2021 Top Mail Carriers

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

Top Mail Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)sort ascending
1 FedEx Corp. 2,224,115
2 10 Roads Express 851,957
est
3 Postal Fleet Services 292,568
4 UPS Inc. 203,260
5 Kalitta Air 196,870
6 Matheson Trucking 171,270
7 Evo Transportation & Energy Services 169,852
8 United Airlines 166,829
9 Midwest Transport 119,552
10 Southern Mail Service 114,358
11 Delta Air Lines 93,389
12 Bancroft and Sons Transportation 77,374
13 Alan Ritchey Inc. 70,136
14 ITS Logistics 68,015
15 American Airlines 65,819
16 Northern Aviation Services 58,251
17 XPO Logistics 56,586
18 Davenport Transportation 54,786
19 Tracie McCormick Inc. 48,718
20 McCormick Trucking 48,369
21 Beco Inc. 48,288
22 B&B Trucking 48,236
23 Alaska Central Express 46,092
24 AJR Trucking 39,541
25 Sodrel Truck Lines 38,319
26 Alaska Air Group 37,547
27 Metro Air Service 35,879
28 Everts Air Alaska 35,277
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.
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Top 100 News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Posts Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Upcoming Leadership Change

XPO Logistics building

XPO Logistics Inc. on Aug. 4 reported record revenue and net income for the second quarter, part of a busy week for the Greenwich, Conn.-based company.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
 August 5, 2022
Business, Logistics, Top 100

GXO Posts $2.2 Billion in Q2 Revenue, Marks First Anniversary

GXO robots at an automated warehouse

GXO Logistics Inc. closed out its first year as an independent company with revenue and earnings growth in the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 August 3, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Daseke Reports Mixed Results in Second Quarter

Bulldog Hiway Express trucks on a lot

Daseke Inc. saw a decline in earnings despite revenue gains during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 August 2, 2022
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

ArcBest Reports Record-Setting Quarter for Q2

ABF Freight truck

ArcBest Corp. posted records for quarterly revenue, operating income and net income for the second quarter of 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 July 29, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Reports Record-Setting Quarter for Q2

Forward

Forward Air Corp. on July 27 reported all-time quarterly records for revenue, income from operations and net income per diluted share for the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 July 28, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

ODFL Reports Profit, Revenue Records for Second Quarter

Old Dominion Freight Line truck

Old Dominion Freight Line set records for revenue and profitability during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported July 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 July 27, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Private, Top 100

Walmart Canada Adds 60-Foot Multizone Refrigerated Trailer

Walmart Canada has expanded its fleet to include for the first time in North America a 60-foot multitemperature-zone refrigerated trailer, built by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
 July 25, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Higher Earnings, Revenue for Q2

Knight-Swift photo illustration

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth during the second quarter, the company reported July 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 July 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Marten Reports Record-Breaking Results for Q2

Marten Transport truck at a company terminal

Marten Transport on July 18 reported the highest operating revenue and operating income in its history for the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 July 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking Faces Pressure to Prepare for Holidays Early

Cosco Shipping containership in Shanghai

Supply chain pressures are forcing trucking to get an early start to the holiday shipping season despite a shift of underlying conditions within the industry.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 July 18, 2022

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