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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

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
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s 4Q Profit Jumps 35%

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose 35% to $661 million, or $1.31 per share, from $491 million, or 93 cents per share, last year.

January 22, 2009
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

CSX’s Fourth-Quarter Income Slips

CSX Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit fell from a year ago, largely due to a non-transportation-related writedown.

January 21, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Rises After Five Months of Decline, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline increased for the first time since early July, rising 11.7 cents to $1.779 a gallon during the two weeks ended Friday, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

January 12, 2009
Business, Safety, Logistics

Group Calls for Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving

A national safety group is advocating for laws completely banning cell phone use while driving, the Associated Press reported.

January 12, 2009
Fuel, Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Panel Urges Fuel Tax Hikes

WASHINGTON — A national commission studying transportation infrastructure funding is set to recommend that Congress raise fuel taxes now but eventually replace them with levies based on miles traveled.

January 12, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel’s Decline Slows, Falling 3.9¢ to $2.327 a Gallon

Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 3.9 cents to $2.327 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

December 30, 2008
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Year in Review: California Takes Steps to Curb Emissions

Southern California port officials and state environmental regulators continued pressing their campaign to reduce heavy-truck diesel emissions, approving several controversial measures during 2008 that some truckers said will lead to severe economic hardships.

December 29, 2008
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Drops 5.6¢ to $2.366; Gasoline’s Decline Slows

The national average price of diesel fuel fell 5.6 cents to $2.366 a gallon, while gasoline’s decline slowed to less than a penny, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

December 23, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Ryder Completes Logistics Acquisition

Ryder System said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of a Canadian logistics firm with operations in China.

December 23, 2008
Business, Logistics, Government

New, Existing Home Sales Decline In November

Sales of both existing and new homes fell in November, the National Association of Realtors and the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

December 23, 2008
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