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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

Burris Logistics ($244 million), Milford, Del., provides dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries

Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.

Skip Descant | Government Technology
September 5, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Highway From Mexico to Canada Looks for Traction

It’s only a modest 2.5 miles of a long-term plan to better connect Las Vegas and Phoenix — the two largest cities in the U.S. not currently linked by an interstate — and a longer-term dream to link Mexico, the U.S and Canada.

Mick Akers | Las Vegas Sun
September 5, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Houston Port Ready to Ease Shipping Backlog After Hurricane Harvey

More ships sailed into the Houston Ship Channel on Sept. 1 in what will be a parade of vessels laden with crude oil, consumer goods and cruise passengers that have been unable to dock in a region devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

Andrea Rumbaugh | Houston Chronicle
September 5, 2017
Business, Logistics

Trucking Companies Climb on Expected Demand for Harvey Cleanup

Expectations that trucking demand will increase for cleanup from Hurricane Harvey helped boost shares of Landstar System Inc., YRC Worldwide Inc. and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
August 30, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics

German Firm Körber to Acquire U.S. Supply Chain Software Company HighJump

U.S.-based supply chain software firm HighJump is being acquired by Körber AG in Hamburg, Germany, for an undisclosed amount from Accellos Holdings and its primary investor, Accel-KKR, in Menlo Park, Calif.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
August 30, 2017
Business, Logistics

Arrive Logistics Expands Chicago, Austin Offices to Accommodate Growth

Arrive Logistics will move to larger offices in Chicago and Austin, Texas, to accommodate the rapid growth in volume for the 3-year-old freight broker.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
August 30, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Scarce Truck Parking Has Atlanta Looking for Solutions

Not nearly enough parking exists in metro Atlanta for truckers who must comply with federal rules that limit how many hours they can drive – a shortage that’s about to get worse, thanks to new enforcement procedures

David Wickert | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
August 30, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump’s Planned Infrastructure Boom Bumps Up Against Worker Shortage

President Donald Trump’s plan to boost the economy with millions of jobs rebuilding roads, bridges and ports has a snag, the construction industry says: There aren’t nearly enough skilled workers to fill them.

Mark Niquette | Bloomberg News
August 30, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Corpus Christi Remains Closed After Drilling Ship Breaks From Dock, Sinks Tugboat

The Port of Corpus Christi remains closed after an oil drilling ship broke from its mooring Aug. 26, sank a tugboat and beached in the ship channel’s entrance to the Gulf of Mexico.

Rye Druzin | San Antonio (Texas) Express-News
August 29, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

Shipping Company OnTrac Opens 160,000 Square-Foot Facility to Keep Up With E-Commerce Boom

Shipping and receiving company OnTrac cut the ribbon on a new 16,000-square-foot facility in Vancouver, Wash., on Aug. 24, giving it room to grow while online shopping shows no signs of slowing.

Troy Brynelson | The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
August 29, 2017
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