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2021 Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers

2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 FedEx Freight 7,213,000
2 Yellow Corp. 4,513,700
3 XPO 4,450,000
4 Old Dominion Freight Line 4,015,129
est
5 Estes Express Lines 3,559,000
6 TFI International 3,088,851
7 ABF Freight 2,092,031
8 R+L Carriers 1,973,000
est
9 Saia Inc. 1,822,366
10 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,180,325
11 Central Transport 871,000
est
12 Averitt Express 823,150
13 Dayton Freight Lines 669,000
14 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 653,000
15 AAA Cooper Transportation 592,000
16 Day & Ross 439,129
17 Roadrunner Freight 430,000
18 A. Duie Pyle 379,700
19 Mullen Group 331,164
20 Daylight Transport 275,000
21 Central Freight Lines 256,000
est
22 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 237,000
est
23 Ward Trucking 183,000
est
24 Fastfrate Group 164,000
25 Standard Forwarding 119,000
est
26 Midwest Motor Express 105,500
27 Landstar System 97,546
28 Dependable Highway Express 85,000
est
29 Peninsula Truck Lines 76,019
30 Canada Cartage 75,375
31 Anderson Trucking Service 62,055
32 North Park Transportation 54,073
33 JP Express 53,100
34 Highlight Motor Group 29,000
35 R&R Family of Cos. 25,280
36 Diligent Delivery Systems 21,420
est
37 Bison Transport 19,905
38 Atlas World Group 19,795
39 CalArk 19,455
est

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On the Bubble

Magnate Worldwide ($235 million), is an air and expedited carrier based in Toledo, Ohio.
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers publication.
How companies are working to address the persistent driver shortage.
A look at how different segments of the trucking industry fared in 2020.
Some U.S. truckers are busier than they have ever been.

For-Hire News

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J.B. Hunt CEO Touts First-Quarter Performance

J.B. Hunt Transport Services CEO Shelley Simpson described a “meaningfully different” freight environment while reporting first-quarter results April 15.

April 17, 2026
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FMCSA Withholds $73 Million From New York

The action follows a federal audit of New York’s commercial driver licensing program that identified widespread violations of federal requirements.

April 16, 2026
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TFI’s TA Dedicated Merges With Minnesota’s Triangle Warehouse

TFI International-owned TA Dedicated is adding Minneapolis-based warehousing and distribution company Triangle Warehouse to its operations, the carrier said.

April 16, 2026
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Medium-Duty Truck Sales Hit 14th Month Below Prior Year

Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month decreased 14.7% to 17,019 from the 19,942 units during the prior-year period, Omdia Automotive reported.

April 15, 2026
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FedEx Freight Launching New CRM to Pursue Market Share Goals

The Tennessee-based carrier's current customer base is led by three verticals: industrial (30%), transportation and logistics (15%) and consumer goods (14%).

April 14, 2026
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ICE Arrests 13 Foreign Truckers at Pennsylvania CDL Office

Local news reports included witness descriptions of a chaotic scene in which some drivers fled through nearby residential yards to evade the ICE agents.

April 14, 2026
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FedEx CFO John Dietrich to Depart After Freight Spinoff

FedEx Chief Financial Officer John Dietrich will step down after the courier completes a planned spinoff of its freight division into a stand-alone company.

April 13, 2026
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How Fleets Make Safety Stick Beyond Annual Training

At a time when margins are tight and operating costs continue to climb, preventing and managing driver injuries has become a core business priority.

April 13, 2026
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FedEx, Pilots Set Tentative Contract After 5 Years of Talks

FedEx pilots reached a tentative labor agreement with the parcel company, marking a significant step toward resolving nearly five years of negotiations.

April 8, 2026
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FedEx Freight Unit Projects 10% Profit Growth After Spinoff

FedEx has said it’s separating the freight and parcel operations to better focus on each business.

April 8, 2026

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