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