2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Bison Transport 12,028
2 CalArk 13,007
3 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 14,600
4 Fletes y Materiales Forsis 31,400
5 Transportes Leon-Mexico 35,700
6 Transportes del Valle 43,200
7 Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar 44,000
8 Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero 44,200
9 Transportes de Carga FEMA 55,800
10 Transportes Comandos del Norte 63,200
11 Peninsula Truck Lines 66,476
12 Anderson Trucking Service 67,189
13 Dependable Highway Express 73,600
14 Landstar System 89,041
15 Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) 90,600
16 TransX Group of Companies 91,419
17 Midwest Motor Express 105,100
18 Standard Forwarding 110,000
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19 Fastfrate Group 123,764
20 Forward Air 163,932
21 Ward Trucking 166,000
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22 Transportes Julian de Obregon 173,700
23 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 204,947
24 Transportes Castores de Baja California 221,100
25 Daylight Transport 229,000
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26 Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras 231,500
27 Central Freight Lines 266,000
28 Day & Ross Freight 278,374
29 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 309,600
30 New England Motor Freight 400,500
31 Roadrunner Freight 464,000
32 AAA Cooper Transportation 548,000
33 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 555,907
34 Dayton Freight Lines 558,200
35 TFI International 748,175
36 Central Transport 754,000
37 Averitt Express 768,957
38 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,040,423
39 Saia Inc. 1,378,510
40 R+L Carriers 1,580,000
41 ABF Freight 1,993,314
42 Estes Express Lines 2,740,000
43 UPS Inc. 2,998,000
44 Old Dominion Freight Line 3,358,112
45 XPO 3,600,000
46 Yellow Corp. 4,891,000
47 FedEx Freight 6,904,000
Extras
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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

Mullen Group Closes ContainerWorld Acquisition

Mullen Group closed its previously announced acquisition of fellow Canadian business ContainerWorld Forwarding Services, the company revealed May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Reports Revenue Decline of 8% to $1.32B for Q1

Schneider experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue to $1.32 billion during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported May 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 2, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, For-Hire

Safety, HR Professionals Connect at ATA Conference

PHOENIX — More than 450 professionals came together to identify ways to improve the trucking industry at ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
May 1, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, For-Hire

Pitt Ohio Executive Targets EV Infrastructure

WASHINGTON — Ensuring electric commercial vehicles have reliable access to charging infrastructure remains a persistent challenge, a trucking executive recently told policymakers.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2024
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest saw its bottom line swing from a profit to a loss and posted a decline in revenue during Q1 on the heels of market softness and weather-related delays, the company reported.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Continues Cross-Border Expansion With New Facility

Ryder System is opening a second multiclient logistics facility at a U.S.-Mexico port to take advantage of the recent nearshoring trend, the company announced April 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire

Logistics Supply Chain Shows Steadiness Amid Rough Waters

During the past four years, supply chain and logistics companies have ridden the highs and lows of a market that included a pandemic and fractured economy to keep goods moving.

Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Special to Transport Topics
April 29, 2024
Business, For-Hire

TFI Profit Falls 17.1% on ‘Worse Than Expected’ Market

Profits at TFI International fell 17.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of what CEO Alain Bédard said was a particularly weak freight environment.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 26, 2024
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Intermodal Chassis Manufacturers Pull Back on Output

Intermodal chassis manufacturers are scaling back production as a result of weak demand as well as a supply overhang, company executives said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 25, 2024
For-Hire, Top 100

Top 100 For-Hire Carriers: How to Get on the List

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