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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

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
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

OpenStore Invests $5 Million in Kansas City Fulfillment Hub

OpenStore, which manages more than 100,000 stock-keeping units and serves more than 2 million customers, plans to launch operations at the 113,000-square-foot facility in March 2025.

December 23, 2024
Business, Logistics

Trucking Slowly Climbs Toward the Up Cycle in 2025

The trucking industry is expected to slowly improve next year even as market headwinds and uncertainty leaves many unknowns heading into 2025.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

FedEx Freight Spinoff Draws Positive Analyst Reactions

Wall Street analysts offered overall positive initial reactions to the Dec. 19 news that FedEx Corp. plans to by 2026 spin off its LTL division into a separate, publicly traded company.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 23, 2024
Business, Logistics

US Ports Post More Year-Over-Year Increases for November

The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest November ever by increasing to 884,154 containers from 731,033 last year. This surpasses the previous record for the month set in November 2020.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 23, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Pennsylvania Provides $55M to Boost Freight Rail Projects

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Thirty rail freight improvement projects are slated to share $55 million as part of efforts by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to boost infrastructure and economic growth.

Eric Scicchitano | The Daily Item
December 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

FedEx Details Planned Changes During Q2 2025 Earnings

The Memphis, Tenn.-based transportation services company on Dec. 19 reported net income of $740 million, or $3.03 a diluted share, for the three months ending Nov. 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 19, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Act

Congress recently cleared for President Joe Biden’s desk its annual defense policy bill, which includes trucking-centric provisions.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
December 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

FedEx Freight Spinoff to Create Largest LTL Carrier

FedEx Corp. on Dec. 19 announced its intent to spin off its FedEx Freight unit into a separate company, creating the largest publicly traded LTL carrier in North America in the process.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
December 19, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Amazon Workers Strike at Seven Facilities Nationwide

The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline the union set for contract negotiations.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
December 19, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Congress Clears TSA Clearance Bill for Truckers

Legislation designed to facilitate commercial drivers’ applications for security credentials was recently cleared by Congress for President Joe Biden’s desk.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
December 19, 2024
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