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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
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Hub Group Buys Intermodal Firm

Third-party logistics company and freight broker Hub Group said it will acquire the assets of Interdom Partners, an intermodal marketing company, for $26 million.

June 7, 2007
Business, Logistics

Menlo Buying Asian Logistics Firm

Con-way Inc. unit Menlo Worldwide and Cougar Logistics Corp. said Thursday they have signed an agreement under which Menlo will purchase Cougar for $33.9 million.

June 7, 2007
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

Norfolk Southern Plans $2 Bln. Rail Corridor

Eastern freight rail line Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to build a rail corridor costing more than $2 billion from Louisiana to the Northeast that it said would speed shipments and reduce truck freight, the Associated Press reported.

June 7, 2007
Business, Fuel, Government, Logistics

Ceva Secures EGL Financing

The private-equity parent company of Ceva Group has received a commitment of $2.95 billion in debt financing to fund the buyout of air freight forwarder EGL Inc., Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

June 6, 2007
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Border Measures Boosting Costs

Security measures at the Canada-U.S. border introduced since 9/11 have not slowed the flow of goods into the United States but have added to costs for Canadian companies, according to new report, the Ottawa Citizen newspaper reported.

June 5, 2007
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Dips 1.8¢ to $2.799; Gas Falls 5.2¢ to $3.157

Diesel fuel’s national average retail price fell 1.8 cents to $2.799 a gallon, while gasoline dropped more than a nickel to $3.157, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

June 5, 2007
Business, Logistics, Government

U.S. Truck Freight Falls

U.S. truck tonnage in the United States declined again in April — the ninth downturn in the past 10 months — showing the effects of a national economy in flux.

June 4, 2007
Business, Logistics

Ceva’s First-Quarter Loss Widens

Ceva Group Plc said it lost 14.9 million euros (about $20 million) in the first quarter, compared with a loss of 7.7 million euros ($10.4 million) a year earlier.

May 31, 2007
Business, Logistics, Government

Chicago Factory Index Rises in May

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region accelerated in May, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Thursday.

May 31, 2007
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Climbs 1.4¢ to $2.817

Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose for a second straight week, gaining 1.4 cents to $2.817 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

May 30, 2007
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