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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.
51

On the Bubble

Neovia Logistics ($835 million), Irving, Texas, provides order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics, Top 50

XPO Says GXO Spinoff Should Be Completed by Q3

XPO Logistics has moved up the potential timeline to complete a spinoff of its logistics operations into a separate company, and also has provided updated financial guidance that forecasts strong growth for the planned independent company.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 9, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Nations Set to Discuss Reducing Global Shipping CO2 Emissions

John Kerry wants to accelerate the decarbonization of the global shipping industry, which spews more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Airbus Set to Move Ahead With A350 Freighter Within Weeks

Airbus SE is poised to begin taking orders for a freighter version of its A350 wide-body as soon as next month, in a challenge to Boeing Co.’s dominance in the market for dedicated cargo aircraft.

June 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Walmart, Target Unveil Own Versions of Amazon Prime Day

Not to be outdone, Walmart and Target have announced they will hold big sales that will compete with Amazon Prime Day.

Deb Kiner | pennlive.com
June 8, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Manager’s Road Back to Baseball Took a Trucking Turn

Phillip Wellman is a baseball lifer, but a stint as a trucking fleet manager left an indelible impression.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2021
Business, Logistics

Suddath Expands Local Moving Brand to Orlando

The Suddath Companies has expanded its recently launched MoveDay local moving brand to Orlando, the company announced June 7.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 7, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

C.H. Robinson Petitions Supreme Court to Hear Negligent Hiring Case

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court decision involving a personal injury suit accusing the freight broker of negligent hiring.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 4, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Rail Customers Express Concern Over CN-KCS Merger

As leaders from Canadian National Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway promote their proposed merger, concerns are growing among some of their customers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

E2open CEO Details Value Added in BluJay Solutions Acquistion

E2open CEO Michael Farlekas said his company’s supply chain solutions platform will be enhanced with more capabilities such as logistics execution software via its acquisition of BluJay Solutions.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

GM to Beat Profit Targets as Truck Plants Ramp Up

General Motors Co. will boost output at two truck plants, allowing the company to beat its first-half forecast of $5.5 billion in profit and to hit the high end of its full-year target of around $11 billion.

David Welch | Bloomberg News
June 3, 2021
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