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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
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Price Slips 1.4¢ to $2.72 a Gallon

Gasoline’s national average price fell 1.4 cents over the past two weeks to an average $2.72 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.

January 25, 2010
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Declines 0.9¢ to $2.87; Gasoline Average Also Drops

The national diesel average declined 0.9 cent to $2.87 last week as pump prices moderated after a sharp spike the prior three weeks, the Department of Energy reported.

January 25, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

England Logistics Opens China Offices

England Logistics said that it has given approval to operate in China and has opened offices in five cities.

January 22, 2010
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Diamond Phoenix, System Logistics Complete Merger

Diamond Phoenix and System Logistics have completed their merger and are now operating as one company under the System Logistics Corp. name, the company said Wednesday.

January 22, 2010
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s 4Q Earnings Decline

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit fell 17% from a year ago as freight demand declined.

January 21, 2010
Business, Logistics

CSX’s Fourth-Quarter Profit Grows 23%

CSX Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings rose 23% from the same period last year but shipping volumes continued to fall, the Associated Press reported.

January 21, 2010
Letters to the Editor, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Letters: Size & Weight, Carrier Rates

In the “Letters & Comments” section of your Jan. 4 issue, BNSF Railway Group Vice President Stephen Branscum sought to clarify a comment from a recent conference, published in a story in Transport Topics. In his letter, he cited as accurate “BNSF’s willingness to work with shippers and American Trucking Associations to develop progressive.

January 18, 2010
Government, Business, Logistics

UPS Adds New Service Parts Locations in China

UPS Inc. said that it will expand its global service parts logistics network by adding 101 new field stocking locations in China.

January 15, 2010
Business, Technology, Logistics

BlueGrace Logistics Launches iPhone App for Shipping Quotes

BlueGrace Logistics said that it has launched an iPhone application for calculating shipping quotes from multiple carriers.

January 15, 2010
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Letters: Size & Weight, Carrier Rates

In the “Letters & Comments” section of your Jan. 4 issue, BNSF Railway Group Vice President Stephen Branscum sought to clarify a comment from a recent conference, published in a story in Transport Topics. In his letter, he cited as accurate “BNSF’s willingness to work with shippers and American Trucking Associations to develop progressive.

January 15, 2010
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