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 67 525,000
est
- 11,396 0
54 53 776,000 - 5,000 2,650
27 47 1,662,000
est
- 0
77 75 430,000
est
- 0
80 94 380,000 - 0
93 81 287,000 - 363 1,296 16
43 72 983,000 - 2,371 1,700 150
91 301,000 - 130 525 610
61 83 680,000 - 397 504 642
88 327,000 - 700 582 1,000
83 363,000 - 1,965 462 1,167
87 84 334,000 17,000 315 754 1,236
71 68 507,000
est
- 3,753 1,286 1,284
72 77 500,000 - 3,000 1,152 1,644
98 99 253,700 - 695 1,138 1,825
42 54 998,000 - 1,114 2,726 1,865
90 95 315,000 - 990 940 1,886
84 90 360,000 188,000 1,260 750 2,000
18 22 2,600,000 293,000 13,533 522 2,005
56 52 713,000
est
- 1,837 1,978 2,110
65 70 614,000 - 247 2,180 2,180
95 278,300 - 1,200 366 2,181
86 92 338,000 - 1,611 1,233 2,191
99 100 246,000
est
- 1,136 816 2,250
39 39 1,080,000 - 2,472 880 2,430
94 284,000
est
- 1,700 777 2,487
79 79 398,000 - 1,977 1,458 2,671
59 59 701,000 - 4,332 2,880 2,700
76 76 437,000 - 1,562 1,608 2,914
63 69 628,000 - 3,734 1,444 2,962
22 27 2,050,000 - 650 9,000 3,000
96 272,000 - 471 776 3,047
100 244,000 - 1,100 850 3,200
67 61 600,000
est
- 1,681 3,250
78 82 402,000 - 1,200 1,545 3,380
97 265,000 - 1,545 1,170 3,500
82 85 365,000 - 1,206 649 3,500
74 87 454,000 -72,000 1,850 1,632 3,594
55 58 745,000 129,000 2,900 2,050 3,600
46 49 974,000 17,000 655 1,653 3,615
26 29 1,751,000 - 8,000 4,066 3,800
64 66 626,000 - 1,990 2,299 3,861
50 48 900,000 - 5,087 1,565 3,995
89 320,000 - 1,150 4,000
75 74 450,000
est
- 3,098 4,252
92 294,000 37,000 1,400 1,000 4,600
33 30 1,499,000 - 835 2,889 4,767
60 55 684,000 145,000 5,593 1,813 4,970
68 64 562,000
est
- 1,806 5,066
40 46 1,046,000 - 5,600 2,563 5,213
49 44 917,000 - 5,052 5,287
46 42 974,000 85,000 4,007 3,204 5,299
85 86 359,000 - 1,213 983 5,689
36 40 1,375,000 - 3,100 3,625 5,700
70 73 521,000 - 2,968 2,074 5,883
29 25 1,644,000 - 6,588 3,833 5,897
73 78 494,000 - 2,616 1,796 6,000
53 57 778,000 - 3,732 2,115 6,057
13 13 4,232,000 171,000 5,000 3,600 6,100
48 41 953,000 - 3,200 6,100
52 60 838,000 - 4,622 2,241 6,151
27 33 1,662,000 116,000 4,327 865 6,370
57 65 710,000 25,000 2,069 2,157 6,548
58 71 707,100 76,500 2,510 1,970 6,859
30 32 1,567,000 - 2,325 2,588 7,082
81 80 377,600
est
- 2,051 7,140
62 63 655,000 - 2,301 2,346 7,487
51 38 850,000 - 1,600 2,600 7,500
44 45 981,000 - 4,200 3,025 8,000
35 34 1,476,000 - 8,490 2,788 8,060
38 35 1,227,820 - 5,500 3,475 8,210
45 51 977,000 - 4,400 3,150 8,400
34 31 1,489,000 - 8,400 4,600 9,150
66 56 607,000 79,000 3,180 3,193 10,741
31 26 1,557,000 56,000 4,006 4,697 11,266
40 43 1,046,000
est
- 2,953 11,877
24 23 1,904,000
est
- 9,311 7,121 12,235
37 37 1,304,000 - 6,500 5,000 13,000
16 16 3,100,000 - 15,500 4,600 13,000
23 21 1,949,000 11,000 8,689 6,400 13,600
15 14 3,700,000 - 19,994 5,583 13,771
25 24 1,800,000 - 6,536 4,894 14,289
20 18 2,408,000 351,000 4,411 7,601 14,700
32 36 1,532,000 - 9,000 5,090 15,071
6 9 6,538,000 721,000 1,399 11,864 18,307
21 20 2,300,000 335,000 12,000 5,600 19,300
19 19 2,427,000
est
- 6,774 19,709
14 15 3,980,000 214,000 14,000 4,360 23,438
3 3 12,800,000 323,000 42,000 7,900 25,800
17 17 2,734,000 259,000 13,525 8,775 27,225
12 12 4,447,000 - 21,700 8,500 34,000
8 7 5,600,000 405,000 16,050 11,300 36,700
4 4 12,168,000 760,800 34,978 18,617 39,994
9 10 5,256,000 1,034,000 24,372 10,403 41,220
10 8 5,122,000 104,000 32,000 14,200 42,000
11 11 4,612,000 166,000 41,900 70,700 43,500
5 5 7,220,000 664,000 29,539 22,812 50,091
7 6 6,000,000 966,000 27,900 21,351 75,019
1 1 97,300,000 12,900,000 534,000 15,554 85,398
2 2 91,683,000 6,118,000 577,000 37,488 136,947
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UPS-Teamsters Talks to Resume June 5

Negotiations were set to resume June 5 between UPS and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents an estimated 360,000 UPS drivers and other workers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
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Estes Express Lines Opens Terminal in California

Estes Express Lines took a major step in its expansion and sustainability initiatives with the opening of a new terminal in Banning, Calif., the carrier announced May 26.

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Seattle Amazon Workers Protest Climate Goals, Layoffs

SEATTLE — Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate May 31.

Ed Komenda | Associated Press
May 31, 2023
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PGT Trucking Delivers Nucor Steel Using Nikola Truck

PGT Trucking announced it had delivered its inaugural shipment of low-greenhouse-gas steel, produced by steel manufacturer Nucor, using a Nikola Class 8 zero-emission vehicle.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
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Back-Office Job Demand Remains Steady at Fleets

With a lingering labor shortage affecting drivers for several years, fleets are finding that there’s a steady growth of job demand for operational support roles known as back-office jobs.

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Trucking Technology Q&A: Melton’s Randy Rhines

Randy Rhines has managed information technology at flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines since 1989, when the company was founded with 30 trucks.

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Werner Appeal of $89.7 Million Verdict Denied

A Texas state court has denied an appeal by Werner Enterprises Inc. of an $89.7 million jury verdict in a case involving a 2014 fatal crash.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 25, 2023
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Hair Drug-Testing Rule Could Be Finalized by Midsummer

Can the long wait be coming to an end for the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt a drug testing rule allowing the use of hair samples to drug-test drivers?

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 24, 2023
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Cummins Invests in Jamestown Plant for Fuel-Agnostic Engine

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Cummins Inc. is readying a $452 million investment in its 1 million-square-foot Jamestown Engine Plant to produce a fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
May 24, 2023
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Impact of a Potential UPS Strike Looms Large

Like many UPS customers, Jessica Ray relies on deliveries of dog food and just about everything else for her home. Contentious labor negotiations at UPS could disrupt that comfort zone.

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