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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 | 1,202,295 |
| 2 | Daseke Inc. (TFI) | 1,199,300 |
| 3 | Anderson Trucking Service | 796,978 |
| 4 | PS Logistics | 677,000 |
| 5 | Bennett Family of Cos. | 489,373 |
| 6 | TMC Transportation | 450,000 est |
| 7 | Maverick Transportation | 389,182 est |
| 8 | Mercer Transportation | 305,576 |
| 9 | Melton Truck Lines | 292,125 |
| 10 | United Vision Logistics | 261,000 est |
| 11 | PGT Holdings | 231,204 |
| 12 | Prime Inc. | 200,998 |
| 13 | System Transport | 185,000 |
| 14 | Western Express | 180,375 |
| 15 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 158,673 |
| 16 | Beemac Trucking | 155,616 |
| 17 | Acme Truck Line | 145,000 |
| 18 | R&R Express | 144,780 |
| 19 | Evans Network of Cos. | 132,000 |
| 20 | Cardinal Logistics | 116,800 |
| 21 | Roehl Transport | 114,961 est |
| 22 | Montgomery Transport | 100,469 |
| 23 | Fraley & Schilling | 89,000 est |
| 24 | PI & I Motor Express | 81,000 est |
| 25 | Long Haul Trucking | 80,407 |
| 26 | JLE Industries | 52,848 est |
| 27 | AFC Transport | 35,000 |
| 28 | Challenger Motor Freight | 34,500 |
| 29 | Koch Cos. | 28,008 |
| 30 | C.R. England | 26,300 est |
| 31 | Canada Cartage | 25,125 |
| 32 | Day & Ross | 24,543 |
| 33 | Bison Transport | 24,471 |
| 34 | Halvor Lines | 23,700 est |
| 35 | Bowers Trucking | 20,000 |
| 36 | NFI | 19,000 |
| 37 | Diligent Delivery Systems | 7,140 est |
| 38 | A. Duie Pyle | 4,000 |
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or email to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
Revenue for Acme Truck Line is estimated by SJ Consulting Group.
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