2016 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
100 94
Fastfrate Group
180,773 - 830 621 965
99 101
Oak Harbor Freight Lines
190,789 - 1,450 656 1,905
98 102
May Trucking
200,619 - 1,350 998 2,100
97 103
Dupré Logistics
201,803 1,308 1,247 592 1,018
96 102
PGT Trucking
204,000 - 1,045 1,012 1,400
94 99
Central Freight Lines
205,000 - 1,250 2,848
94 101
National Carriers
205,000 - 590 650 1,200
93 100
Wheaton World Wide Moving
209,140 6,926 180 717 1,075
92 95
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
211,000 - 1,100 850 1,200
91 89
Transport Investments
215,408 - 773 1,000
90 93
Brown Integrated Logistics
216,236 - 1,150 1,110 5,100
89 95
Martin Transportation Systems
220,000 - 1,400 1,125 2,200
88 87
Groendyke Transport
221,329 15,715 1,386 1,010 1,640
87 90
Melton Truck Lines
223,641 - 1,477 1,244 2,012
86 81
John Christner Trucking
244,718 24,977 222 726 995
85 85
Superior Bulk Logistics
244,800 7,500 1,400 942 2,000
84 86
Foodliner/Quest Liner
245,152 - 1,136 1,145 2,060
83 83
Trans-System Inc.
255,325 - 1,100 1,046 1,579
82 78
Challenger Motor Freight
258,496 - 1,900 1,550 3,300
81 84
Paschall Truck Lines
259,301 - 1,810 1,294 3,278
80 90
IMC Cos.
273,000 236,000 1,826 1,491 91
79 77
Comcar Industries
275,165 - 2,702 1,712 4,680
78 88
Black Horse Carriers
278,341 - 2,300 1,170 2,800
77 60
Acme Truck Line
282,597 - 1,315 1,314
76 79
Koch Cos.
290,000 - 1,300 980 4,950
75 92
Dicom Transportation Group
313,000 -
74 76
Maverick USA
314,722 - 2,034 1,528 2,270
73 75
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
325,384 - 2,600 925 1,900
72 74
Cassens Transport Co.
327,206 - 1,327 1,411
71 73
Epes Carriers Inc.
332,276 27,524 1,542 1,157 5,636
70 69
Roehl Transport
374,156 - 2,540 2,072 4,829
69 65
Dart Transit Co.
383,284 2,092 1,266 2,130 6,248
68 63
Bennett International Group
384,418 - 882 1,625 1,379
67 70
Interstate Distributor Co.
392,109 - 2,035 1,589 5,598
66 71
Mesilla Valley Transportation
397,716 - 1,950 1,400 5,100
65 59
Bison Transport
423,403 - 2,600 1,635 3,616
64 67
P.A.M. Transport
417,050 21,436 3,049 1,860 4,983
63 72
California Cartage Co.
420,000 - 1,500
62 66
Cowan Systems
432,000 - 1,910 1,969 4,442
61 61
TransX Group of Companies
442,428 - 2,670 1,570 4,360
60 62
Shevell Group
454,000 - 3,644 1,860 4,550
59 68
Evans Delivery
457,000 - 300 3,370 600
58 64
Dayton Freight Lines
462,000 - 3,905 1,361 3,106
57 56
Canada Cartage System
466,463 - 4,000 2,059 2,463
56
PS Logistics
491,000 - 1,900 2,076 2,271
55 53
Mercer Transportation Co.
494,912 - 312 2,487 2,487
54 55
United Road Services
500,000 - 1,700 2,000 1,600
53 50
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
507,934 11,069 2,881 1,568 6,200
52 54
Western Express
520,079 - 3,275 2,520 5,860
51 57
Mullen Group
559,477 - 3,407 2,265 4,839
50 51
AAA Cooper Transportation
595,368 - 5,000 3,000 6,500
49 58
Suddath
600,000 - 2,150 435 765
48 52
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
619,736 - 3,169 865 2,036
47 48
Marten Transport
664,994 35,745 3,577 2,740 4,700
46 47
Stevens Transport
671,110 89,130 2,792 2,717 3,880
45 44
Day & Ross
710,914 - 1,793 1,539 3,580
44 49
Daseke Inc.
721,000 - 3,014 2,957 5,977
43 46
Covenant Logistics Group
724,240 42,085 4,400 2,656 6,978
42 43
Jack Cooper Holdings
728,589 - 3,895 3,525
41 39
Heartland Express
736,345 73,056 4,200 3,872 6,281
40 45
Trimac Transportation
756,000 - 3,262 1,992 4,282
39 37
Atlas World Group
845,100 8,200 674 2,022
38 41
Ruan
869,214 - 5,558 3,501 7,691
37 38
Anderson Trucking Service
880,820 - 1,430 2,451 6,463
36 40
KLLM Transport Services
910,000 - 4,000 5,600
35 34
Forward Air
959,125 55,575 4,536 1,936 4,078
34 35
Lynden
975,000 - 2,800 768 2,889
33 32
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,014,000 - 5,339 12,982
32 42
Celadon Group Inc.
1,026,489 38,620 6,200 4,253 13,327
31 33
Averitt Express
1,078,436 - 4,215 12,474
30 27
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,130,000 - 7,309 4,710 3,650
29 31
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
1,182,964 116,718 5,500 4,699 11,718
28 28
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,192,823 - 8,687 3,809 11,477
27 30
NFI
1,200,000 - 8,200 2,453 7,800
26 22
Purolator
1,202,828 - 11,000 465 1,300
25 26
Saia Inc.
1,221,311 - 8,900 3,932 12,371
24 25
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,316,696 - 8,084 4,136 8,499
23 23
C.R. England
1,397,626 - 7,825 4,735 6,010
22 29
Penske Logistics
1,400,000 - 13,740 2,500 5,540
21 20
Kenan Advantage Group
1,455,100 - 9,016 6,333 9,491
20 24
Sirva Inc.
1,500,000 -
19 18
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,541,000 - 10,400 6,796 15,000
18 21
Prime Inc.
1,627,899 223,958 3,365 6,613 12,629
17 19
UniGroup
1,700,000 - 1,220 5,000 6,700
16 17
Roadrunner Freight
1,995,019 48,000 4,502 4,319 6,494
15 16
Werner Enterprises
2,093,529 123,714 12,325 7,512 24,090
14 15
Estes Express Lines
2,367,000 - 16,126 6,561 26,518
13 13
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
2,443,301 139,554 4,098 6,042
12 12
ArcBest
2,666,905 44,854 13,000 4,374 21,244
11 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
2,972,442 304,690 19,482 7,688 30,204
10 9
TFI International
3,154,018 127,915 15,496 5,938 17,706
9 10
Landstar System
3,321,091 147,689 1,223 9,237 14,761
8 8
Hub Group
3,525,595 70,949 2,605 2,844 452
7 7
Schneider
4,000,000 - 18,132 13,020 33,830
6 6
Swift Transportation
4,229,322 197,577 21,000 19,864 65,233
5 5
Yellow Corp.
4,832,400 700 32,000 15,100 45,000
4 3
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
6,187,646 427,235 21,455 14,002 29,276
3 14
XPO
7,623,200 -245,900 87,000 18,051 27,501
2 2
FedEx Corp.
49,600,000 2,866,000 340,000 27,282 102,014
1 1
UPS Inc.
58,400,000 4,800,000 444,000 109,423
Extras
North America’s for-hire carriers face an onslaught of regulations and potential disruption from technologies.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

GXO Reports Higher Revenue, Lower Earnings for Q3

GXO Logistics Inc. reported revenue growth and a decline in earnings in its third-quarter report released Nov. 8.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 10, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Reports Revenue Increase for Q3

Werner Enterprises saw revenue rise but income decline during the third quarter of 2022, the company reported Nov. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches

XPO Logistics Inc. turned its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, RXO, into an independent, publicly traded company Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Highest Revenue for Any Q3

Landstar System Inc.’s revenue and diluted earnings per share both set third-quarter records, the company reported Oct. 19.

October 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports $3.84 Billion in Revenue for Q3

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. saw revenue and earnings increase as a result of strong segment growth during the third quarter, the company reported Oct. 18, besting analysts’ expectations.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Marten Reports 15th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Profitability

Marten Transport reported its 15th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly profitability Oct. 17, but still the results missed analysts’ expectations.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

NFI Acquires MCO Transport to Bolster Southeastern Port Operations

North American supply chain solutions company NFI has acquired southeastern port service solutions provider MCO Transport Inc., the company announced Oct. 10.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Board of Directors Approves RXO Spinoff

XPO Logistics Inc. received board approval to spin off its technology-based brokered operations into a stand-alone business, the company announced Oct. 10.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

Industry Works to Make Tractor-Trailer Connections More Efficient

Fleets are looking for solutions — some of them low-tech — to ensure trucks and trailers talk to each other now.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
October 7, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Broad Relief Efforts Converge After Hurricane Ian

Trucking companies, government entities and nonprofit groups responded to the devastation wrought along Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ian last month with relief efforts for the many areas affected by the storm, and are working to overcome challenges in getting aid to those in need.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 6, 2022
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