2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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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 | 2,100.0 | 340 |
| 2 | Americold | 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 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 17 | Geodis (North America) | 1.4 | 171 |
| 18 | Rinchem Co. | 1.2 | 21 |
| 19 | Peoples Services | 1.0 | 45 |
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.

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