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 | 7,213,000 |
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 Freight | 439,129 |
17 | Roadrunner Freight | 430,000 |
18 | A. Duie Pyle Inc. | 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 System | 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 Express | 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 |
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
Revenues for the following carriers are estimated by SJ Consulting Group: R+L Carriers, Central Transport, Central Freight Lines, Oak Harbor Freight Lines and Ward Trucking
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