2024 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.
Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.
Rankings
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 | 9,045,000 |
| 2 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 5,866,152 |
| 3 | XPO | 4,671,000 |
| 4 | Estes Express Lines | 4,338,000 |
| 5 | R+L Carriers | 3,070,000 est |
| 6 | Saia Inc. | 2,881,433 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 2,871,004 |
| 8 | TFI International | 2,777,309 |
| 9 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,597,133 |
| 10 | Central Transport | 1,261,000 est |
| 11 | Averitt Express | 1,165,000 |
| 12 | Dayton Freight Lines | 1,035,000 |
| 13 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 909,000 |
| 14 | Manitoulin Transport | 758,000 est |
| 15 | Day & Ross | 581,020 |
| 16 | A. Duie Pyle | 571,000 |
| 17 | Mullen Group | 570,667 |
| 18 | Roadrunner Freight | 410,000 |
| 19 | Daylight Transport | 374,000 |
| 20 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 320,000 |
| 21 | Ward Trucking | 253,000 |
| 22 | CrossCountry Freight Solutions | 207,000 |
| 23 | Fastfrate Group | 194,000 |
| 24 | Midwest Motor Express | 160,000 est |
| 25 | Magnum LTL | 155,000 |
| 26 | Sutton Transport | 122,000 |
| 27 | Landstar System | 117,683 |
| 28 | Dependable Highway Express | 112,000 |
| 29 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 108,000 est |
| 30 | North Park Transportation | 94,000 |
| 31 | PS Logistics | 91,100 est |
| 32 | JP Express | 58,699 est |
| 33 | Anderson Trucking Service | 58,000 |
| 34 | TGR Logistics | 51,000 |
| 35 | Highlight Motor Group | 45,578 est |
| 36 | TCI Transportation | 40,000 |
| 37 | Bison Transport | 34,829 |
| 38 | McCollister's Global Services | 30,382 est |
| 39 | Atlas World Group | 29,889 |
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 email 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. 29, 2024.
Mullen Group revenue converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2023 exchange rate.
PS Logistics, JP Express and McCollister’s revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
Estes Express Lines, Averitt Express, Dayton Freight Lines, Pitt Ohio, Roadrunner Freight, Daylight Transport, Oak Harbor, Ward Trucking, CrossCountry, Magnum LTL and Dependable Highway Express revenues are via SJ Consulting Group.
R+L Carriers, Central Transport, Manitoulin Transport, Midwest Motor Express and Peninsula Truck Lines revenues are estimated by SJ Consulting Group.
Extras
The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.
The trucking industry remains mired in sustained overcapacity relative to freight demand even as it has slowly shed workers.
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For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten, but some fared better than others.
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