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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

ArcBest Corp. ($779 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

New Trailer Registrations Surge, Led by Dry-Van Replacements

Booming dry-van sales led to a surge in U.S. trailer registrations in the third quarter, as buyers registered 35% more new trailers than in the corresponding period of last year, R.L. Polk & Co. reported.

December 6, 2010
Business, Logistics

Swift Plans to Raise $1.01 Billion in Largest IPO for Truckload Carriers

Swift Holdings Corp., the new corporate name for carrier Swift Transportation, said it plans to raise as much as $1.01 billion this month in an initial public offering of shares that could be the largest ever for a truckload fleet.

December 6, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Gains 10.8% for Week

Intermodal traffic increased 10.8% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

December 3, 2010
Business, Logistics

Swift IPO Set for This Month Could Top $1 Billion

Swift Holdings Corp. said it plans to raise as much as $1.01 billion in an initial public offering this month that could be the largest ever for a truckload fleet.

December 2, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Improves in November

Consumer confidence rose in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

November 30, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Increases 10.6% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 10.6% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 24, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Hits Five-Month High

Consumer confidence increased this month, according to the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Wednesday.

November 24, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.9% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 11.9% last week from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 19, 2010
Business, Logistics

Trailer Bridge’s 3Q Income Declines

Trailer Bridge Inc.’s third-quarter income fell to $6,876, or zero cents per share, from $1.7 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.

November 16, 2010
Business, Logistics

TT Logistics 50: Shippers Seek Ways to Meet Market Demands, Deal With Capacity Constraints by Using 3PLs

Demand for logistics services is on the rise after falling sharply in 2009, as shippers look for ways to meet shifting market demand and deal with looming constraints in freight-hauling capacity.

November 15, 2010
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