Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | 29 | Averitt Express
|
1,078,000 | - | 4,441 | 13,075 | |
88 | 106 | Black Horse Carriers
|
238,000 | - | 1,965 | 950 | 2,800 |
50 | 51 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
602,477 | 6,285 | 2,183 | 6,216 | |
13 | 11 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
2,461,149 | 122,356 | 4,098 | 6,042 | |
100 | 95 | Wheaton World Wide Moving
|
210,527 | 6,945 | 180 | 717 | 1,075 |
99 | 103 | Central Freight Lines
|
214,000 | - | 1,448 | 6,648 | |
98 | 105 | Navajo Express Inc.
|
218,000 | - | 1,300 | 1,000 | 1,800 |
97 | 93 | Calyx Transportation Group
|
218,198 | - | 500 | 750 | |
95 | 108 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
222,000 | - | 1,551 | 930 | 1,800 |
95 | 96 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
222,000 | - | 1,100 | 750 | 1,400 |
94 | 86 | Fastfrate Group
|
222,960 | - | 710 | 504 | 1,371 |
93 | 98 | Brown Integrated Logistics
|
224,655 | - | 1,104 | 1,047 | 5,100 |
92 | 109 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
230,874 | - | 1,200 | 812 | 450 |
90 | 104 | IMC Cos.
|
236,000 | - | 1,522 | 1,037 | 88 |
90 | 102 | Melton Truck Lines
|
236,000 | - | 1,378 | 1,107 | 1,837 |
89 | 107 | Transport Investments
|
237,068 | - | 115 | 755 | 1,101 |
87 | 91 | Groendyke Transport
|
241,313 | - | 1,423 | 975 | 1,500 |
85 | 89 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
260,200 | 7,600 | 1,416 | 1,189 | 2,099 |
84 | 94 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
261,211 | - | 1,150 | 3,000 | |
83 | 91 | Trans-System Inc.
|
262,627 | - | 965 | 924 | 1,463 |
82 | 69 | Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
|
270,000 | - | 2,000 | 420 | 800 |
81 | 88 | John Christner Trucking
|
271,104 | 15,033 | 213 | 733 | 1,184 |
80 | 88 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
282,000 | - | 1,777 | 496 | 1,130 |
79 | 84 | Koch Cos.
|
285,000 | - | 980 | 839 | 4,584 |
78 | 77 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
300,130 | - | 1,900 | 1,640 | 3,300 |
77 | 73 | Comcar Industries
|
315,972 | - | 2,409 | 1,937 | 4,226 |
76 | 80 | Maverick USA
|
316,018 | 21,044 | 1,813 | 1,376 | 1,983 |
75 | 82 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
318,811 | - | 2,500 | 822 | 1,900 |
74 | 83 | Cassens Transport Co.
|
328,649 | - | 1,445 | 1,371 | |
73 | 79 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
341,494 | 24,001 | 1,359 | 1,121 | 5,500 |
72 | 79 | California Cartage Co.
|
368,700 | - | 1,200 | ||
71 | 68 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
372,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,300 | 4,800 |
69 | 66 | Roehl Transport
|
395,971 | - | 2,500 | 2,255 | 4,090 |
68 | 81 | Evans Delivery
|
400,000 | - | 275 | 3,150 | 525 |
67 | 63 | P.A.M. Transport
|
410,937 | 13,491 | 2,911 | 1,761 | 4,919 |
66 | 67 | Cowan Systems
|
421,515 | - | 1,700 | 1,748 | 3,795 |
65 | 61 | Dart Transit Co.
|
425,503 | 3,854 | 1,365 | 1,875 | 5,789 |
64 | 65 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
436,000 | - | 3,610 | 1,228 | 3,109 |
63 | 76 | Bennett International Group
|
436,024 | - | 772 | 1,408 | 1,418 |
62 | 58 | Shevell Group
|
461,000 | - | 3,559 | 1,920 | 4,600 |
61 | 54 | TransX Group of Companies
|
482,571 | - | 2,560 | 1,505 | 4,240 |
60 | 70 | Acme Truck Line
|
487,208 | - | 3,000 | 2,007 | 2,257 |
59 | 55 | Bison Transport
|
398,990 | - | 2,321 | 1,502 | 3,857 |
58 | 54 | Suddath
|
500,000 | - | 2,000 | 384 | 754 |
57 | 52 | Mullen Group
|
516,878 | - | 2,092 | 1,374 | 3,529 |
56 | 51 | Canada Cartage System
|
516,976 | - | 2,543 | 2,417 | |
55 | 74 | United Road Services
|
532,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,772 | |
54 | 57 | Western Express
|
540,104 | - | 3,107 | 2,404 | 5,700 |
53 | 57 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
547,269 | - | 325 | 2,189 | 2,189 |
52 | 60 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
551,300 | - | 3,140 | 812 | 2,037 |
51 | 49 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
580,371 | - | 4,500 | 2,450 | 6,000 |
49 | 60 | Daseke Inc.
|
668,000 | - | 2,500 | 2,610 | 5,515 |
47 | 47 | Stevens Transport
|
673,160 | 91,310 | 2,835 | 2,775 | 3,782 |
46 | 44 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
718,980 | 17,808 | 4,400 | 2,665 | 6,722 |
45 | 40 | Trimac Transportation
|
737,725 | - | 3,262 | 2,167 | 4,679 |
44 | 39 | Day & Ross
|
771,988 | - | 1,602 | 1,552 | 3,103 |
43 | 37 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
790,000 | - | 3,500 | ||
42 | 45 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
806,400 | 35,579 | 4,582 | 4,031 | 11,180 |
41 | 38 | Ruan
|
848,759 | - | 5,595 | 3,754 | 8,395 |
40 | 42 | KLLM Transport Services
|
863,000 | - | 3,800 | 5,500 | |
39 | 33 | Heartland Express
|
871,355 | 84,834 | 4,500 | 4,776 | 12,970 |
38 | 41 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
873,432 | - | 1,389 | 2,519 | 6,127 |
37 | 36 | Atlas World Group
|
878,313 | 9,542 | 644 | 2,086 | 4,012 |
36 | 34 | Quality Carriers
|
991,758 | 20,640 | 1,188 | 3,195 | 3,171 |
34 | 47 | Forward Air
|
1,010,959 | 61,169 | 3,600 | 1,300 | 3,100 |
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 |
30 | 26 | NFI
|
1,105,000 | - | 8,000 | 2,264 | 7,500 |
29 | 32 | Penske Logistics
|
1,137,000 | - | 13,000 | 2,054 | 4,918 |
28 | 27 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,171,968 | - | 8,299 | 3,599 | 11,496 |
27 | 28 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,191,521 | 45,370 | 4,218 | 4,408 | 6,291 |
26 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,272,321 | 51,991 | 8,900 | 3,780 | 11,530 |
25 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,351,571 | - | 5,129 | 4,394 | 7,290 |
24 | 15 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,464,400 | - | 2,700 | 2,609 | 4,263 |
23 | 20 | C.R. England
|
1,517,290 | - | 7,385 | 4,087 | 5,923 |
22 | 19 | Purolator
|
1,524,071 | - | 11,500 | 489 | 1,286 |
21 | 22 | Prime Inc.
|
1,563,413 | 207,436 | 4,450 | 6,187 | 10,637 |
20 | 23 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,567,453 | - | 7,265 | 6,455 | 9,448 |
19 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 1,150 | 5,001 | 8,500 |
18 | 18 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,730,000 | - | 7,770 | 17,000 | |
17 | 21 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,872,816 | 51,974 | 4,142 | 4,170 | 5,135 |
16 | 14 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,139,289 | 98,650 | 10,664 | 7,105 | 22,305 |
15 | 16 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,173,000 | - | 15,815 | 6,620 | 24,592 |
14 | 43 | XPO
|
2,356,600 | -63,600 | 10,000 | 6,200 | |
11 | 12 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,787,897 | 267,514 | 18,804 | 6,907 | 27,635 |
10 | 10 | Landstar System
|
3,184,790 | 138,809 | 1,211 | 8,662 | 13,732 |
9 | 9 | TFI International
|
3,363,213 | 138,902 | 16,050 | 14,980 | 18,680 |
8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,571,126 | 51,558 | 2,568 | 2,977 | 448 |
7 | 7 | Schneider
|
3,900,000 | - | 17,450 | 12,300 | 32,350 |
6 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,298,724 | 161,151 | 21,274 | 18,836 | 61,652 |
5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
5,068,800 | -67,700 | 33,000 | 6,400 | 13,000 |
4 | 4 | Con-way Inc.
|
5,806,069 | 137,039 | 30,100 | 12,100 | 33,300 |
3 | 3 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,165,441 | 374,792 | 20,158 | 12,995 | 27,731 |
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 |
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.
On the Bubble
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.
Flatbed and Cargo Safety Depends on Securement
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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.
Yellow’s Shutdown Opens Up LTL Market for Competitors
The Yellow Corp. shutdown is having a downstream effect on the less-than-truckload space as freight volumes flow toward competitors.
Private Equity Firm H.I.G. Buys 3PL Ascent Global Logistics
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UPS Workers Approve New Union Contract
The 340,000 employees of UPS Inc. represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have approved a new five-year labor pact with the company.
Estes Offers $1.3 Billion for Yellow Terminals
Estes Express Lines is in line to buy the terminals of bankrupt less-than-truckload rival Yellow Corp. after submitting a $1.3 billion bid, a court heard Aug. 17.
Citadel Acquires Yellow Debt Owned by Apollo, Other Lenders
An affiliate of Ken Griffin’s Citadel has acquired roughly $485 million in Yellow Corp. debt previously owned by Apollo Global Management and other lenders to the bankrupt trucking firm.
Yellow Looks to Finalize Bankruptcy Loan
Yellow Corp. continues to work with potential financiers, including Estes Express Lines, who are offering more affordable alternative bankruptcy financing for the LTL trucking company.
Forward Air Plans Merger With Omni Logistics
Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics announced Aug. 10 that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a cash-and-stock transaction.