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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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Crane Worldwide Logistics ($230 million), Houston, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, intermodal and drayage and supply chain consulting.
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Logistics News
Government, Logistics, TCA

Louisiana State Rep. Not Ready to Give Up on Improving Roads: ‘We Have to Fix It’

Seven months after their push for a hike in the state gas tax died, road and bridge advocates are scrambling to see what, if any, other options are available for traffic relief.

Will Sentell | The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
January 8, 2018
Business, Logistics

Survey: Driver Shortage Explains Unseated Trucks

More than 90% of fleets had unseated trucks in the fourth quarter despite the capacity crunch the industry is facing, according to the Trends in Truckload Recruitment and Retention report, a nonscientific survey of recruiters at the fleet clients of Driver iQ.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
January 5, 2018
Government, Logistics, TCA

N.Y. Gov. Proposes Eliminating Toll Booths From State Thruway by 2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to eliminate toll booths from the State Thruway by 2020.

Julie McMahon | Syracuse (N.Y.) Media Group
January 5, 2018
Business, Logistics

US Trade Deficit Balloons to Widest in Almost Six Years

The U.S. trade deficit in November reached the highest level in almost six years as an increase in imports exceeded a gain in shipments overseas, Commerce Department data showed Jan. 5.

January 5, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

XPO, DHL Back Tesla Semi

Logistics firms are joining trucking companies in checking out the potential for the Tesla Semi, with at least two testing prototypes of the electric truck.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
January 4, 2018
Business, Logistics

Hong Kong Set to Lose Spot Among Top Five Container Ports in 2018

Hong Kong is poised to lose its ranking as the world’s fifth-busiest container port if cargo-handling trends continue.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
January 4, 2018
Business, Logistics

Here’s How the Winter Deep Freeze Will Affect the US Economy

A winter storm sweeping the U.S. East Coast after a week of very low temperatures is probably boosting demand for boots and mittens — and thanks in part to its timing, it shouldn’t chill economic data more broadly.

Jeanna Smialek | Bloomberg News
January 4, 2018
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Airfreight Prices From Europe Skyrocket in December

Airfreight rates between Europe and the United States surged in the final two months of 2017, hitting unprecedented levels in advance of the traditional volume spike from Asia that precedes the Chinese New Year in mid-February.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2018
Government, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

Missouri Gas Tax Increase May Land on Ballot After Task Force Report

A panel set up by Missouri lawmakers wants Missouri voters to raise the state’s gasoline tax by a dime per gallon to help maintain one of the nation’s most extensive highway networks.

Jack Suntrup | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 3, 2018
Business, Logistics

Private Equity Group Acquires Redwood Logistics, Will Merge With Simplified Logistics

Private equity group CI Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Redwood Logistics, one of the top freight brokers in the United States.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2018
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