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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.
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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

FedEx Ground Expands Network with New Distribution Hub

FedEx Ground, the small-package ground unit of FedEx Corp., on Wednesday announced the opening of a new $100 million distribution hub.

October 13, 2011
Business, Logistics

Menlo Launches Transportation Services

Menlo Worldwide Logistics has announced it is rolling out Menlo Transportation Services as a single, unified service to complement other supply chain and logistics offerings.

October 13, 2011
Business, Logistics

Schneider Launches Canadian Intermodal Service

Schneider National has launched a new intermodal Canadian border-crossing service for North American shippers.

October 12, 2011
Business, Logistics

Clark Holdings Shareholders to Vote on Buyout

Logistics firm Clark Holdings is planning a special shareholders meeting to vote on a $5 million buyout proposal from Gores Group.

October 12, 2011
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Trailer Orders Gain 10%; Analysts Say Market Easing

Trailer manufacturers said they received 12,524 net orders in August, a 10% increase from a year ago, but below July’s level, ACT Research Co. reported last week.

October 10, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.4% for Week

U.S. intermodal traffic rose 4.4% last week from a year ago, led by an increase in container traffic, the Association of American Railroads said.

October 7, 2011
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Plans $500 Million Share Sale

XPO Logistics Inc. intends to sell as much as $500 million in securities to the public, the firm said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.    

October 7, 2011
Business, Logistics

Forward Air Signs Logistics Agreement with United Cargo

Forward Air has become the primary provider of expedited ground logistics throughout the U.S. for United Cargo, the cargo division formed by the merger of United and Continental Airlines.

October 6, 2011
Business, Logistics

Transplace Wins Contract With Elementis

Transplace has announced that chemicals maker Elementis Specialties Inc. has selected it to handle its domestic transportation. No contract terms were revealed.

October 6, 2011
Business, Logistics

Provident Energy Acquires Two-Thirds Interest in Three Star Trucking

Provident Energy announced it has completed its acquisition of a two-thirds interest in Three Star Trucking, a Saskatchewan-based oilfield hauling company serving crude oil producers.

October 5, 2011
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