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