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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

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

Day Named CEO at American Fast Freight

Stephen Day was named CEO of American Fast Freight Inc., the logistics firm said.

June 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

Transervice Names New President

Dennis Schneider was named president of Transervice Logistics Inc., succeeding Edward Flannigan.

June 7, 2012
Business, Logistics

Echo Global Logistics Buys Mass. Truckload Carrier

Echo Global Logistics said it acquired Plum Logistics LLC, a refrigerated truckload carrier and transportation brokerage company based in Wakefield, Mass. Terms were not disclosed.

June 6, 2012
Business, Logistics

Shippers, Fleets Seek Competitive Edge by Tailoring More Services to Customers

When shippers search for the right carrier to transport their goods, price is often just one of their considerations, according to industry experts and trucking executives.

June 4, 2012
Business, Logistics

Fleets Weigh Creating Pool to Run Intermodal Chassis

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference, dissatisfied with developments in the freight chassis business, is considering establishment of a trucker-based pool that would be the first of its kind, the conference’s executive director said.

June 4, 2012
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.3% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 4.3% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

June 1, 2012
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific Resumes Operations as Strike Ends

Canadian Pacific Railway resumed operations Friday morning after a week-long strike, Reuters reported.

June 1, 2012
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics Opens Center in Charlotte

Radiant Logistics Inc. has opened a new location in Charlotte, N.C., for its Distribution by Air network.

June 1, 2012
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Autonomous

Trimac to Acquire Ontario Bulk Carrier

Canadian bulk trucking company Trimac Transportation said it will acquire Ontario-based specialized bulk carrier Liquid Cargo Lines.

May 31, 2012
Business, Logistics

CP Railroad Strike Likely to Continue Through Friday

A strike at Canadian Pacific Railway will continue at least until Friday, due to passage by Canada’s opposition Liberal party to delay passage of back-to-work legislation, Reuters reported.

May 30, 2012
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