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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
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Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landstar System | 1,134,660 |
| 2 | Daseke Inc. | 1,050,000 |
| 3 | Anderson Trucking Service | 613,063 |
| 4 | PS Logistics | 595,780 |
| 5 | TMC Transportation | 413,000 est |
| 6 | Mercer Transportation Co. | 395,948 |
| 7 | Bennett Family of Companies | 330,178 |
| 8 | Maverick USA | 316,861 |
| 9 | Transport Investments | 301,128 |
| 10 | Melton Truck Lines | 269,785 |
| 11 | United Vision Logistics | 256,000 est |
| 12 | Acme Truck Line | 239,000 |
| 13 | PGT Trucking | 225,000 |
| 14 | Prime Inc. | 183,753 |
| 15 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 183,000 |
| 16 | Western Express | 174,000 |
| 17 | Aveda Transportation | 155,700 |
| 18 | System Transport | 154,000 |
| 19 | Roehl Transport | 102,118 |
| 20 | CT Transportation | 67,386 |
| 21 | Super Transporte Internacional | 53,400 |
| 22 | Express Anahuac | 51,500 |
| 23 | Decker Truck Line | 49,290 |
| 24 | Carrier One Inc. | 41,000 |
| 25 | Evans Delivery | 40,000 |
| 26 | Beemac Trucking | 35,813 est |
| 27 | JLE Industries | 30,000 |
| 28 | Hunt Transportation | 30,000 |
| 29 | Bison Transport | 21,296 |
| 30 | Koch Cos. | 20,140 |
| 31 | DeckX | 16,622 |
| 32 | NFI | 15,600 |
| 33 | Day & Ross | 11,216 |
| 34 | Averitt Express | 7,908 |
Extras
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For-Hire News
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Business, For-Hire
ATA Group Advances Trucking Diversity Initiative
A working group formed by American Trucking Associations to advance diversity in the industry has drafted guidelines to help fleets of all sizes foster greater inclusiveness in their ranks, and has now created an award to recognize industry diversity efforts.
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PS Logistics Completes Acquisition, Agreement
PS Logistics announced its refrigerated carrier Purdy Bros. Trucking, based in Loudon, Tenn., completed the acquisition of certain transportation assets of Phoenix Leasing of Tennessee Inc.
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U.S. Xpress Cuts Nondriving Staff, Slows Spending
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Covenant Official Says Range Is Biggest Factor in EV Adoption
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U.S. Xpress Partners With School to Launch Supply Chain Program
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PS Logistics Subsidiary Acquires Noble
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XPO Posts Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Upcoming Leadership Change
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XPO Names Mario Harik to Succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO
XPO Logistics Inc. announced that Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO of XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokerage platform.
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U.S. Xpress Reports $554M Revenue for Q2
U.S. Xpress Enterprises posted revenue gains but sluggish earnings during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.
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