2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
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
81 89
ContainerPort Group
350,000 - 408
97
United Vision Logistics
261,000
est
-
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
-
34 31
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,256,333 - 8,252 2,847 7,886
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
19 19
R+L Carriers
1,973,000
est
-
35 40
Ruan
1,222,782 - 5,500 3,413 9,468
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
36 32
Averitt Express
1,207,587 - 8,550 4,488 14,495
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
37 35
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,171,000
est
- 6,500
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
22 36
Purolator
1,646,117 - 10,882 462 1,649
38 38
Quality Carriers
1,090,684
est
-
23 22
Kenan Advantage Group
1,572,138 - 8,600 6,854 12,283
39 39
Lynden
960,000 - 2,595 877 2,428
72 80
IMC Cos.
450,577 - 2,244
88 86
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
314,000
est
- 2,200 1,700 350
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
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
-
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
74 72
TMC Transportation
450,000
est
-
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 -
27 34
Evans Delivery
1,426,000 - 536 7,500
43 44
Central Transport International
871,000
est
- 3,580 8,675
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
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
61 58
Trimac Transportation
600,000 - 3,100 2,500 2,900
77 88
Fastfrate Group
400,000 - 2,800 1,152 1,622
45 47
Cardinal Logistics
849,000 - 4,250 3,012 8,007
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 -
14 15
Penske Logistics
3,200,000 - 19,954 6,674 21,961
30 28
UniGroup
1,320,000 - 850 4,500 2,575
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
31 37
Day & Ross
1,319,498 - 8,000 4,200 8,600
47 57
OnTrac Inc.
832,000
est
-
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
-
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
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
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XPO’s SEC Filing Advances Spinoff of Brokerage Platform

XPO Logistics Inc. has filed a confidential Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, the company announced.

June 6, 2022
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FedEx-Backed Freightos to Go Public

Freightos Ltd., a digital platform for global freight-booking services, is set to go public through its tie-up with blank-check company Gesher I Acquisition Corp.

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May 31, 2022
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Trailer Manufacturers, Suppliers Aim to Help Fleets Curb Fuel Costs

Fleets and shippers have found that monitoring trailer performance plays an important role in achieving optimal fuel savings.

Jack Ferry | Special to Transport Topics
May 31, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

IndiGo Founder Partners With UPS for Logistics Venture

The biggest shareholder of India’s largest airline, IndiGo, teamed up with UPS Inc. to tap the South Asian nation’s growing logistics market.

Ragini Saxena | Bloomberg News
May 26, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Fleets Find Challenges in Rising Maintenance Costs, Parts Shortages

With a laundry list of hurdles facing many trucking companies, the focus on preventive maintenance becomes clearer as fleets are adding alternative suppliers and providers, and stockpiling inventory to help control costs and reduce downtime.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
May 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Cuts 70 Corporate, IT Jobs

After reporting a first-quarter loss of more than $8.9 million May 5, U.S. Xpress Enterprises confirmed May 12 it laid off about 70 of its corporate and information technology staff in response to less-than-anticipated growth in the company’s trucking business.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
May 13, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Trucking Continues to See Robust M&A Market

Trucking and logistics continue to see strong merger and acquisition activity, a trend that goes back more than a year.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 12, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Yellow Narrows Losses, Outlines Goals

Yellow Corp. posted its best first-quarter results in six years as losses narrowed and revenue increased, the company announced May 10.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

VTNA Gets Orders for 90 More VNR Electric Trucks

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America announced NFI Industries and Quality Custom Distribution, between them, placed orders for an additional 90 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 vehicles.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports Earnings Loss Despite Revenue Gains

U.S. Xpress Enterprises reported revenue growth but a decline in earnings for the first quarter of 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 9, 2022
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