Cold-storage warehouse leader Lineage Logistics has acquired Cryo-Trans, the largest refrigerated and insulated railcar fleet in North America. The partnership is a first for the industry giving Lineage Logistics a competitive foothold in the cold-storage market by providing insulated railcar service.

Lineage owns the largest network of temperature-controlled warehouses globally, totaling 330 properties and 2 billion cubic feet of cold-storage capacity in 15 countries. Cryo-Trans manages 40,000 annual rail shipments and owns over 2,200 refrigerated and insulated railcars in North America.

The partnership augments Lineage's current transportation network, which currently offers such options as including less-than-truckload consolidation, managed transportation, on-demand transport, port logistics, customs brokerage, import/export, drayage, last-mile delivery and related value-added services.