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