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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

Redwood Logistics ($804 million), Chicago, provides custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Extensive Travels Prepared Long For Helm of Trucking Federation

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duane Long has run everything from an array of companies with more than 2,000 employees to a logistics firm with 40 trucks, a breadth of experience that he brings to his new role as chairman of American Trucking Associations.

October 13, 2014
Business, Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Price Keeps Falling, Lowest Since July 2012

Diesel fuel’s national average retail price fell 2.2 cents to $3.733 a gallon, the 14th straight week without an increase and 25th drop in the past 30 weeks, the Department of Energy reported.

October 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Florida Railway Paints Train Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Florida East Coast Railway is sponsoring the Susan G. Komen North Florida 20th Race for the Cure and painted two of its trains pink to support the cause.

October 10, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 3.7% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 3.7% in the week ended Oct. 4 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 10, 2014
Business, Logistics

Federal Maritime Commission Clears Ocean Carrier Alliance

The Federal Maritime Commission has cleared the planned vessel alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., the two largest ocean carriers.

October 9, 2014
Business, Logistics

$1 Billion Policy Created to Cover Rail Catastrophes

American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, introduced a policy to help railroads handle losses from catastrophic accidents as more crude oil is shipped by trains.

October 9, 2014
Business, Logistics

Surface Transportation Board Demands More Detailed Rail Service Reports

The Surface Transportation Board said it is ordering all major freight railroads to submit more detailed service reports starting later this month in the wake of ongoing delays.

October 9, 2014
Business, Logistics

Schneider Raises Van Truckload Driver Pay

Schneider has raised van truckload driver pay by 8-13% in mileage and bonus pay, after increases for tanker and dedicated account drivers.

October 8, 2014
Business, Logistics

Newgistics Expands Parcel Delivery Service

Newgistics, an e-commerce provider, announced the international expansion of its parcel delivery and return services.

October 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Soar 56.9% in Strongest August in 20 Years

New trailer orders totaled 25,191 in August, a 56.9% jump from a year earlier and the highest level for that month in 20 years, ACT Research reported.

October 6, 2014
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