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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.
53

On the Bubble

Redwood Logistics ($804 million), Chicago, provides custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

I.D. Systems Signs Intermodal Contract

I.D. Systems Inc. said it has signed a $700,000, five-year contract with a truckload carrier that will use the supplier’s VeriWise intermodal cellular domestic container management tool, the company announced.

June 19, 2014
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Increases Intermodal Service From West Coast to Chicago

Union Pacific said it is increasing the frequency of intermodal service from Portland, Oregon, and Northern California to Chicago to create more truck-competitive service.

June 18, 2014
Business, Logistics

Logistics Costs Rose 2.3% in 2013

Total U.S. business logistics costs in 2013 rose to $1.39 trillion, a 2.3% increase from 2012, according to the 25th annual “State of Logistics Report” released June 17.

June 17, 2014
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Autonomous

Diesel Falls for 7th Straight Week

The national retail diesel average continued to decline even as crude oil futures remained above $105 a barrel.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
June 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 6.8% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.8% in the week ended June 7 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

June 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 8% in May

Intermodal rail volume for May rose 8% compared with the same time last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

June 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Ingram Micro Adds UPS Executive to Board

Ingram Micro Inc., a wholesale distributor of electronics and mobile phones, said it has elected UPS Inc. Chief Information Officer David Barnes to the board of directors.

June 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Rogers to Succeed Wolfe as Universal CEO

Universal Truckload Services Inc. said CEO Scott Wolfe will retire at the end of 2014 and be succeeded by former YRC Freight President Jeff Rogers.

June 4, 2014
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Elephants Take Truck Odyssey from Calgary to D.C. Zoo

A pair of North American zoos used two tractors pulling drop-deck trailers to carry a trio of female Asian elephants to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., from Calgary, Alberta, quickly and in comfort.

June 2, 2014
Business, Logistics, Equipment

April Trailer Orders Rise 20.2% as Fleets Begin to Add Capacity

New trailer orders rose 20.2% in April from a year earlier, ACT Research reported, as more fleets begin to add equipment, rather than just replace existing units.

June 2, 2014
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