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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

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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

FedEx Completes Acquisition of Mexico’s MultiPack

FedEx Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Mexico’s Servicios Nacionales Mupa S.A de C.V., or MultiPack.

August 5, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.3% for Week

Intermodal traffic increased 0.8% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 5, 2011
Business, Logistics

Wabash Swings to Second-Quarter Profit

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. reported a second-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, as trailer sales improved.

August 3, 2011
Business, Logistics

Echo Global Logistics’ 2Q Profit Rises

Echo Global Logistics said its second-quarter profit grew 50.3% to $2.9 million, or 13 cents per share, compared with $1.9 million, or 9 cents, a year ago.

August 3, 2011
Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ Second-Quarter Profit Improves

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 5% to $95 million, or 44 cents a share, from $90.3 million, or 42 cents, a year ago.

August 2, 2011
Business, Logistics

Old Dominion Launches Vault Logistics Division

Old Dominion Freight Line has introduced Vault Logistics, a new third party-logistics provider.

August 2, 2011
Business, Logistics

TransForce’s 2Q Earnings Jump on Acquisitions

TransForce Inc.’s second-quarter net income rose to C$26.2 million, or 27 cents a share, from C$17 million, or 18 cents, a year earlier.

August 2, 2011
Business, Logistics

TNT Express’ 2Q Profit Drops

TNT Express NV, Europe’s second largest post company, said its second-quarter earnings declined to about $5.7 million, from about $37 million a year earlier.

August 2, 2011
Business, Logistics

Schenker to Shut Sorting Hub In Toledo, Cutting 700 Jobs

Logistics company DB Schenker USA announced that it is closing a domestic freight sorting hub in Toledo, Ohio, and shifting contractors to move its cargo, a step that cost 700 people their jobs.

August 1, 2011
Business, Logistics

CRST International Buys Specialized Transportation

CRST International said it has acquired Specialized Transportation Inc., formerly the high-value products/logistics division of North American Van Lines.

July 29, 2011
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