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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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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 6.7% for Week

Intermodal rail volume rose 6.7% for the week ended Sept. 7 from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 13, 2013
Business, Logistics

Train in Quebec Crash Was Improperly Labeled for Oil Shipment, Investigators Say

A train carrying crude oil that crashed in Quebec in July and killed 47 people was mislabeled as carrying a less dangerous substance, Canadian investigators said.

September 11, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Reaches All-Time Monthly Record in August

U.S. intermodal traffic set a record for average weekly volume in August, the Association of American Railroads said Aug. 5.

September 6, 2013
Business, Logistics

July Trailer Orders Slump to Lowest in Nearly Three Years

Trailer manufacturers received the lowest total of new orders in nearly three years during July, blaming an economy that has failed to give customers enough confidence to add equipment, ACT Research reported.

September 2, 2013
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.5%

Intermodal volume rose 3.5% for the week ended Aug. 24 from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 30, 2013
Business, Logistics

Xtra Lease Adds Free Tracking to Long-Term Leased Trailers

Xtra Lease said Tuesday it will provide free basic trailer-tracking service to fleets on new long-term leased trailers, including refrigerated units.

August 27, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Improves in August

Consumer confidence rose in August, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

August 27, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.7% for Week

Intermodal volume rose 3.7% for the week ended Aug. 17 from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 23, 2013
Business, Logistics

Fla. DOT Invests $2.5 Million in South Florida Logistics Center

The Florida Department of Transportation said it is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the South Florida Logistics Center near Miami.

August 21, 2013
Business, Logistics

Railroad Involved in Quebec Crash Expects to Win Approval to Keep Operating

The railroad involved with last month’s railcar crash in Quebec that killed 47 people said it expects to win approval to keep operating, Bloomberg News reported.

August 20, 2013
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