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2020 Top Refrigerated Warehousing Firms

2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

Up Front

The third-party logistics business is undergoing a dramatic, technology-driven transformation.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2019.

Rankings

Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage 1,700.0 260
2 Americold 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 7.5 15
21 Geodis (North America) 1.4 142
22 Peoples Services 1.2 42

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On the Bubble

Pilot Freight Services ($250 million), Lima, Pa., provides cross-border services, custom brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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