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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.
55

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
Government, Business, Logistics

FMCSA Issues Guidance on Brokerage, Dispatch Service Terms

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued final regulatory guidance on its definitions of ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents.” 

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 16, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Debuts ‘HQ2’ Complex in Virginia

ARLINGTON, Va. — Amazon unveiled its new headquarters complex in Virginia June 15, a pair of gleaming amenity-packed towers that leaders hope will persuade employees to return to the office.

Matthew Barakat | Associated Press
June 15, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Intermodal Players Lead on ESG Scores

Trucking and logistics companies with a focus on intermodal operations have been leading on environmental, social and corporate governance scoring in the transportation space.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 15, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Breaking News

PMA, ILWU Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal

A tentative six-year agreement has been reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 15, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Port of Savannah Expansion Plans Moving Full Speed Ahead

SAVANNAH, Ga. — While cargo volume at ports elsewhere is down, officials at the Georgia Ports Authority and the Port of Savannah say now is the time to ramp up their $2 billion expansion plan.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

$140 Million Ticketed for New Border Crossing at Otay Mesa

San Diego transportation officials celebrated June 13 the anticipated award of about $140 million in state funding to help complete the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry.

Joshua Emerson Smith | The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

How Collapsed Section of I-95 Will Be Fixed

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 14 that crews will work 24 hours a day in Philadelphia to reopen a collapsed section of an important East Coast highway.

Marc Levy | Associated Press
June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

N.J. Governor Wants Feds to Revisit NYC Toll Plan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging the federal government to re-examine New York City’s plan to start charging motorists driving into midtown Manhattan.

Michelle Kaske | Bloomberg News
June 13, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Labor Chief Su Visits West Coast Port Talks

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation.

Jordan Fabian | Bloomberg News
June 13, 2023
Business, Safety, Logistics

Reopening I-95 in Philadelphia Will Take Months

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said a complete rebuild of a damaged section of I-95 would take “some number of months,” but officials are looking at interim solutions.

June 12, 2023
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