2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
74,094,000 | 4,440,000 | 495,000 | 19,851 | 107,542 |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
68,869,000 | 2,359,000 | 475,000 | 29,813 | 113,218 |
| 3 | 3 | XPO
|
16,648,000 | 379,000 | 100,000 | 15,500 | 40,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,871,200 | -104,000 | 30,000 | 14,100 | 43,700 |
| 4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
9,165,258 | 516,000 | 29,106 | 17,972 | 35,093 |
| 7 | 5 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
4,843,950 | 310,178 | 23,800 | 19,520 | 58,315 |
| 8 | 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
4,109,111 | 615,518 | 21,159 | 9,296 | 37,539 |
| 15 | 16 | Penske Logistics
|
2,600,000 | - | 19,475 | 4,634 | 17,626 |
| 13 | 13 | Estes Express Lines
|
3,260,000 | - | 19,000 | 7,485 | 38,617 |
| 11 | 10 | TFI International
|
3,903,828 | 233,891 | 16,700 | 15,844 | 25,505 |
| 5 | 7 | Schneider
|
5,000,000 | 147,000 | 15,650 | 9,000 | 35,100 |
| 14 | 14 | ArcBest
|
2,988,310 | 39,985 | 13,000 | 4,137 | 23,639 |
| 16 | 15 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,463,701 | 166,944 | 12,736 | 8,033 | 24,145 |
| 18 | 19 | NFI
|
2,140,000 | - | 12,600 | 4,550 | 12,500 |
| 66 | 70 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
524,929 | - | 11,396 | ||
| 36 | 36 | Purolator
|
1,166,279 | - | 11,000 | 465 | 1,329 |
| 21 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,786,735 | 113,719 | 10,400 | 4,779 | 16,376 |
| 22 | 27 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,758,645 | - | 9,400 | 6,977 | 11,225 |
| 32 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,319,000 | - | 9,007 | 5,319 | 14,905 |
| 31 | 30 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,384,438 | - | 8,839 | 3,385 | 10,666 |
| 24 | 20 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,707,361 | -3,043 | 8,572 | 6,900 | 15,500 |
| 26 | 26 | C.R. England
|
1,545,199 | - | 8,153 | 4,309 | 6,604 |
| 25 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,559,000 | - | 6,778 | 5,808 | 14,513 |
| 27 | 28 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,511,998 | 37,586 | 6,541 | 5,343 | 4,428 |
| 35 | 35 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,200,000 | - | 6,500 | ||
| 23 | 21 | Daseke Inc.
|
1,737,000 | -307,400 | 5,946 | 2,334 | |
| 40 | 39 | Ruan
|
1,002,045 | - | 5,900 | 3,704 | 9,661 |
| 45 | 43 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
855,982 | - | 5,680 | 2,055 | 5,836 |
| 29 | 31 | Forward Air
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1,410,395 | 87,099 | 5,652 | 1,353 | 7,178 |
| 43 | 42 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
894,528 | 8,477 | 5,550 | 3,021 | 6,739 |
| 37 | 46 | Day & Ross
|
1,130,700 | - | 5,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| 50 | 50 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
718,000 | - | 5,000 | 2,552 | 6,958 |
| 12 | 12 | Hub Group
|
3,668,117 | 107,171 | 5,000 | 3,900 | 4,920 |
| 53 | 54 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
679,000 | - | 4,949 | 1,955 | 4,600 |
| 17 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
2,288,397 | 307,504 | 4,900 | 7,416 | 14,116 |
| 47 | 47 | Cardinal Logistics
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805,000 | - | 4,220 | 3,055 | 8,700 |
| 46 | 48 | Marten Transport
|
843,271 | 61,071 | 4,087 | 3,212 | 5,464 |
| 60 | 57 | Heartland Express
|
596,815 | 72,967 | 4,050 | 2,630 | 8,000 |
| 61 | 69 | Black Horse Carriers
|
561,000 | - | 4,040 | 1,958 | 4,500 |
| 54 | 53 | Mullen Group
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664,550 | - | 3,768 | 1,978 | 5,139 |
| 69 | 60 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
507,000 | - | 3,753 | ||
| 56 | 62 | Bison Transport
|
633,817 | - | 3,688 | 2,185 | 5,711 |
| 48 | 49 | PS Logistics
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747,339 | - | 3,664 | ||
| 20 | 17 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,847,862 | -340,937 | 3,600 | ||
| 70 | 75 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
491,100 | - | 3,281 | 1,209 | 2,285 |
| 64 | 67 | Canada Cartage System
|
535,800 | 5,800 | 3,269 | 2,736 | 3,019 |
| 52 | 52 | Western Express
|
683,535 | - | 3,250 | 3,050 | 8,080 |
| 39 | 37 | Lynden
|
1,075,000 | - | 3,039 | 998 | 2,679 |
| 58 | 66 | Trimac Transportation
|
610,000 | - | 3,000 | 2,120 | 3,400 |
| 49 | 51 | Stevens Transport
|
737,294 | 85,210 | 2,750 | 1,950 | 3,290 |
| 73 | 76 | Roehl Transport
|
438,659 | - | 2,702 | 2,040 | 5,481 |
| 68 | 65 | P.A.M. Transport
|
514,177 | 7,900 | 2,666 | 2,130 | 7,081 |
| 65 | 63 | Cowan Systems
|
533,012 | - | 2,397 | 2,279 | 6,782 |
| 74 | 68 | Dart Transit Co.
|
424,000 | - | 2,362 | ||
| 95 | 97 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
276,978 | - | 2,357 | 1,264 | 2,417 |
| 33 | 33 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,274,459 | - | 2,294 | 2,780 | 7,209 |
| 86 | 86 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
|
314,000 | - | 2,200 | 1,700 | 350 |
| 59 | 59 | Suddath
|
600,000 | - | 2,200 | ||
| 76 | 77 | Maverick USA
|
389,182 | - | 2,125 | 1,582 | 2,582 |
| 67 | 64 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
522,631 | -4,698 | 2,098 | 1,990 | 6,092 |
| 80 | 80 | IMC Cos.
|
347,395 | - | 2,012 | ||
| 87 | 85 | Melton Truck Lines
|
305,717 | - | 1,868 | 1,457 | 2,407 |
| 51 | 54 | United Road Services
|
713,000 | - | 1,837 | 2,368 | 1,200 |
| 78 | 79 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
383,950 | - | 1,662 | ||
| 88 | Fastfrate Group
|
301,520 | - | 1,530 | 1,116 | 1,350 | |
| 97 | FFE Transportation Services
|
275,000 | - | 1,511 | 1,000 | 1,450 | |
| 9 | 8 | Landstar System
|
4,084,577 | 227,720 | 1,333 | 10,243 | 17,067 |
| 85 | 82 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
334,103 | - | 1,315 | 1,317 | 2,340 |
| 90 | Dupré Logistics
|
297,582 | - | 1,313 | 750 | 1,471 | |
| 81 | 81 | Red Classic
|
342,100 | - | 1,275 | 577 | 2,918 |
| 79 | 83 | Koch Cos.
|
351,081 | - | 1,224 | 1,164 | 5,540 |
| 84 | 95 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
335,000 | - | 1,200 | 1,570 | 3,550 |
| 62 | 73 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
550,530 | - | 1,141 | 1,887 | 3,503 |
| 96 | 95 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
276,000 | - | 1,100 | ||
| 93 | 86 | Trans-System Inc.
|
290,000 | - | 1,051 | 1,026 | 1,849 |
| 55 | 56 | Bennett International Group
|
650,846 | - | 1,029 | 1,810 | 2,186 |
| 94 | 93 | Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
|
283,137 | 6,622 | 955 | 1,224 | 945 |
| 42 | 41 | Atlas World Group
|
906,400 | 96,000 | 754 | 1,228 | 3,864 |
| 98 | 98 | PGT Trucking
|
273,828 | - | 680 | 1,090 | 1,800 |
| 34 | 34 | Evans Delivery
|
1,240,000 | - | 430 | 6,200 | 550 |
| 89 | 86 | ContainerPort Group
|
300,000 | - | 400 | ||
| 63 | 58 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
543,651 | - | 301 | 2,383 | 2,600 |
| 83 | 89 | John Christner Trucking
|
338,873 | - | 207 | 839 | 1,244 |
| 77 | 78 | Transport Investments
|
384,719 | - | 200 | ||
| 44 | 44 | Central Transport International
|
856,000 | - | |||
| 57 | 61 | OnTrac Inc.
|
618,000 | - | |||
| 38 | 45 | Quality Carriers
|
1,090,684 | - | |||
| 91 | 84 | TransAm Trucking
|
297,000 | - | |||
| 28 | 22 | UniGroup
|
1,500,000 | - | |||
| 19 | 23 | R+L Carriers
|
1,972,000 | - | |||
| 92 | 90 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
293,000 | - | |||
| 75 | 71 | 10 Roads Express
|
390,445 | - | |||
| 10 | 11 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
3,968,754 | 226,209 | |||
| 30 | 29 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 | - | |||
| 72 | 72 | TMC Transportation
|
450,000 | - | |||
| 71 | 74 | LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
|
452,000 | - | |||
| 100 | 99 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
269,000 | - | |||
| 99 | Groendyke Transport
|
273,125 | - | ||||
| 82 | Salmon Cos.
|
341,073 | - | 824 | 1,104 | ||
| 41 | 40 | KLLM Transport Services
|
936,000 | - | 3,600 | 5,400 |
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.
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