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2018 Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers

2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

Here’s what North America’s top fleets are doing to get employees of all levels involved in the process of innovation.
In which regions of the country are the 2018 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers concentrated? Check out our interactive map.
Our experts discuss just how intensely for-hire carriers are embracing technology and innovation in a competitive environment.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 FedEx Freight 6,904,000
2 Yellow Corp. 4,891,000
3 XPO 3,600,000
4 Old Dominion Freight Line 3,358,112
5 UPS Inc. 2,998,000
6 Estes Express Lines 2,740,000
7 ABF Freight 1,993,314
8 R+L Carriers 1,580,000
9 Saia Inc. 1,378,510
10 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,040,423
11 Averitt Express 768,957
12 Central Transport 754,000
13 TFI International 748,175
14 Dayton Freight Lines 558,200
15 Pitt Ohio 555,907
16 AAA Cooper Transportation 548,000
17 Roadrunner Freight 464,000
18 New England Motor Freight 400,500
19 A. Duie Pyle 309,600
20 Day & Ross Freight 278,374
21 Central Freight Lines 266,000
22 Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras 231,500
23 Daylight Transport 229,000
est
24 Transportes Castores de Baja California 221,100
25 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 204,947
26 Transportes Julian de Obregon 173,700
27 Ward Trucking 166,000
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28 Forward Air 163,932
29 Fastfrate Group 123,764
30 Standard Forwarding 110,000
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31 Midwest Motor Express 105,100
32 TransX Group of Companies 91,419
33 Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) 90,600
34 Landstar System 89,041
35 Dependable Highway Express 73,600
36 Anderson Trucking Service 67,189
37 Peninsula Truck Lines 66,476
38 Transportes Comandos del Norte 63,200
39 Transportes de Carga FEMA 55,800
40 Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero 44,200
41 Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar 44,000
42 Transportes del Valle 43,200
43 Transportes Leon-Mexico 35,700
44 Fletes y Materiales Forsis 31,400
45 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 14,600
46 CalArk 13,007
47 Bison Transport 12,028

Extras

Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

PGT Holdings ($225 million), is the parent of flatbed/heavy specialized carrier PGT Trucking and cyrogenic transportation service provider Southern Pines Trucking. It is based in Monaca, Pa.
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LTL carriers are adapting and expanding services to capitalize on favorable long-term trends, such as the growth of e-commerce.
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For-Hire News

Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Investment Firm Stonepeak Buys Majority Stake in Dupré

Stonepeak’s infrastructure investments include temperature-controlled warehouse trust Lineage, chassis provider Trac Intermodal and intermodal container lessor Textainer.

April 17, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Marten Transport Q1 Profit Slumps 55.2% to $4.3 Million

The Mondovi, Wis.-based company's results took a hammering from both the freight recession and uncertainty precipitated by the Trump administration’s tariff regime, it said April 16.

April 17, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Reports Small Dips in Revenue, Earnings for Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported a slight decline in revenue as segment results dragged down top-line numbers during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported April 15.

April 16, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Targets LTL, E-Commerce With New Delivery Options

The logistics giant this week introduced UPS Ground Saver and UPS Ground with Freight Pricing, both part of a broader strategy to compete more aggressively in the evolving delivery market.

April 8, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Smarter Maintenance: How Fleets Are Leveraging AI

Increasingly in fleet maintenance, artificial intelligence has been used to guide technicians on repairs and diagnose problems proactively.

April 4, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

FedEx Reports Net Income, Revenue Increase for Q3

FedEx Corp. continued efforts to improve profitability during its fiscal third quarter despite navigating an especially challenging operating environment, the company said.

March 21, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx Lowers Guidance, Citing ‘Very Challenging’ Market

FedEx is the latest U.S. company to sound the alarm over weakening consumer confidence and potential fallout from President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war.

March 20, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Creditors Push Plan to End Bankruptcy Case

Creditors of defunct trucking firm Yellow Corp. will submit their own plan in coming days on how to split up the company’s remaining $550 million of cash and end its bankruptcy case.

March 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, For-Hire

Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires Gain Traction in Trucking

Significant technological advances in recent years have helped to increase demand for LRR tires. “They’re just making the tires better and better all around,” one trucking executive said.

March 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

TT Presents Sustainability Pathfinder Awards to IMC, Werner

Transport Topics presented Sustainability Pathfinder awards to IMC Logistics and Werner Enterprises for their exemplary efforts to improve freight efficiency and curb emissions.

March 13, 2025

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