2016 Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers

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

Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)sort ascending
1 Landstar System 1,109,356
2 Daseke Inc. 612,000
3 Mercer Transportation Co. 494,912
4 PS Logistics 491,000
5 Anderson Trucking Service 367,971
6 Acme Truck Line 282,597
7 Maverick USA 278,584
8 Bennett Motor Express/Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging/Bennett Heavy & Specialized/American Eagle 244,149
9 CRST The Transportation Solution 243,818
10 Melton Truck Lines 223,641
11 Transport Investments 215,408
12 PGT Trucking 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
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19 Bison Transport 20,478
20 Celadon Group Inc. 19,009
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.
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Takeaway: The Road Ahead

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

Ward Transport & Logistics Corp.is a less-than-truckload carrier based in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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Business, Top 100

KAG Logistics Closes Acquisition of American PetroLog

KAG tanker

KAG Logistics has completed its acquisition of American PetroLog, the company announced June 16.

June 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

About Us: 2022 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

This annual publication ranks companies based on annual revenue and includes a listing of operating units and description of services, names of top executives and type of ownership, plus data on the number of employees and equipment.

Transport Topics
 June 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Top 100

5 Questions: Daragh Mahon, Werner Enterprises

Werner Enterprises' Daragh Mahon sheds some light on how technology is shaping the trucking industry.

Transport Topics
 May 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Marks Earth Day With Carbon Offsets Program

XPO Logistics truck

XPO Logistics Inc. introduced a carbon-offset shipping option for customers of its truck brokerage business in North America, the company announced April 22.

April 22, 2022
Business, Private, Top 100

Walmart Announces Driver Pay Increase, Training Program

Walmart driver pay increase graphic

Walmart Inc. is raising pay for its private fleet truck drivers and launching a new training program, the retailer announced April 7.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 April 13, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

DHL Transport Chief Sees ‘So Much Strength’ in US Economy

DHL Supply Chain on U.S. Economy

The U.S. economy is strong enough to avoid a sharp downturn, even as concerns are growing about how long consumers can sustain healthy spending levels amid rising inflation, the head of transportation at Deutsche Post AG’s DHL supply chain division said.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
 April 13, 2022
Business, Top 100

Walmart to Pay Truck Drivers Up to $110,000 in First Year

A Walmart truck

Walmart Inc. is ramping up pay for its truckers as it seeks to shore up staffing amid a nationwide rush to hire drivers, saying its truck drivers will be able to earn between $95,000 and $110,000 in their first year at the company,

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
 April 7, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

MSC Buys Bollore’s African Logistics Unit

MSC ship

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. agreed to buy the African transport and logistics business of Bollore SA for 5.7 billion euros ($6.3 billion) including debt.

Anthony Palazzo | Bloomberg News
 April 6, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

FedEx Logistics Opens Global Headquarters in Memphis

Gibson guitar factory

FedEx Logistics Inc. opened its new global headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., on April 5.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 April 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Top 100

Werner Partners With Aurora to Haul Freight Autonomously in Texas

Aurora

Aurora Innovation Inc. has announced a deal to haul freight on a route between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas, for Werner Enterprises.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
 April 6, 2022

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