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

Forward Air Completes Acquisition of Omni Logistics

Forward Air on Jan. 25 announced the completion of its long-pending acquisition of Omni Logistics, with both companies’ leaders touting the benefits of the merger.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 31, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

UPS to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Explore Sale of Coyote Amid Weak Q4

UPS Inc. is reducing its overall employee head count by 12,000 workers, which the company says will save more than $1 billion, citing higher labor costs and softening demand.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire, Private

Kodiak Opens Truck Port at Ryder Facility in Houston

Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Reports 11% Revenue Increase for Q4

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings profits dropped during the fourth quarter but the carrier experienced an increase in revenue, the company reported Jan. 24.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reaches Deal With Omni Logistics on Acquisition

Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics have settled litigation surrounding a planned merger that allows a deal to proceed under amended terms, the companies announced Jan. 22.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 22, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Revenue Declined to $3.3 Billion for Q4

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings as a result of weaker performance across its segments and rising insurance costs, the company reported Jan. 18. 

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated. 

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
January 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

TFI to Buy Daseke for $1.1 Billion

TFI International Inc., a Canadian carrier that has been growing through acquisitions, announced plans to purchase flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. for $1.1 billion, including debt.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
December 22, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million

Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Acceptance Grows for Driver-Assistance Technology

Drivers have had to grow accustomed to driver-assistance technologies such as the lane-assist function as fleets adopt the features for safety and legal reasons. 

Steve Brawner | Contributing Writer
December 15, 2023
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