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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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Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
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

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
Government, Business, Logistics

Railroad Stocks Sink After Canada Sees NAFTA Risks Rising

Shares of railroad and auto companies were among the biggest decliners after Canadian government officials said there’s an increasing chance that U.S. President Donald Trump will give six months notice to withdraw from the NAFTA trade agreement.

Catherine Larkin | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Trump's NAFTA Ideas Are a 'Lose-Lose-Lose' for Carmakers, Says Auto Supplier

The chief executive of North America’s biggest auto supplier warned that overly complex NAFTA changes could result in a “lose-lose-lose” situation that leaves U.S., Mexican and Canadian manufacturers vulnerable.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

FedEx Seeks Permit for $35.4 Million Building at Express Hub at Memphis International Airport

FedEx has applied for a building permit for a building project valued at $35.4 million at its world hub at Memphis International Airport.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
January 10, 2018
Business, Logistics

Millennials Upset E-Commerce Assumptions

WASHINGTON — The common assumption that millennials only shop online and avoid brick-and-mortar merchants just doesn’t fit their behavior patterns, according to a survey from a Texas A&M Transportation Institute researcher.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2018
Business, Logistics

Amazon Rival JD.com Built the Equivalent of Monaco in Warehouse Space in Three Months

JD.com Inc. added so much warehouse space in three months that the new construction could cover just about every inch of Monaco, a pace of expansion that rivals growth at Amazon.com Inc.

January 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Ford Partners With Postmates in Path to Driverless Delivery

Ford Motor Co. is expanding its driverless delivery experiment beyond pizza by partnering with Postmates to test what it will take to eventually remove the driver from on-demand distribution.

January 9, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Coalition Urges Donald Trump, Lawmakers to Remember Ports in Infrastructure Debate

A coalition of the top three containerports, two private terminal operators and two industry analysts wrote a letter to President Donald Trump and Congress to urge lawmakers not to forget the ocean freight industry during the debate on infrastructure.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2018
Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Western Express Buys Connecticut Property for $1.7 Million

Western Express has paid more than $1.7 million for 12 acres in Plainfield, Conn., to expand its operations.

John Penney | Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin
January 9, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

FedEx Express Opens Mammoth Shanghai Hub, Touts Improved Asia Linkage

FedEx on Jan. 8 announced the official opening of a new, 1.4 million square foot Shanghai hub that bolsters access to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
January 9, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port Houston Container Imports Surged in 2017

The National Retail Federation said Jan. 5 that retail imports surged in Houston and other U.S. ports amid a rise in consumer confidence and spending.

Katherine Blunt | Houston Chronicle
January 8, 2018
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