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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.
51

On the Bubble

Neovia Logistics ($835 million), Irving, Texas, provides order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Editorial, Business, Logistics

Logistics Scorecard

Consistent with the notion that every cloud has a silver lining, achievers in the logistics business are finding opportunities in difficult times.

November 9, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Five States Seek $300 Million Federal Grant for Intermodal Development on East Coast

Five states have formed a coalition to seek a $300 million federal grant to help pay for intermodal development and improvements along the Norfolk Southern Railroad corridor that stretches from New Orleans to New York City.

November 9, 2009
Business, Logistics

BirdDog Logistics Acquires Churchill Transport

Freight broker BirdDog Logistics Services said that it has acquired Churchill Transport Group, a third-party logistics firm.

November 6, 2009
Business, Logistics

J.B. Hunt, Norfolk Southern Set Intermodal Deal

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said that it has reached a multi-year deal with Norfolk Southern Corp. in which the railroad will provide intermodal service for the carrier in the eastern U.S.

November 6, 2009
Business, Logistics

Wabash National’s 3Q Operating Loss Narrows

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said its third-quarter loss widened but its operating loss declined from the same quarter last year.

November 5, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Pacer’s 3Q Profit Falls

Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said its third-quarter profit fell to $600,000, or 2 cents per share, compared with $20.8 million, or 59 cents, a year earlier.

November 4, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ Third-Quarter Income Falls 33%

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its third-quarter net income fell 33% to $57.8 million, or 27 cents a share, from $85.6 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.

November 3, 2009
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Wabash to Close Illinois Plant

Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said Tuesday that it will sell its Anna, Ill., plant and consolidate operations into its Cadiz, Ky., plant.

November 3, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Gains 0.7¢ to $2.808 a Gallon as Increases Slow

Diesel fuel’s national average retail price rose for a fourth straight week, though its increase slowed from recent weeks in a 0.7 cent gain to $2.808 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 3, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

State Coalition Seeks Fed Aid for Intermodal Terminals

Five states have formed a coalition to seek a federal grant to build intermodal terminals and make other improvements along the Norfolk Southern Railroad line stretching from New Orleans to New York City.

November 2, 2009
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