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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
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: 7 Questions to Reveal a True Logistics Pro

By now, most of us have seen those TV commercials shown during the buildup to April 15 in which consumers realize their tax “professional” is actually a store clerk or a plumber.

June 10, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week, Posts Record Weekly Average in May

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.7% last week from the same week a year ago and posted the highest weekly average for any May on record, the Association of American Railroads said.

June 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Rise 8.2%

Fleets ordered 21,769 trailers during April, the highest level so far in 2013 and 8.2% above year-ago levels, according to ACT Research.

June 3, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rises in May

Consumer confidence rose in May, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

May 31, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 1.4% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 1.4% last week, the Association of American Railroads reported.

May 31, 2013
Business, Logistics

Lineage Logistics Acquires Chicago-Area Facility

Lineage Logistics said it has acquired a facility in the greater Chicago area that it had been managing for customers. Terms were not disclosed.

May 29, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Jumps to Five-Year High

Consumer confidence rose to a five-year high in May, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

May 28, 2013
Business, Logistics

Reducing Wait Times at Loading Docks Can Boost Driver Retention, Survey Says

Shippers can best help trucking fleets retain drivers by taking steps to minimize delays at loading docks, a new survey of drivers found.

May 27, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.5% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.5% last week from the same week a year ago to 250,156 units, the Association of American Railroads reported.

May 24, 2013
Business, Logistics

Wheels Group’s First-Quarter Loss Narrows

Canadian logistics company Wheels Group said its first-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago.

May 22, 2013
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