2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up 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
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Sorenson Transport 13,365
2 Bison Transport 13,368
3 CalArk 14,005
4 TGR Logistics 19,000
5 Atlas World Group 21,700
6 Highlight Motor Group 26,286
7 Fletes y Materiales Forsis 33,200
8 Transportes Leon-Mexico 37,700
9 TransAmerica Express Logistics 40,000
10 Transportes del Valle 45,600
11 Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero 46,700
12 Transportes de Carga FEMA 58,900
13 Transportes Comandos del Norte 66,700
14 Anderson Trucking Service 69,857
15 Peninsula Truck Lines 72,379
16 Dependable Highway Express 86,000
17 Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) 95,700
18 Landstar System 102,531
19 Midwest Motor Express 118,000
20 Standard Forwarding 119,000
21 Fastfrate Group 151,400
22 Transportes Julian de Obregon 183,400
23 Ward Trucking 189,000
24 Forward Air 194,100
25 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 220,194
26 Transportes Castores de Baja California 233,500
27 Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras 244,500
28 Central Freight Lines 248,000
29 Daylight Transport 265,000
30 Day & Ross Freight 312,395
31 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 350,800
32 Roadrunner Freight 452,281
33 AAA Cooper Transportation 606,000
34 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 616,000
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35 Dayton Freight Lines 659,000
36 TFI International 816,081
37 Central Transport 825,000
38 Averitt Express 890,849
39 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,148,092
40 Saia Inc. 1,653,849
41 R+L Carriers 1,692,000
42 ABF Freight 2,175,585
43 Estes Express Lines 3,160,000
44 UPS Inc. 3,218,000
45 XPO 3,800,000
46 Old Dominion Freight Line 4,043,695
47 Yellow Corp. 5,092,000
48 FedEx Freight 7,489,000
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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On the Bubble

Daylight Transport ($265 million), is a less-than-truckload freight carrier based in Long Beach, Calif.
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For some companies, leadership teams stretch back four generations.
The state's trucking association has joined forces with 13 community colleges.
Women are increasingly taking on larger roles in the management of trucking companies.
The company has pressed on since losing its CEO Jeremy Rayl in 2017.
Nevertheless, industry projections remain positive.
George Casiano's family shares the story of an industry veteran.
All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America.
Fleet owners find inspiration in family and faith.
Lead ATA participants set out to guide trucking's future.
For-Hire News
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Used Class 8 Prices Continue Slide in June, but Remain High

The average retail price of a used Class 8 fell for the third consecutive month in June, ACT Research reported, calling the trend a significant downturn even as the average retail price remained above $90,000.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
July 27, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Beats Q2 Estimates, but Delivery Volume Drops More Than Expected

UPS Inc. posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings July 26, thanks in part to a big leap in the price of domestic parcel revenues during the three-month period that ended June 30.

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

Covenant Logistics Reaches $317M Revenue by Overcoming Q2 Headwinds

Covenant Logistics Group Inc. reported second-quarter revenue and earnings growth July 25, despite market headwinds.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire

10 Roads Express Launches Autonomous Route Using Kodiak Tech

The 10 Roads Express company launched an autonomous truck route in partnership with Kodiak Robotics, a driverless trucking company, they announced July 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2022
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Reduces US Sunday Deliveries in Some Rural Areas

FedEx Corp. plans to scale back Sunday delivery service in far-flung areas of the U.S., the latest evidence that the e-commerce surge spurred by COVID-19 is ending.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
July 22, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Higher Earnings, Revenue for Q2

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth during the second quarter, the company reported July 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Names Shelley Simpson Company President

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. appointed Shelley Simpson president — the first woman to serve in that role.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Q2 Revenue Jump to $3.84 Billion

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on July 19 posted earnings and revenue growth for the second quarter that was driven by strong segment results.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Marten Reports Record-Breaking Results for Q2

Marten Transport on July 18 reported the highest operating revenue and operating income in its history for the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Expands Cargo Services in India to Seize Airfreight Boom

UPS Inc. opened a second airport cargo-handling facility in India to capture soaring pandemic-driven demand for airfreight.

Ragini Saxena | Bloomberg News
July 19, 2022
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