2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Here’s what North America’s top fleets are doing to get employees of all levels involved in the process of innovation.
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Our experts discuss just how intensely for-hire carriers are embracing technology and innovation in a competitive environment.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 FedEx Corp. 55,932,000
2 UPS Inc. 54,102,000
3 Purolator 1,343,111
4 TFI International 1,115,255
5 OnTrac Inc. 546,848
6 LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc. 400,000
est
7 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 130,300
8 Transportes Pitic 84,200
9 Pace Runners 59,000
est
10 Auto Express Tijuana Mexico 38,600
11 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 33,132
12 Day & Ross 25,379
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On the Bubble

Transportes Castores de Baja California ($221 million), provides less-than-truckload and parcel delivery services throughout Mexico. It is based in Tijuana.
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LTL carriers are adapting and expanding services to capitalize on favorable long-term trends, such as the growth of e-commerce.
Two dozen pioneering executives in the less-than-truckload freight industry came together to reflect on accomplishments.
Carriers and logistics providers are stepping into the final-mile sector to help retailers meet rising delivery expectations.
For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

ATA Group Advances Trucking Diversity Initiative

A working group formed by American Trucking Associations to advance diversity in the industry has drafted guidelines to help fleets of all sizes foster greater inclusiveness in their ranks, and has now created an award to recognize industry diversity efforts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 26, 2022
Business, For-Hire

PS Logistics Completes Acquisition, Agreement

PS Logistics announced its refrigerated carrier Purdy Bros. Trucking, based in Loudon, Tenn., completed the acquisition of certain transportation assets of Phoenix Leasing of Tennessee Inc.

August 26, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Cuts Nondriving Staff, Slows Spending

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises is hitting the brakes on its spending, cutting its nondriving staff by another 5% this month and looking for ways to dispose of extra real estate and trim other expenses to offset rising costs amid signs of a shipping slowdown in some industries.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 26, 2022
Business, Technology, For-Hire, TCA

Covenant Official Says Range Is Biggest Factor in EV Adoption

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The distance a battery-powered tractor-trailer can travel before recharging is “the big holdup” for the adoption of electric trucks, a top official for Chattanooga-based Covenant Logistics said Aug. 23.

Mike Pare | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Partners With School to Launch Supply Chain Program

High school students in Hamilton County, Tenn., can explore careers in supply chain management and logistics through a new Future Ready Institute that’s launching this fall.

Carmen Nesbitt | Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.
August 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

PS Logistics Subsidiary Acquires Noble

DMT Trucking announced Aug. 9 that it has completed its acquisition of the Scottsboro, Ala.-based Noble family of transportation businesses.

August 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Posts Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Upcoming Leadership Change

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, Technology, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

XPO Names Mario Harik to Succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO

XPO Logistics Inc. announced that Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO of XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokerage platform.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports $554M Revenue for Q2

U.S. Xpress Enterprises posted revenue gains but sluggish earnings during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Enterprises Reports Record for Q2

Werner Enterprises achieved its eighth consecutive quarter of record earnings per share during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
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