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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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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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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

US Port Talks Set to Resume as Trump Role Poses a Wild Card

Dockworkers are set to meet with their employers in New Jersey, resuming negotiations on the key issue of automation that sparked a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports last month.

Laura Curtis | Bloomberg News
November 13, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada Post Workers Could Strike Ahead of Shopping Season

The upcoming holiday season could be disrupted by a looming strike at Canada’s largest domestic shipping company.

Randy Thanthong-Knight | Bloomberg News
November 12, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Nonprofit to Buy Up to 500 Battery-Electric Drayage Trucks

The first customers are set to be carriers operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the largest two ports in the U.S. by import volume.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 12, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

PS Logistics Unit Buys Louisiana Flatbed Carrier Fluker

Since 2016, Birmingham, Ala.-based PS Logistics has acquired 27 trucking operations and five non-asset-based logistics operations in the U.S.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 12, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

EPA Clean Ports Grants Pay for Hydrogen Equipment, Planning

Port facilities across six states will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and fueling and charging infrastructure through EPA grants.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
November 12, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada Orders Ports to Restart as Labor Disputes Choke Trade

Justin Trudeau’s government directed an independent labor board to end lockouts at Canada’s largest ports, as it did with railways in August, to avoid an economic disruption in the country.

Mathieu Dion | Bloomberg News
November 12, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

FRA Awards $96.5M to Hydrogen Rail Projects in Three States

Under terms of the grant program, FRA will pay no more than 80% of a project’s cost, with a minimum 20% match that can include in-kind contributions.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
November 8, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Houston Gets $3M EPA Grant for Climate Planning

The Port of Houston Authority received a $3 million grant through the EPA’s Clean Ports program as part of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Investing in America agenda.

Tanya Babbar | Houston Chronicle
November 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Nikola Leads Field in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Deployment

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized longhaul freight sector, but their development has proceeded at a measured pace.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Montreal Port Seeks Trudeau’s Help to End Dockworker Strike

Two terminals operated by Termont Montreal that account for about 40% of the port’s container handling capacity have been closed since Oct. 31 after unionized dockworkers walked off the job

Mathieu Dion | Bloomberg News
November 7, 2024
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