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2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The third-party logistics business is undergoing a dramatic, technology-driven transformation.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2019.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 1,700.0 260
2 Americold Logistics 1,025.4 182
3 United States Cold Storage 288.0 39
4 Agro Merchants Group 271.9
5 XPO Logistics 175.0 400
6 VersaCold Logistics Services 118.0 31
7 Interstate Warehousing 115.0 8
8 Penske Logistics 81.9 70
9 Burris Logistics 75.0 13
10 Henningsen Cold Storage 60.0 12
11 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
12 Hanson Logistics 39.0 8
13 Conestoga Cold Storage 37.8 5
14 Confederation Freezers 29.0 8
15 Trenton Cold Storage 28.0 8
16 FW Logistics 24.0 16
17 Allied Frozen Storage 23.4 6
18 RLS Logistics 18.0 5
19 NFI 16.0 145
20 Covenant Logistics Group 7.5 15
21 Geodis (North America) 1.4 142
22 Peoples Services 1.2 42
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On the Bubble

Radiant Logistics ($230 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
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Swift Logistics to Close Pennsylvania Warehouse

Swift Logistics will close its warehouse in Springettsbury Township, Pa., on Dec. 31, and 56 employees will be laid off.

Daniel Urie | Pennlive.com
October 30, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

USDA Final Interim Rule Affirms Interstate Transport of Hemp

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 30 announced its final interim rule supporting a 2018 hemp legalization law that will allow the interstate transportation of hemp without interference from the states.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
October 30, 2019
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

Canadian Carrier Mullen Sees Q3 Earnings Decline as Oil Shipments Fall

Canadian carrier Mullen Group Ltd. posted a 6.4% decline in net income in the third quarter, to C$20.5 million or 20 cents per share, according to a company news release Oct. 24.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 30, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Convoy Tries to Navigate Some Uber-Scale Problems

Convoy risks drawing comparisons to Uber in less flattering ways: drivers grousing about getting squeezed and a business model that has yet to turn a profit.

Dina Bass | Bloomberg News
October 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon’s Transportation Costs Surge in Q3; Financial Results Mixed

Amazon.com’s shipping costs skyrocketed 46% year-over-year in the third quarter to a record $9.6 billion, an increase of more than $500 million over what the online retail giant spent during the same period in 2018.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Waymo CEO Sees Driverless Trucking Catching on Faster Than Taxis

True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company’s chief executive officer says robot ride hailing may not be the first form of automotive autonomy to take off commercially.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
October 29, 2019
Business, Logistics

XPO Reports Mixed 3Q Earnings

Global freight transportation and logistics provider XPO Logistics reported mixed financial results for the third quarter on Oct. 28.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 28, 2019
Business, Logistics

With Capacity to Spare, Railroads Have an Eye on Truck Cargo

Rail officials acknowledged on their third-quarter financial calls they have extra capacity to move goods because they are not carrying as much freight as they did in 2017 and 2018, when the economy was roaring.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

UPS to Upgrade Health Care-Dedicated Warehouse Network

UPS Inc. will add major upgrades to its health care-dedicated warehouse and distribution network, according to an Oct. 28 news release.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Crane Simulator Trains Baltimore Longshoremen Without Disrupting Dock Operations

The Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore bought a $500,000 simulator this year to train crane operators at the Port of Baltimore without affecting the day-to-day loading and unloading of cargo.

Colin Campbell | The Baltimore Sun
October 28, 2019
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