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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

Seko Logistics ($800 million), Itasca, Ill., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, freight brokerage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Improves in Holiday Week

Intermodal traffic rose 18.1% last week from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said.

September 17, 2010
Business, Logistics

Penske Logistics President to Retire

Penske Logistics President Vincent Hartnett will retire and be replaced by Marc Althen, the company said Wednesday.

September 15, 2010
Government, Business, Logistics

Wait Times Fall at So. Calif. Ports

Container pick-up turn times for drayage operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are improving due to additional gate openings, increased staff and flex lunch hour shifts, motor carriers and terminal operators said Monday. 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2010
Business, Logistics

Rail Executives Pledge More Investment in Freight Corridors as Economy Improves

NEW YORK — Railroads large and small gave investors two consistent messages — economic growth will be slow but steady, and they will continue their commitment to investing in new projects such as freight corridors.

September 13, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 18% for Week

Intermodal traffic jumped 18% last week, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 10, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Projects Advance For Norfolk Southern Corp.

Intermodal projects continue to march forward on the state level as two Norfolk Southern Corp. projects are advancing and a new intermodal terminal has opened in North Dakota.

September 7, 2010
Business, Logistics

Trailer Makers Say Tire Shortage Is Resulting in Large Price Spikes

Trailer manufacturers say they are having problems finding enough tires to meet the surge in equipment orders, forcing them to take stiff price increases and offer customers less familiar tire brands.

September 6, 2010
Business, Logistics

August Intermodal Surge Tops Pre-Recession Levels

Intermodal freight continued to surge during August, topping pre-recession levels and reaching the highest point this year, driven by a combination of domestic and international growth, experts said.

September 6, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of Los Angeles to Delay Driver Ban

The Port of Los Angeles said it would delay enforcement of a ban on independent drayage operators despite a federal judge’s ruling upholding the legality of that ban as part of the port’s controversial clean-trucks plan.

September 6, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Continues Strong Pace

Intermodal traffic reached its highest weekly level this year for a third straight week, the Association of American Railroads said.

September 3, 2010
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