Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 20.
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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 what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
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 | 6,352,000 |
| 2 | Yellow Corp. | 4,697,500 |
| 3 | XPO | 3,445,300 |
| 4 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 2,991,517 |
| 5 | UPS Inc. | 2,736,000 |
| 6 | Estes Express Lines | 2,400,000 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 1,916,394 |
| 8 | R+L Carriers | 1,429,000 |
| 9 | Saia Inc. | 1,218,481 |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 975,884 |
| 11 | Averitt Express | 717,000 est |
| 12 | Central Transport | 703,000 est |
| 13 | TFI International | 610,263 |
| 14 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 518,000 est |
| 15 | Dayton Freight Lines | 489,277 |
| 16 | Roadrunner Freight | 461,000 |
| 17 | New England Motor Freight | 398,000 |
| 18 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 397,000 est |
| 19 | A. Duie Pyle Inc. | 290,000 est |
| 20 | Day & Ross Freight | 249,673 |
| 21 | Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras | 217,000 |
| 22 | Transportes Castores de Baja California | 207,200 |
| 23 | Central Freight Lines | 206,000 |
| 24 | Daylight Transport | 195,000 |
| 25 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 194,000 |
| 26 | Carlile | 180,000 |
| 27 | Ward Trucking | 153,000 |
| 28 | Forward Air | 148,600 |
| 29 | Wilson Logistics | 141,800 |
| 30 | Lakeville Motor Express | 126,000 |
| 31 | Celadon Group Inc. | 125,000 |
| 32 | Fastfrate Group | 111,371 |
| 33 | TransX Group of Companies | 97,446 |
| 34 | Midwest Motor Express | 95,400 |
| 35 | Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar | 88,800 |
| 36 | Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) | 84,900 |
| 37 | Dependable Highway Express | 77,373 |
| 38 | Landstar System | 74,530 |
| 39 | Transportes Comandos del Norte | 59,200 |
| 40 | Anderson Trucking Service | 53,310 |
| 41 | Transportes de Carga FEMA | 52,300 |
| 42 | Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero | 41,400 |
| 43 | Transportes del Valle | 40,500 |
| 44 | Transportes Leon-Mexico | 33,500 |
| 45 | Fletes y Materiales Forsis | 29,400 |
| 46 | Spee-Dee Delivery Service | 14,000 |
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble
Brown Integrated Logistics
($203 million), This company, based in Lithonia, Ga., provides regional truckload and dedicated contract carriage services, contract warehousing, freight brokerage and equipment maintenance and repair services.
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For-Hire News
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Amazon May Charge a Return Fee at UPS Stores
If you opt to return your Amazon purchase at a UPS store, that transaction just might cost you.
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NFI Ramps Up Battery-Electric Truck Deployment in California
NFI Industries will deploy 50 Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California, the for-hire truckload carrier said.
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UPS, Teamsters Poised for Massive Contract Talks
High-stakes negotiations could start April 17 between the Teamsters and package delivery giant UPS that could have far-reaching reverberations.
April 14, 2023Business, Equipment, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire
FedEx to Merge Ground, Express Units
FedEx Corp. will combine nearly all of its ground, air and other operations by June 2024 as part of a $4 billion cost-cutting initiative, the company announced April 5.
April 5, 2023Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Penske Announces Kris-Way Truck Leasing Acquisition
Penske Truck Leasing announced March 30 that it has reached an agreement to acquire Kris-Way Truck Leasing Inc.
April 3, 2023Business, Logistics, For-Hire
RXO Opens New Cross-Border Facility in Texas
RXO celebrated the grand opening of its newest cross-border facility in Laredo, Texas, the company announced March 29.
March 29, 2023Business, Equipment, For-Hire
February Trailer Orders Down 2.6% Year-Over-Year
U.S. trailer orders fell just shy of 26,000 units in February, falling short of the year-ago total, ACT Research reported.
March 22, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire
Knight-Swift Agrees to Acquire U.S. Xpress
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has reached an agreement to acquire U.S. Xpress for approximately $808 million, the companies announced March 21.
March 21, 2023Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight
FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Cites Cost Cuts as Effective
FedEx Corp.’s shares jumped the most in nine months after the courier boosted its profit outlook, signaling efforts to cut costs are helping counter a decline in package volume.
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