calling for ocean carriers to lose their limited antitrust immunity under legislation that has been introduced in the House of Representatives.

March 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon Closing All Bookstores, Shops to Focus on Grocery Sector

Amazon .com Inc. is closing all of its physical bookstores, “Amazon 4-Star” locations and mall pop-up kiosks as the world’s largest online retailer narrows its brick-and-mortar push to the grocery sector.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
March 2, 2022
Business, Logistics

How Freight Volumes Get Suppressed Despite Strong Demand

Carriers have struggled to fully capitalize on high demand because of factors suppressing volumes, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said March 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 2, 2022
Business, Logistics

FlexCold Names Craig Turner New President

Longtime food distribution and grocery executive Craig Turner on March 1 was named president of FlexCold, a third-party food logistics and cold storage operator based in Charleston, S.C.

March 2, 2022
Business, Logistics, TCA

Funds Sought for Companion Span to Brent Spence Bridge

Kentucky and Ohio Govs. Andy Beshear and Mike DeWine announced their plans to jointly request up to $2 billion in federal funding for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project at a press conference in Covington, Ky., on Feb. 28.

Christopher Leach | Lexington Herald-Leader
March 1, 2022
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Workhorse to Retire Troubled Flagship Electric Delivery Van

Workhorse Group Inc. plans to kill its flagship electric delivery van after a recall last year, turning instead to two new models after what its CEO called a “costly misstep.”

Sean O'Kane | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

DOT Report Offers Ideas to Ease Supply Chain Disruptions

A Department of Transportation assessment of U.S. supply chain disruptions calls for new policies and utilizing funding resources contained in the bipartisan infrastructure law for such solutions as expanding truck parking and improving warehouse capabilities.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 1, 2022
Business, Safety, Logistics

Burnt Ship Carrying Porsches, Lamborghinis Sinks in Rough Seas

The cargo ship that caught fire in the Atlantic while transporting about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles to the U.S. has sunk despite efforts to tow it to safety.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Biden Takes on Ocean Shipping as FMC Sees Market Setting Rates

President Joe Biden is taking on the concentrated market power of ocean shipping companies, although officials at the agency overseeing the industry indicated they lack both the jurisdiction and, for now, any evidence of wrongdoing.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

New York-New Jersey Tunnel Work May Start in 2023

The $12.3 billion Gateway rail tunnel linking New York City and New Jersey has reached a major preconstruction milestone with the completion of geotechnical studies necessary for the engineering phase.

Elise Young | Bloomberg News
February 28, 2022
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