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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

Neovia Logistics ($835 million), Irving, Texas, provides order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

England Logistics Appoints Beardall President

England Logistics said Tuesday it has promoted Jason Beardall to president from executive vice president.

January 15, 2013
Business, Logistics

Livingston International Acquires MBLX Inc.

Livingston International said Monday it has acquired barge freight handling and forwarding company MBLX Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

January 14, 2013
Business, Logistics

CN Opens New Calgary Intermodal Facility

Canadian National Railway Co. has opened a new intermodal terminal in Calgary, Alberta, a key transfer point from the Canadian ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver and major U.S. and Canadian cities.

January 11, 2013
Business, Logistics

Sanderson Promoted to CEO of Bolt Holdings

Bolt Holdings, Toledo, Ohio, the parent company of Bolt Express and Strike Logistics, said it has promoted Guy Sanderson to CEO.

January 11, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Falls 8% for Week, Due to Holiday

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 8% last week over the same week a year ago, due to the New Year’s holiday, the Association of American Railroads said.

January 11, 2013
Business, Logistics

Private Equity Firm Acquires American Fast Freight

Private equity firm The Jordan Company said it has acquired American Fast Freight, an ocean freight forwarding company. Terms were not disclosed.

January 10, 2013
Business, Logistics

Port Logistics Group Acquires Pacific Distribution Services

Port Logistics Group said it has acquired Pacific Distribution Services, a warehousing and transportation provider serving the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash. Terms were not disclosed.

January 9, 2013
Business, Logistics

BNSF Projects Its Crude Oil Shipments to Climb 40% on Shale Boom

Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad will boost crude-oil shipments by 40% this year, helping to offset declines in other cargo, Bloomberg News reported.

January 9, 2013
Business, Logistics

November Trailer Orders Decline From Strong Year-Ago Performance

Orders for new U.S. trailers tumbled 22.8% to 22,306 in November from the same month in 2011, when new orders hit a recent peak, but manufacturers said they remained very busy at the end of 2012.

January 7, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Up 3.2% for Year

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.2% to 12.3 million containers and trailers in 2012 from the year before, the second highest total on record, the Association of American Railroads said.

January 4, 2013
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