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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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