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2017 Top Household Goods/Commercial Delivery Carriers

2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 UniGroup 1,700,000
2 Sirva 1,500,000
3 XPO 828,200
4 Atlas World Group 795,239
5 Suddath 550,000
6 Two Men and a Truck Movers 440,000
7 CRST The Transportation Solution 250,000
8 Wheaton World Wide Moving 209,200
9 JK Moving Services 116,977
10 ArcBest 95,187
est
11 Interstate Van Lines 93,200
12 Stevens Worldwide Van Lines 92,500
13 Gentle Giant Moving Co. 39,800
14 Day & Ross 21,777

Extras

About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

PGT Holdings ($214 million), Patrick Gallagher is chairman and CEO and Gregg Troian is president of this flatbed/heavy specialized carrier based in Monaca,Penn. The company has a fleet of 560 company-owned tractors and another 460 tractors provided by owner operators. A subsidiary called Southern Pines Trucking provides cyrogenic transportation services.
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