2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers listing.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
TT’s Dan Bearth hosted a livestream panel discussion on the disruptive influences affecting trucking.
Rankings
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 Inc. 281,554
19 Day & Ross Freight 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
Extras
North America’s for-hire carriers face an onslaught of regulations and potential disruption from technologies.
101

On the Bubble

Navajo Express Inc. ($175 million), is a refrigerated truckload carrier based in Denver, Colorado.
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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Opens Third E-Commerce Distribution Center in Columbus Market

Ryder System Inc. opened its third multiclient omnichannel distribution center in Columbus, Ohio, the company announced April 25.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Penske Truck Leasing Expands in Washington State

Penske Truck Leasing announced it opened a new facility in Everett, Wash., that offers consumer and commercial truck rental, full-service truck leasing and contract truck fleet maintenance.

April 22, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Mullen Reports Q1 Revenue, Profit Growth

Mullen Group Ltd. reported double-digit increases in profit and revenue for the first quarter but warned that the motor carrier was concerned about surging inflation and higher fuel expenses.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 21, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Record Revenue, Earnings for Q1

Landstar System Inc. saw revenue and earnings reach a new record during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

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

Knight-Swift Reports $1.8 Billion Revenue for Q1

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. posted revenue and earnings growth during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

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

J.B. Hunt Reports Jump in Revenue for Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a 33% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 18.

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

XPO to Open LTL Terminals in California, Georgia

XPO Logistics Inc. will expand its less-than-truckload network with the openings of two terminals, the company announced April 18.

April 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, TCA

Amazon, UPS’ Biggest Customer, Is Also Its Biggest Competitive Threat

Amazon delivered more than 5 billion packages in the U.S. in 2021, while UPS delivered roughly 5.5 billion U.S. packages, according to company figures and industry estimates. Amazon has said it could surpass UPS this year, and it’s not alone in that prediction.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 14, 2022
Government, Fuel, For-Hire

Diesel Falls 7.1¢ to $5.073 a Gallon

The national average price of diesel shed 7.1 cents to $5.073 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 11.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 11, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Roehl Raises Pay With New Driver Compensation Plan

Roehl Transport has made a change to its driver pay plans that will allow driving teammates to make 12% to 14% more, the company announced April 6.

April 11, 2022
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