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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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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

Hub Group Renames Drayage Unit

Hub Group Inc. announced it is changing the name of its drayage unit to Hub Group Trucking from Comtrak Logistics to recognize the growing importance of drayage services.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
March 11, 2014
Business, Logistics

UPS to Invest $70 Million For Propane Vans, Fueling

INDIANAPOLIS — UPS Inc. said it will spend $70 million to deploy 1,000 propane-powered delivery vans in 50 communities nationwide and build fueling stations at every facility where the trucks are kept, the parcel carrier announced.

March 10, 2014
Business, Logistics

Schneider Adopts Predictive Analytics from FleetRisk

FleetRisk Advisors said truckload carrier Schneider will adopt its driver safety and driver retention predictive analytics models throughout its fleet, marking the technology supplier’s largest deployment.

March 6, 2014
Government, Business, Logistics

House Approves Bill to Extend Propane Haulers’ HOS Exemptions

The House approved legislation March 4 that would extend through May exemptions to federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling propane.

March 4, 2014
Business, Logistics

Chassis Issues Continue to Trouble Truckers as Intermodal Freight Grows, Official Says

PHOENIX — The process of supplying chassis to truckers that handle international shipments is still fraught with confusion because of terminal delays and inadequate incentives for leasing companies to acquire new equipment, an industry executive said.

March 3, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 6.4% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.4% in the week ended Feb. 22 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

February 28, 2014
Business, Logistics

Canadian Carriers Report Mixed Earnings

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its income dropped in the fourth quarter, which was mostly attributed due to bad weather, and Contrans Group reported its earnings increased in 2014.

February 28, 2014
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump 28% in January

January orders for truck trailers rose 28% over the previous year, ACT Research reported.

February 26, 2014
Business, Logistics

Expeditors International’s Profit Falls

Logistics provider Expeditors International of Washington Inc. said its profit declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2013 but increased in the full year.

February 25, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

XPO Logistics reported a fourth-quarter loss of $10.6 million, or 37 cents per share, compared with a loss of $9.3 million, or 57 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue increased about 137% to $257.2 million.

February 25, 2014
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