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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

ArcBest Corp. ($779 million), Fort Smith, Ark., 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

Canadian Pacific Says Weather, KCS Merger Affected Q4 Results

Severe winter weather along part of its network and increased costs with the proposed merger of Canadian Pacific Railway with Kansas City Southern impacted fourth-quarter financial results.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 28, 2022
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern Posts Record Results for Q4, Full Year

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported record fourth-quarter and full-year net income from railway operations and operating ratio when the Class I railroad released its results Jan. 26.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 27, 2022
Business, Logistics

Cardboard Box Shortage Is Latest Disruption to Global Shipping

The latest hurdle to shipping goods in a world gripped by pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions is a shortage of cardboard boxes, according to one of the world’s biggest makers of the material.

Jen Skerritt | Bloomberg News
January 27, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Landstar Reports Record Revenue of $1.95B for Q4

Landstar System on Jan. 26 reported record quarterly revenue and operating income for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 27, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Knight-Swift Reports 78.9% Jump in Earnings for Q4

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported a 78.9% jump in earnings Jan. 26 for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 26, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Marten Transport Reports Revenue, Earnings Growth for Q4

Marten Transport saw revenue and earnings grow during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2022
Business, Logistics

CN Announces New CEO, Strong Q4 Results

Nearly a year after Canadian National Railway began pursuit of an ultimately unsuccessful $33 billion bid to merge with Kansas City Southern, the company will turn to Tracy Robinson, a former executive at one of CN’s rivals, as the railroad’s new president and CEO.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 25, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Under-21 Driver Pilot Program Raises Carrier Reporting Concerns

While trucking industry trade groups have expressed support for a federal apprenticeship program that will train under-21 drivers to operate tractor-trailers across state lines, concerns are being raised that some of the initiative’s reporting requirements for motor carriers are overly burdensome.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 25, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Vaccine Rule Raises Shipping Costs for Canadian Grocer

The head of one of Canada’s largest supermarket chains says the vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border is raising the cost of shipping fresh food. But so far, it has had little impact on the retailer’s ability to stock shelves.

Derek Decloet | Bloomberg News
January 25, 2022
Business, Logistics

N.J. Trucking Leader Myron ‘Mike’ Shevell Dies at 87

New Jersey trucking leader Myron "Mike" Shevell dies at 87 after a career in the industry that spanned decades.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 25, 2022
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