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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 | 10,119,000 |
2 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 6,177,055 |
3 | Yellow Corp. | 4,711,900 |
4 | XPO | 4,645,000 |
5 | Estes Express Lines | 4,405,000 |
6 | TFI International | 3,423,557 |
7 | ABF Freight | 3,010,900 |
8 | R+L Carriers | 2,864,000 |
9 | Saia Inc. | 2,792,000 |
10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,649,192 |
11 | Central Transport | 1,236,000 |
12 | Averitt Express | 1,092,210 |
13 | Dayton Freight Lines | 1,004,000 |
14 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 912,000 |
15 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 874,000 |
16 | Mullen Group | 598,540 |
17 | A. Duie Pyle Inc. | 568,000 |
18 | Day & Ross Freight | 448,500 |
19 | Daylight Transport | 389,000 |
20 | Roadrunner Freight | 386,000 |
21 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 338,000 |
22 | Ward Trucking | 256,000 |
23 | Fastfrate Group | 250,000 est |
24 | CrossCountry Freight Solutions | 244,000 |
25 | Magnum LTL | 152,000 |
26 | Midwest Motor Express | 152,000 |
27 | Landstar System | 142,438 |
28 | Dependable Highway Express | 131,000 |
29 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 106,427 |
30 | PS Logistics | 100,000 |
31 | R&R Express | 88,400 est |
32 | North Park Transportation | 86,500 est |
33 | Canada Cartage System | 84,100 est |
34 | Anderson Trucking Service | 76,600 |
35 | JP Express | 64,434 |
36 | Tax-Air | 55,000 est |
37 | Highlight Motor Group | 46,700 est |
38 | McCollister's Global Services | 33,350 |
39 | Bison Transport | 31,300 |
40 | TGR Logistics | 30,000 est |
41 | Atlas World Group | 25,779 |
42 | Atech Logistics | 10,000 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.
FedEx Freight revenue is for the 12-month period ended Feb. 28, 2023.
Estes Express Lines, R+L Carriers, Saia Inc., Central Transport, Pitt Ohio Transportation Group, AAA Cooper Transportation, A. Duie Pyle, Daylight Transport, Roadrunner Freight, Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Ward Trucking, Magnum LTL, Midwest Motor Express and Dependable Highway Express data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
Fastfrate Group, R&R Express, Canada Cartage System, Tax-Air, Highlight Motor Group, TGR Logistics and Atech Logistics revenue are for 2021.
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