2014 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
100
Falcon Transport
217,510 -
99
Bridge Terminal Transport
218,244 - 262
98 99
Brown Integrated Logistics
218,779 - 1,107 1,002 4,800
97 95
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
220,000 30,000 1,000 725 50
96 93
Wheaton World Wide Moving
221,000 6,413 183 740 1,143
95 98
Paschall Truck Lines
222,685 - 1,450 1,130 2,600
94
Calyx Transportation Group
223,323 - 373 488 750
93
Arnold Transportation
237,000 - 1,429 1,399 4,265
92 97
Groendyke Transport
239,000 - 1,368 955 1,800
91
Trans-System Inc.
246,002 - 898 876 1,100
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
88
Dependable Supply Chain Services
257,000 - 1,850 374 1,231
87 92
Towne Air Freight
265,000 - 1,060 1,600
86 90
Fastfrate Group
274,633 -
85 91
Koch Cos.
274,705 - 955 824 4,279
84 86
Cassens Transport Co.
289,794 - 1,430 1,203 1,303
83 85
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
293,000 - 2,235 731 1,702
82 87
Evans Delivery
310,000 - 200 2,250 525
81 84
Maverick USA
315,014 18,674 1,777 1,405 1,971
80 81
California Cartage Co.
318,000 - 1,000
79 82
Epes Carriers Inc.
320,000 17,700 1,446 1,115
78 76
Challenger Motor Freight
325,502 - 1,800 1,440 2,900
77 88
Bennett International Group
327,857 - 727 1,179 1,422
76 83
OnTrac Inc.
332,331 - 1,697 445
75 78
United Road Services
333,464 - 2,100 1,740 1,325
73 70
Comcar Industries
346,403 - 2,679 1,986 4,401
72 72
Transport America
347,465 - 1,945 1,515 4,450
71 71
Acme Truck Line
356,157 - 3,200 2,007 2,257
70 75
Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
363,100 158 2,271 618 963
69 67
Mesilla Valley Transportation
376,000 - 1,700 1,200 4,500
68 80
Cowan Systems
377,428 - 1,878 1,748 3,795
67 68
Roehl Transport
384,007 - 2,290 2,058 5,148
66 73
Dayton Freight Lines
386,000 - 3,361 1,167 2,750
65
United Vision Logistics
400,325 19,512 291 1,505 1,668
64 65
P.A.M. Transport
402,813 5,915 3,034 1,837 5,170
63 62
Groupe Robert
410,719 - 3,300 1,370 3,000
62 55
Dart Transit Co.
426,320 - 411 1,886 6,799
61 64
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
429,800 - 2,851 1,070 3,134
60
Daseke Inc.
447,000 - 1,990 2,055 3,800
59 57
Shevell Group
450,105 - 3,515 2,140 4,475
58 59
Western Express
463,453 - 2,962 2,419 5,650
57 54
Mercer Transportation Co.
483,161 - 315 2,183
56 63
Bison Transport
365,911 - 1,738 1,402 4,000
55 60
Suddath
500,000 7,000 2,000 330 692
54 50
TransX Group of Companies
533,061 - 2,630 1,540 4,280
53 49
Mullen Group
537,858 - 2,170 1,325 3,329
52 48
Canada Cartage System
541,800 - 3,800 2,246 2,589
51 52
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
555,005 -9,110 2,750 2,248 6,054
50 51
Contrans Group
555,715 28,577 1,400 2,600
49 46
AAA Cooper Transportation
580,371 - 4,500 2,450 6,000
48 43
Stevens Transport
642,138 86,285 2,835 2,710 3,615
47 45
Forward Air
652,481 54,497 3,537 1,517 3,017
45 44
Celadon Group Inc.
680,963 23,314 1,331 3,790 8,385
44 41
Covenant Logistics Group
684,549 5,244 4,202 2,688 6,861
43
XPO
702,300 - 2,259
42 74
KLLM Transport Services
743,682 - 3,250 4,600
41 32
Anderson Trucking Service
750,204 - 1,300 2,205 5,300
40 39
Trimac Transportation
761,000 - 3,345 1,970 4,801
39 36
Day & Ross
796,476 - 1,734 1,612 2,627
38 38
Ruan
807,507 - 5,088 3,651 6,683
37 53
Jack Cooper Holdings
825,000 - 4,500 4,000
36 37
Atlas World Group
844,827 7,747 700 2,140 3,922
34 35
Quality Carriers
929,810 -42,038 1,145 1,721 5,255
33 47
Heartland Express
961,525 90,821 5,220 4,878 14,372
32 30
Penske Logistics
968,000 - 10,000 1,598 2,816
31 31
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
969,237 69,282 4,600 3,991 9,181
30 28
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,008,164 - 5,524 5,300 13,614
29 29
Averitt Express
1,020,000 - 4,121 12,139
28 26
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,033,492 50,572 4,339 4,137 6,198
27 27
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,065,187 - 8,030 3,318 11,042
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
24 20
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,269,899 - 4,975 4,490 7,552
23 23
Kenan Advantage Group
1,286,631 - 7,530 6,301 9,774
22 21
Prime Inc.
1,300,998 163,439 4,400 5,347 9,436
21 24
Roadrunner Freight
1,361,410 48,996 3,325 3,723 3,429
20 19
C.R. England
1,495,597 - 7,352 4,498 6,400
19 17
Purolator
1,575,391 - 12,000 493 1,292
18 16
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,600,000 - 9,700 7,996 17,000
17 18
UniGroup
1,700,000 - 1,050 6,301 10,000
16 15
Estes Express Lines
1,948,525 - 14,909 6,277 24,102
15 14
Sirva Inc.
1,994,200 9,700 2,700 1,832 6,516
14 13
Werner Enterprises
2,029,183 86,785 11,656 7,050 23,705
12 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
2,337,648 206,113 14,073 6,296 25,052
11 10
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
2,383,063 - 14,312 4,098 6,042
10 9
Landstar System
2,644,780 146,009 1,217 8,174 12,912
9 8
TFI International
3,019,367 98,754 14,210 11,930 11,200
8 69
Hub Group
3,373,898 69,110 1,982 2,624 448
7 6
Schneider
3,600,000 - 16,900 11,700 31,000
6 7
Swift Transportation
4,118,195 155,422 16,900 17,961 57,310
5 5
Yellow Corp.
4,865,400 -83,600 32,000 14,500 46,500
4 3
Con-way Inc.
5,473,356 99,153 29,500 11,867 32,800
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
Extras
Our experts break down this year’s Top 100 list and talk through what the changes mean for the industry.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Saia Reports Lower Q2 Profit, Revenue

Saia Inc. posted net income of $91.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $109.2 million in the same period a year earlier, the less-than-truckload carrier said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 31, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Georgia Distribution Center to Team NFI, Bradshaw Home

Georgia officials announced plans to open a new East Coast distribution center in Effingham County to bring  Bradshaw Home’s products to customers faster through a partnership with NFI.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 31, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Old Dominion Freight Line Q2 Profit Falls 22.3% Year-On-Year

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. profits fell 22.3% year-over-year to $292.4 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $376.1 million in the year-ago period, it said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 31, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

ArcBest Q2 Profit More Than Halves on Weak Demand

ArcBest posted lower earnings and revenue on weaker demand for the second quarter, the Fort Smith, Ark.-based carrier announced July 28. 

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 31, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Ceases Operations

Less-than-truckload company Yellow shut down operations, ending a nearly 100-year history as one of the nation’s largest carriers, and the company began posting notices at terminals.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 30, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Puts Logistics Division Up for Sale

Yellow Corp. says it is shopping its third-party logistics broker, Yellow Logistics, to raise cash as the less-than-truckload company attempts to remain in business.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 28, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Posts Q2 Loss on Market Weakness, UK Exit Charge

Ryder System Inc. posted an $18 million loss in the second quarter of 2023, compared with a profit of $239 million in the year-ago period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 27, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Records Q2 Earnings Drop but Beats Expectations

Landstar System Inc. posted a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the second quarter of 2023, the company reported July 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 27, 2023
Government, Business, For-Hire

Yellow Says Discussions With Teamsters Ongoing

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. said it continues to negotiate with union leaders as the future of the company, which has been in operation for nearly 100 years, may be in jeopardy.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 26, 2023
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Reach Agreement on New Contract

UPS and the Teamsters have reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement that covers more than 340,000 workers, the company and the union announced in separate statements.

Joe Howard and Dan Ronan | Staff Reporters
July 25, 2023
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