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2018 Top Refrigerated Warehousing Firms

2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

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Rankings

Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Americold 945.0 160
2 Lineage 600.0 114
3 Preferred Freezer Services 300.0 37
4 United States Cold Storage 270.0 38
5 XPO Logistics 141.8 401
6 VersaCold Logistics Services 118.0 31
7 Interstate Warehousing 100.0 7
8 Cloverleaf Cold Storage 91.0 17
9 Henningsen Cold Storage 60.0 11
10 Conestoga Cold Storage 37.0 5
11 Hanson Logistics 37.0 9
12 Allied Frozen Storage 35.0 7
13 Trenton Cold Storage 28.0 8
14 FST Logistics 22.5 6
15 NFI 15.9 130
16 Agro Merchants Group 7.5
17 Penske Logistics 1.9 87
18 Peoples Services 1.2 37

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Verst Group ($172 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, 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, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

UPS in Talks With Startup Figure AI to Use Humanoid Robots

UPS Inc. is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant’s network, according to people familiar with the matter.

April 28, 2025
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Hydrogen Maker Plug Power Makes $525 Million Debt Deal

Plug Power announced a $525 million secured debt facility, and said it completed construction of a hydrogen production plant in Louisiana.

April 28, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Trump’s Tariffs Set to Unleash Supply Chain Jolt on Economy

Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted. That drastic reduction in goods hasn’t been felt by many Americans yet, but that’s about to change.

April 28, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Insists Plan for Higher Tariffs Will Move Ahead

President Donald Trump suggested another delay to his higher so-called “reciprocal” tariffs was unlikely, raising pressure on nations to negotiate trade deals with his administration.

April 25, 2025
Business, Logistics

AIT Acquires Miami-Based Forwarder Gsdmia

AIT Worldwide Logistics has finalized an agreement to purchase the assets of Miami-based international freight forwarder Gsdmia.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Auto Carrier Could Take $70 Million Hit From US Port Fees

Hoegh Autoliners ASA, an Oslo, Norway-based car carrier, said that a plan to impose fees on foreign ships calling at U.S. ports could cost the company as much as $70 million.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Low-Income Earners Face Sharpest Impact From Tariffs

While prices will rise for everyone, lower-income families are expected to lose a larger portion of their budgets because they tend to spend more of their earnings on goods.

April 25, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Q1 Profit as LTL Revenue Soars

Knight-Swift Transportation returned to the black in the first quarter of 2025 on the back of a jump in less-than-truckload revenue.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Lawmaker Asks DOT to Reverse Obama-Era English Proficiency Memo

A federal lawmaker from Wyoming is asking USDOT to require that CMV drivers who cannot demonstrate proficiency with speaking and reading English be taken out of service during inspections.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Carney Says Canada Won’t Rush Trade Deal With Trump

“We don’t have to do a deal in the short term,” Carney told reporters April 24, as he campaigned in British Columbia ahead of the April 28 election. “My government will do the right deal.”

April 24, 2025

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