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