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

Our experts break down this year’s Top 100 list and talk through what the changes mean for the industry.
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On the Bubble

Central Freight Lines ($210 million), iis a regional less-than-truckload carrier based in Waco, Texas.
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List: Just the Facts

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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Beats Quarterly Wall Street Profit Expectations

Packages at a FedEx Express facility

FedEx Corp. posted a higher profit than Wall Street expected in its most recent quarter, but trimmed expectations for the full-year period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon

Flatbed truck

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

David Kegley, Doug Nickles, Randy Patterson, Todd Cotier

CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's  Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 20, 2023
Business, Fuel, For-Hire, Private

Love’s Travel Stops No. 1 on Happiest Employees List

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-run chain of truck stops founded nearly 60 years ago, topped storied firms like IBM, Nike and Apple in a new ranking of employee well-being.

Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News
September 20, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Nearshoring Boom Faces Growing Pains

C.H. Robinson Laredo

The escalation of nearshoring this year has brought an increased need to bolster infrastructure investments and supply chain operations, according to experts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 13, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS CEO Carol Tomé Outlines Challenging Year Ahead

Carol Tome

UPS Inc. will pay out the biggest portion of its new labor pact over the next 12 months while trying to win back customers it lost during the contentious contract talks, CEO Carol Tomé said.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Estes Among Fleets to Pilot Remora’s Carbon Capture System

Remora device

Estes was among the first commercial for-hire carriers to sign up to pilot emerging technology developed by Remora.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
September 8, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS to Raise Average Prices by 5.9%

UPS truck and logo

UPS Inc. will raise prices 5.9%, to take effect on Dec. 26.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
September 8, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire

FAA Clears UPS Drones for Longer Flights

UPS drone

Two more companies including UPS have been granted approval to fly drones beyond the sight of ground operators in a key step that could eventually enable widespread package delivery.

Alan Levin | Bloomberg News
September 6, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Trimac Acquires Two More Carriers, Continues to Shop

Sims and Sons truck

Trimac Transportation Ltd. has purchased two North American bulk haulage carriers in the past few weeks, and has plans to accelerate its ongoing buying spree.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 1, 2023
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