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July 15, 20222020 Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
| Rank | Company | Sector Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Freight | 7,237,000 |
| 2 | Yellow Corp. | 4,871,200 |
| 3 | XPO Logistics | 4,815,000 |
| 4 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 4,109,111 |
| 5 | UPS Freight | 3,265,000 |
| 6 | Estes Express Lines | 3,260,000 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 2,145,000 |
| 8 | R+L Carriers | 1,972,000 est |
| 9 | Saia Inc. | 1,786,735 |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,166,622 |
| 11 | Averitt Express | 873,419 |
| 12 | Central Transport | 856,000 est |
| 13 | Dayton Freight Lines | 679,000 |
| 14 | TFI International | 627,322 |
| 15 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 616,000 |
| 16 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 593,000 |
| 17 | Roadrunner Freight | 430,806 |
| 18 | Day & Ross Freight | 426,500 |
| 19 | A. Duie Pyle Inc. | 385,600 |
| 20 | Daylight Transport | 262,000 |
| 21 | Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras | 244,500 est |
| 22 | Transportes Castores de Baja California | 233,500 est |
| 23 | Central Freight Lines | 232,000 |
| 24 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 220,194 |
| 25 | Forward Air Solutions | 207,400 |
| 26 | Ward Trucking | 185,000 |
| 27 | Transportes Julian de Obregon | 183,400 est |
| 28 | Fastfrate/Bestway | 169,605 |
| 29 | Standard Forwarding | 119,000 est |
| 30 | Midwest Motor Express | 105,300 |
| 31 | Landstar System | 98,324 |
| 32 | Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) | 95,700 est |
| 33 | Dependable Highway Express | 85,000 est |
| 34 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 76,467 |
| 35 | Anderson Trucking Service | 68,885 |
| 36 | Transportes Comandos del Norte | 66,700 est |
| 37 | Transportes de Carga FEMA | 58,900 est |
| 38 | Canada Cartage System | 53,580 |
| 39 | JP Express Service | 51,862 |
| 40 | Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero | 46,700 est |
| 41 | Transportes del Valle | 45,600 est |
| 42 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 40,000 |
| 43 | Transportes Leon-Mexico | 37,700 est |
| 44 | Atlas World Group | 33,789 |
| 45 | Fletes y Materiales Forsis | 33,200 est |
| 46 | Diligent Delivery Systems | 21,420 |
| 47 | CalArk | 19,455 |
| 48 | TGR Logistics | 19,000 est |
| 49 | Bison Transport | 14,941 |
| 50 | Highlight Motor Group | 14,558 |
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