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October 6, 2023Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
After you've absorbed the changes and trends in this year's Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, take our interactive quiz!
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 | 1,386,387 |
| 2 | Daseke Inc. | 1,210,000 |
| 3 | PS Logistics | 747,339 |
| 4 | Anderson Trucking Service | 743,679 |
| 5 | Mercer Transportation Co. | 465,496 |
| 6 | TMC Transportation | 464,000 est |
| 7 | Bennett Family of Companies | 422,347 |
| 8 | Transport Investments | 364,251 |
| 9 | Maverick USA | 350,287 |
| 10 | Melton Truck Lines | 302,227 |
| 11 | Acme Truck Line | 290,475 |
| 12 | United Vision Logistics | 275,000 |
| 13 | PGT Trucking | 271,000 |
| 14 | Prime Inc. | 227,131 |
| 15 | Western Express | 211,224 |
| 16 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 195,000 |
| 17 | System Transport | 172,000 |
| 18 | Combined Transport | 137,017 |
| 19 | Roehl Transport | 112,762 |
| 20 | Long Haul Trucking | 81,000 |
| 21 | Carrier One Inc. | 75,000 |
| 22 | CT Transportation | 60,690 |
| 23 | Super Transporte Internacional | 56,400 |
| 24 | Express Anahuac | 54,400 |
| 25 | Decker Truck Line | 49,290 |
| 26 | Blackhawk Transport | 48,285 |
| 27 | JLE Industries | 45,400 |
| 28 | Evans Delivery | 41,921 |
| 29 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 40,000 |
| 30 | Bison Transport | 30,089 |
| 31 | Hunt Transportation | 30,000 |
| 32 | Halvor Lines | 24,247 |
| 33 | Koch Cos. | 20,988 |
| 34 | WLX | 18,900 |
| 35 | NFI | 17,000 |
| 36 | Day & Ross | 12,586 |
| 37 | TGR Logistics | 8,000 |
| 38 | Great Plains Transport Inc. | 7,428 |
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire
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Business, Technology, For-Hire
Uber Offers to Return Parcels for $5
Uber said Oct. 4 that its drivers will collect up to five prepaid and sealed packages and drop them off at a local post office or at UPS or FedEx stores.
October 4, 2023Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire
Cyberattack Hits Estes Express Lines’ IT Systems
Estes Express Lines on Oct. 3 confirmed that its IT systems were the target of an ongoing cyberattack, but said its trucks were still moving freight.
October 3, 2023Business, Technology, For-Hire
Heartland Express Deploys Isaac In-Cab Technology
Truckload carrier Heartland Express has deployed Isaac Instruments’ in-cab telematics system across its fleet, the companies said in a joint announcement.
September 28, 2023Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight
UPS to Hire 30,000 Extra Drivers for Peak Season
UPS Inc. is set to hire more than 30,000 additional drivers for peak season, a mix of package car drivers, commercial driver license drivers and seasonal support drivers.
September 27, 2023Business, For-Hire, TCA
UPS Looks to Add 100,000 Workers for the Holidays
UPS Inc. said Sept. 26 it plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers for the peak holiday shipping season this year.
September 26, 2023Business, For-Hire
FedEx Beats Quarterly Wall Street Profit Expectations
FedEx Corp. posted a higher profit than Wall Street expected in its most recent quarter, but trimmed expectations for the full-year period.
September 20, 2023Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private
Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon
Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.
September 20, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire
Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion
CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.
September 20, 2023Business, Fuel, For-Hire, Private
Love’s Travel Stops No. 1 on Happiest Employees List
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-run chain of truck stops founded nearly 60 years ago, topped storied firms like IBM, Nike and Apple in a new ranking of employee well-being.
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