2021 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

From Pandemic to Prosperity?

After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.

Map: Where They Are

Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.

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
41	41	KLLM Transport Services	917,000	-		3,400	6,300
89	91	TransAm Trucking	297,000 est	-
74	72	TMC Transportation	450,000 est	-
11	10	Ryder Supply Chain Solutions	3,773,800	233,382		73,300	43,300
43	44	Central Transport International	871,000 est	-		3,580	8,675
75	20	Roadrunner Freight	430,000 est	-		893	1,201
91		Postal Fleet Services	292,568	-
28	30	Sirva Inc.	1,400,000 est	-
44	75	10 Roads Express	851,957 est	-		3,500	5,000
94		Daylight Transport	275,000	-
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	-
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	-
38	38	Quality Carriers	1,090,684 est	-
84	83	John Christner Trucking	338,873	-	207	839	1,244
70	63	Mercer Transportation Co.	495,272	-	266	2,234	2,234
83		R&R Express	343,110	-	291	504	642
81	89	ContainerPort Group	350,000	-	408
27	34	Evans Delivery	1,426,000	-	536	7,500
49	42	Atlas World Group	806,000	8,000	637	994	3,803
99	98	PGT Trucking	253,727	-	695	1,138	1,825
30	28	UniGroup	1,320,000	-	850	4,500	2,575
93	94	Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport	283,137 est	6,622	955	1,224	945
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
86	79	Koch Cos.	328,936	3,028	1,045	973	5,652
90	90	Dupré Logistics	294,058	6,464	1,125	770	1,700
100		Smith Transport	246,000	-	1,136	816	2,250
82	84	Challenger Motor Freight	345,000	-	1,220	1,582	3,375
66	62	Hirschbach Motor Lines	532,531	-	1,282	1,786	3,415
85	81	Red Classic	332,458	-	1,296	655	3,362
9	9	Landstar System	4,132,981	192,106	1,320	10,991	17,061
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
87	96	Quantix Supply Chain Solutions	324,922	-25,231	1,686	1,180	2,521
52	51	United Road Services	713,000 est	-	1,837	2,470	2,591
78	78	Mesilla Valley Transportation	399,317	-	1,970	2,015	5,800
65	67	USA Truck (DB Schenker)	551,138	4,746	2,032	2,065	6,263
79	76	Maverick USA	389,182 est	-	2,125	1,582	2,582
61	59	Suddath	600,000 est	-	2,200
88	86	RoadOne IntermodaLogistics	314,000 est	-	2,200	1,700	350
72	80	IMC Cos.	450,577	-	2,244
32	33	Anderson Trucking Service	1,274,709	-	2,369	2,706	7,209
63	65	Cowan Systems	575,872	-	2,406	2,322	7,022
39	39	Lynden	960,000	-	2,595	877	2,428
71	68	P.A.M. Transport	486,825	17,827	2,653	2,013	6,944
73	73	Roehl Transport	450,302 est	-	2,702	2,040	5,481
58	49	Stevens Transport	688,000	92,460	2,750	1,950	3,290
77	88	Fastfrate Group	400,000	-	2,800	1,152	1,622
40	48	PS Logistics	957,000	-	3,036	3,500	5,900
61	58	Trimac Transportation	600,000	-	3,100	2,500	2,900
69	70	A. Duie Pyle Inc.	504,000	-	3,341	1,347	2,456
51	52	Western Express	721,500	-	3,416	3,000	7,900
60	54	Mullen Group	601,288	-	3,539	2,042	5,079
57	56	Bison Transport	642,930	-	3,676	2,137	5,823
68	69	Jack Cooper Holdings	507,000 est	-	3,753	1,424	1,434
33	29	Forward Air	1,269,573	52,767	3,774	799	6,009
56	60	Heartland Express	645,262	70,806	3,780	2,630	8,000
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
26	23	Daseke Inc.	1,454,100	6,200	4,304	5,052	11,579
59	64	Canada Cartage System	628,127	-	4,332	2,880	2,700
53	50	AAA Cooper Transportation	702,000	-	4,500	2,679	7,474
18	17	Prime Inc.	2,208,764	326,543	4,839	7,199	14,162
55	53	Dayton Freight Lines	669,000	83,000	4,949	1,761	4,695
13	12	Hub Group	3,495,644	73,559	5,000	3,600	4,800
35	40	Ruan	1,222,782	-	5,500	3,413	9,468
46	43	Covenant Logistics Group	838,561	-42,718	5,550	2,579	5,114
48	45	Pitt Ohio Transportation Group	828,407	-	5,697	2,028	5,871
37	35	Crete Carrier Corp.	1,171,000 est	-	6,500
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
21	24	U.S. Xpress Enterprises	1,742,101	17,632	7,998	6,500	13,000
31	37	Day & Ross	1,319,498	-	8,000	4,200	8,600
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
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
22	36	Purolator	1,646,117	-	10,882	462	1,649
67	66	Two Men and a Truck Movers	524,929 est	-	11,396
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
16	18	NFI	2,630,000	-	14,500	4,500	12,500
7	5	Schneider	4,552,800	211,700	15,225	9,000	36,900
5	11	TFI International	6,347,134	275,675	16,753	24,604	49,713
12	13	Estes Express Lines	3,559,000	-	19,000	8,043	32,656
10	8	Old Dominion Freight Line	4,015,129	672,682	19,779	9,288	36,650
14	15	Penske Logistics	3,200,000	-	19,954	6,674	21,961
6	7	Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings	4,673,863	410,002	22,900	19,025	57,722
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

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.