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

XPO Names New Tech Brokerage Company RXO

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XPO Logistics’ new tech-enabled brokerage platform that is set to begin operations in the fourth quarter will be called RXO, the company announced July 12.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 12, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Expedites Overseas Delivery of New Containers

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has expedited overseas delivery of new containers as part of its commitment to grow intermodal capacity, the company announced June 30.

June 30, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire

Hyliion, Cummins Collaborate on Hypertruck ERX

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Hyliion Inc. announced it is collaborating with Cummins Inc. to bring Hyliion’s natural gas extended range powertrain to North American trucking on schedule.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 30, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx Predicts Profit Growth Under Three-Year Plan

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FedEx Corp. expects to grow earnings per share as much as 19% annually over the next three years by targeting “high-value” customers and squeezing more efficiency out of its networks.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
June 29, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt, Waymo Add Wayfair to Autonomous Trucking Program

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Waymo added the home goods company Wayfair to its autonomous trucking program, the companies announced June 28.

June 28, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, For-Hire

Supreme Court Declines to Hear C.H. Robinson Appeal

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a federal appellate court decision involving a personal injury suit alleging that freight broker C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. was negligent in connection with a serious injury from an accident in 2016 involving a carrier it hired.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 28, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Roadrunner Adds Five New Direct Lanes to LTL Network

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Roadrunner grew its nationwide metro-to-metro service network for less-than-truckload shipments with the addition of five direct lanes, the company announced June 23.

June 28, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

KAG Energy Expands Midwest Footprint

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KAG Energy is growing its operations in the Midwest after recently securing new business in the region, the business group announced June 27.

June 27, 2022
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

DB Schenker to Acquire USA Truck for $435 Million

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USA Truck is being acquired by DB Schenker in a $435 million deal announced June 24.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 24, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, TCA

UPS Donates Semi-Tractor to Georgia Technical College

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ALBANY, Ga. — UPS Inc. has agreed to donate a semi-tractor to Albany Technical College at the Logistics Education Center on the college’s main campus.

The Albany (Ga.) Herald
June 24, 2022
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