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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, Government, Logistics

Schneider Initial Stock Sale May Spur Growth in Truckload, Intermodal, Analysts Predict

Schneider’s forthcoming initial public offering may close a chapter on the company’s long- standing family ownership, but it will expand the motor carrier’s ability to broaden its horizons, industry analysts said.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
April 3, 2017
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics

Bipartisan Support for Road Funds, Tax Reform Likely, ATA Exec Says

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Advancing an infrastructure funding measure alongside a tax reform package in the coming weeks is likely to garner bipartisan backing from policymakers and support from the freight industry, officials representing trucking executives and states’ transportation directors said last week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 3, 2017
Business, Autonomous, Government, Logistics

Trucking Executives Discuss How Millennials Are Shifting Industry’s Workforce Dynamics

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As baby boomers retire, more companies are hiring millennials to be truck drivers, presenting new challenges to address the differences between the generations in how they view life and work.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
April 3, 2017
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Rosen Shuns TIGER Grants at Senate Hearing

During his Senate nomination hearing March 29, President Trump’s pick for the No. 2 spot at the U.S. Department of Transportation would not endorse an Obama-era infrastructure grants program popular with states.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
April 3, 2017
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

The Rise of E-Commerce

The market for third-party logistics services continues to expand and evolve in response to market demands and a changing competitive landscape.

April 2, 2017
Business, Logistics

Installation Specialist Davaco Merges With Crane Worldwide Logistics

Davaco Inc., a company that handles the installation of furniture and fixtures for retail stores, hotels and restaurants in the United States and Canada, announced that it will merge with Houston-based international freight forwarder Crane Worldwide Logistics.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
Business, Government, Technology, Logistics, Fuel

PeopleNet Offers 4G LTE Coverage Across North America

PeopleNet has introduced 4G LTE network coverage to its ConnectedFleet platform to bring faster, more reliable service to fleets operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

March 31, 2017
Business, Logistics, Government, Fuel

Grupo Mexico to Buy Florida East Coast Railway for $2.1 Billion

Mexican miner Grupo Mexico said on March 28 it had acquired Florida East Coast Railway for $2.1 billion, a rare acquisition that comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has been trying to renegotiate trade ties between the two countries.

March 28, 2017
Business, Technology, Government, Logistics

Robots Are Slashing Wages and Worsening Pay Inequality

Robots have long been maligned for job-snatching. Now you can add depressing wages and promoting inequality to your list of automation-related grievances.

Jeanna Smialek | Bloomberg News
March 28, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rises to Highest Since December 2000

Consumer confidence jumped in March to the highest level in more than 16 years, as Americans grew increasingly upbeat about both present and future conditions, according to a report March 28 from the New York-based Conference Board.

March 28, 2017
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