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2014 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Takeaway: Mergers on Rise

Driver shortage limits ability to expand freight-hauling capacity, leading to more mergers and acquisitions.
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Map: Where They Are

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Rankings
Rank This YearRank Last YearCompanyRevenue (000)Net Income (000)EmployeesTractors*Trailers
75 78
United Road Services
333,464 - 2,100 1,740 1,325
91
Trans-System Inc.
246,002 - 898 876 1,100
29 29
Averitt Express
1,020,000 - 4,121 12,139
76 83
OnTrac Inc.
332,331 - 1,697 445
92 97
Groendyke Transport
239,000 - 1,368 955 1,800
30 28
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,008,164 - 5,524 5,300 13,614
49 46
AAA Cooper Transportation
580,371 - 4,500 2,450 6,000
77 88
Bennett International Group
327,857 - 727 1,179 1,422
93
Arnold Transportation
237,000 - 1,429 1,399 4,265
66 73
Dayton Freight Lines
386,000 - 3,361 1,167 2,750
78 76
Challenger Motor Freight
325,502 - 1,800 1,440 2,900
94
Calyx Transportation Group
223,323 - 373 488 750
16 15
Estes Express Lines
1,948,525 - 14,909 6,277 24,102
32 30
Penske Logistics
968,000 - 10,000 1,598 2,816
43
XPO
702,300 - 2,259
95 98
Paschall Truck Lines
222,685 - 1,450 1,130 2,600
17 18
UniGroup
1,700,000 - 1,050 6,301 10,000
52 48
Canada Cartage System
541,800 - 3,800 2,246 2,589
80 81
California Cartage Co.
318,000 - 1,000
18 16
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,600,000 - 9,700 7,996 17,000
53 49
Mullen Group
537,858 - 2,170 1,325 3,329
19 17
Purolator
1,575,391 - 12,000 493 1,292
54 50
TransX Group of Companies
533,061 - 2,630 1,540 4,280
82 87
Evans Delivery
310,000 - 200 2,250 525
98 99
Brown Integrated Logistics
218,779 - 1,107 1,002 4,800
20 19
C.R. England
1,495,597 - 7,352 4,498 6,400
37 53
Jack Cooper Holdings
825,000 - 4,500 4,000
83 85
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
293,000 - 2,235 731 1,702
99
Bridge Terminal Transport
218,244 - 262
38 38
Ruan
807,507 - 5,088 3,651 6,683
56 63
Bison Transport
365,911 - 1,738 1,402 4,000
67 68
Roehl Transport
384,007 - 2,290 2,058 5,148
84 86
Cassens Transport Co.
289,794 - 1,430 1,203 1,303
100
Falcon Transport
217,510 -
39 36
Day & Ross
796,476 - 1,734 1,612 2,627
57 54
Mercer Transportation Co.
483,161 - 315 2,183
68 80
Cowan Systems
377,428 - 1,878 1,748 3,795
85 91
Koch Cos.
274,705 - 955 824 4,279
23 23
Kenan Advantage Group
1,286,631 - 7,530 6,301 9,774
40 39
Trimac Transportation
761,000 - 3,345 1,970 4,801
58 59
Western Express
463,453 - 2,962 2,419 5,650
69 67
Mesilla Valley Transportation
376,000 - 1,700 1,200 4,500
86 90
Fastfrate Group
274,633 -
7 6
Schneider
3,600,000 - 16,900 11,700 31,000
24 20
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,269,899 - 4,975 4,490 7,552
41 32
Anderson Trucking Service
750,204 - 1,300 2,205 5,300
59 57
Shevell Group
450,105 - 3,515 2,140 4,475
87 92
Towne Air Freight
265,000 - 1,060 1,600
42 74
KLLM Transport Services
743,682 - 3,250 4,600
60
Daseke Inc.
447,000 - 1,990 2,055 3,800
71 71
Acme Truck Line
356,157 - 3,200 2,007 2,257
88
Dependable Supply Chain Services
257,000 - 1,850 374 1,231
61 64
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
429,800 - 2,851 1,070 3,134
72 72
Transport America
347,465 - 1,945 1,515 4,450
27 27
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,065,187 - 8,030 3,318 11,042
62 55
Dart Transit Co.
426,320 - 411 1,886 6,799
73 70
Comcar Industries
346,403 - 2,679 1,986 4,401
11 10
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
2,383,063 - 14,312 4,098 6,042
63 62
Groupe Robert
410,719 - 3,300 1,370 3,000
5 5
Yellow Corp.
4,865,400 -83,600 32,000 14,500 46,500
34 35
Quality Carriers
929,810 -42,038 1,145 1,721 5,255
51 52
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
555,005 -9,110 2,750 2,248 6,054
70 75
Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
363,100 158 2,271 618 963
44 41
Covenant Logistics Group
684,549 5,244 4,202 2,688 6,861
64 65
P.A.M. Transport
402,813 5,915 3,034 1,837 5,170
96 93
Wheaton World Wide Moving
221,000 6,413 183 740 1,143
55 60
Suddath
500,000 7,000 2,000 330 692
36 37
Atlas World Group
844,827 7,747 700 2,140 3,922
90 96
Superior Bulk Logistics
250,700 8,900 1,414 1,176 2,037
89 89
John Christner Trucking
256,426 9,417 211 878 1,188
15 14
Sirva Inc.
1,994,200 9,700 2,700 1,832 6,516
79 82
Epes Carriers Inc.
320,000 17,700 1,446 1,115
81 84
Maverick USA
315,014 18,674 1,777 1,405 1,971
65
United Vision Logistics
400,325 19,512 291 1,505 1,668
45 44
Celadon Group Inc.
680,963 23,314 1,331 3,790 8,385
50 51
Contrans Group
555,715 28,577 1,400 2,600
97 95
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
220,000 30,000 1,000 725 50
26 25
NFI
1,090,000 33,975 7,631 2,304 7,391
25 22
Saia Inc.
1,139,094 43,627 8,400 3,426 10,848
21 24
Roadrunner Freight
1,361,410 48,996 3,325 3,723 3,429
28 26
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,033,492 50,572 4,339 4,137 6,198
47 45
Forward Air
652,481 54,497 3,537 1,517 3,017
8 69
Hub Group
3,373,898 69,110 1,982 2,624 448
31 31
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
969,237 69,282 4,600 3,991 9,181
48 43
Stevens Transport
642,138 86,285 2,835 2,710 3,615
14 13
Werner Enterprises
2,029,183 86,785 11,656 7,050 23,705
33 47
Heartland Express
961,525 90,821 5,220 4,878 14,372
9 8
TFI International
3,019,367 98,754 14,210 11,930 11,200
4 3
Con-way Inc.
5,473,356 99,153 29,500 11,867 32,800
10 9
Landstar System
2,644,780 146,009 1,217 8,174 12,912
6 7
Swift Transportation
4,118,195 155,422 16,900 17,961 57,310
22 21
Prime Inc.
1,300,998 163,439 4,400 5,347 9,436
12 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
2,337,648 206,113 14,073 6,296 25,052
3 4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
5,585,000 342,000 18,467 11,235 26,340
2 2
FedEx Corp.
45,100,000 2,046,000 300,000 25,028 92,982
1 1
UPS Inc.
55,438,000 4,372,000 395,000
About the Rankings...

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.

* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.

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Video: Expert Analysis

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On the Bubble

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List: Just the Facts

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FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

A FedEx worker sorts package

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Roadrunner Bolsters Expansion Efforts With Eight New Lanes

Roadrunner truck

Roadrunner opened eight new lanes across its network as part of a multiyear process to improve service offerings, the company announced June 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Install Air Conditioning in Trucks

A UPS driver in New York City

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Strike Unlikely at ABF Freight After Deal With Teamsters

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The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 8, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire

Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy

MVT driver training

Trucking companies are increasingly investing in training, technology and incentives to optimize driver performance when it comes to fuel consumption.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 6, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Talks to Resume Today

UPS truck

Negotiations were set to resume June 5 between UPS and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents an estimated 360,000 UPS drivers and other workers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Estes Express Lines Opens Terminal in California

Estes Express Lines in banning, calif.

Estes Express Lines took a major step in its expansion and sustainability initiatives with the opening of a new terminal in Banning, Calif., the carrier announced May 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Seattle Amazon Workers Protest Climate Goals, Layoffs

Amazon protesters at Seattle headquarters May 31, 2023

SEATTLE — Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate May 31.

Ed Komenda | Associated Press
May 31, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

PGT Trucking Delivers Nucor Steel Using Nikola Truck

Al Behr; Jason Roycht; Gregg Troian; Johnny Jacobs

PGT Trucking announced it had delivered its inaugural shipment of low-greenhouse-gas steel, produced by steel manufacturer Nucor, using a Nikola Class 8 zero-emission vehicle.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 30, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Back-Office Job Demand Remains Steady at Fleets

Yellow Corp. employees

With a lingering labor shortage affecting drivers for several years, fleets are finding that there’s a steady growth of job demand for operational support roles known as back-office jobs.

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
May 30, 2023
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