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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
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Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2018.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 1,300.0 200
2 Americold Logistics 918.7 155
3 United States Cold Storage 270.0 38
4 XPO Logistics 175.0 400
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 118.0 31
6 Interstate Warehousing 100.0 7
7 Cloverleaf Cold Storage 75.6 17
8 Burris Logistics 75.0 15
9 Henningsen Cold Storage 60.0 12
10 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
11 Conestoga Cold Storage 37.8 5
12 Hanson Logistics 37.0 9
13 Allied Frozen Storage 35.0 7
14 Confederation Freezers 27.0 4
15 Trenton Cold Storage 27.0 8
16 RLS Logistics 17.0 5
17 NFI 16.0 134
18 FST Logistics 10.8 6
19 Agro Merchants Group 7.5
20 Penske Logistics 2.5 98
21 Geodis (North America) 1.4 176
22 Peoples Services Inc. 1.2 42
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On the Bubble

Averitt Express ($225 million), Cookeville, Tenn., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Automakers Face Workarounds Due to Port of Baltimore Closure

The Maryland bridge collapse that severed access to the Port of Baltimore early March 26 is expected to cause some shipping delays and logistical headaches for the auto industry.

Luke Ramseth and Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
March 27, 2024
Business, Logistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Wins Key Approval From Transit Board

Drivers of cars and trucks in New York City inched closer to paying a new fee to enter Manhattan’s central business district after approval of the nation’s first congestion-pricing plan.

Michelle Kaske | Bloomberg News
March 27, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

US Ports Post Year-Over-Year Increases for February

U.S. ports experienced overall increases in container volumes year-over-year in February to extend a strong start to the year.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 27, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

With Just 90 Seconds of Warning, Countless Lives Were Saved

BALTIMORE — Within about 90 seconds of a dispatcher's warning of an impending crash, police officers who happened to be near the Francis Scott Key Bridge stopped traffic in both directions. 

Lea Skene and Brian Witte | Associated Press
March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

The ‘No-Fail’ Mission to Protect the Red Sea Isn’t Working

For all the costly hardware the U.S. and its allies have thrown at the Houthis from Yemen, they haven’t been able to stop the attacks on civilian freighters and warships in the Red Sea.

March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Highlights Shortcomings of Automated Railroad Braking

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
March 27, 2024
Business, Logistics

Alabama Truckers Needed to Take Hay to Texas

More volunteer truckers are needed to deliver hay to feed Texas livestock stricken by the recent Panhandle wildfires in relief efforts coordinated by three Alabama organizations..

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 26, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Impact Trucking, Shipping

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports on America’s East Coast, creating a new disruption to global supply chains.

March 26, 2024
Business, Logistics

Port of South Louisiana Sees Continued Annual Cargo Growth

The Port of South Louisiana experienced a second year of increased cargo that rose 8.8 million short tons of cargo in 2023 to counter a period of declining annual tonnage.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 26, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Sees Sales, Profit Growth Coming Out of ‘Difficult’ 2023

UPS Inc. expects sales and profit to grow over the next three years as the courier overcomes soft demand for package delivery coming out of the pandemic.

Kiel Porter | Bloomberg News
March 26, 2024
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