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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
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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Falls 1.6¢ to $2.185

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a third consecutive week, dropping 1.6 cents to $2.185, the Department of Energy said.

May 5, 2009
Business, Logistics

Wabash Makes 790 Layoffs Permanent

Wabash National Corp. has told the 790 workers it laid off in January that it does not expect to call them back, the Associated Press reported Saturday.

May 4, 2009
Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern Reports 1Q Loss

Kansas City Southern said Thursday it lost $7.5 million, 8 cents a share, in its first quarter, compared with a profit of $32.9 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.

April 30, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Mullen’s First-Quarter Income Drops

Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said its first-quarter profit dropped 37.8% to C$31 million or 38 cents per unit, from C$49.8 million, or 62 cents per unit, a year ago.

April 29, 2009
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

McLeod Acquires Logistics Software Firm

McLeod Software said Wednesday that it had purchased Intergrated Logistics Execution Network Systems, or iLENS, a logistics software company.

April 29, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Drops 2¢ to $2.201

The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dropping 2 cents to $2.201 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

April 28, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Dips to $2.05, Lundberg Survey Reports

The national average price of regular gasoline fell by less than a penny over the past two weeks to $2.05 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

April 27, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Shippers Oppose Petition By Union Pacific Seeking STB Permission to Decline Hazmat

Union Pacific Corp.’s petition seeking Surface Transportation Board permission to limit the railroad’s common carrier freight-hauling responsibilities has elicited a common response from nearly all other interested parties: Absolutely not.

April 27, 2009
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s 1Q Profit Falls 18%

Union Pacific Corp.’s first-quarter profit fell 18% to $362 million, or 72 cents per share, from $443 million, or 85 cents, a year ago.

April 23, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Fall 3%

Existing homes sales fell 3% in March, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

April 23, 2009
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