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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 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

Radiant Logistics ($202 million), Bellevue, Wash., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

USPS to End Discounts for Consolidators Including UPS, DHL

The U.S. Postal Service said Sept. 11 that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps.

David Sharp | Associated Press
September 11, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Finds Truck Drivers Detained on 39% of Deliveries

Driver detention is regularly voted as a top industry issue, ranking fifth highest for drivers in 2023, according to ATRI.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 11, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Maine’s Coburn Gore Border Port Set for $85M Expansion

Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2026 to update the Coburn Gore land port of entry.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

UPS to Acquire German Cold Chain Company

UPS is acquiring a German firm that specializes in temperature-sensitive shipping to expand its health care logistics capabilities in Europe, the company announced Sept. 10.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

UPS to Lay Off More Employees to Boost Profitability

UPS Inc. is laying off more of its employees, after earlier this year announcing it was cutting 12,000 jobs in its management ranks.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

MSC CEO Soren Toft Rules Out New Shipping Alliance

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. plans to brave volatile shipping markets on its own, ruling out a new alliance just months before its partnership with A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S ends.

Alessandro Speciale | Bloomberg News
September 10, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Union Pacific Could Abandon 1872 Jobs Pact With Texas Town

Union Pacific Railroad is one step closer to eliminating its workforce in the east Texas town of Palestine after action by the Texas Supreme Court on Sept. 6.

Amber Gaudet | The Dallas Morning News
September 9, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

CVC Presses Case for Schenker Bid to Deutsche Bahn Officials

CVC Capital Partners is pressing the case for its takeover bid for Deutsche Bahn AG’s logistics arm DB Schenker with a fresh appeal to top officials at the German state-owned transport group.

September 9, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire

Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge

The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Military’s $17.9 Billion Moving Contract Off to Slow Start

A $17.9 billion contract to move military members and their families finally took effect this summer. So far, however, just 100 or so local moves have been completed by local moving companies.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 5, 2024
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