2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
77
LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
400,000 - 29 27
93 77
Central Freight Lines
266,000 - 2,001 8,012
97 93
United Vision Logistics
256,000 - 1,003 1,347
67
10 Roads Express
452,429 - 1,935 2,421
83 82
Dicom Transportation Group
320,700 -
19 17
UniGroup
1,700,000 -
84 94
Salmon Cos.
314,303 - 713 1,092
37 38
KLLM Transport Services
959,000 - 3,800 5,700
22 24
R+L Carriers
1,580,000 - 5,084 15,675
86 88
TransAm Trucking
280,000 - 1,135 1,823
57 56
OnTrac Inc.
572,856 - 36 950
26 21
Sirva Inc.
1,400,000 -
42 43
Quality Carriers
786,000 - 2,541 5,204
74 73
TMC Transportation
413,000 - 2,613 3,404
90 86
Dependable Supply Chain Services
274,000 - 344 1,220
43 44
Central Transport International
754,000 - 3,180 6,543
12 13
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
3,065,500 158,400
60 54
Suddath
550,000 -
76 81
Epes Carriers Inc.
400,977 26,309 1,272 6,065
81 87
Transport Investments
339,920 - 190 1,037 1,846
99 96
John Christner Trucking
244,696 13,138 222 809 1,112
63 63
Mercer Transportation Co.
492,509 - 293 2,299 2,299
39 59
Evans Delivery
898,000 - 376 5,014 550
40 41
Atlas World Group
842,100 4,800 671 1,271 4,076
87 92
Hirschbach Motor Lines
278,494 - 800 1,250 1,965
62 69
Bennett International Group
512,874 - 1,023 1,345 2,126
91 90
Trans-System Inc.
271,000 - 1,050 1,000 1,700
95 100
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
259,370 - 1,100 858 1,132
88 91
Foodliner/Quest Liner
277,471 - 1,190 1,183 2,233
89 85
Koch Cos.
277,000 - 1,190 1,053 5,476
85 83
Cassens Transport Co.
302,004 - 1,265 1,231 1,231
10 9
Landstar System
3,646,364 177,088 1,273 9,438 15,534
98 99
Superior Bulk Logistics
252,300 14,500 1,370 1,100 2,000
92
Melton Truck Lines
269,785 - 1,569 1,310 2,111
51 56
United Road Services
645,000 - 1,700 1,850 1,150
94 97
Martin Transportation Systems
261,403 - 1,725 1,060 2,250
72 72
Mesilla Valley Transportation
430,261 - 1,760 1,450 6,000
96 89
Challenger Motor Freight
258,734 - 1,850 1,469 3,300
100
Acme Truck Line
239,000 - 1,900 1,315 1,314
66 67
Cowan Systems
462,544 - 1,946 2,122 5,677
36 34
Anderson Trucking Service
1,004,301 - 1,996 2,652 6,958
80 80
Maverick USA
352,068 - 2,122 1,648 2,480
45 51
Day & Ross
718,941 - 2,240 1,800 5,714
82 84
IMC Cos.
332,490 - 2,300 1,658 148
78 76
Roehl Transport
384,473 - 2,336 1,983 4,873
69 70
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
446,533 7,497 2,400 1,669 5,596
71 68
P.A.M. Transport
437,838 38,899 2,409 2,281 5,795
38 39
Lynden
950,000 - 2,600 768 2,889
73 71
TransX Group of Companies
415,541 - 2,617 1,365 4,410
68 64
Dart Transit Co.
451,925 - 2,626 2,131 7,159
79 78
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
373,000 - 2,697 946 1,936
58 55
Western Express
566,230 41,998 2,850 2,555 7,800
49 49
Stevens Transport
694,980 83,845 2,925 2,810 4,010
65 74
Bison Transport
472,004 - 2,944 1,704 4,732
55 61
PS Logistics
595,780 - 3,000 2,500
61 62
Canada Cartage System
546,309 - 3,137 2,548 2,817
75 79
Black Horse Carriers
412,500 - 3,150 1,670 3,500
56 45
Trimac Transportation
576,796 - 3,200 1,720 3,800
48 46
Marten Transport
698,120 90,284 3,492 2,738 4,909
52 58
Mullen Group
627,372 - 3,535 1,919 5,065
70 66
Shevell Group
439,500 - 3,745 1,550 3,950
54 48
Jack Cooper Holdings
602,825 74,839 3,753 2,637
53 52
Heartland Express
607,336 75,173 3,800 6,719 19,975
44 36
Cardinal Logistics
720,000 - 4,245 2,905 7,940
47 47
Covenant Logistics Group
705,007 55,439 4,297 2,700 7,389
18 18
Prime Inc.
1,875,031 208,184 4,300 6,296 12,753
8 9
Hub Group
4,034,897 135,153 4,377 3,520 5,850
59 60
Dayton Freight Lines
562,000 - 4,501 1,561 3,803
16 15
Roadrunner Freight
2,091,300 -91,200 4,600 3,625 6,920
29 42
Daseke Inc.
1,300,000 26,996 4,700 5,200 11,500
33 37
Forward Air
1,100,816 87,321 4,898 964 6,464
50 53
AAA Cooper Transportation
665,000 - 5,000 3,000 6,500
35 33
Celadon Group Inc.
1,065,356 - 5,200 3,850 10,000
46 50
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
715,827 - 5,381 1,856 5,372
41 40
Ruan
836,298 - 5,500 2,900 8,710
34 35
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,100,000 - 6,000 5,400 14,000
64
Two Men and a Truck Movers
487,236 - 6,136
23 19
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,555,000 - 7,538 5,774 12,145
25 26
C.R. England
1,405,411 - 7,975 4,213 6,116
31 32
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,216,665 28,153 8,231 3,784 5,765
32 31
Averitt Express
1,146,970 98,967 8,500 4,513 14,585
30 29
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,260,050 - 8,792 3,635 11,697
24 25
Kenan Advantage Group
1,441,440 - 9,000 6,686 10,744
21 21
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,600,000 - 9,522 6,600 16,800
27 28
Saia Inc.
1,378,510 91,156 9,800 4,259 13,901
17 27
NFI
1,910,000 - 10,000 4,000 8,900
28 20
Purolator
1,343,111 - 10,000 465 1,329
15 16
Werner Enterprises
2,116,737 92,000 12,154 7,480 24,500
13 12
ArcBest
2,826,457 59,726 13,000 4,436 22,275
9 10
TFI International
3,906,575 130,181 17,044 16,132 24,617
14 14
Estes Express Lines
2,740,000 - 17,397 6,695 27,443
19 21
Penske Logistics
1,700,000 - 18,011 2,935 9,108
7 6
Schneider
4,383,600 389,900 19,600 11,859 37,637
11 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
3,358,112 463,774 20,944 8,316 32,890
5 30
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
5,136,261 529,922 25,400 23,069 74,949
4 4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
7,189,568 385,308 27,670 14,392 32,931
6 5
Yellow Corp.
4,891,000 -10,800 32,000 14,100 44,600
3 3
XPO
15,380,800 312,400 95,000 16,287 27,591
2 2
FedEx Corp.
63,864,000 4,465,000 425,000 29,873 113,218
1 1
UPS Inc.
65,872,000 4,910,000 454,000 18,683 97,746
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Revenue Declined to $3.3 Billion for Q4

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings as a result of weaker performance across its segments and rising insurance costs, the company reported Jan. 18. 

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated. 

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
January 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

TFI to Buy Daseke for $1.1 Billion

TFI International Inc., a Canadian carrier that has been growing through acquisitions, announced plans to purchase flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. for $1.1 billion, including debt.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
December 22, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million

Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Acceptance Grows for Driver-Assistance Technology

Drivers have had to grow accustomed to driver-assistance technologies such as the lane-assist function as fleets adopt the features for safety and legal reasons. 

Steve Brawner | Contributing Writer
December 15, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TMC Transportation Plans $38M South Carolina Campus

Iowa-based flatbed carrier TMC Transportation is consolidating its southeastern U.S. presence via a $38 million investment in its South Carolina operations.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
December 13, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Court Approves Sale of 128 Yellow-Owned Terminals

A Delaware court approved the sale of 128 freight terminals owned by bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp., according to an audio recording of a Dec. 12 hearing.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 12, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Dark Horse Bidder Makes Second Offer for Yellow Assets

Next Century Logistics submitted a second bid for Yellow Corp. assets Dec. 7 after an initial offer to reanimate the bankrupt carrier was turned down by the administrators of Yellow’s assets.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 7, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Reveals First Two Companies in EV Fleet Program

Truck leasing and logistics company Ryder System identified its initial customers Dec. 5 for its RyderElectric+ turnkey electric vehicle fleet program.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 7, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Canada Cartage Acquires GTI Group

Canada Cartage Corp. will buy GTI Group for an undisclosed sum, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 4, 2023
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