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
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
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 -
97 95
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
220,000 30,000 1,000 725 50
76 83
OnTrac Inc.
332,331 - 1,697 445
8 69
Hub Group
3,373,898 69,110 1,982 2,624 448
82 87
Evans Delivery
310,000 - 200 2,250 525
55 60
Suddath
500,000 7,000 2,000 330 692
94
Calyx Transportation Group
223,323 - 373 488 750
70 75
Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
363,100 158 2,271 618 963
91
Trans-System Inc.
246,002 - 898 876 1,100
96 93
Wheaton World Wide Moving
221,000 6,413 183 740 1,143
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
19 17
Purolator
1,575,391 - 12,000 493 1,292
84 86
Cassens Transport Co.
289,794 - 1,430 1,203 1,303
75 78
United Road Services
333,464 - 2,100 1,740 1,325
77 88
Bennett International Group
327,857 - 727 1,179 1,422
87 92
Towne Air Freight
265,000 - 1,060 1,600
65
United Vision Logistics
400,325 19,512 291 1,505 1,668
83 85
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
293,000 - 2,235 731 1,702
92 97
Groendyke Transport
239,000 - 1,368 955 1,800
81 84
Maverick USA
315,014 18,674 1,777 1,405 1,971
90 96
Superior Bulk Logistics
250,700 8,900 1,414 1,176 2,037
71 71
Acme Truck Line
356,157 - 3,200 2,007 2,257
52 48
Canada Cartage System
541,800 - 3,800 2,246 2,589
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
39 36
Day & Ross
796,476 - 1,734 1,612 2,627
66 73
Dayton Freight Lines
386,000 - 3,361 1,167 2,750
32 30
Penske Logistics
968,000 - 10,000 1,598 2,816
78 76
Challenger Motor Freight
325,502 - 1,800 1,440 2,900
63 62
Groupe Robert
410,719 - 3,300 1,370 3,000
47 45
Forward Air
652,481 54,497 3,537 1,517 3,017
61 64
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
429,800 - 2,851 1,070 3,134
53 49
Mullen Group
537,858 - 2,170 1,325 3,329
21 24
Roadrunner Freight
1,361,410 48,996 3,325 3,723 3,429
48 43
Stevens Transport
642,138 86,285 2,835 2,710 3,615
68 80
Cowan Systems
377,428 - 1,878 1,748 3,795
60
Daseke Inc.
447,000 - 1,990 2,055 3,800
36 37
Atlas World Group
844,827 7,747 700 2,140 3,922
56 63
Bison Transport
365,911 - 1,738 1,402 4,000
93
Arnold Transportation
237,000 - 1,429 1,399 4,265
85 91
Koch Cos.
274,705 - 955 824 4,279
54 50
TransX Group of Companies
533,061 - 2,630 1,540 4,280
73 70
Comcar Industries
346,403 - 2,679 1,986 4,401
72 72
Transport America
347,465 - 1,945 1,515 4,450
59 57
Shevell Group
450,105 - 3,515 2,140 4,475
69 67
Mesilla Valley Transportation
376,000 - 1,700 1,200 4,500
42 74
KLLM Transport Services
743,682 - 3,250 4,600
98 99
Brown Integrated Logistics
218,779 - 1,107 1,002 4,800
40 39
Trimac Transportation
761,000 - 3,345 1,970 4,801
67 68
Roehl Transport
384,007 - 2,290 2,058 5,148
64 65
P.A.M. Transport
402,813 5,915 3,034 1,837 5,170
34 35
Quality Carriers
929,810 -42,038 1,145 1,721 5,255
41 32
Anderson Trucking Service
750,204 - 1,300 2,205 5,300
58 59
Western Express
463,453 - 2,962 2,419 5,650
49 46
AAA Cooper Transportation
580,371 - 4,500 2,450 6,000
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
28 26
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,033,492 50,572 4,339 4,137 6,198
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
38 38
Ruan
807,507 - 5,088 3,651 6,683
62 55
Dart Transit Co.
426,320 - 411 1,886 6,799
44 41
Covenant Logistics Group
684,549 5,244 4,202 2,688 6,861
26 25
NFI
1,090,000 33,975 7,631 2,304 7,391
24 20
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,269,899 - 4,975 4,490 7,552
45 44
Celadon Group Inc.
680,963 23,314 1,331 3,790 8,385
31 31
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
969,237 69,282 4,600 3,991 9,181
22 21
Prime Inc.
1,300,998 163,439 4,400 5,347 9,436
23 23
Kenan Advantage Group
1,286,631 - 7,530 6,301 9,774
17 18
UniGroup
1,700,000 - 1,050 6,301 10,000
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
9 8
TFI International
3,019,367 98,754 14,210 11,930 11,200
29 29
Averitt Express
1,020,000 - 4,121 12,139
10 9
Landstar System
2,644,780 146,009 1,217 8,174 12,912
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
18 16
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,600,000 - 9,700 7,996 17,000
14 13
Werner Enterprises
2,029,183 86,785 11,656 7,050 23,705
16 15
Estes Express Lines
1,948,525 - 14,909 6,277 24,102
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
7 6
Schneider
3,600,000 - 16,900 11,700 31,000
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
2 2
FedEx Corp.
45,100,000 2,046,000 300,000 25,028 92,982
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
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Nearshoring Boom Faces Growing Pains

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

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

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 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

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

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
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Offers Buyouts to 167 Pilots as Air Cargo Slumps

UPS Inc. is offering a voluntary severance package for 167 pilots amid a slump in air freight volume.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
August 31, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Used Truck Market Can Likely Handle Yellow Liquidation

Used trucks and trailers owned by bankrupt Yellow Corp. are set to come up for auction in unprecedented numbers, but the market can handle it, say observers.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 31, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

Flatbed and Cargo Safety Depends on Securement

Making sure flatbed cargo is secured for transit goes beyond meeting applicable regulations, which cannot cover every contingency, experts contend.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
August 28, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Yellow’s Terminals: Analysts Expect More Bids

Analysts are expecting more players to take part in an upcoming auction for the 169 terminals owned by Yellow Corp. beyond those who already have raised their hands.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 24, 2023
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