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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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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, Equipment, Logistics

Prime Launches Hopper Division, Starting With 25 Trailers

Prime Inc. is launching a hopper business, as Transport Topics' 19th-ranked for-hire carrier expands its bulk transportation operations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 10, 2024
Technology, Logistics, Private, TCA

Walmart Announces Dallas Drone Deliveries Covering Millions

Walmart says drone deliveries are no longer a futuristic idea, as it will be able to make drone deliveries with its partners Wing and Zipline to 75% of Dallas-Fort Worth by the end of this year.

Maria Halkias | The Dallas Morning News
January 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated. 

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
January 10, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Truck Parking Front and Center at TRB

WASHINGTON — Transportation officials meeting at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting heard several proposals to solve the truck parking shortage.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 9, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

US Trucking Faces Downstream Effects From Suez Canal Attacks

A militant group that is attacking container vessels along the Suez Canal in Egypt is causing shipment disruptions that threaten to inflict downstream effects on the U.S. trucking sector.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping Shows Signs of Panic as Houthis Menace Trade Lane

Container shipping is set to face a crunch ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday as Houthi attacks in the Red Sea restrict capacity, a major industry consultant said. 

January 8, 2024
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Penske Logistics Names Jeff Jackson President

Penske Logistics has named Jeff Jackson president, succeeding Marc Althen, who is retiring. A longtime Penske leader, Jackson has more than 28 years' experience in transportation.

January 5, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Amazon Captured 29% of Online Orders Before Christmas

Amazon's share of online orders spiked in the final days of the holiday season, showing how big investments in delivery speed paid off as shoppers sought out products they could get quickly.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
January 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Spot Container Shipping Rates Soar 173% on Red Sea Threats

Short-term rates for container shipping between Asia, Europe and the U.S. are climbing on reduced capacity caused by the threats to cargo vessels in the Red Sea.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
January 4, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Asks Truckers for Views on Barriers to Female Drivers

The American Transportation Research Institute launched a survey seeking responses from both male and female drivers on barriers women face in pursuing driving careers. 

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2024
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