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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

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Logistics News
Business, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Coronavirus Study Shows Truck Activity Spike, Dip in Six States

Although trucking activity spiked across six states during the coronavirus pandemic’s early days, a recent analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute indicates that such freight activity has declined.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
April 23, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Food Trucks Hit Snags in Securing Permits for Rest Stops

A plan by federal regulators to allow food trucks at rest areas has hit some speed bumps.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 22, 2020
Business, Logistics

Virus Exposes Supply Chain Problems Across Industries

The auto industry is just one of many whose supply chains have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

Jay Skebba | The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
April 22, 2020
Business, Logistics

Direct Connect Logistix to Bolster Sales Force

Despite the coronavirus, salespeople experienced in arranging freight shipments remain in demand, as was made clear at one logistics company looking to add employees using virtual methods.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
April 22, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Food Rationing Confronts Shoppers Once Spoiled With Choice

Spoiled for choice before the pandemic, North American shoppers are finding they can’t get everything they want as grocery stores ration in-demand items to safeguard supplies.

April 22, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Facebook’s $6 Billion India Bet Kindles E-Commerce War With Amazon, Walmart

Facebook Inc.’s $5.7 billion investment in a unit of India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. creates an e-commerce leviathan to take on Amazon .com and Walmart Inc. in one of the world’s most competitive internet arenas.

Saritha Rai | Bloomberg News
April 22, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking to Play Critical Role in Restarting Economy, ATA’s Chris Spear Says

The trucking industry will play a critical role in the development and implementation of plans to restart the country’s struggling economy, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 21, 2020
Business, Safety, Logistics

Trucking Adjusts in Cities Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus

Fleet operations have had to be nimble to navigate amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus, particularly in hard-hit cities such as New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and Detroit.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 21, 2020
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year on Coronavirus Surge

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 21, 2020
Business, Fuel, Logistics

World’s Biggest Oil Storage Firm Says Almost All Space Sold

The world’s biggest independent oil storage company has all but run out of space for crude and refined products as a result of the fast-expanding glut that COVID-19 has created.

Fred Pals and Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
April 21, 2020
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