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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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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Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras
($217 million), This Mexican fleet, based in the central state of Guanajuato, has been in business since 1935 and operates a fleet of 1,000 tractors and 450 straight trucks, providing less-than-truckload and truckload freight service to 400 cities through 48 offices and 15 warehouses.
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