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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
Government, Business, Logistics

Vital World Trade Route Roiled by Container Crunch

The humble shipping container has a new status in the COVID-19 pandemic: hot commodity.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
November 9, 2020
Business, Logistics

Amazon Grows Delivery Network in Brazil’s Largest Logistics Push

Amazon .com Inc. is opening three new distribution centers in Brazil, marking its biggest logistics push in Latin America’s largest market as competition intensifies amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gabriela Mello | Bloomberg News
November 9, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Colorado Carrier Apex Transportation to Deliver Capitol Christmas Tree

Apex Transportation, founded in 1996 and based in Henderson, Colo., was chosen to haul this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C.

Aaron Perryman | Associate Editor
November 9, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

USPS Says Thousands of Mail-In Ballots May Have Gone Missing

The U.S. Postal Service on Nov. 5 told a judge that a review of processing data revealed roughly 4,250 mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina may have gone missing.

Erik Larson | Bloomberg News
November 6, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

XPO Posts Revenue Increase, Net Income Decrease in Q3

XPO Logistics Inc. saw revenue tick up and net income dip in the third quarter, and the company said business activity has bounced back from earlier downturns.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
November 5, 2020
Business, Logistics

Amazon Announces First Air Cargo Expansion Outside US

Amazon .com Inc. is launching air cargo operations in Europe, the online retailer’s first such expansion outside of the U.S. as it looks to bring more freight operations in-house.

November 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 50, Top 100

Ryder Looks to Advance Tech With Venture Capital Fund

Ryder System Inc. is working to advance its technology and forge new partnerships with the launch of its corporate venture capital fund, the company detailed Nov. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 4, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50

Expeditors Posts Rise in Profit, Revenue for Q3

Expeditors International of Washington posted third-quarter gains in profit and revenue as the logistics company capitalized on a rebounding economy.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
November 3, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

ArcBest Records Increase in Q3 Net Income, Revenue

ArcBest Corp. posted gains in net income and revenue in the third quarter as its business rebounded from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
November 3, 2020
Business, Logistics

Canadian Trucking Alliance Names Jean-Claude Fortin Chairman

Jean-Claude Fortin, president of J.E. Fortin Inc., has been named chairman of the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
November 3, 2020
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