2022 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
For-hire motor carriers achieved significant revenue gains and higher profits last year, powered by surging freight demand.
The pandemic accelerated driver wages, shortened routes to match shopping patterns and increased automation across the supply chain.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire Carriers are based.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
69 67
Two Men and a Truck Movers
525,000
est
- 11,396
54 53
AAA Cooper Transportation
776,000 - 5,000 2,650
27 47
OnTrac Inc.
1,662,000
est
-
77 75
Roadrunner Freight
430,000
est
-
80 94
Daylight Transport
380,000 -
93 81
ContainerPort Group
287,000 - 363 1,296 16
43 72
IMC Cos.
983,000 - 2,371 1,700 150
91
Beemac Trucking
301,000 - 130 525 610
61 83
R&R Express
680,000 - 397 504 642
88
Leonard's Express
327,000 - 700 582 1,000
83
Dependable Supply Chain Services
363,000 - 1,965 462 1,167
87 84
John Christner Trucking
334,000 17,000 315 754 1,236
71 68
Jack Cooper Holdings
507,000
est
- 3,753 1,286 1,284
72 77
Fastfrate Group
500,000 - 3,000 1,152 1,644
98 99
PGT Trucking
253,700 - 695 1,138 1,825
42 54
Bennett International Group
998,000 - 1,114 2,726 1,865
90 95
Trans-System Inc.
315,000 - 990 940 1,886
84 90
Dupré Logistics
360,000 188,000 1,260 750 2,000
18 22
Purolator
2,600,000 293,000 13,533 522 2,005
56 52
United Road Services
713,000
est
- 1,837 1,978 2,110
65 70
Mercer Transportation Co.
614,000 - 247 2,180 2,180
95
Transervice Logistics
278,300 - 1,200 366 2,181
86 92
Melton Truck Lines
338,000 - 1,611 1,233 2,191
99 100
Smith Transport
246,000
est
- 1,136 816 2,250
39 39
Lynden
1,080,000 - 2,472 880 2,430
94
Oak Harbor Freight Lines
284,000
est
- 1,700 777 2,487
79 79
Maverick USA
398,000 - 1,977 1,458 2,671
59 59
Canada Cartage System
701,000 - 4,332 2,880 2,700
76 76
Foodliner/Quest Liner
437,000 - 1,562 1,608 2,914
63 69
A. Duie Pyle Inc.
628,000 - 3,734 1,444 2,962
22 27
Evans Delivery
2,050,000 - 650 9,000 3,000
96
Artur Express
272,000 - 471 776 3,047
100
Paper Transport
244,000 - 1,100 850 3,200
67 61
Trimac Transportation
600,000
est
- 1,681 3,250
78 82
Challenger Motor Freight
402,000 - 1,200 1,545 3,380
97
Paschall Truck Lines
265,000 - 1,545 1,170 3,500
82 85
Red Classic
365,000 - 1,206 649 3,500
74 87
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
454,000 -72,000 1,850 1,632 3,594
55 58
Stevens Transport
745,000 129,000 2,900 2,050 3,600
46 49
Atlas World Group
974,000 17,000 655 1,653 3,615
26 29
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,751,000 - 8,000 4,066 3,800
64 66
Hirschbach Motor Lines
626,000 - 1,990 2,299 3,861
50 48
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
900,000 - 5,087 1,565 3,995
89
Western Flyer Express
320,000 - 1,150 4,000
75 74
TMC Transportation
450,000
est
- 3,098 4,252
92
New Legend Inc.
294,000 37,000 1,400 1,000 4,600
33 30
UniGroup
1,499,000 - 835 2,889 4,767
60 55
Dayton Freight Lines
684,000 145,000 5,593 1,813 4,970
68 64
Heniff Transportation Systems
562,000
est
- 1,806 5,066
40 46
Covenant Logistics Group
1,046,000 - 5,600 2,563 5,213
49 44
10 Roads Express
917,000 - 5,052 5,287
46 42
Marten Transport
974,000 85,000 4,007 3,204 5,299
85 86
Koch Cos.
359,000 - 1,213 983 5,689
36 40
PS Logistics
1,375,000 - 3,100 3,625 5,700
70 73
Roehl Transport
521,000 - 2,968 2,074 5,883
29 25
C.R. England
1,644,000 - 6,588 3,833 5,897
73 78
Mesilla Valley Transportation
494,000 - 2,616 1,796 6,000
53 57
Bison Transport
778,000 - 3,732 2,115 6,057
13 13
Hub Group
4,232,000 171,000 5,000 3,600 6,100
48 41
KLLM Transport Services
953,000 - 3,200 6,100
52 60
Mullen Group
838,000 - 4,622 2,241 6,151
27 33
Forward Air
1,662,000 116,000 4,327 865 6,370
57 65
USA Truck (DB Schenker)
710,000 25,000 2,069 2,157 6,548
58 71
P.A.M. Transport
707,100 76,500 2,510 1,970 6,859
30 32
Anderson Trucking Service
1,567,000 - 2,325 2,588 7,082
81 80
Dart Transit Co.
377,600
est
- 2,051 7,140
62 63
Cowan Systems
655,000 - 2,301 2,346 7,487
51 38
Quality Carriers
850,000 - 1,600 2,600 7,500
44 45
Cardinal Logistics
981,000 - 4,200 3,025 8,000
35 34
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,476,000 - 8,490 2,788 8,060
38 35
Ruan
1,227,820 - 5,500 3,475 8,210
45 51
Western Express
977,000 - 4,400 3,150 8,400
34 31
Day & Ross
1,489,000 - 8,400 4,600 9,150
66 56
Heartland Express
607,000 79,000 3,180 3,193 10,741
31 26
Daseke Inc.
1,557,000 56,000 4,006 4,697 11,266
40 43
Central Transport International
1,046,000
est
- 2,953 11,877
24 23
Kenan Advantage Group
1,904,000
est
- 9,311 7,121 12,235
37 37
Crete Carrier Corp.
1,304,000 - 6,500 5,000 13,000
16 16
NFI
3,100,000 - 15,500 4,600 13,000
23 21
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,949,000 11,000 8,689 6,400 13,600
15 14
Penske Logistics
3,700,000 - 19,994 5,583 13,771
25 24
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,800,000 - 6,536 4,894 14,289
20 18
Prime Inc.
2,408,000 351,000 4,411 7,601 14,700
32 36
Averitt Express
1,532,000 - 9,000 5,090 15,071
6 9
Landstar System
6,538,000 721,000 1,399 11,864 18,307
21 20
Saia Inc.
2,300,000 335,000 12,000 5,600 19,300
19 19
R+L Carriers
2,427,000
est
- 6,774 19,709
14 15
ArcBest
3,980,000 214,000 14,000 4,360 23,438
3 3
XPO
12,800,000 323,000 42,000 7,900 25,800
17 17
Werner Enterprises
2,734,000 259,000 13,525 8,775 27,225
12 12
Estes Express Lines
4,447,000 - 21,700 8,500 34,000
8 7
Schneider
5,600,000 405,000 16,050 11,300 36,700
4 4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
12,168,000 760,800 34,978 18,617 39,994
9 10
Old Dominion Freight Line
5,256,000 1,034,000 24,372 10,403 41,220
10 8
Yellow Corp.
5,122,000 104,000 32,000 14,200 42,000
11 11
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
4,612,000 166,000 41,900 70,700 43,500
5 5
TFI International
7,220,000 664,000 29,539 22,812 50,091
7 6
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
6,000,000 966,000 27,900 21,351 75,019
1 1
UPS Inc.
97,300,000 12,900,000 534,000 15,554 85,398
2 2
FedEx Corp.
91,683,000 6,118,000 577,000 37,488 136,947
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Forward Air Completes Acquisition of Omni Logistics

Forward Air on Jan. 25 announced the completion of its long-pending acquisition of Omni Logistics, with both companies’ leaders touting the benefits of the merger.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 31, 2024
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UPS to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Explore Sale of Coyote Amid Weak Q4

UPS Inc. is reducing its overall employee head count by 12,000 workers, which the company says will save more than $1 billion, citing higher labor costs and softening demand.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 30, 2024
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Kodiak Opens Truck Port at Ryder Facility in Houston

Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
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Knight-Swift Reports 11% Revenue Increase for Q4

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings profits dropped during the fourth quarter but the carrier experienced an increase in revenue, the company reported Jan. 24.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
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Forward Air Reaches Deal With Omni Logistics on Acquisition

Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics have settled litigation surrounding a planned merger that allows a deal to proceed under amended terms, the companies announced Jan. 22.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 22, 2024
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J.B. Hunt Reports Revenue Declined to $3.3 Billion for Q4

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings as a result of weaker performance across its segments and rising insurance costs, the company reported Jan. 18. 

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated. 

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
January 10, 2024
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TFI to Buy Daseke for $1.1 Billion

TFI International Inc., a Canadian carrier that has been growing through acquisitions, announced plans to purchase flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. for $1.1 billion, including debt.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
December 22, 2023
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Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million

Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023
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Acceptance Grows for Driver-Assistance Technology

Drivers have had to grow accustomed to driver-assistance technologies such as the lane-assist function as fleets adopt the features for safety and legal reasons. 

Steve Brawner | Contributing Writer
December 15, 2023
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