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2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 51 | Canada Cartage System
|
516,976 | - | 2,543 | 2,417 | |
| 40 | 42 | KLLM Transport Services
|
863,000 | - | 3,800 | 5,500 | |
| 43 | 37 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
790,000 | - | 3,500 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
2,461,149 | 122,356 | 4,098 | 6,042 | |
| 97 | 93 | Calyx Transportation Group
|
218,198 | - | 500 | 750 | |
| 99 | 103 | Central Freight Lines
|
214,000 | - | 1,448 | 6,648 | |
| 50 | 51 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
602,477 | 6,285 | 2,183 | 6,216 | |
| 33 | 29 | Averitt Express
|
1,078,000 | - | 4,441 | 13,075 | |
| 84 | 94 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
261,211 | - | 1,150 | 3,000 | |
| 18 | 18 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,730,000 | - | 7,770 | 17,000 | |
| 72 | 79 | California Cartage Co.
|
368,700 | - | 1,200 | ||
| 89 | 107 | Transport Investments
|
237,068 | - | 115 | 755 | 1,101 |
| 100 | 95 | Wheaton World Wide Moving
|
210,527 | 6,945 | 180 | 717 | 1,075 |
| 81 | 88 | John Christner Trucking
|
271,104 | 15,033 | 213 | 733 | 1,184 |
| 68 | 81 | Evans Delivery
|
400,000 | - | 275 | 3,150 | 525 |
| 53 | 57 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
547,269 | - | 325 | 2,189 | 2,189 |
| 37 | 36 | Atlas World Group
|
878,313 | 9,542 | 644 | 2,086 | 4,012 |
| 94 | 86 | Fastfrate Group
|
222,960 | - | 710 | 504 | 1,371 |
| 63 | 76 | Bennett International Group
|
436,024 | - | 772 | 1,408 | 1,418 |
| 83 | 91 | Trans-System Inc.
|
262,627 | - | 965 | 924 | 1,463 |
| 79 | 84 | Koch Cos.
|
285,000 | - | 980 | 839 | 4,584 |
| 95 | 96 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
222,000 | - | 1,100 | 750 | 1,400 |
| 93 | 98 | Brown Integrated Logistics
|
224,655 | - | 1,104 | 1,047 | 5,100 |
| 19 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 1,150 | 5,001 | 8,500 |
| 36 | 34 | Quality Carriers
|
991,758 | 20,640 | 1,188 | 3,195 | 3,171 |
| 92 | 109 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
230,874 | - | 1,200 | 812 | 450 |
| 10 | 10 | Landstar System
|
3,184,790 | 138,809 | 1,211 | 8,662 | 13,732 |
| 98 | 105 | Navajo Express Inc.
|
218,000 | - | 1,300 | 1,000 | 1,800 |
| 73 | 79 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
341,494 | 24,001 | 1,359 | 1,121 | 5,500 |
| 65 | 61 | Dart Transit Co.
|
425,503 | 3,854 | 1,365 | 1,875 | 5,789 |
| 90 | 102 | Melton Truck Lines
|
236,000 | - | 1,378 | 1,107 | 1,837 |
| 38 | 41 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
873,432 | - | 1,389 | 2,519 | 6,127 |
| 85 | 89 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
260,200 | 7,600 | 1,416 | 1,189 | 2,099 |
| 87 | 91 | Groendyke Transport
|
241,313 | - | 1,423 | 975 | 1,500 |
| 74 | 83 | Cassens Transport Co.
|
328,649 | - | 1,445 | 1,371 | |
| 90 | 104 | IMC Cos.
|
236,000 | - | 1,522 | 1,037 | 88 |
| 95 | 108 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
222,000 | - | 1,551 | 930 | 1,800 |
| 44 | 39 | Day & Ross
|
771,988 | - | 1,602 | 1,552 | 3,103 |
| 66 | 67 | Cowan Systems
|
421,515 | - | 1,700 | 1,748 | 3,795 |
| 71 | 68 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
372,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,300 | 4,800 |
| 55 | 74 | United Road Services
|
532,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,772 | |
| 80 | 88 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
282,000 | - | 1,777 | 496 | 1,130 |
| 76 | 80 | Maverick USA
|
316,018 | 21,044 | 1,813 | 1,376 | 1,983 |
| 78 | 77 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
300,130 | - | 1,900 | 1,640 | 3,300 |
| 88 | 106 | Black Horse Carriers
|
238,000 | - | 1,965 | 950 | 2,800 |
| 58 | 54 | Suddath
|
500,000 | - | 2,000 | 384 | 754 |
| 82 | 69 | Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
|
270,000 | - | 2,000 | 420 | 800 |
| 57 | 52 | Mullen Group
|
516,878 | - | 2,092 | 1,374 | 3,529 |
| 59 | 55 | Bison Transport
|
398,990 | - | 2,321 | 1,502 | 3,857 |
| 77 | 73 | Comcar Industries
|
315,972 | - | 2,409 | 1,937 | 4,226 |
| 75 | 82 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
318,811 | - | 2,500 | 822 | 1,900 |
| 49 | 60 | Daseke Inc.
|
668,000 | - | 2,500 | 2,610 | 5,515 |
| 69 | 66 | Roehl Transport
|
395,971 | - | 2,500 | 2,255 | 4,090 |
| 61 | 54 | TransX Group of Companies
|
482,571 | - | 2,560 | 1,505 | 4,240 |
| 8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,571,126 | 51,558 | 2,568 | 2,977 | 448 |
| 24 | 15 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,464,400 | - | 2,700 | 2,609 | 4,263 |
| 47 | 47 | Stevens Transport
|
673,160 | 91,310 | 2,835 | 2,775 | 3,782 |
| 67 | 63 | P.A.M. Transport
|
410,937 | 13,491 | 2,911 | 1,761 | 4,919 |
| 60 | 70 | Acme Truck Line
|
487,208 | - | 3,000 | 2,007 | 2,257 |
| 54 | 57 | Western Express
|
540,104 | - | 3,107 | 2,404 | 5,700 |
| 52 | 60 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
551,300 | - | 3,140 | 812 | 2,037 |
| 45 | 40 | Trimac Transportation
|
737,725 | - | 3,262 | 2,167 | 4,679 |
| 62 | 58 | Shevell Group
|
461,000 | - | 3,559 | 1,920 | 4,600 |
| 34 | 47 | Forward Air
|
1,010,959 | 61,169 | 3,600 | 1,300 | 3,100 |
| 64 | 65 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
436,000 | - | 3,610 | 1,228 | 3,109 |
| 17 | 21 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,872,816 | 51,974 | 4,142 | 4,170 | 5,135 |
| 27 | 28 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,191,521 | 45,370 | 4,218 | 4,408 | 6,291 |
| 46 | 44 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
718,980 | 17,808 | 4,400 | 2,665 | 6,722 |
| 21 | 22 | Prime Inc.
|
1,563,413 | 207,436 | 4,450 | 6,187 | 10,637 |
| 39 | 33 | Heartland Express
|
871,355 | 84,834 | 4,500 | 4,776 | 12,970 |
| 51 | 49 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
580,371 | - | 4,500 | 2,450 | 6,000 |
| 42 | 45 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
806,400 | 35,579 | 4,582 | 4,031 | 11,180 |
| 25 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,351,571 | - | 5,129 | 4,394 | 7,290 |
| 32 | 30 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,100,000 | - | 5,500 | 5,130 | 12,883 |
| 31 | 31 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,102,332 | 102,862 | 5,526 | 4,738 | 11,487 |
| 41 | 38 | Ruan
|
848,759 | - | 5,595 | 3,754 | 8,395 |
| 20 | 23 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,567,453 | - | 7,265 | 6,455 | 9,448 |
| 23 | 20 | C.R. England
|
1,517,290 | - | 7,385 | 4,087 | 5,923 |
| 30 | 26 | NFI
|
1,105,000 | - | 8,000 | 2,264 | 7,500 |
| 28 | 27 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,171,968 | - | 8,299 | 3,599 | 11,496 |
| 26 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,272,321 | 51,991 | 8,900 | 3,780 | 11,530 |
| 14 | 43 | XPO
|
2,356,600 | -63,600 | 10,000 | 6,200 | |
| 16 | 14 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,139,289 | 98,650 | 10,664 | 7,105 | 22,305 |
| 22 | 19 | Purolator
|
1,524,071 | - | 11,500 | 489 | 1,286 |
| 29 | 32 | Penske Logistics
|
1,137,000 | - | 13,000 | 2,054 | 4,918 |
| 15 | 16 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,173,000 | - | 15,815 | 6,620 | 24,592 |
| 9 | 9 | TFI International
|
3,363,213 | 138,902 | 16,050 | 14,980 | 18,680 |
| 7 | 7 | Schneider
|
3,900,000 | - | 17,450 | 12,300 | 32,350 |
| 11 | 12 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,787,897 | 267,514 | 18,804 | 6,907 | 27,635 |
| 3 | 3 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,165,441 | 374,792 | 20,158 | 12,995 | 27,731 |
| 6 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,298,724 | 161,151 | 21,274 | 18,836 | 61,652 |
| 4 | 4 | Con-way Inc.
|
5,806,069 | 137,039 | 30,100 | 12,100 | 33,300 |
| 5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
5,068,800 | -67,700 | 33,000 | 6,400 | 13,000 |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
47,100,000 | 2,532,000 | 325,000 | 26,594 | 97,469 |
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
58,232,000 | 3,032,000 | 435,000 | 106,000 |
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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