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
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For-Hire News
Government, Business, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Adds 10 More Leased Yellow Terminals to Haul

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. extended its winning streak in auctions of former Yellow Corp. terminals, strengthening its less-than-truckload operations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 14, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Q4 Profit Slides on Weak Used Truck Prices, Rentals

Profits at Ryder System Inc. fell 39.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023 as weak freight conditions again sapped strength from used vehicle sales prices and rental activity, it said Feb. 14.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 14, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Looks to Lower Leverage, May Buy Back Debt Early, CFO Says

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO Inc. is working to reduce its leverage after it purchased assets from Yellow Corp. and might consider buying back some of its debt at par, its finance chief said.

Nina Trentmann | Bloomberg News
February 12, 2024
Business, For-Hire

TFI Eyes Merger for Truckload Operations as Part of Spinoff

TFI International’s truckload operations could be merged with a competitor to divide the Montreal-based company into two publicly traded entities, likely in 2025, its CEO said Feb. 9.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 9, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Q4 Profits Fall 14.4% as Deals Dull Freight Market Toll

Profits at TFI International in the fourth quarter fell 14.4% compared with the same period a year earlier, as acquisitions softened the impact of a weak freight environment.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 9, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air CEO Tom Schmitt Exits After Omni Deal Completion

Forward Air CEO Tom Schmitt exited the company days after finally completing the carrier’s at-times contentious merger with Omni Logistics.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire

Trucking Executives Cite Opportunities for AI Adoption

LAS VEGAS — Artificial intelligence promises to unlock greater efficiency in the freight transportation industry, but implementing AI functions is not without its challenges.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
February 8, 2024
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports 31% Earnings Gain Despite Revenue Drop

ArcBest Corp. experienced a 30.7% increase in earnings despite a decline in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported Feb. 6.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 7, 2024
Business, For-Hire

Auto Stoppages Push P.A.M. Transportation Into Red in Q4

Labor stoppages at automotive manufacturers across the U.S. and a weak freight environment hit profits at carrier P.A.M. Transportation in the final three months of 2023, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 5, 2024
Business, For-Hire

Saia Targets Further Expansion Via $1 Billion in 2024 Capex

Saia Inc. expects 2024 to be another year of significant expansion after picking up business and terminals following the implosion of less-than-truckload rival Yellow Corp., executives said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 5, 2024
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