2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
After you've absorbed the changes and trends in this year's Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, take our interactive quiz!
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
100 97
United Vision Logistics
275,000 - 977 1,217
99 98
Superior Bulk Logistics
277,000 - 1,100 2,000
98
PGT Trucking
280,000 - 675 1,020 1,820
97 94
Martin Transportation Systems
282,483 - 2,179 1,261 2,592
95 95
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
285,000 - 1,100 858 1,132
95 96
Challenger Motor Freight
285,000 - 1,875 1,530 3,350
94 100
Acme Truck Line
290,475 - 2,000 900 1,000
93
Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
290,935 - 1,137 1,139
92 90
Dependable Supply Chain Services
291,000 - 346 1,113
91 85
Cassens Transport Co.
292,635 - 1,126 1,150 1,150
90
Heniff Transportation Systems
293,000 - 1,100 3,000
89 99
John Christner Trucking
295,171 24,907 207 801 1,103
86 91
Trans-System Inc.
300,000 - 1,100 1,000 1,870
86
ContainerPort Group
300,000 - 400 1,400 100
86
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
300,000 - 1,700 200
85 92
Melton Truck Lines
302,227 - 1,701 1,359 2,276
84 86
TransAm Trucking
307,000 - 1,135 1,823
83 89
Koch Cos.
310,000 - 1,167 1,155 5,432
82 88
Foodliner/Quest Liner
317,062 - 1,301 1,279 2,301
81
Red Classic
354,416 - 1,211 546 2,647
80 82
IMC Cos.
368,560 - 2,001 1,455 148
79 72
Mesilla Valley Transportation
383,950 - 1,662 1,400 5,000
78 81
Transport Investments
384,719 - 200 1,035 1,899
77 80
Maverick USA
395,771 - 2,156 1,632 2,446
76 78
Roehl Transport
421,330 - 2,460 1,966 4,902
75 79
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
428,800 - 2,851 1,083 2,086
74 77
LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
435,000 - 14 10
73 87
Hirschbach Motor Lines
454,454 - 1,213 1,860 3,490
72 74
TMC Transportation
464,000 - 2,752 3,691
71 67
10 Roads Express
480,806 - 1,857 2,281
70 64
Two Men and a Truck Movers
487,236 - 6,334
69 75
Black Horse Carriers
491,000 - 3,438 1,700 4,000
68 68
Dart Transit Co.
491,912 - 2,362 2,068 7,408
67 61
Canada Cartage System
501,659 - 3,160 3,309 2,817
66 56
Trimac Transportation
528,672 - 3,165 1,966 4,080
65 71
P.A.M. Transport
533,261 23,994 2,748 2,031 6,397
64 69
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
534,060 12,204 2,400 1,674 5,531
63 66
Cowan Systems
537,163 - 2,107 2,073 5,785
62 65
Bison Transport
556,684 - 3,100 1,697 5,096
61 57
OnTrac Inc.
562,856 - 23 900
60 54
Jack Cooper Holdings
581,000 - 3,753 1,843 2,290
59 60
Suddath
600,000 - 2,200
58 63
Mercer Transportation Co.
602,504 - 305 2,608 2,608
57 53
Heartland Express
610,803 72,677 3,450 2,906 10,506
56 62
Bennett International Group
612,140 - 1,124 1,632 2,698
54 51
United Road Services
659,000 - 1,846 2,550 1,300
54 59
Dayton Freight Lines
659,000 89,577 4,922 1,752 4,408
53 52
Mullen Group
674,027 - 3,759 1,978 5,055
52 58
Western Express
695,122 - 3,250 2,805 7,600
51 49
Stevens Transport
719,870 102,660 2,700 2,715 3,900
50 50
AAA Cooper Transportation
725,000 - 5,234 2,690 6,800
49 55
PS Logistics
747,339 - 3,664 3,150 5,300
48 48
Marten Transport
787,594 55,027 3,600 2,661 5,594
47 44
Cardinal Logistics
800,000 - 4,220 2,560 8,000
46 45
Day & Ross
806,806 - 3,277 2,872 9,006
45 42
Quality Carriers
822,000 - 2,541 5,204
44 43
Central Transport International
825,000 - 3,180 6,543
43 46
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
826,947 - 5,751 2,047 5,534
42 47
Covenant Logistics Group
885,455 42,503 5,500 3,154 6,950
41 40
Atlas World Group
900,500 10,000 650 1,064 4,136
40 37
KLLM Transport Services
917,000 - 3,500 5,400
39 41
Ruan
957,131 - 5,700 3,700 9,600
38 35
Celadon Group Inc.
999,700 - 5,500 3,850 10,000
37 38
Lynden
1,050,000 - 2,658 998 2,679
36 28
Purolator
1,078,043 - 10,000 465 1,329
35 34
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,156,000 - 6,000 5,373 13,430
34 39
Evans Delivery
1,163,625 - 429 6,000 550
33 36
Anderson Trucking Service
1,244,459 - 2,143 2,636 6,978
32 32
Averitt Express
1,298,463 - 9,000 4,947 15,182
31 32
Forward Air
1,320,886 92,051 5,411 1,185 6,647
30 30
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,378,929 - 8,989 3,570 11,569
29 26
Sirva Inc.
1,400,000 - 1,657 2,867
28 31
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,461,708 52,178 6,335 4,057 6,152
27 24
Kenan Advantage Group
1,536,191 - 9,000 6,409 10,732
26 25
C.R. England
1,636,138 - 8,196 4,287 6,494
25 27
Saia Inc.
1,653,849 104,981 10,300 4,834 15,483
24 23
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,685,000 - 7,131 6,052 14,077
23 22
R+L Carriers
1,692,000 - 5,084 15,675
22 19
UniGroup
1,700,000 - 5,022 5,607
21 29
Daseke Inc.
1,770,000 -5,187 5,930 6,144 13,824
20 21
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,842,817 26,106 8,912 6,909 16,000
19 17
NFI
2,040,000 - 10,900 4,000 9,700
18 18
Prime Inc.
2,186,057 306,419 4,900 7,226 13,524
17 16
Roadrunner Freight
2,216,141 -165,597 4,600 3,422 5,563
16 19
Penske Logistics
2,300,000 - 19,012 3,491 10,162
15 15
Werner Enterprises
2,457,914 168,148 12,852 7,860 25,255
14 13
ArcBest
3,093,788 67,262 13,000 4,273 22,680
13 14
Estes Express Lines
3,160,000 - 18,451 7,569 29,519
12 8
Hub Group
3,683,593 201,740 5,400 3,800 5,000
11 12
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
3,731,457 194,806
10 9
TFI International
3,954,008 225,356 17,127 15,992 26,487
9 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
4,043,695 605,668 22,858 9,254 35,729
8 10
Landstar System
4,615,144 255,281 1,306 10,599 16,743
7 7
Schneider
4,977,000 268,900 19,400 13,700 37,800
6 6
Yellow Corp.
5,092,000 20,200 31,000 14,100 45,000
5 5
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
5,344,066 456,070 22,800 19,156 69,544
4 4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
8,614,874 489,585 28,300 15,808 33,510
3 3
XPO
17,279,000 390,000 100,000 14,438 25,689
2 2
FedEx Corp.
69,200,000 3,636,000 425,000 29,813 113,218
1 1
UPS Inc.
71,861,000 4,791,000 481,000 19,732 106,481
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
107

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For some companies, leadership teams stretch back four generations.
The state's trucking association has joined forces with 13 community colleges.
Women are increasingly taking on larger roles in the management of trucking companies.
The company has pressed on since losing its CEO Jeremy Rayl in 2017.
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George Casiano's family shares the story of an industry veteran.
All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America.
Fleet owners find inspiration in family and faith.
Lead ATA participants set out to guide trucking's future.
For-Hire News
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
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Estes Express Says It Is Doing Well Post-Cyberattack

Executives from Estes Express Lines recently shared details and lessons learned about the company’s response after an October cyberattack hampered the carrier’s operations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 21, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Files Counterclaim Against Omni on Merger

Forward Air has filed a counterclaim against Omni Logistics in response to a lawsuit Omni filed alleging that Forward has not followed through on a planned merger between the companies.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 13, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Enterprises Reports Earnings Drop on Steady Revenue

Werner Enterprises experienced a year-over-year drop in earnings on a slight decrease in revenue during the third quarter, the company reported Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 2, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports 82% Earnings Drop During Q3

Forward Air Corp. reported an 82.2% drop in earnings during the third quarter of 2023 as revenue declined amid a weak freight environment, the company reported Oct 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire, TCA

Jack Cooper Making $2 Billion Bid for Bankrupt Yellow

Jack Cooper Transport is reportedly making a nearly $2 billion bid to snatch up the assets of Yellow, the trucking firm that collapsed in late July and filed for bankruptcy.

Michael E. Kanell | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
October 31, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Court Approves Yellow Administrators’ Auction Plans

A court on Oct. 27 approved plans by the administrators of Yellow to use auctioneers to sell the company’s rolling stock, as Jack Cooper Transport eyes a bid to rescue the motor carrier.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

XPO Reports Revenue Increase Despite Tough Conditions

XPO posted an increase in revenue but a dip in profit during the third quarter amid a challenging freight environment, the company said Oct 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
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