Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
October 3, 2024Top 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 Mail Carriers
Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
---|---|---|
1 | FedEx Corp. | 2,050,717 |
2 | 10 Roads Express | 390,445 |
3 | Salmon Cos. | 341,073 |
4 | Postal Fleet Services | 248,967 |
5 | UPS Inc. | 211,211 |
6 | United Airlines | 177,324 |
7 | Kalitta Air | 170,893 |
8 | Evo Transportation & Energy Services | 164,890 |
9 | Matheson Trucking | 143,339 |
10 | Southern Mail Service | 114,719 |
11 | Midwest Transport | 114,320 |
12 | American Airlines | 84,891 |
13 | Delta Air Lines | 82,789 |
14 | Bancroft and Sons Transportation | 80,703 |
15 | Alan Ritchey Inc. | 71,967 |
16 | Northern Aviation Services | 59,528 |
17 | Davenport Transportation | 51,584 |
18 | Tracie McCormick Inc. | 49,873 |
19 | Beco Inc. | 49,799 |
20 | Alaska Air Group | 49,149 |
21 | B&B Trucking | 48,525 |
22 | AJR Trucking | 41,995 |
23 | Alaska Central Express | 41,505 |
24 | McCormick Trucking | 38,025 |
25 | Sodrel Truck Lines | 37,858 |
26 | XPO | 36,388 |
27 | Metro Air Service | 33,181 |
28 | Everts Air Alaska | 31,787 |
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.
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