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