2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
1 1
UPS Inc.
60,906,000 3,431,000 434,000
17 17
UniGroup
1,700,000 -
65 63
California Cartage Co.
440,000 - 1,500
81 71
Epes Carriers Inc.
332,073 24,333 1,535 1,202
82 75
Dicom Transportation Group
320,700 -
21 20
Sirva Inc.
1,400,000 -
54 49
Suddath
550,000 -
41 39
Atlas World Group
795,239 - 2,159
73
TMC Transportation
394,000 -
89 82
Challenger Motor Freight
258,006 -
43 42
Quality Carriers
758,000 -
92
Hirschbach Motor Lines
251,697 - 646 1,010
84 80
IMC Cos.
293,000 - 1,875 1,515 91
8 8
Hub Group
3,572,790 74,805 2,755 2,705 436
56
OnTrac Inc.
525,000 - 3,000 55 571
59 59
Evans Delivery
505,000 - 320 3,865 650
96 86
John Christner Trucking
239,015 14,998 232 844 1,060
94
Salmon Cos.
241,796 - 713 1,092
100 94
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
229,258 - 1,100 900 1,200
56 54
United Road Services
525,000 - 1,700 1,835 1,200
86
Dependable Supply Chain Services
278,000 - 321 1,220
20 26
Purolator
1,526,207 - 10,000 463 1,280
93
United Vision Logistics
245,000 - 1,003 1,347
83 74
Cassens Transport Co.
317,557 - 1,419 1,364 1,364
90 83
Trans-System Inc.
252,500 - 1,100 1,021 1,600
88
TransAm Trucking
270,000 - 1,144 1,818
69 68
Bennett International Group
429,616 - 998 1,338 1,892
50 52
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
649,972 - 3,178 866 2,072
99 87
Superior Bulk Logistics
233,900 5,200 1,392 1,300 2,100
87 91
Transport Investments
276,000 - 200 1,150 2,100
48 44
Jack Cooper Holdings
667,849 - 2,119 2,126
91 84
Foodliner/Quest Liner
252,275 - 1,261 1,173 2,185
97 89
Martin Transportation Systems
237,500 - 1,637 1,130 2,200
78 79
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
346,000 - 2,800 945 2,225
61 58
PS Logistics
495,300 - 2,600 2,247 2,359
45 42
Trimac Transportation
700,000 - 3,400 1,800 2,400
63 55
Mercer Transportation Co.
449,337 - 295 2,228 2,400
80 74
Maverick USA
334,953 - 2,119 1,675 2,453
62 57
Canada Cartage System
452,728 - 3,110 2,429 2,736
39 34
Lynden
925,000 - 2,800 768 2,889
79 78
Black Horse Carriers
337,500 - 2,625 1,520 3,000
98 81
Paschall Truck Lines
237,311 - 1,872 1,303 3,101
60 58
Dayton Freight Lines
498,370 - 4,010 1,387 3,664
49 46
Stevens Transport
662,450 77,990 2,703 2,690 3,795
75 70
Interstate Distributor Co.
370,168 - 2,000 1,805 3,900
66 60
Shevell Group
436,000 - 3,895 1,550 3,902
51 45
Day & Ross
640,515 - 1,829 1,531 4,010
32 30
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,072,751 24,244 6,275 3,801 4,154
71 61
TransX Group of Companies
423,678 - 2,617 1,560 4,410
74 65
Bison Transport
432,084 - 2,559 1,439 4,475
95 79
Comcar Industries
240,054 - 1,592 4,660
46 47
Marten Transport
671,144 33,464 3,622 2,848 4,854
37 35
Forward Air
982,530 27,670 3,689 935 4,868
76 70
Roehl Transport
355,323 - 2,485 1,995 4,898
58 51
Mullen Group
520,272 - 3,267 1,821 4,998
72 66
Mesilla Valley Transportation
402,940 - 1,900 1,400 5,100
67 62
Cowan Systems
434,018 - 1,915 2,059 5,111
85 76
Koch Cos.
280,000 - 1,150 1,001 5,250
38 36
KLLM Transport Services
937,000 - 3,815 5,300
70 53
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
429,099 -7,699 2,000 1,415 5,605
68 66
P.A.M. Transport
432,852 11,101 2,463 5,699
26 23
C.R. England
1,304,898 - 7,883 4,165 5,990
53 54
AAA Cooper Transportation
605,538 - 4,600 2,400 6,000
34 37
Anderson Trucking Service
1,032,144 - 1,410 2,372 6,300
15 16
Roadrunner Freight
2,044,000 - 4,645 4,332 6,508
44 113
Central Transport International
703,000 - 3,180 6,543
64 69
Dart Transit Co.
441,845 - 1,273 2,187 6,963
42 46
Daseke Inc.
770,000 -8,700 3,400 3,500 7,300
55 52
Western Express
527,909 38,334 3,000 2,582 7,366
47 43
Covenant Logistics Group
670,651 16,835 4,400 2,535 7,389
77 96
Central Freight Lines
347,800 - 1,127 7,852
40 38
Ruan
872,184 - 5,546 3,425 8,165
27 27
NFI
1,250,000 - 8,300 2,793 8,300
21 23
Penske Logistics
1,500,000 - 14,180 2,704 8,785
36
Cardinal Logistics
1,000,600 - 4,642 3,020 9,725
30 29
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
1,118,034 93,863 5,500 4,705 9,915
25 21
Kenan Advantage Group
1,421,975 - 7,561 6,869 10,404
29 28
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,192,296 - 8,458 3,734 11,943
18 18
Prime Inc.
1,683,834 194,247 3,661 6,246 12,309
24
R+L Carriers
1,452,000 - 10,000 5,958 12,604
35 33
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,030,000 - 5,500 5,130 12,883
28 25
Saia Inc.
1,218,481 48,024 9,000 4,000 13,000
19 24
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,546,000 - 7,849 6,682 13,811
31 32
Averitt Express
1,091,475 - 4,500 14,623
33 32
Celadon Group Inc.
1,050,000 2,700 6,000 7,050 15,000
9 9
Landstar System
3,167,634 137,350 1,197 9,186 15,170
52 41
Heartland Express
612,937 56,386 3,600 5,049 15,218
21 19
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,500,000 - 10,135 7,000 15,500
12 12
ArcBest
2,700,219 18,652 13,000 4,387 21,361
16 15
Werner Enterprises
2,008,991 79,129 11,738 7,100 24,350
10 10
TFI International
3,037,205 482,592 17,685 18,535 25,310
14 14
Estes Express Lines
2,400,000 - 16,570 7,009 26,718
3 3
XPO
14,619,400 63,100 89,000 15,396 27,606
4 4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
6,555,459 432,090 22,172 14,805 30,330
11 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
2,991,517 295,765 19,040 7,994 32,525
6 7
Schneider
4,045,736 156,851 19,300 10,459 37,910
13 13
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
2,658,745 169,172 67,900 42,800
5 5
Yellow Corp.
4,697,500 21,500 32,000 14,300 44,500
7 6
Swift Transportation
4,031,517 149,267 21,900 18,366 64,066
2 2
FedEx Corp.
57,570,000 1,907,000 400,000 29,733 108,041
Extras
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For-Hire News
Government, Business, Breaking News, For-Hire

Yellow Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Yellow Corp. on Aug. 7 announced it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and entering into an agreement that would secure sufficient financing to wind down operations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 7, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Reports Q2 Income, Revenue Decline

XPO saw second-quarter net income and revenue decline, but the company sees momentum headed into the third quarter.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Closure Reshuffles LTL Sector

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp.'s ceasing of operations on July 30 after nearly 100 years in business is causing an upheaval for both its customers and the broader LTL market.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 3, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Sees Drop in Q2 Earnings

Schneider National on Aug. 3 announced that both income and revenue fell during the second quarter.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 3, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Acquires M&M Transport

Schneider National Inc. announced that it is acquiring dedicated contract carrier M&M Transport Services.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
August 3, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Q2 Profit Dips by More Than 50% on Lower Freight Volumes

Profits at TFI International Inc. more than halved in the second quarter of 2023 to $128.2 million from $276.8 million in the year-ago period, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire

Nikola Begins Production of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Class 8 Truck

Nikola began production of the Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric truck July 31 at its Coolidge, Ariz., factory, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Yellow Reportedly Working on Loan From Apollo

Creditors led by Apollo Global Management Inc. are nearing a deal to provide Yellow Corp. with fresh cash during a coming bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

August 1, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Contract Takes Step Forward

Local union leaders voted in favor of a tentative labor agreement that UPS and the Teamsters reached July 25, an important step toward finalizing a deal that covers about 340,000 workers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 1, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Saia Reports Lower Q2 Profit, Revenue

Saia Inc. posted net income of $91.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $109.2 million in the same period a year earlier, the less-than-truckload carrier said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 31, 2023
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