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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 23 | Penske Logistics
|
1,500,000 | - | 14,180 | 2,704 | 8,785 |
53 | 54 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
605,538 | - | 4,600 | 2,400 | 6,000 |
69 | 68 | Bennett International Group
|
429,616 | - | 998 | 1,338 | 1,892 |
85 | 76 | Koch Cos.
|
280,000 | - | 1,150 | 1,001 | 5,250 |
21 | 20 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 | - | |||
38 | 36 | KLLM Transport Services
|
937,000 | - | 3,815 | 5,300 | |
54 | 49 | Suddath
|
550,000 | - | |||
86 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
278,000 | - | 321 | 1,220 | ||
21 | 19 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,500,000 | - | 10,135 | 7,000 | 15,500 |
39 | 34 | Lynden
|
925,000 | - | 2,800 | 768 | 2,889 |
71 | 61 | TransX Group of Companies
|
423,678 | - | 2,617 | 1,560 | 4,410 |
87 | 91 | Transport Investments
|
276,000 | - | 200 | 1,150 | 2,100 |
24 | R+L Carriers
|
1,452,000 | - | 10,000 | 5,958 | 12,604 | |
40 | 38 | Ruan
|
872,184 | - | 5,546 | 3,425 | 8,165 |
56 | 54 | United Road Services
|
525,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,835 | 1,200 |
72 | 66 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
402,940 | - | 1,900 | 1,400 | 5,100 |
88 | TransAm Trucking
|
270,000 | - | 1,144 | 1,818 | ||
25 | 21 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,421,975 | - | 7,561 | 6,869 | 10,404 |
41 | 39 | Atlas World Group
|
795,239 | - | 2,159 | ||
56 | OnTrac Inc.
|
525,000 | - | 3,000 | 55 | 571 | |
73 | TMC Transportation
|
394,000 | - | ||||
89 | 82 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
258,006 | - | |||
26 | 23 | C.R. England
|
1,304,898 | - | 7,883 | 4,165 | 5,990 |
58 | 51 | Mullen Group
|
520,272 | - | 3,267 | 1,821 | 4,998 |
74 | 65 | Bison Transport
|
432,084 | - | 2,559 | 1,439 | 4,475 |
90 | 83 | Trans-System Inc.
|
252,500 | - | 1,100 | 1,021 | 1,600 |
27 | 27 | NFI
|
1,250,000 | - | 8,300 | 2,793 | 8,300 |
43 | 42 | Quality Carriers
|
758,000 | - | |||
59 | 59 | Evans Delivery
|
505,000 | - | 320 | 3,865 | 650 |
75 | 70 | Interstate Distributor Co.
|
370,168 | - | 2,000 | 1,805 | 3,900 |
91 | 84 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
252,275 | - | 1,261 | 1,173 | 2,185 |
44 | 113 | Central Transport International
|
703,000 | - | 3,180 | 6,543 | |
60 | 58 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
498,370 | - | 4,010 | 1,387 | 3,664 |
76 | 70 | Roehl Transport
|
355,323 | - | 2,485 | 1,995 | 4,898 |
92 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
251,697 | - | 646 | 1,010 | ||
29 | 28 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,192,296 | - | 8,458 | 3,734 | 11,943 |
45 | 42 | Trimac Transportation
|
700,000 | - | 3,400 | 1,800 | 2,400 |
61 | 58 | PS Logistics
|
495,300 | - | 2,600 | 2,247 | 2,359 |
77 | 96 | Central Freight Lines
|
347,800 | - | 1,127 | 7,852 | |
93 | United Vision Logistics
|
245,000 | - | 1,003 | 1,347 | ||
14 | 14 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,400,000 | - | 16,570 | 7,009 | 26,718 |
62 | 57 | Canada Cartage System
|
452,728 | - | 3,110 | 2,429 | 2,736 |
78 | 79 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
346,000 | - | 2,800 | 945 | 2,225 |
94 | Salmon Cos.
|
241,796 | - | 713 | 1,092 | ||
15 | 16 | Roadrunner Freight
|
2,044,000 | - | 4,645 | 4,332 | 6,508 |
31 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,091,475 | - | 4,500 | 14,623 | |
63 | 55 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
449,337 | - | 295 | 2,228 | 2,400 |
79 | 78 | Black Horse Carriers
|
337,500 | - | 2,625 | 1,520 | 3,000 |
95 | 79 | Comcar Industries
|
240,054 | - | 1,592 | 4,660 | |
48 | 44 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
667,849 | - | 2,119 | 2,126 | |
64 | 69 | Dart Transit Co.
|
441,845 | - | 1,273 | 2,187 | 6,963 |
80 | 74 | Maverick USA
|
334,953 | - | 2,119 | 1,675 | 2,453 |
17 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | |||
65 | 63 | California Cartage Co.
|
440,000 | - | 1,500 | ||
97 | 89 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
237,500 | - | 1,637 | 1,130 | 2,200 |
34 | 37 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,032,144 | - | 1,410 | 2,372 | 6,300 |
50 | 52 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
649,972 | - | 3,178 | 866 | 2,072 |
66 | 60 | Shevell Group
|
436,000 | - | 3,895 | 1,550 | 3,902 |
82 | 75 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
320,700 | - | |||
98 | 81 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
237,311 | - | 1,872 | 1,303 | 3,101 |
19 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,546,000 | - | 7,849 | 6,682 | 13,811 |
35 | 33 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,030,000 | - | 5,500 | 5,130 | 12,883 |
51 | 45 | Day & Ross
|
640,515 | - | 1,829 | 1,531 | 4,010 |
67 | 62 | Cowan Systems
|
434,018 | - | 1,915 | 2,059 | 5,111 |
83 | 74 | Cassens Transport Co.
|
317,557 | - | 1,419 | 1,364 | 1,364 |
20 | 26 | Purolator
|
1,526,207 | - | 10,000 | 463 | 1,280 |
36 | Cardinal Logistics
|
1,000,600 | - | 4,642 | 3,020 | 9,725 | |
84 | 80 | IMC Cos.
|
293,000 | - | 1,875 | 1,515 | 91 |
100 | 94 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
229,258 | - | 1,100 | 900 | 1,200 |
42 | 46 | Daseke Inc.
|
770,000 | -8,700 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 7,300 |
70 | 53 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
429,099 | -7,699 | 2,000 | 1,415 | 5,605 |
33 | 32 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
1,050,000 | 2,700 | 6,000 | 7,050 | 15,000 |
99 | 87 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
233,900 | 5,200 | 1,392 | 1,300 | 2,100 |
68 | 66 | P.A.M. Transport
|
432,852 | 11,101 | 2,463 | 5,699 | |
96 | 86 | John Christner Trucking
|
239,015 | 14,998 | 232 | 844 | 1,060 |
47 | 43 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
670,651 | 16,835 | 4,400 | 2,535 | 7,389 |
12 | 12 | ArcBest
|
2,700,219 | 18,652 | 13,000 | 4,387 | 21,361 |
5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,697,500 | 21,500 | 32,000 | 14,300 | 44,500 |
32 | 30 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,072,751 | 24,244 | 6,275 | 3,801 | 4,154 |
81 | 71 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
332,073 | 24,333 | 1,535 | 1,202 | |
37 | 35 | Forward Air
|
982,530 | 27,670 | 3,689 | 935 | 4,868 |
46 | 47 | Marten Transport
|
671,144 | 33,464 | 3,622 | 2,848 | 4,854 |
55 | 52 | Western Express
|
527,909 | 38,334 | 3,000 | 2,582 | 7,366 |
28 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,218,481 | 48,024 | 9,000 | 4,000 | 13,000 |
52 | 41 | Heartland Express
|
612,937 | 56,386 | 3,600 | 5,049 | 15,218 |
3 | 3 | XPO
|
14,619,400 | 63,100 | 89,000 | 15,396 | 27,606 |
8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,572,790 | 74,805 | 2,755 | 2,705 | 436 |
49 | 46 | Stevens Transport
|
662,450 | 77,990 | 2,703 | 2,690 | 3,795 |
16 | 15 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,008,991 | 79,129 | 11,738 | 7,100 | 24,350 |
30 | 29 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,118,034 | 93,863 | 5,500 | 4,705 | 9,915 |
9 | 9 | Landstar System
|
3,167,634 | 137,350 | 1,197 | 9,186 | 15,170 |
7 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,031,517 | 149,267 | 21,900 | 18,366 | 64,066 |
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 | |
18 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
1,683,834 | 194,247 | 3,661 | 6,246 | 12,309 |
11 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,991,517 | 295,765 | 19,040 | 7,994 | 32,525 |
4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,555,459 | 432,090 | 22,172 | 14,805 | 30,330 |
10 | 10 | TFI International
|
3,037,205 | 482,592 | 17,685 | 18,535 | 25,310 |
2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
57,570,000 | 1,907,000 | 400,000 | 29,733 | 108,041 |
1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
60,906,000 | 3,431,000 | 434,000 |
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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On the Bubble
Melton Truck Lines Inc.
($222 million), Based in Tulsa, Okla, this company provides freight brokerage and transportation management services and sells equipment through a subsidiary called Liberty Truck and Trailer Leasing.
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