2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
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 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Freight | 6,170,000 |
| 2 | Yellow Corp. | 4,832,400 |
| 3 | XPO | 3,600,000 |
| 4 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 2,972,442 |
| 5 | UPS Inc. | 2,881,000 |
| 6 | Estes Express Lines | 2,367,000 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 1,918,450 |
| 8 | R+L Carriers | 1,429,000 est |
| 9 | Saia Inc. | 1,221,311 |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 955,052 |
| 11 | Averitt Express | 702,000 |
| 12 | TFI International | 691,014 |
| 13 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 595,368 |
| 14 | Roadrunner Freight | 516,251 |
| 15 | Dayton Freight Lines | 452,817 |
| 16 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 396,000 |
| 17 | New England Motor Freight | 388,000 |
| 18 | A. Duie Pyle | 281,554 |
| 19 | Day & Ross | 270,148 |
| 20 | Central Freight Lines | 205,000 |
| 21 | Daylight Transport | 192,000 est |
| 22 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 186,974 |
| 23 | Ward Trucking | 166,944 |
| 24 | Watkins & Shepard Trucking | 159,000 est |
| 25 | Wilson Logistics | 147,550 |
| 26 | Forward Air | 129,988 |
| 27 | Lakeville Motor Express | 120,000 est |
| 28 | Fastfrate Group | 103,171 |
| 29 | Midwest Motor Express | 93,000 est |
| 30 | TransX Group of Companies | 92,859 |
| 31 | Landstar System | 80,687 |
| 32 | Dependable Highway Express | 75,000 est |
| 33 | Anderson Trucking Service | 54,096 |
| 34 | Atlas World Group | 38,178 |
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.
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