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.
April 26, 2024
2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
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 | Diligent Delivery Systems | 7,140 |
| 2 | Averitt Express | 7,781 |
| 3 | TGR Logistics | 8,000 |
| 4 | Bowers Trucking | 15,000 |
| 5 | Koch Cos. | 17,247 |
| 6 | Day & Ross | 17,639 |
| 7 | WLX | 18,900 est |
| 8 | NFI | 19,000 |
| 9 | Halvor Lines | 23,700 |
| 10 | C.R. England | 26,300 |
| 11 | Canada Cartage System | 26,790 |
| 12 | Hunt Transportation | 30,000 est |
| 13 | Bison Transport | 31,281 |
| 14 | National Carriers | 32,200 |
| 15 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 40,000 est |
| 16 | Decker Truck Line | 49,290 est |
| 17 | JLE Industries | 52,848 |
| 18 | Express Anahuac | 54,400 est |
| 19 | Super Transporte Internacional | 56,400 est |
| 20 | Carrier One Inc. | 75,000 est |
| 21 | PI & I Motor Express | 81,000 |
| 22 | Fraley & Schilling | 89,000 |
| 23 | Long Haul Trucking | 90,000 |
| 24 | Evans Delivery | 101,000 |
| 25 | Roehl Transport | 114,961 |
| 26 | Combined Transport | 137,017 est |
| 27 | System Transport | 179,000 |
| 28 | Acme Truck Line | 205,000 |
| 29 | Prime Inc. | 226,094 |
| 30 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 227,000 |
| 31 | PGT Trucking | 258,893 |
| 32 | United Vision Logistics | 261,000 est |
| 33 | Melton Truck Lines | 278,203 |
| 34 | Transport Investments | 364,251 est |
| 35 | Maverick USA | 389,182 |
| 36 | Mercer Transportation Co. | 405,276 |
| 37 | TMC Transportation | 450,000 est |
| 38 | Bennett Family of Companies | 458,791 |
| 39 | PS Logistics | 747,339 est |
| 40 | Anderson Trucking Service | 767,777 |
| 41 | Landstar System | 1,295,817 |
| 42 | Daseke Inc. | 1,416,400 |
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On the Bubble
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($262 million), is a regional and interregional less-than-truckload carrier based in Long Beach, Calif.
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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire
TFI Profit Falls 17.1% on ‘Worse Than Expected’ Market
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.
April 25, 2024For-Hire, Top 100
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April 25, 2024Business, For-Hire
Knight-Swift Reports Earnings Drop Amid Revenue Growth
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings saw its first-quarter bottom-line results swing from a profit to a loss.
April 25, 2024Business, For-Hire
Mullen Group Reports Lower Revenue for Q1
Mullen Group experienced a decrease in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 25.
April 25, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Forward Air Hires Ex-Ceva Logistics Executive Stewart as CEO
Shawn Stewart is set to join Forward Air as CEO, effective April 28, the carrier said April 23. He also will join the asset-light transportation services group’s board of directors.
April 24, 2024Business, For-Hire
ODFL Reports Q1 Revenue and Earnings Growth
Old Dominion Freight Line experienced growth in revenue and earnings for the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 24.
April 24, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
UPS Reports 41% Earnings Drop During Q1
UPS Inc. experienced a 41.3% drop in earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 23.
April 23, 2024Government, Business, For-Hire
Five Auto Haulers to Merge as Backer Files for IPO
Five auto carriers look set to merge, with the combined entity likely to then add to its assets by buying up competitors, if an initial public offering pans out as planned.
April 17, 2024Business, For-Hire
J.B. Hunt Reports $2.9 Billion Revenue for Q1
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 16.
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