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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

Consumer Confidence Falls in October to Three-Month Low

Consumer confidence fell in October to a three-month low as Americans became less upbeat about the labor market.

October 27, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Extends Tender Offer for Shares of Con-way

XPO Logistics Inc. announced its tender offer for shares of Con-way Inc. has been extended until Oct. 30, in conjunction with the $3 billion acquisition agreement between the companies.

October 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Maersk Cuts Profit Outlook on Weaker Global Container Market

A.P. Moeller-Maersk cut its profit forecast for 2015, citing a weaker container shipping market as the outlook for global growth becomes gloomier.

October 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Investment Firm Acquires Unishippers Global Logistics

Ridgemont Equity Partners, an investment firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired Unishippers Global Logistics, a transportation service provider that resells package and freight services through franchise affiliates across the United States.

October 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Profit Tops Estimates on Cost Cuts as Cargo Drops

Union Pacific Corp. reported profit that beat analysts’ estimates after cutting costs as the railroad heads for its first annual drop in sales since the recession in 2009.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
October 22, 2015
Business, Logistics

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight Celebrates Bicentennial Birthday

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, is celebrating its 200th birthday this year and is looking back at its founding, shortly after the Battle of Waterloo.

October 22, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 1% For Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 1% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

CP Rail Earnings Beat Expectations on Declining Costs

Canadian Pacific Railway reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, buoyed by a weaker currency and expense reductions that included parking locomotives.

October 20, 2015
Business, Logistics

CSX to Cut 300 Jobs as Coal Freight Drops

CSX Corp. plans to cut 300 jobs at Erwin, Tennessee, in response to a steady decline in coal traffic.

October 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises Slightly For Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 0.5% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 14, 2015
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