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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

Intermodal Traffic Gains 10.2% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 10.2% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

December 28, 2012
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Falls in December

Consumer confidence declined in December, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

December 27, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Growth Surges on Truckload Freight Conversion

Intermodal business continued to grow in 2012, powered by the combination of truckload freight migrating to rail long hauls, expanded Eastern truck/rail options and continued reliability improvements, industry experts said.

December 24, 2012
Business, Logistics

Epes Logistics Buys Cargo Masters

Epes Logistics Services said Friday it has acquired Cargo Masters Inc., a freight transportation and logistics firm based in Charlotte, N.C. Terms were not disclosed.

December 21, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Gains 8% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 8% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

December 21, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Falls 0.3% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 0.3% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

December 14, 2012
Perspective, Business, Logistics

Opinion: Selecting the Right Trailers, New or Used

Before adding one, two — or several hundred — trailers, a fleet manager needs to determine what equipment’s right for the application and to do it by knowing what’s out there, what’s right for an operation, and the most basic choice of all, whether to buy new or used.

December 10, 2012
Business, Logistics

Perdue Partners Acquires Benton Express

Perdue Partners said it has acquired Atlanta-based logistics company Benton Express Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

December 10, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Drops 1.2%; Weekly Volume Hurt by Calif. Port Strike

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 1.2% for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, due in part to the eight-day strike at the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

December 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

LinkAmerica to Merge with Arnold Transportation

Arnold Transportation Services said that truckload and logistics firm LinkAmerica Corp. will merge with Arnold at the beginning of the year.

December 6, 2012
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