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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

Arrive Logistics ($815 million), Austin, Texas, provides freight brokerage.
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Logistics News
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
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

GXO Launches Multiyear Expansion in Germany

GXO Logistics launched a multiyear plan to expand operations in Germany, the company announced June 8.

June 12, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Ship and Sip? Bill Would Let USPS Mail Alcohol

Wine- and brewing-industry officials are supporting the USPS Shipping Equity Act, legislation that would allow alcohol to be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service.

Marc Bona | cleveland.com
June 12, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

New York City to Test Microhub Final Dropoffs

New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 11, 2023
Business, Logistics

Port Management Claims Unrest Has Shut Down Port of Seattle

The Pacific Maritime Associations claims that significant labor unrest by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has shut down the Port of Seattle.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 11, 2023
Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Section of I-95 in Philadelphia Collapses From Fire

PHILADELPHIA — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early June 11 after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing the segment indefinitely, authorities said.

Ron Todt | Associated Press
June 11, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

CBP Rules Alabama Chassis Maker Avoided Tariffs

A federal agency has ruled that an Alabama chassis manufacturing company knowingly imported chassis from China that were being marketed as having been made in a Vietnamese factory.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 8, 2023
Government, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Arkansas Adds 84 Truck Parking Spots on I-40

Amid the constant roar of Interstate 40 traffic, Arkansas state leaders celebrated opening a long-awaited commercial truck parking lot in West Memphis, adding 84 much-needed spaces.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 8, 2023
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 100

Nearshoring Raises Cargo Theft Concerns

The increasing interest in nearshoring poses unique security considerations, including a higher likelihood of cargo thefts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 8, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

West Coast Ports See Disruption as Labor Talks Drag On

Tensions between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are heating up as periodic, unannounced work stoppages occur at several ports.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 7, 2023
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