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