2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 1,202,295
2 Daseke Inc. 1,199,300
3 Anderson Trucking Service 796,978
4 PS Logistics 677,000
5 Bennett Family of Companies 489,373
6 TMC Transportation 450,000
est
7 Maverick USA 389,182
est
8 Mercer Transportation Co. 305,576
9 Melton Truck Lines 292,125
10 United Vision Logistics 261,000
est
11 PGT Trucking 231,204
12 Prime Inc. 200,998
13 System Transport 185,000
14 Western Express 180,375
15 CRST The Transportation Solution 158,673
16 Beemac Trucking 155,616
17 Acme Truck Line 145,000
18 R&R Express 144,780
19 Evans Delivery 132,000
20 Cardinal Logistics 116,800
21 Roehl Transport 114,961
est
22 Montgomery Transport 100,469
23 Fraley & Schilling 89,000
est
24 PI & I Motor Express 81,000
est
25 Long Haul Trucking 80,407
26 JLE Industries 52,848
est
27 AFC Transport 35,000
28 Challenger Motor Freight 34,500
29 Koch Cos. 28,008
30 C.R. England 26,300
est
31 Canada Cartage System 25,125
32 Day & Ross 24,543
33 Bison Transport 24,471
34 Halvor Lines 23,700
est
35 Bowers Trucking 20,000
36 NFI 19,000
37 Diligent Delivery Systems 7,140
est
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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

Mullen Group Closes ContainerWorld Acquisition

Mullen Group closed its previously announced acquisition of fellow Canadian business ContainerWorld Forwarding Services, the company revealed May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Reports Revenue Decline of 8% to $1.32B for Q1

Schneider experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue to $1.32 billion during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported May 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 2, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, For-Hire

Safety, HR Professionals Connect at ATA Conference

PHOENIX — More than 450 professionals came together to identify ways to improve the trucking industry at ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
May 1, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, For-Hire

Pitt Ohio Executive Targets EV Infrastructure

WASHINGTON — Ensuring electric commercial vehicles have reliable access to charging infrastructure remains a persistent challenge, a trucking executive recently told policymakers.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2024
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest saw its bottom line swing from a profit to a loss and posted a decline in revenue during Q1 on the heels of market softness and weather-related delays, the company reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Continues Cross-Border Expansion With New Facility

Ryder System is opening a second multiclient logistics facility at a U.S.-Mexico port to take advantage of the recent nearshoring trend, the company announced April 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire

Logistics Supply Chain Shows Steadiness Amid Rough Waters

During the past four years, supply chain and logistics companies have ridden the highs and lows of a market that included a pandemic and fractured economy to keep goods moving.

Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Special to Transport Topics
April 29, 2024
Business, For-Hire

TFI Profit Falls 17.1% on ‘Worse Than Expected’ Market

Profits at TFI International fell 17.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of what CEO Alain Bédard said was a particularly weak freight environment.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 26, 2024
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Intermodal Chassis Manufacturers Pull Back on Output

Intermodal chassis manufacturers are scaling back production as a result of weak demand as well as a supply overhang, company executives said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 25, 2024
For-Hire, Top 100

Top 100 For-Hire Carriers: How to Get on the List

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