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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
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From Pandemic to Prosperity?

After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
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Map: Where They Are

Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
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Pandemic, Acquisitions Shake Up Top 100 List

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

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An Inside View of TT's Sector Rankings

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Trucking Boom Adds to Rising Diesel Demand

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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

ATA Group Advances Trucking Diversity Initiative

driver

A working group formed by American Trucking Associations to advance diversity in the industry has drafted guidelines to help fleets of all sizes foster greater inclusiveness in their ranks, and has now created an award to recognize industry diversity efforts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 26, 2022
Business, For-Hire

PS Logistics Completes Acquisition, Agreement

PS Logistics

PS Logistics announced its refrigerated carrier Purdy Bros. Trucking, based in Loudon, Tenn., completed the acquisition of certain transportation assets of Phoenix Leasing of Tennessee Inc.

August 26, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Cuts Nondriving Staff, Slows Spending

U.S. XPress truck

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises is hitting the brakes on its spending, cutting its nondriving staff by another 5% this month and looking for ways to dispose of extra real estate and trim other expenses to offset rising costs amid signs of a shipping slowdown in some industries.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 26, 2022
Business, Technology, For-Hire, TCA

Covenant Official Says Range Is Biggest Factor in EV Adoption

Matt McLelland

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The distance a battery-powered tractor-trailer can travel before recharging is “the big holdup” for the adoption of electric trucks, a top official for Chattanooga-based Covenant Logistics said Aug. 23.

Mike Pare | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Partners With School to Launch Supply Chain Program

U.S. XPress truck

High school students in Hamilton County, Tenn., can explore careers in supply chain management and logistics through a new Future Ready Institute that’s launching this fall.

Carmen Nesbitt | Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.
August 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

PS Logistics Subsidiary Acquires Noble

DMT Trucking announced Aug. 9 that it has completed its acquisition of the Scottsboro, Ala.-based Noble family of transportation businesses.

August 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Posts Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Upcoming Leadership Change

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XPO Logistics Inc. on Aug. 4 reported record revenue and net income for the second quarter, part of a busy week for the Greenwich, Conn.-based company.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 5, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

XPO Names Mario Harik to Succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO

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XPO Logistics Inc. announced that Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO of XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokerage platform.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports $554M Revenue for Q2

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U.S. Xpress Enterprises posted revenue gains but sluggish earnings during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Enterprises Reports Record for Q2

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Werner Enterprises achieved its eighth consecutive quarter of record earnings per share during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
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