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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

Equity Firm Buys ADS Logistics

Linx Partners has acquired ADS Logistics Co., a provider of trucking, warehouse and intermodal services to the metals industry.

August 12, 2011
Business, Logistics

MIQ Acquires UK Logistics Company

MIQ Logistics said it has acquired The Logistics Corp., a retail logistics company based in the United Kingdom. Terms were not disclosed.

August 12, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Volume Rises 6.5% in Second Quarter

Intermodal traffic volume rose 6.5% in the second quarter, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

August 10, 2011
Business, Logistics

UniGroup Announces New Logistics Company

Transportation provider UniGroup Inc. has introduced a new logistics company, UniGroup Worldwide Logistics.

August 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

Broker Echo Global Logistics in Expansion Mode, CEO Says After 11th Deal Since 2007

Freight brokerage firm Echo Global Logistics is involved in an expansion strategy through acquisition, the CEO of the Chicago-based company said in an interview.

August 8, 2011
Business, Logistics, Equipment

June Trailer Orders Up 6%

The more than year-long surge in orders for new trailers showed signs of leveling off in June, increasing just 6% from 2010 levels, compared with an overall 65% gain over the first half of 2011, ACT Research Co. said.

August 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

FreshStart Logistics Teams With Datatrac

FreshStart Logistics, a maker of transportation technology products, is partnering with counterpart Datatrac Corp.

August 5, 2011
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
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