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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

Seko Logistics ($800 million), Itasca, Ill., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Cardinal Logistics Appoints Tom White as Chairman

Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. announced it appointed Tom White as executive chairman.

January 30, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises, Following First Decline in 11 Months

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased for the week ended Jan. 24, after the first decline in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 28, 2015
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump to Record Level in 2014

New trailer orders jumped in December to the second-highest level on record, rounding out the trailer industry’s best year for order placement, according to ACT Research.

January 28, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Nev. DOT Hires Consultant for Freight Plan; State Sees Logistics as Economic Development Tool

Nevada’s Department of Transportation commissioned consulting firm Michael Gallis & Associates to prepare a freight plan that could help the state enlarge and diversify its economy.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 27, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

TSE Changes Name to Redwood Logistics

Transportation Solutions Enterprises, a Chicago-based company that provides a variety of transportation services, has changed its name to Redwood Logistics.

January 27, 2015
Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government, Autonomous

Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010

For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.

January 26, 2015
Business, Logistics

Plunge in Crude Price Threatens Orders for Rail Tank Cars

Add tank car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices.

Katherine Chiglinsky | Bloomberg News
January 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

IANA Says Preliminary Totals Show 4.8% Intermodal Volume Increase

The Intermodal Association of North America said preliminary 2014 totals showed a record 16.3 million truck-rail shipments handled, a 4.8% increase over the previous mark set in 2013.

January 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Declines for First Time in 11 Months

U.S. rail intermodal traffic dropped for the first time in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 21.

January 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

DHL Opens $35 Million Facility at Chicago O’ Hare

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a $35 million facility in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport cargo zone, the company’s largest air export gateway.

January 20, 2015
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