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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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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
Business, Logistics

Target Expands Free Delivery to Seize Market Share Opportunity

Target Corp. is expanding perks like free two-day delivery to snag as much as possible of the $100 billion in sales the company sees up for grabs from retailers that have gone under.

Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News
October 23, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

E2open Buys Leading Ocean Freight Software Firm Inttra

E2open, an Austin-based software company that provides cloud-based services for the supply chain industry, said Oct. 22 that it had acquired New Jersey-based Inttra, a software company that provides various tools to shippers and carriers in the ocean freight industry.

Sebastian Herrera | Austin American Statesman
October 23, 2018
Business, Logistics

Pilot Freight Opens New Salt Lake City Warehouse

Pilot Freight Services, a global provider of transportation and logistics services, has announced the opening of a 44,000-square-foot multiclient warehouse in Salt Lake City. The space will bolster Pilot’s network of West Coast clients to meet consumer needs, especially in response to the continually growing e-commerce industry.

October 22, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

MCE 2018 to Focus on Cooperation, Trucking Industry Promotion

When trucking officials gather at the annual American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas, Oct. 27-30, the major theme they will hear is how the industry can work together nationally and locally to promote trucking.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 20, 2018
Business, Logistics

B&H Worldwide Expands European Network

British aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide announced the opening of two offices in Europe as well as the launch of a Europewide road freight network to provide an alternative road transport solution to current airfreight services.

October 19, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics

BigRoad Freight Introduces Personalized Load-Matching Platform

BigRoad Freight has launched a new set of features that gives drivers access to personalized load boards, load searching and truck posting through the BigRoad app. That allows them more control over the shipments they choose, according to a press release.

October 19, 2018
Business, Logistics

Some Suppliers Cautious After Sears Files for Bankruptcy

Shortly after filing for bankruptcy earlier this week, Sears Holdings Corp. sent a letter to suppliers asking for their “ongoing support.” That’s been a difficult pitch. Some vendors have stopped shipping products to the retailer over concerns they won’t get paid, according to people with knowledge of the situation, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.

October 19, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics

DeliveryCircle Launches SaaS Platform KrewZen

DeliveryCircle, a same-day delivery solution for shippers, has introduced KrewZen, a Software-as-a-Service platform that gives retailers, third-party logistics companies and distributors the tools to build a local delivery network for same-day, final-mile deliveries.

October 19, 2018
Business, Logistics

Odyssey Logistics & Technology to Acquire AFF Global in Busy Day of Mergers

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. has agreed to buy U.S.-based freight forwarder AFF Global Logistics for $465 million in cash and equity, the company announced Oct. 18.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
October 19, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 50

AIT Worldwide Logistics Acquires WorldFresh Express

AIT Worldwide Logistics acquired WorldFresh Express, a Los Angeles-based freight forwarder that handles perishable food products, in a deal completed Oct. 17.

October 19, 2018
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