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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
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire Bridge Terminal Transport; Posts Narrow 1Q Loss

XPO Logistics reached an agreement to buy yet another transportation provider May 4 and posted first-quarter financial results with a narrowing loss even as revenue soared.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 4, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Goes Global in $3.5 Billion Deal

XPO Logistics Inc. last week made its first foray into the global market with an agreement to buy French company Norbert Dentressangle SA for $3.53 billion, the latest move in the consolidation trend in the logistics sector.

May 4, 2015
Business, Logistics

March Trailer Orders Drop, but Large Backlogs Remain

March orders for new trailers fell 22% from a year earlier, but manufacturers remain busy with a heavy backlog generated by an “epic” order season over the past several months, ACT Research said.

May 4, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Sentiment Rises to Second-Highest Since 2007

Consumer confidence increased in April to the second-highest level in more than eight years as Americans grew more upbeat about their financial prospects.

May 1, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

NTSB Recommends Video Recorders on Heavy Trucks and Buses

The National Transportation Safety Board on April 29 issued a recommendation that heavy truck and bus fleet operators deploy in-cab video system recorder technology to monitor their drivers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 30, 2015
Business, Logistics

Reactions: XPO Logistics Acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle for $3.53 Billion

Reactions to XPO Logistics' $3.53 billion acquisition of French logistics company Norbert Dentressangle SA for $3.53.

April 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises as Carloads Decline 7.9%

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 5.6% in the week ended April 25 compared with the same week last year as carload traffic declined 7.9%, the Association of American Railroads reported.

April 29, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Agrees to Buy Norbert Dentressangle for $3.53 Billion

XPO Logistics Inc. agreed to buy French logistics company Norbert Dentressangle SA for $3.53 billion to expand in the global sector, a move that will nearly triple the U.S. company’s revenue.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
April 28, 2015
Business, Logistics

EkoStinger Offers New Approach to Trailer Aerodynamics

EkoStinger said it is offering a new approach to trailer aerodynamics with a product designed to consistently enhance airflow, regardless of tandem placement and even at low speeds.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
April 28, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines in April

The Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence unexpectedly decreased to 95.2 in April from 101.4 a month earlier, the New York-based private research group said April 28.

April 28, 2015
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