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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

FedEx Orders 100 New Step-In Vans

FedEx Express said it has purchased 100 Reach model walk-in vans with composite materials made by Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and bodybuilder Utilimaster Corp.

November 22, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.2% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 5.2% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 18, 2011
Business, Logistics

Equity Firm Increases Investment in Syncreon

Private equity firm GenNx360 Capital Partners on Thursday announced it has increased its investment in and ownership of syncreon, a global logistics and supply chain company.

November 17, 2011
Business, Logistics

Trailer Bridge Files for Chapter 11

Trailer Bridge Inc., which provides high cube container shipping from Florida to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, has filed for bankruptcy.

November 16, 2011
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Rejects Tank Carriers’ Request in Wetlines Case

The National Transportation Safety Board has rejected a request to reconsider its findings in a 1997 fatal accident used to justify stricter wetlines rules.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
November 15, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.5% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.5% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 10, 2011
Business, Logistics

TNT Express’ 3Q Profit Declines

TNT Express NV, Europe’s second largest post company, said its third-quarter earnings fell to about $7 million, from about $19 million a year earlier, Bloomberg reported.

November 10, 2011
Business, Logistics

UPS, FedEx Gear Up for Holidays

UPS Inc. said it expects to hire 55,000 temporary workers and FedEx Corp. 20,000 workers for the holiday season.

November 10, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Volume Rises 1.4% in Third Quarter

Intermodal traffic volume rose 1.4% in the third quarter, the seventh straight quarter of year-over-year gains, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

November 9, 2011
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Posts Loss; Sets Executive Appointments

XPO Logistics posted a third-quarter loss, named seven new senior executives and said it was targeting multiple acquisitions in the logistics and freight brokerage field.

November 8, 2011
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