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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 2,100.0 340
2 Americold Logistics 1,410.0 186
3 United States Cold Storage 376.0 42
4 XPO Logistics 175.0 336
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 120.0 27
6 Penske Logistics 77.3 94
7 Burris Logistics 75.6 14
8 Conestoga Cold Storage 64.0 5
9 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
10 Hanson Logistics 43.0 7
11 Trenton Cold Storage 34.0 8
12 Confederation Freezers 29.0 8
13 FW Logistics 24.0 16
14 RLS Logistics 20.0 5
15 NFI 16.0 132
16 Covenant Logistics Group 10.5 12
17 Geodis (North America) 1.4 171
18 Rinchem Co. 1.2 21
19 Peoples Services 1.0 45
Extras
Evan Armstrong breaks down how COVID-19 challenged companies in 2020.
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On the Bubble

Arrive Logistics ($815 million), Austin, Texas, provides freight brokerage.
The leader in cold storage wants to become a one-stop shop.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, TCA

Ports of L.A., Long Beach Join Bid to Be Hydrogen Fuel Hub

The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports want to be part of a statewide clean hydrogen hub, through which they would get funding to test usage of the fuel to power trucking and terminal equipment.

Donna Littlejohn | Los Angeles Daily News
March 17, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Five Questions for Nicole White

Odyssey Logistics & Technology's chief information officer heads global technology strategy and IT operations.

March 17, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

Incentivizing Driver Excellence

To remain competitive in a challenging labor market, trucking companies and fleet operators are exploring performance-based pay models to help boost driver retention and recruiting.

Katie Pyzyk | Special to Transport Topics
March 17, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Cites Cost Cuts as Effective

FedEx Corp.’s shares jumped the most in nine months after the courier boosted its profit outlook, signaling efforts to cut costs are helping counter a decline in package volume.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
March 17, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect Moving Privacy

Legislation meant to safeguard certain identifiable information of individuals moving internationally was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 16, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern’s Sale to Canadian Pacific Approved

The Surface Transportation Board approved the merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railroad in the nation’s first major rail merger since 1998.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 15, 2023
Government, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Railroads Warned About Car Flaw That Could Cause Derailments

OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service March 9 after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend’s derailment in Ohio.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
March 10, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking Critical to Port of Milwaukee’s New Export Facility

The Port of Milwaukee’s new $40 million agricultural maritime export facility not only marks its largest cash infusion since the 1950s, but also will open doors to more overseas markets using its multimodal infrastructure.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 9, 2023
Business, Logistics

Uber Considering Spinning Off Freight Logistics Division

Uber Technologies Inc. is exploring whether to spin off its Uber Freight logistics arm in a sale or as a separate publicly traded company to streamline its focus on ride hailing and food delivery, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 9, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Trucking Titans Share M&A Tips

ORLANDO, Fla. — The market for buying and selling trucking companies was a hot topic at a recent industry trade show, so it’s little wonder that a discussion with three leaders who share recent experience on the issue drew a crowd.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 9, 2023
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