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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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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

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
Business, Logistics, Top 50

XPO Logistics Announces SVP of Strategy for Spinoff GXO

XPO Logistics Inc. has appointed Angus Tweedie to be the senior vice president of strategy for its upcoming spinoff company GXO Logistics, the company announced May 19.

May 24, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Suez Canal’s Claim Over Once-Stuck Ship Referred by Court

CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court said May 23 it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the cargo ship that blocked the waterway in March.

Samy Magdy | Associated Press
May 24, 2021
Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern Exits CP Deal, Takes CN’s $34 Billion

NEW YORK — Kansas City Southern has abandoned its agreement to be acquired by Canadian Pacific, choosing instead a competing bid from Canadian National Railway with a bigger price tag, but also greater regulatory risks.

May 21, 2021
Business, Logistics

Largest Containership Hits East Coast as Ports See Surge

With the sun gleaming off the Manhattan skyline in the distance, the massive ship passed slowly underneath the Bayonne Bridge on the morning of May 20, tooting its horn to the delight of about two dozen onlookers on the bridge deck hundreds of feet up.

David Porter | Associated Press
May 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Likely Growth in Drone Deliveries Prompts NTSB to Expand Its Purview

The expected increase in commercial drone operations such as delivery flights is prompting accident investigators to expand the types of aviation crashes they plan to review.

Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
May 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Roads Busy Again After Pandemic Bring Risk, Experts Say

The nationwide lockdowns brought on by the pandemic cleared the roads of many passenger vehicles and helped truckers keep goods moving. However, as passenger cars gradually return, industry experts are considering how those pandemic-era roads affected safety and how drivers will respond once they start getting crowded again.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Daimler Truck Eyes Pending Independent Status in Electric World

Daimler Truck reported it is on schedule to be listed as a public company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by the end of this year, and remains committed to replacing internal combustion engines globally with battery-electric and fuel cell electric powertrains and related software.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 20, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

CP Rail Declines to Boost Offer, Urges KC Southern to Drop CN

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. declined to increase its offer for Kansas City Southern and urged the U.S. railroad instead to reject Canadian National Railway Co.’s higher bid because of regulatory risks.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
May 20, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

China Bill to Include $52 Billion for U.S. Chip Manufacturing

The Senate will include $52 billion to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing in a broader bill to enhance U.S. competitiveness with China, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

Daniel Flatley | Bloomberg News
May 18, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

For Freight Brokers, Managing Data Key as Volume Grows, Experts Say

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are two expanding means logistics companies can use to gather and process tremendous amounts of data surrounding freight shipments.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2021
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