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