Sponsored by:

2016 Top Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers

2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada

Up Front

Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers listing.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
TT’s Dan Bearth hosted a livestream panel discussion on the disruptive influences affecting trucking.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 1,109,356
2 Daseke Inc. (TFI) 612,000
3 Mercer Transportation 494,912
4 PS Logistics 491,000
5 Anderson Trucking Service 367,971
6 Acme Truck Line 282,597
7 Maverick Transportation 278,584
8 Bennett Family of Cos. 244,149
9 CRST The Transportation Solution 243,818
10 Melton Truck Lines 223,641
11 Transport Investments 215,408
12 PGT Holdings 200,000
13 System Transport 144,647
14 Roehl Transport 104,019
15 EZE Trucking 80,000
16 Aveda Transportation 79,400
17 CT Transportation 66,469
18 Hunt Transportation 32,000
est
19 Bison Transport 20,478
20 Celadon Group Inc. 19,009
21 A. Duie Pyle 5,727

Extras

North America’s for-hire carriers face an onslaught of regulations and potential disruption from technologies.
104

On the Bubble

Wilson Trucking Corp. is a less-than-truckload carrier based in Fishersville, Virginia.
If your company appears in the 2016 list, you have a few ways to announce it! Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.

For-Hire News

GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsFor-HirePerspective

Elections change Congress, but they don’t change trucking’s priorities

Cargo theft does not have a party affiliation, notes ATA's Henry Hanscom. Neither do deteriorating roads and bridges, safety compliance or the shortage of truck parking.

November 4, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsAutonomousFor-Hire

What the midterms could mean for trucking

The results of Election Day 2026 may completely change how transportation policy is decided.

November 3, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Schneider shifts eastern intermodal freight to Norfolk Southern

Schneider unveiled a deal making Norfolk Southern its primary eastern rail provider Oct. 29, demonstrating the size of the carrier’s intermodal ambitions.

November 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFor-Hire

More states halt non-domiciled CDL programs

Louisiana and Wyoming have ceased issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses, while Ohio is ending its program and downgrading credentials.

November 2, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivate

Heniff to develop Ohio terminal for Cargill

Heniff Transportation Systems will develop a sweetener transload facility in Ohio dedicated to serving Cargill and its customers, Heniff announced Nov. 2.

November 2, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-Hire

Trucking awaits Congress’ next move on highway funds

The $36.8 billion funding lapse affects road, safety and bridge projects across the country as states and localities try to plan ahead.

November 2, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

TFI’s Bédard bemoans ‘broken record’ of disappointment in LTL

Longtime Chairman and CEO Alain Bédard told analysts and investors during TFI’s third-quarter 2026 earnings call that the carrier plans to raid its peers for manager replacements.

November 2, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

FedEx Freight goes hunting after initial consolidation

The company’s revenue was $2.442 billion in the three months that ended Sept. 30, an increase of 8.1% compared with $2.259 billion in the same period a year earlier. 

October 30, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

XPO’s higher Q3 volume, profit powered by SMB, grocery wins

Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO benefited from improved freight market conditions and customer service, the executives told analysts and investors.

October 30, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Schneider CEO Filter hopeful over supply-driven upcycle

Schneider CEO Jim Filter is optimistic capacity corrections will further drive trucking into a freight market upcycle.

October 30, 2026

Archives

  • 2025

  • 2024

  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

  • 2011

  • 2010

  • 2009

  • 2008

  • 2007

  • 2006

  • 2005

  • 2004