Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
84,628,000 | 1,343,000 | 543,000 | 15,719 | 87,954 |
2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
78,752,000 | 3,029,000 | 500,000 | 36,598 | 132,540 |
4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
9,640,000 | 506,035 | 30,364 | 17,777 | 35,857 |
8 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,513,700 | -53,500 | 30,000 | 13,500 | 41,900 |
7 | 5 | Schneider
|
4,552,800 | 211,700 | 15,225 | 9,000 | 36,900 |
13 | 12 | Hub Group
|
3,495,644 | 73,559 | 5,000 | 3,600 | 4,800 |
5 | 11 | TFI International
|
6,347,134 | 275,675 | 16,753 | 24,604 | 49,713 |
9 | 9 | Landstar System
|
4,132,981 | 192,106 | 1,320 | 10,991 | 17,061 |
10 | 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
4,015,129 | 672,682 | 19,779 | 9,288 | 36,650 |
15 | 14 | ArcBest
|
2,940,163 | 71,100 | 13,000 | 4,136 | 22,776 |
3 | 3 | XPO
|
16,252,000 | 79,000 | 102,000 | 15,500 | 40,000 |
12 | 13 | Estes Express Lines
|
3,559,000 | - | 19,000 | 8,043 | 32,656 |
17 | 16 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,372,178 | 169,078 | 12,292 | 7,861 | 24,400 |
75 | 20 | Roadrunner Freight
|
430,000 est |
- | 893 | 1,201 | |
21 | 24 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,742,101 | 17,632 | 7,998 | 6,500 | 13,000 |
30 | 28 | UniGroup
|
1,320,000 | - | 850 | 4,500 | 2,575 |
23 | 22 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,572,138 | - | 8,600 | 6,854 | 12,283 |
18 | 17 | Prime Inc.
|
2,208,764 | 326,543 | 4,839 | 7,199 | 14,162 |
22 | 36 | Purolator
|
1,646,117 | - | 10,882 | 462 | 1,649 |
25 | 26 | C.R. England
|
1,466,947 | - | 7,150 | 4,000 | 6,600 |
28 | 30 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 est |
- | |||
24 | 25 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,502,737 | - | 6,631 | 4,704 | 13,994 |
20 | 21 | Saia Inc.
|
1,822,366 | 138,340 | 10,600 | 5,700 | 17,400 |
29 | 27 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,391,083 | 48,132 | 7,420 | 4,798 | 3,843 |
34 | 31 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,256,333 | - | 8,252 | 2,847 | 7,886 |
14 | 15 | Penske Logistics
|
3,200,000 | - | 19,954 | 6,674 | 21,961 |
16 | 18 | NFI
|
2,630,000 | - | 14,500 | 4,500 | 12,500 |
6 | 7 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
4,673,863 | 410,002 | 22,900 | 19,025 | 57,722 |
37 | 35 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,171,000 est |
- | 6,500 | ||
33 | 29 | Forward Air
|
1,269,573 | 52,767 | 3,774 | 799 | 6,009 |
39 | 39 | Lynden
|
960,000 | - | 2,595 | 877 | 2,428 |
38 | 38 | Quality Carriers
|
1,090,684 est |
- | |||
49 | 42 | Atlas World Group
|
806,000 | 8,000 | 637 | 994 | 3,803 |
32 | 33 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,274,709 | - | 2,369 | 2,706 | 7,209 |
56 | 60 | Heartland Express
|
645,262 | 70,806 | 3,780 | 2,630 | 8,000 |
41 | 41 | KLLM Transport Services
|
917,000 | - | 3,400 | 6,300 | |
35 | 40 | Ruan
|
1,222,782 | - | 5,500 | 3,413 | 9,468 |
68 | 69 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
507,000 est |
- | 3,753 | 1,424 | 1,434 |
31 | 37 | Day & Ross
|
1,319,498 | - | 8,000 | 4,200 | 8,600 |
61 | 58 | Trimac Transportation
|
600,000 | - | 3,100 | 2,500 | 2,900 |
46 | 43 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
838,561 | -42,718 | 5,550 | 2,579 | 5,114 |
58 | 49 | Stevens Transport
|
688,000 | 92,460 | 2,750 | 1,950 | 3,290 |
42 | 46 | Marten Transport
|
874,374 | 69,500 | 4,140 | 3,331 | 5,395 |
26 | 23 | Daseke Inc.
|
1,454,100 | 6,200 | 4,304 | 5,052 | 11,579 |
53 | 50 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
702,000 | - | 4,500 | 2,679 | 7,474 |
48 | 45 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
828,407 | - | 5,697 | 2,028 | 5,871 |
70 | 63 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
495,272 | - | 266 | 2,234 | 2,234 |
51 | 52 | Western Express
|
721,500 | - | 3,416 | 3,000 | 7,900 |
52 | 51 | United Road Services
|
713,000 est |
- | 1,837 | 2,470 | 2,591 |
59 | 64 | Canada Cartage System
|
628,127 | - | 4,332 | 2,880 | 2,700 |
60 | 54 | Mullen Group
|
601,288 | - | 3,539 | 2,042 | 5,079 |
61 | 59 | Suddath
|
600,000 est |
- | 2,200 | ||
57 | 56 | Bison Transport
|
642,930 | - | 3,676 | 2,137 | 5,823 |
54 | 55 | Bennett International Group
|
693,196 | - | 1,031 | 3,285 | 2,186 |
55 | 53 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
669,000 | 83,000 | 4,949 | 1,761 | 4,695 |
80 | 74 | Dart Transit Co.
|
377,600 est |
- | |||
63 | 65 | Cowan Systems
|
575,872 | - | 2,406 | 2,322 | 7,022 |
71 | 68 | P.A.M. Transport
|
486,825 | 17,827 | 2,653 | 2,013 | 6,944 |
27 | 34 | Evans Delivery
|
1,426,000 | - | 536 | 7,500 | |
73 | 73 | Roehl Transport
|
450,302 est |
- | 2,702 | 2,040 | 5,481 |
78 | 78 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
399,317 | - | 1,970 | 2,015 | 5,800 |
69 | 70 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
504,000 | - | 3,341 | 1,347 | 2,456 |
79 | 76 | Maverick USA
|
389,182 est |
- | 2,125 | 1,582 | 2,582 |
82 | 84 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
345,000 | - | 1,220 | 1,582 | 3,375 |
86 | 79 | Koch Cos.
|
328,936 | 3,028 | 1,045 | 973 | 5,652 |
84 | 83 | John Christner Trucking
|
338,873 | - | 207 | 839 | 1,244 |
95 | 93 | Trans-System Inc.
|
274,000 | - | 1,036 | 1,004 | 1,833 |
76 | 85 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
416,796 | - | 1,564 | 1,569 | 3,030 |
96 | 99 | Groendyke Transport
|
273,125 est |
- | |||
92 | 87 | Melton Truck Lines
|
292,125 | - | 1,614 | 1,390 | 2,428 |
72 | 80 | IMC Cos.
|
450,577 | - | 2,244 | ||
77 | 88 | Fastfrate Group
|
400,000 | - | 2,800 | 1,152 | 1,622 |
87 | 96 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
324,922 | -25,231 | 1,686 | 1,180 | 2,521 |
98 | Central Freight Lines
|
256,000 est |
- | ||||
43 | 44 | Central Transport International
|
871,000 est |
- | 3,580 | 8,675 | |
94 | Daylight Transport
|
275,000 | - | ||||
88 | 86 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
|
314,000 est |
- | 2,200 | 1,700 | 350 |
45 | 47 | Cardinal Logistics
|
849,000 | - | 4,250 | 3,012 | 8,007 |
47 | 57 | OnTrac Inc.
|
832,000 est |
- | |||
50 | 71 | LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
|
725,000 est |
- | |||
90 | 90 | Dupré Logistics
|
294,058 | 6,464 | 1,125 | 770 | 1,700 |
99 | 98 | PGT Trucking
|
253,727 | - | 695 | 1,138 | 1,825 |
40 | 48 | PS Logistics
|
957,000 | - | 3,036 | 3,500 | 5,900 |
44 | 75 | 10 Roads Express
|
851,957 est |
- | 3,500 | 5,000 | |
91 | Postal Fleet Services
|
292,568 | - | ||||
11 | 10 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
3,773,800 | 233,382 | 73,300 | 43,300 | |
19 | 19 | R+L Carriers
|
1,973,000 est |
- | |||
89 | 91 | TransAm Trucking
|
297,000 est |
- | |||
65 | 67 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
551,138 | 4,746 | 2,032 | 2,065 | 6,263 |
66 | 62 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
532,531 | - | 1,282 | 1,786 | 3,415 |
67 | 66 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
524,929 est |
- | 11,396 | ||
97 | United Vision Logistics
|
261,000 est |
- | ||||
36 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,207,587 | - | 8,550 | 4,488 | 14,495 |
74 | 72 | TMC Transportation
|
450,000 est |
- | |||
81 | 89 | ContainerPort Group
|
350,000 | - | 408 | ||
93 | 94 | Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
|
283,137 est |
6,622 | 955 | 1,224 | 945 |
85 | 81 | Red Classic
|
332,458 | - | 1,296 | 655 | 3,362 |
64 | 92 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
562,000 est |
- | 2,157 | 7,147 | |
100 | Smith Transport
|
246,000 | - | 1,136 | 816 | 2,250 | |
83 | R&R Express
|
343,110 | - | 291 | 504 | 642 |
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.
Revenues for the following carriers are estimated by SJ Consulting Group: R+L Carriers, Crete Carrier Corp., Central Transport International, OnTrac Inc., LaserShip Inc., Jack Cooper Holdings, Roehl Transport, Dart Transit Co.
^ Stevens Transport revenue and net income figures updated after publication of 2021 ranking.
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