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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

Seko Logistics ($800 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
Business, Technology, Logistics

Opinion: Urbanization’s Effect on the Supply Chain

For the first time in almost 100 years, the rate of urban population growth has outpaced suburban growth. Americans are flocking to urban areas in large numbers — especially younger workers, or millennials, who view city living as a way to reduce commuting time and transportation expenses. At the same time, we are seeing the deindustrialization of center cities and changes to consumers’ lifestyle preferences.

May 29, 2017
Business, Logistics

Polaris Transportation Group Acquires Canadian Truckload, Warehousing Firm

Polaris Transportation Group announced it has acquired chemical hauler J.G. Drapeau Ltd. and sister firm Commercial Warehousing Ltd. as part of a plan to grow and diversify its business. All of the companies are based in Toronto.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
May 23, 2017
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Trailer Orders Rise 19% in April to 20,200; Positive Trend Continues for 7th Month

U.S. trailer orders in April rose 19% in what analysts said was an extended growth cycle that shows no signs of reversing.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 22, 2017
Government, Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern Invests Money to Improve Railroad Tracks

Kansas City Southern announced a $24.6 million investment to replace cross ties and improve crossings on the railway track between Neosho, Mo., and Blanchard, La.

May 19, 2017
Business, Logistics

Forward Air Closes Deal With Atlantic Trucking Co.

Forward Air Corp. has acquired the assets of Atlantic Trucking Co. in a deal finalized May 18, just more than one month after it was first announced.

May 19, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of Oakland Begins Project to Raise Height of Four Cranes

In nine months, 366-foot cranes will soar 27 feet taller, towering above container vessels at California’s Port of Oakland on the San Francisco Bay.    

May 19, 2017
Business, Logistics

GlobalTranz Acquires Logistics Planning Services

Freight broker GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. acquired Logistics Planning Services, also a freight brokerage, in a move that significantly increases its market share in third-party logistics services.

May 19, 2017
Fuel, Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Sen. James Inhofe: Every Funding Option for an Infrastructure Plan ‘On the Table’

WASHINGTON — A funding proposal for the country’s infrastructure system would likely entail myriad options, such as public-private partnerships and raising taxes on fuel, the former chairman of the Senate transportation committee told reporters May 16.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 16, 2017
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Trailer Orders Exceed 20,000 in April

U.S. orders for trailers in April were about 20,000 and posted strong year-over-year gains, analysts said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 16, 2017
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous, Logistics

Mesilla Valley Transportation Partners With Penske to Maintain Trucks

Mesilla Valley Transportation, a dry van truckload carrier based in Las Cruces, N.M., will work with Penske Truck Leasing Corp. to maintain its nationwide fleet of more than 1,300 trucks.

May 15, 2017
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