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
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

Acme Truck Line ($245 million), is a flatbed and heavy specialized carrier based in Gretna, La.
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Drivers have been more isolated than usual during the pandemic due to social distancing measures.
Market uncertainty due to COVID-19 has depressed demand for new trucking equipment.
Small trucking companies such as Boyle Transportation are playing a direct role in the response to COVID-19.
Industry experts explain how this public health crisis might change freight transportation in the years ahead.
For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

Covenant Logistics Reaches $317M Revenue by Overcoming Q2 Headwinds

Covenant Logistics Group Inc. reported second-quarter revenue and earnings growth July 25, despite market headwinds.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire

10 Roads Express Launches Autonomous Route Using Kodiak Tech

The 10 Roads Express company launched an autonomous truck route in partnership with Kodiak Robotics, a driverless trucking company, they announced July 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2022
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Reduces US Sunday Deliveries in Some Rural Areas

FedEx Corp. plans to scale back Sunday delivery service in far-flung areas of the U.S., the latest evidence that the e-commerce surge spurred by COVID-19 is ending.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
July 22, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Higher Earnings, Revenue for Q2

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth during the second quarter, the company reported July 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Names Shelley Simpson Company President

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. appointed Shelley Simpson president — the first woman to serve in that role.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Q2 Revenue Jump to $3.84 Billion

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on July 19 posted earnings and revenue growth for the second quarter that was driven by strong segment results.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Marten Reports Record-Breaking Results for Q2

Marten Transport on July 18 reported the highest operating revenue and operating income in its history for the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Expands Cargo Services in India to Seize Airfreight Boom

UPS Inc. opened a second airport cargo-handling facility in India to capture soaring pandemic-driven demand for airfreight.

Ragini Saxena | Bloomberg News
July 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking Faces Pressure to Prepare for Holidays Early

Supply chain pressures are forcing trucking to get an early start to the holiday shipping season despite a shift of underlying conditions within the industry.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Averitt Announces Pay Increases for Drivers

Cookeville, Tenn.-based Averitt Express announced July 13 it was raising pay for its less-than-truckload drivers as well as providing a new guaranteed weekly minimum for its regional and flatbed drivers and a shorter waiting period in receiving benefits coverage for its new hires.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2022
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