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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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Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

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Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
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Government, Business, Logistics

Canada to Raise Capacity at Port of Thunder Bay

Canada is investing C$6.7 million from its National Trade Corridors Fund on two projects to improve and increase capacity at the Port of Thunder Bay, a key grain transport hub.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 18, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Virginia, USDA Offer $6.3M in Cold Storage-Related Grants

Virginia has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer $6.3 million in supply chain grants to expand transportation options and increase cold storage and flash-freezing facilities.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 18, 2024
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FreezPak Logistics Plans Virginia Facility for Mid-Atlantic

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Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
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Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
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Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Texas Truckers Bring Tires, Livestock Feed in Wildfire Aid

Texas Trucking Association has been helping firefighters get truck tires to battle wildfires that have burned more than 1 million acres in the rural Panhandle.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
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Business, Safety, Logistics

Attack by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Targets a Ship in Red Sea

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Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
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Forterra, Kalmar Partner on Autonomous Terminal Tractors

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Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
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Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Parts of I-70 Closed to Trucks After Colorado Snowstorm

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