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 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 14,000
2 Fletes y Materiales Forsis 29,400
3 Transportes Leon-Mexico 33,500
4 Transportes del Valle 40,500
5 Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero 41,400
6 Transportes de Carga FEMA 52,300
7 Anderson Trucking Service 53,310
8 Transportes Comandos del Norte 59,200
9 Landstar System 74,530
10 Dependable Highway Express 77,373
11 Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) 84,900
12 Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar 88,800
13 Midwest Motor Express 95,400
14 TransX Group of Companies 97,446
15 Fastfrate Group 111,371
16 Celadon Group Inc. 125,000
17 Lakeville Motor Express 126,000
18 Wilson Logistics 141,800
19 Forward Air 148,600
20 Ward Trucking 153,000
21 Carlile 180,000
22 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 194,000
23 Daylight Transport 195,000
24 Central Freight Lines 206,000
25 Transportes Castores de Baja California 207,200
26 Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras 217,000
27 Day & Ross Freight 249,673
28 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 290,000
est
29 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 397,000
est
30 New England Motor Freight 398,000
31 Roadrunner Freight 461,000
32 Dayton Freight Lines 489,277
33 AAA Cooper Transportation 518,000
est
34 TFI International 610,263
35 Central Transport 703,000
est
36 Averitt Express 717,000
est
37 Southeastern Freight Lines 975,884
38 Saia Inc. 1,218,481
39 R+L Carriers 1,429,000
40 ABF Freight 1,916,394
41 Estes Express Lines 2,400,000
42 UPS Inc. 2,736,000
43 Old Dominion Freight Line 2,991,517
44 XPO 3,445,300
45 Yellow Corp. 4,697,500
46 FedEx Freight 6,352,000
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
102

On the Bubble

Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras ($217 million), This Mexican fleet, based in the central state of Guanajuato, has been in business since 1935 and operates a fleet of 1,000 tractors and 450 straight trucks, providing less-than-truckload and truckload freight service to 400 cities through 48 offices and 15 warehouses.
If your company appears on the 2017 list, you have a few ways to announce it! Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.
For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Enterprises Reports Earnings Drop on Steady Revenue

Werner Enterprises experienced a year-over-year drop in earnings on a slight decrease in revenue during the third quarter, the company reported Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 2, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports 82% Earnings Drop During Q3

Forward Air Corp. reported an 82.2% drop in earnings during the third quarter of 2023 as revenue declined amid a weak freight environment, the company reported Oct 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire, TCA

Jack Cooper Making $2 Billion Bid for Bankrupt Yellow

Jack Cooper Transport is reportedly making a nearly $2 billion bid to snatch up the assets of Yellow, the trucking firm that collapsed in late July and filed for bankruptcy.

Michael E. Kanell | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 31, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Court Approves Yellow Administrators’ Auction Plans

A court on Oct. 27 approved plans by the administrators of Yellow to use auctioneers to sell the company’s rolling stock, as Jack Cooper Transport eyes a bid to rescue the motor carrier.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

XPO Reports Revenue Increase Despite Tough Conditions

XPO posted an increase in revenue but a dip in profit during the third quarter amid a challenging freight environment, the company said Oct 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Universal Reports Revenue Decline Amid Q3 Headwinds

Universal Logistics Holdings experienced an overall decrease in revenue, with each segment facing year-over-year declines for the third quarter of 2023, the company reported Oct 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 27, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Reports Slight Revenue Decline for Q3

Ryder System Inc. experienced a slight decline in year-over-year revenue amid market headwinds during the third quarter of 2023, the company reported Oct. 25.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 26, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Estes Express IT System Fully Restored, COO Says

Estes Express Lines’ information technology systems are “completely restored” after a cyberattack earlier in October, according to Chief Operating Officer Webb Estes.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 26, 2023
Business, For-Hire

UPS Reports Lower Earnings on Labor Deal Costs

UPS Inc. cut its annual profit target on a spike in costs from a new union labor contract and weaker package demand.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
October 26, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Third-Quarter Profit Dives 45.6% on Weak Freight Market

TFI International profits in the third quarter slumped 45.6% year-over-year, with the Canadian company primarily citing weaker market conditions, especially in the truckload market.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 24, 2023
Archives
  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

  • 2011

  • 2010

  • 2009

  • 2008

  • 2007

  • 2006

  • 2005

  • 2004