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