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