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September 5, 2024Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
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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 | 7,489,000 |
| 2 | Yellow Corp. | 5,092,000 |
| 3 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 4,043,695 |
| 4 | XPO | 3,800,000 |
| 5 | UPS Inc. | 3,218,000 |
| 6 | Estes Express Lines | 3,160,000 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 2,175,585 |
| 8 | R+L Carriers | 1,692,000 |
| 9 | Saia Inc. | 1,653,849 |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,148,092 |
| 11 | Averitt Express | 890,849 |
| 12 | Central Transport | 825,000 |
| 13 | TFI International | 816,081 |
| 14 | Dayton Freight Lines | 659,000 |
| 15 | Pitt Ohio | 616,000 est |
| 16 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 606,000 |
| 17 | Roadrunner Freight | 452,281 |
| 18 | A. Duie Pyle | 350,800 |
| 19 | Day & Ross Freight | 312,395 |
| 20 | Daylight Transport | 265,000 |
| 21 | Central Freight Lines | 248,000 |
| 22 | Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras | 244,500 |
| 23 | Transportes Castores de Baja California | 233,500 |
| 24 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 220,194 |
| 25 | Forward Air | 194,100 |
| 26 | Ward Trucking | 189,000 |
| 27 | Transportes Julian de Obregon | 183,400 |
| 28 | Fastfrate Group | 151,400 |
| 29 | Standard Forwarding | 119,000 |
| 30 | Midwest Motor Express | 118,000 |
| 31 | Landstar System | 102,531 |
| 32 | Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) | 95,700 |
| 33 | Dependable Highway Express | 86,000 |
| 34 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 72,379 |
| 35 | Anderson Trucking Service | 69,857 |
| 36 | Transportes Comandos del Norte | 66,700 |
| 37 | Transportes de Carga FEMA | 58,900 |
| 38 | Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero | 46,700 |
| 39 | Transportes del Valle | 45,600 |
| 40 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 40,000 |
| 41 | Transportes Leon-Mexico | 37,700 |
| 42 | Fletes y Materiales Forsis | 33,200 |
| 43 | Highlight Motor Group | 26,286 |
| 44 | Atlas World Group | 21,700 |
| 45 | TGR Logistics | 19,000 |
| 46 | CalArk | 14,005 |
| 47 | Bison Transport | 13,368 |
| 48 | Sorenson Transport | 13,365 |
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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On the Bubble
Consolidated Fastfrate
($246 million), is a less-than-truckload, intermodal, truckload/dedicated and flatbed/heavy specialized carrier based in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire
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Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100
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Trucking Insurance Concerns Go Beyond High Premiums
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ArcBest Q2 Profit Climbs on LTL Margin, Price Increase
Profit at ArcBest rose 16.1% year over year in the second quarter as an improvement in less-than-truckload revenue per shipment and an increase in prices trumped a decline in shipments.
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