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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, Logistics

Echo Global Completes Purchase of Command Transportation

Echo Global Logistics Inc. has completed its previously announced $420 million acquisition of Command Transportation, combining two of the eight largest freight brokerage firms in North America.

June 2, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Plans Note Sale Linked to Acquisitions

XPO Logistics Inc. will sell $2 billion in notes to provide the balance of the financing for its planned acquisitions of French logistics company Norbert Dentressangle SA and drayage carrier Bridge Terminal Transport Services Inc.

June 1, 2015
Business, Logistics

Shortage of Available Build Slots Weighs Down April Trailer Orders

New trailer orders declined for a third straight month, dropping 31% in April compared with a year earlier, ACT Research reported, attributing the downturn to a shortage of manufacturing capacity rather than weaker demand.

June 1, 2015
Business, Logistics

Carriers, Shippers Say Stronger Ties Are Forged by Working Together

With tight capacity compelling carriers to get more selective about the freight they’ll haul, shippers are working to strengthen relationships with the companies that deliver their goods.

June 1, 2015
Business, Logistics

NFI Implements MacroPoint Freight Tracking

Transportation company NFI Industries has implemented MacroPoint’s freight-tracking software within its brokerage unit, the companies said in a joint announcement.

May 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

The Trucking Spelling Bee: Take the Quiz!

In honor of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee that took place in Washington, D.C., May 27-28, we put together a quick little Trucking Spelling Bee of our own. See how well you know the correct spelling for these trucking terms!

May 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

DHL Investing $108 Million to Expand Northern Kentucky Airport Hub

DHL said May 29 it is investing $108 million in its Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport hub to meet growth demand in international e-commerce and global trade growth.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
May 29, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Sentiment Drops in May to Six-Month Low

Consumer confidence in the United States fell to a six-month low in May as Americans became less sanguine about the prospects for the economy.

May 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises as Carloads Drop for Fifth Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 4.3% in the week ended May 23 compared with the same week last year as carload volume declined for the fifth consecutive week, the Association of American Railroads reported.

May 27, 2015
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Drop 31% in April Due to Limited Build Slots, ACT Says

Trailer orders dropped 31% in April compared with a year ago, ACT Research said, but the firm attributed the decline to a shortage of remaining manufacturing capacity rather than weaker demand.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 22, 2015
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