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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
96 99
Groendyke Transport
 273,125
est
 -
99 98
PGT Trucking
 253,727 - 695 1,138 1,825
87 96
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
 324,922 -25,231 1,686 1,180 2,521
93 94
Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
 283,137
est
 6,622 955 1,224 945
95 93
Trans-System Inc.
 274,000 - 1,036 1,004 1,833
64 92
Heniff Transportation Systems
 562,000
est
 - 2,157 7,147
89 91
TransAm Trucking
 297,000
est
 -
90 90
Dupré Logistics
 294,058 6,464 1,125 770 1,700
81 89
ContainerPort Group
 350,000 - 408
77 88
Fastfrate Group
 400,000 - 2,800 1,152 1,622
92 87
Melton Truck Lines
 292,125 - 1,614 1,390 2,428
88 86
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
 314,000
est
 - 2,200 1,700 350
76 85
Foodliner/Quest Liner
 416,796 - 1,564 1,569 3,030
82 84
Challenger Motor Freight
 345,000 - 1,220 1,582 3,375
84 83
John Christner Trucking
 338,873 - 207 839 1,244
85 81
Red Classic
 332,458 - 1,296 655 3,362
72 80
IMC Cos.
 450,577 - 2,244
86 79
Koch Cos.
 328,936 3,028 1,045 973 5,652
78 78
Mesilla Valley Transportation
 399,317 - 1,970 2,015 5,800
79 76
Maverick USA
 389,182
est
 - 2,125 1,582 2,582
44 75
10 Roads Express
 851,957
est
 - 3,500 5,000
80 74
Dart Transit Co.
 377,600
est
 -
73 73
Roehl Transport
 450,302
est
 - 2,702 2,040 5,481
74 72
TMC Transportation
 450,000
est
 -
50 71
LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
 725,000
est
 -
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
71 68
P.A.M. Transport
 486,825 17,827 2,653 2,013 6,944
65 67
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
 551,138 4,746 2,032 2,065 6,263
67 66
Two Men and a Truck Movers
 524,929
est
 - 11,396
63 65
Cowan Systems
 575,872 - 2,406 2,322 7,022
59 64
Canada Cartage System
 628,127 - 4,332 2,880 2,700
70 63
Mercer Transportation Co.
495,272 - 266 2,234 2,234
66 62
Hirschbach Motor Lines
 532,531 - 1,282 1,786 3,415
56 60
Heartland Express
 645,262 70,806 3,780 2,630 8,000
61 59
Suddath
 600,000
est
 - 2,200
61 58
Trimac Transportation
 600,000 - 3,100 2,500 2,900
47 57
OnTrac Inc.
 832,000
est
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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
60 54
Mullen Group
 601,288 - 3,539 2,042 5,079
55 53
Dayton Freight Lines
 669,000 83,000 4,949 1,761 4,695
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
53 50
AAA Cooper Transportation
 702,000 - 4,500 2,679 7,474
58 49
Stevens Transport
 688,000 92,460 2,750 1,950 3,290
40 48
PS Logistics
 957,000 - 3,036 3,500 5,900
45 47
Cardinal Logistics
 849,000 - 4,250 3,012 8,007
42 46
Marten Transport
 874,374 69,500 4,140 3,331 5,395
48 45
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
 828,407 - 5,697 2,028 5,871
43 44
Central Transport International
 871,000
est
 - 3,580 8,675
46 43
Covenant Logistics Group
 838,561 -42,718 5,550 2,579 5,114
49 42
Atlas World Group
 806,000 8,000 637 994 3,803
41 41
KLLM Transport Services
 917,000 - 3,400 6,300
35 40
Ruan
 1,222,782 - 5,500 3,413 9,468
39 39
Lynden
 960,000 - 2,595 877 2,428
38 38
Quality Carriers
 1,090,684
est
 -
31 37
Day & Ross
 1,319,498 - 8,000 4,200 8,600
22 36
Purolator
 1,646,117 - 10,882 462 1,649
37 35
Crete Carrier Corp.
 1,171,000
est
 - 6,500
27 34
Evans Delivery
 1,426,000 - 536 7,500
32 33
Anderson Trucking Service
 1,274,709 - 2,369 2,706 7,209
36 32
Averitt Express
 1,207,587 - 8,550 4,488 14,495
34 31
Southeastern Freight Lines
 1,256,333 - 8,252 2,847 7,886
28 30
Sirva Inc.
 1,400,000
est
 -
33 29
Forward Air
 1,269,573 52,767 3,774 799 6,009
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
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
21 24
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
 1,742,101 17,632 7,998 6,500 13,000
26 23
Daseke Inc.
 1,454,100 6,200 4,304 5,052 11,579
23 22
Kenan Advantage Group
 1,572,138 - 8,600 6,854 12,283
20 21
Saia Inc.
 1,822,366 138,340 10,600 5,700 17,400
75 20
Roadrunner Freight
 430,000
est
 - 893 1,201
19 19
R+L Carriers
 1,973,000
est
 -
16 18
NFI
 2,630,000 - 14,500 4,500 12,500
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
14 15
Penske Logistics
 3,200,000 - 19,954 6,674 21,961
15 14
ArcBest
 2,940,163 71,100 13,000 4,136 22,776
12 13
Estes Express Lines
 3,559,000 - 19,000 8,043 32,656
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
11 10
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
 3,773,800 233,382 73,300 43,300
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
6 7
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
 4,673,863 410,002 22,900 19,025 57,722
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
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
97
United Vision Logistics
 261,000
est
 -
98
Central Freight Lines
 256,000
est
 -
83
R&R Express
 343,110 - 291 504 642
100
Smith Transport
 246,000 - 1,136 816 2,250
91
Postal Fleet Services
 292,568 -
94
Daylight Transport
 275,000 -
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, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Freight Unit Furloughs Workers as Cargo Demand Slows

A FedEx worker sorts packages on a conveyor belt

FedEx Corp.’s freight unit is putting workers on furlough in some U.S. markets, adding to mounting evidence of a cargo slowdown as the company joins other large employers trimming their ranks.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
November 14, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

GXO Reports Higher Revenue, Lower Earnings for Q3

GXO

GXO Logistics Inc. reported revenue growth and a decline in earnings in its third-quarter report released Nov. 8.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 10, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Reports Revenue Increase for Q3

Werner Enterprises truck

Werner Enterprises saw revenue rise but income decline during the third quarter of 2022, the company reported Nov. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches

RXO

XPO Logistics Inc. turned its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, RXO, into an independent, publicly traded company Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Highest Revenue for Any Q3

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Landstar System Inc.’s revenue and diluted earnings per share both set third-quarter records, the company reported Oct. 19.

October 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports $3.84 Billion in Revenue for Q3

J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. saw revenue and earnings increase as a result of strong segment growth during the third quarter, the company reported Oct. 18, besting analysts’ expectations.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Marten Reports 15th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Profitability

Marten Transport truck

Marten Transport reported its 15th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly profitability Oct. 17, but still the results missed analysts’ expectations.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 18, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

NFI Acquires MCO Transport to Bolster Southeastern Port Operations

NFI

North American supply chain solutions company NFI has acquired southeastern port service solutions provider MCO Transport Inc., the company announced Oct. 10.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Board of Directors Approves RXO Spinoff

RXO office

XPO Logistics Inc. received board approval to spin off its technology-based brokered operations into a stand-alone business, the company announced Oct. 10.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

Industry Works to Make Tractor-Trailer Connections More Efficient

Driver checks connections

Fleets are looking for solutions — some of them low-tech — to ensure trucks and trailers talk to each other now.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
October 7, 2022
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