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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 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
Business, Logistics

ATRI: Driver Shortage Tops Trucking Concern List for Third Straight Year

SAN DIEGO — For the third year in a row, the driver shortage is the top-ranked issue for trucking fleets, as they struggle to recruit and retain qualified drivers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2019
Business, Logistics

Detention Times Threaten Supply Chain Efficiency, Panelists Say

SAN DIEGO — Three supply chain executives said the industry must make big improvements in how it manages detention time. The remarks were made during an Oct. 6 session of American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 6, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

iTradeNetwork Offers Pilot Program to Trace Perishable Commodities

iTradeNetwork, a global provider of supply chain management for the food and beverage industry, announced a traceability pilot program with grower-shippers of select perishable commodities.

October 4, 2019
Business, Logistics

Kriska Transportation Acquires Trailwood Transport, Nexus Freight

Kriska Transportation Group acquired Trailwood Transport Ltd. and Nexus Freight Ltd., both of Alliston, Ontario, according to an Oct. 1 news release.

October 4, 2019
Business, Logistics

Sunset Transportation Opens Branch, Warehouse in Texas

Sunset Transportation, a third-party logistics company headquartered in St. Louis, opened a branch office and warehouse space in Laredo, Texas.

October 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100

Technology Should Be Majority Player in Supply Chain, Coyote Says

Supply chain managers should give AI and other technologies 60% of tasks, according to a recent report by Coyote Logistics, a UPS Inc. subsidiary based in Chicago.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 3, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Port Officials Say Even With Trade Uncertainty, Now Is Time to Expand

U.S. seaports are investing in larger cranes and deepening channels to remain competitive.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 2, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

CEO Brad Jacobs Looks to Grow XPO, According to Analysts

Brad Jacobs built XPO Logistics through aggressive mergers and acquisitions over the past eight years, only to cool to purchasing other companies. The high-profile CEO now appears to be back in acquisition mode.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 2, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

UPS Drones Win FAA Milestone Permission to Operate

UPS Inc. won U.S. certification to fly drones under regulations similar to those for airlines, a milestone that allows the company to vastly expand airborne deliveries.

Thomas Black and Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
October 1, 2019
Business, Logistics

Ryder’s Ruth Lopez Wins Influential Woman in Trucking Award

DALLAS — Ruth Lopez, transportation management director for Ryder System Inc., has won the Influential Woman in Trucking award.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
October 1, 2019
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