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

On the Bubble

Navajo Express Inc. ($175 million), is a refrigerated truckload carrier based in Denver, Colorado.
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For-Hire News
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VTNA Gets Orders for 90 More VNR Electric Trucks

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America announced NFI Industries and Quality Custom Distribution, between them, placed orders for an additional 90 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 vehicles.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports Earnings Loss Despite Revenue Gains

U.S. Xpress Enterprises reported revenue growth but a decline in earnings for the first quarter of 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

China’s Port Lockdowns Threaten Domestic Trucking

China locking down key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus could have serious ramifications for trucking in the United States.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 5, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Werner Reports 24% Increase in Revenue for Q1

Werner Enterprises posted net income of $53.7 million, or 82 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter, compared with $46.5 million, 68 cents, during the same time the previous year, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 4, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Daseke Reports 26% Rise in Revenue for Q1

Daseke Inc. experienced a 26% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, For-Hire

Shippers Turn to Trucking for Help Meeting Carbon Reduction Goals

LAS VEGAS — As large corporations make bold pledges to achieve carbon neutrality in the coming decades, they are increasingly looking at their supply chains as an opportunity to make progress toward those goals.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 3, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Saia Reports 112% Increase in Earnings for Q1

Saia Inc. experienced a 112% year-over-year increase in total earnings for the first quarter, the company reported May 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 2, 2022
Business, For-Hire

USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1

USA Truck posted increased year-over-year profits and revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest Corp. saw a surge in profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains

TFI International more than doubled its first-quarter profit as it capitalized on solid freight demand and the integration of the UPS Freight operations it acquired last year.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 29, 2022
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