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