Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Refrigerated Firms
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 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
On the Bubble
XPO Posts First Full-Year Profit Since Jacobs Took Helm in 2011
XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit with Bradley Jacobs at the helm of the organization and also was profitable in the final quarter owing to strength in the less-than- truckload division.
Fleets Add Record Number of Trailers in 2016, While Truck Registrations Fall, IHS Says
While 2016 was a trying year for truck makers, U.S. fleets invested heavily in trailers and put more of them into business than ever before, according to a report on vehicle registrations from IHS Automotive.
Maverick’s Vaughn Named Transport Topics’ First Recruiter of the Year
NASHVILLE — Brad Vaughn, vice president of recruiting for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named the winner of Transport Topics’ first Recruiter of the Year award as the Recruitment and Retention Conference concluded here on Feb. 24.
Dry Van Demand Sends Trailer Orders Surging
U.S. net trailer orders in January shot up 92% year-over-year to almost 33,000 as dry van demand surged ahead, much as it has since November, ACT Research Co. said.
February 23, 2017XPO Logistics Notches First Full-Year Profit Since 2011
XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit of the Brad Jacobs era, with net income of $63.1 million, or 53 cents a share, compared with a $245.9 million loss in 2015, or $2.65, the company said Feb. 21.
Expeditors' Volumes Rise as Rates Hinder Profits
Fourth-quarter business boomed, but profits dipped at freight forwarder Expeditors International as roller-coaster pricing made management difficult, the Seattle-based firm said in its Feb. 21 earnings statement.
February 21, 2017CEO of CSX to Retire as Hunter Harrison Negotiations Continue
The shakeup at CSX Corp. took another twist Feb. 21 when current CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden announced they're leaving the railroad at the end of May, another wrinkle that could affect the push from private investor Paul Hilal to install former Canadian Pacific CEO Hunter Harrison as CSX’s top executive. The company also announced 1,000 layoffs.
February 21, 2017Opinion: Does the $75,000 Broker Bond Make Sense?
Brokers, freight forwarders and nonvessel operating common carriers, or NVOCC, are required by federal law to carry a surety bond in the event they fail to pay the carrier that performs the move on the shipments they broker. On Dec. 1, 2013, the $75,000 broker bond went into effect — up from the previous bond requirement of $10,000.
February 20, 2017Editorial: Young Minds, New Roads
Coming soon to a theater near you: How to build roads and bridges. The American Society of Civil Engineers last week screened a documentary titled, “Dream Big: Engineering Our World,” which spotlights efforts to encourage young people to pursue careers in engineering. Included in that mix are bridge and road design, fields that — if recent data are any indication — will require expertise for years to come.
February 20, 2017XPO’s Jacobs Sees E-Commerce as Key to Robust Growth in 2017
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Brad Jacobs won’t rest on turning a profit with a company that lost money as recently as 2015, telling Transport Topics that he’ll “double down” on growing on the e-commerce wave through contract logistics, less-than-truckload and last-mile delivery services.