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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

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.7% in the week ended Oct. 25 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 31, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rose to Seven-Year High in October

Confidence among U.S. consumers rose in October to a seven-year high as gasoline prices dropped and the job market improved.

October 28, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 US Port Suffers

After years of ending the holiday shopping season with too much merchandise stacked in their warehouses, U.S. retailers face the opposite this year: They may not have enough.

October 27, 2014
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Soar in September to Highest Level Since 2005

September trailer orders spiked 86.2% from a year earlier and soared to the highest level in nearly a decade, ACT Research reported.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

Swift Posts Higher 3Q Profit

Swift Transportation Co. said its third-quarter net income climbed to $50.2 million, or 35 cents per share, from $30 million, or 21 cents, a year earlier.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

Forward Air’s 3Q Income Improves

Forward Air Corp.’s third-quarter net income rose to $16.7 million, or 54 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 46 cents, a year ago.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
October 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 5.4% This Year

For the first 42 weeks, U.S. intermodal volume has increased 5.4% from the same period last year, to 10.9 million units, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

Universal Truckload’s Earnings Decline in 3Q

Universal Truckload Services Inc.’s third-quarter earnings slipped to $13.1 million, or 44 cents per share, from $13.7 million, or 46 cents, a year ago.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

Hub Group’s 3Q Income Declines on Charges

Hub Group Inc. said its third-quarter income declined due to driver-settlement and software-development charges.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
October 24, 2014
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s Income Rises to $1.37 Billion

Union Pacific Corp.’s third-quarter net income rose to $1.37 billion, or $1.53 per share, from $1.15 billion, or $1.24, during the same time last year.

October 23, 2014
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