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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

Arrive Logistics ($815 million), Austin, Texas, provides freight brokerage.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

AAR Report Shows Rise in Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 6.7% in the week ended March 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

March 25, 2015
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment, Logistics

MAC Trailer Assists Foundation in New Wellness Effort

MAC Trailer announced it is helping promote a new health-and-wellness program during the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 22, 2015
Safety, Business, Logistics

Trains Slow Petroleum Shipments After Derailment

Rail shipments of crude and refined products fell last week to the lowest level since October 2013 after a derailment shut a track in Illinois for four days.

Dan Murtaugh | Bloomberg News
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Lynn Doan | Bloomberg News
March 19, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 7%

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 7% in the week ended March 14 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

March 18, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Technology, Equipment

Harper Says Canadian Railways Under Watch Over Grain Shipments

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated he is prepared to continue intervening in a railway system dominated by two companies in order to keep products such as grain moving for export.

Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg News
March 13, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Senate Confirms Christopher Hart, Tho Dinh-Zarr for NTSB Spots

The Senate on March 12 easily confirmed Christopher Hart to be the full-time chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 12, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises for First Time in Four Weeks

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose for the first time in four weeks, rising 4% in the week ended March 7 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

March 11, 2015
Business, Logistics

Trailer Manufacturers Chip Away at Weight by Using Aluminum, Composite Materials

Trailer manufacturers have been pursuing weight reduction for years, trimming pounds from body materials and suspension components in response to customer demands for greater hauling capacity.

March 9, 2015
Government, Technology, Logistics, Business

Senate Bill Would Delay Positive Train Control For Five Years

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) has introduced a bill that would delay the implementation of positive train control systems for American railroads until 2020.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
March 6, 2015
Business, Logistics

Supreme Court Reverses Railroads' Appeals Court Win

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling that offered railroads the prospect of a multimillion-dollar victory in a dispute over the different fuel taxes the states impose on trains, trucks and cargo ships.

Greg Stohr | Bloomberg News
March 4, 2015
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