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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

Seko Logistics ($220 million), Itasca, Ill., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Tesla Racing to Get Model 3s to China Before Potential Tariff Hike

Tesla Inc. is loading as many Model 3 sedans as it can onto vessels destined for the People’s Republic ahead of March 1, when a trade-war truce between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is scheduled to expire.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
February 13, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Calls Amazon’s HQ2 Jobs ‘Mission Critical’

Defending the incentive package to attract Amazon.com Inc.’s HQ2 to New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the prospect of the tech giant bringing tens of thousands of jobs to the area was “mission critical.”

February 12, 2019
Business, Logistics

SteelRiver Infrastructure Looking to Sell Patriot Rail

SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners is seeking a buyer for Patriot Rail Co., a transportation business that could fetch more than $600 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Gillian Tan | Bloomberg News
February 12, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Analyst Says Fuel Supply Inadequate for Ocean Shippers to Comply With New Rule

Not enough low-sulfur fuel oil is available to replace the fuels used by marine shippers ahead of a fast-approaching regulation, according to analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

Erin Douglas | Houston Chronicle
February 11, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA

Robot Package Delivery Trucks Developed in Detroit Ready for China, US

Looking like a delegation of toasters from space, a generation of electrically powered, self-driving mail trucks will roll out of a suburban Detroit industrial park later this year. Their mission: Revolutionize mail and package delivery.

Mark Phelan | Detroit Free Press
February 11, 2019
Business, Logistics

Tech Startup ePallet Raises $3 Million to Fund 2019 Growth

ePallet Inc., a California-based firm that provides technology to enable food shippers and consumers to buy and sell products in pallet-size quantities direct from manufacturers and food processing firms, has said it has raised $3 million in funding.

February 11, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

U.S. Xpress Enterprises' Efficiency Moves Pay Off

Efforts by dry van truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises to boost profits by improving the efficiency of its trucking operations are paying off.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Amazon Reconsidering NYC Headquarters After Opposition

Amazon.com Inc. is reconsidering its plan to build a corporate campus in New York after facing a wave of opposition, according to a news report that cited unnamed people familiar with the matter.

February 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Tesla to Cut 1,000 Jobs Starting March 20

Tesla’s Fremont factory will be the hardest hit in California by the global job cuts the electric vehicle maker announced last month.

Levi Sumagaysay | The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.)
February 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Ford Investing $1 Billion in High-Profit SUV Plants

Ford Motor Co. is investing $1 billion in two Chicago factories and hiring 500 workers to expand its ability to crank out high-profit sport utility vehicles, including its new Explorer.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
February 8, 2019
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