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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

Greatwide to Launch Rebranding

One year after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, Greatwide Logistics Services is rolling out a major marketing effort to reassure existing customers and bring in new shippers, particularly medium-size firms.

March 29, 2010
Letters to the Editor, Business, Logistics

Letters: Telemarketers, Infrastructure Op-Ed, Shoe Shippers

I am writing in response to the letter with the opinion about telemarketers, which was published in the March 8 edition. As national sales manager for a third-party logistics provider, I would like the opportunity to counter some of the points the letter writer made and give a sales perspective to this issue.

March 29, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Unchanged from February

U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

March 26, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Level Unchanged from February

U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

March 26, 2010
Business, Logistics

Wabash Hires 190 New Workers to Meet Higher Demand

Wabash National Corp. has hired 100 temporary workers and plans to hire 90 more during this quarter to meet rising demand for commercial trailers

March 22, 2010
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

Head of Canada Truck Group Backs EOBRs for All Trucks Operating in North America

Electronic onboard recorders should be mandatory for all truckers operating in North America, the president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance said.

March 22, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Improves for Week

U.S. intermodal rail traffic grew 15.1% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 19, 2010
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Swift Orders 3,100 Trailers From Wabash

Swift Transportation Co. has ordered 3,100 dry van trailers from Wabash National Corp., with deliveries scheduled to be spread over 12 months, the companies said.

March 17, 2010
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

OHL Names President of North American Transportation Services Unit

Third-party logistics firm Ozburn-Hessey Logistics said that it has hired Greg Sanders as president of transportation services within its North American unit.

March 17, 2010
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Schneider Upgrades Tractors With New Onboard Computers

Schneider National said it has fitted about one-quarter of its 12,000 tractors with new onboard computers in a fleetwide rip-and-replace that, for the first time, will bring graphical navigation and electronic driver logs to every truck.

March 17, 2010
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