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

TMC Transportation Plans $38M South Carolina Campus

Iowa-based flatbed carrier TMC Transportation is consolidating its southeastern U.S. presence via a $38 million investment in its South Carolina operations.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
December 13, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Court Approves Sale of 128 Yellow-Owned Terminals

A Delaware court approved the sale of 128 freight terminals owned by bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp., according to an audio recording of a Dec. 12 hearing.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 12, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Dark Horse Bidder Makes Second Offer for Yellow Assets

Next Century Logistics submitted a second bid for Yellow Corp. assets Dec. 7 after an initial offer to reanimate the bankrupt carrier was turned down by the administrators of Yellow’s assets.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 7, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Reveals First Two Companies in EV Fleet Program

Truck leasing and logistics company Ryder System identified its initial customers Dec. 5 for its RyderElectric+ turnkey electric vehicle fleet program.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 7, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Canada Cartage Acquires GTI Group

Canada Cartage Corp. will buy GTI Group for an undisclosed sum, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Estes Express Says It Is Doing Well Post-Cyberattack

Executives from Estes Express Lines recently shared details and lessons learned about the company’s response after an October cyberattack hampered the carrier’s operations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 21, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Files Counterclaim Against Omni on Merger

Forward Air has filed a counterclaim against Omni Logistics in response to a lawsuit Omni filed alleging that Forward has not followed through on a planned merger between the companies.

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

Werner Enterprises Reports Earnings Drop on Steady Revenue

Werner Enterprises experienced a year-over-year drop in earnings on a slight decrease in revenue during the third quarter, the company reported Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 2, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports 82% Earnings Drop During Q3

Forward Air Corp. reported an 82.2% drop in earnings during the third quarter of 2023 as revenue declined amid a weak freight environment, the company reported Oct 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire, TCA

Jack Cooper Making $2 Billion Bid for Bankrupt Yellow

Jack Cooper Transport is reportedly making a nearly $2 billion bid to snatch up the assets of Yellow, the trucking firm that collapsed in late July and filed for bankruptcy.

Michael E. Kanell | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 31, 2023
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