Throughout the pandemic-influenced years of 2020 through 2022, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers assuaged shippers by simply locating a truck for their freight.
September 25, 2023
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Refrigerated Firms
Rank | Company | Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) | No. of Warehouses |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lineage Logistics | 1,700.0 | 260 |
2 | Americold Logistics | 1,025.4 | 182 |
3 | United States Cold Storage | 288.0 | 39 |
4 | Agro Merchants Group | 271.9 | |
5 | XPO Logistics | 175.0 | 400 |
6 | VersaCold Logistics Services | 118.0 | 31 |
7 | Interstate Warehousing | 115.0 | 8 |
8 | Penske Logistics | 81.9 | 70 |
9 | Burris Logistics | 75.0 | 13 |
10 | Henningsen Cold Storage | 60.0 | 12 |
11 | Midwest Refrigerated Services | 45.9 | 7 |
12 | Hanson Logistics | 39.0 | 8 |
13 | Conestoga Cold Storage | 37.8 | 5 |
14 | Confederation Freezers | 29.0 | 8 |
15 | Trenton Cold Storage | 28.0 | 8 |
16 | FW Logistics | 24.0 | 16 |
17 | Allied Frozen Storage | 23.4 | 6 |
18 | RLS Logistics | 18.0 | 5 |
19 | NFI | 16.0 | 145 |
20 | Covenant Logistics Group | 7.5 | 15 |
21 | Geodis (North America) | 1.4 | 142 |
22 | Peoples Services | 1.2 | 42 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.

Extras
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Freight Railroads Vow to Improve Service to Grow Intermodal
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Iowa Issues 30-Day Overweight Permits for Harvest Season
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