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.
After you've absorbed the changes and trends in this year's Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, take our interactive quiz!
Rankings
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 Transportation Group 616,000
est
16 AAA Cooper Transportation 606,000
17 Roadrunner Freight 452,281
18 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 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

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, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Freight Plans Closure of 29 Locations

FedEx Freight informed team members internally May 1 that it will be closing 29 freight locations and furloughing certain job classes.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, TCA

Penske to Acquire Michigan-Based Star Truck Rentals

Reading, Pa.-based Penske Truck Leasing plans to acquire Star Truck Rentals, a transportation services company that operates facilities in Indiana and Michigan.

Daniel Urie | Pennlive.com
May 1, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hub Group Reports Revenue and Earnings Decline for Q1

Hub Group Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Universal Logistics Reports Weaker Q1 Amid Softening Market

Universal Logistics Holdings experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Revenue and Earnings Decline for Q1

Landstar System Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Q1 Profit Slides on Lower Used Vehicle Sale Prices

Lower used-vehicle sale prices and the U.K. market exit hurt profits at Ryder System Inc. in the three months ending March 31, it said, as results fell short of analyst expectations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Wabash Q1 Profit Jumps as Sales, Order Backlog Soar

Profits at trailer manufacturer Wabash jumped year-over-year in the three months ending March 31 as sales and margins rose while order backlog soared.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Reports Lower Income, Revenue

TFI International profits slid year-over-year in the three months ending March 31, with its top executive saying April 26 that conditions in the quarter were tougher than expected.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 26, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Reports Lower Earnings as Consumer Spending Slows

UPS Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that were lower than those the Atlanta-based company posted in the same period in 2022 and were mixed when it came to Wall Street expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Completes First EV Delivery for Frito-Lay

Schneider completed its first battery-electric vehicle delivery with Frito-Lay North America, the multimodal transportation provider announced April 17.

April 24, 2023
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