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

Forward Air Reports Revenue, Earnings Records for Q1

Forward Air Corp. set all-time quarterly records for revenue, net income and earnings per diluted share during the first quarter, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Covenant Logistics Posts $291.6 Million in Revenue for Q1

Covenant Logistics Group Inc. saw revenue and earnings improvements during the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Old Dominion Freight Line Reports Record Revenue for Q1

Old Dominion Freight Line’s revenue reached a record during the first quarter, the company announced April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Reports Strong Q1 Earnings Amid Lower Package Volume

UPS Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, saying its quarterly income increased to $3.3 billion compared with $2.77 billion in the first quarter of 2021.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Does Your Business Belong on Our List of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers?

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April 25, 2022
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
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