Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,800,000 | - | 6,536 | 4,894 | 14,289 |
40 | 46 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
1,046,000 | - | 5,600 | 2,563 | 5,213 |
73 | 78 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
494,000 | - | 2,616 | 1,796 | 6,000 |
89 | Western Flyer Express
|
320,000 | - | 1,150 | 4,000 | ||
26 | 29 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,751,000 | - | 8,000 | 4,066 | 3,800 |
42 | 54 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
998,000 | - | 1,114 | 2,726 | 1,865 |
90 | 95 | Trans-System
|
315,000 | - | 990 | 940 | 1,886 |
43 | 72 | IMC Logistics
|
983,000 | - | 2,371 | 1,700 | 150 |
59 | 59 | Canada Cartage
|
701,000 | - | 4,332 | 2,880 | 2,700 |
75 | 74 | TMC Transportation
|
450,000 est |
- | 3,098 | 4,252 | |
91 | Beemac Trucking
|
301,000 | - | 130 | 525 | 610 | |
12 | 12 | Estes Express Lines
|
4,447,000 | - | 21,700 | 8,500 | 34,000 |
27 | 47 | OnTrac Inc.
|
1,662,000 est |
- | |||
44 | 45 | Cardinal Logistics
|
981,000 | - | 4,200 | 3,025 | 8,000 |
76 | 76 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
437,000 | - | 1,562 | 1,608 | 2,914 |
29 | 25 | C.R. England
|
1,644,000 | - | 6,588 | 3,833 | 5,897 |
45 | 51 | Western Express
|
977,000 | - | 4,400 | 3,150 | 8,400 |
61 | 83 | R&R Family of Cos.
|
680,000 | - | 397 | 504 | 642 |
77 | 75 | Roadrunner Freight
|
430,000 est |
- | |||
93 | 81 | ContainerPort Group
|
287,000 | - | 363 | 1,296 | 16 |
30 | 32 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,567,000 | - | 2,325 | 2,588 | 7,082 |
62 | 63 | Cowan Systems
|
655,000 | - | 2,301 | 2,346 | 7,487 |
78 | 82 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
402,000 | - | 1,200 | 1,545 | 3,380 |
94 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines
|
284,000 est |
- | 1,700 | 777 | 2,487 | |
15 | 14 | Penske Logistics
|
3,700,000 | - | 19,994 | 5,583 | 13,771 |
63 | 69 | A. Duie Pyle
|
628,000 | - | 3,734 | 1,444 | 2,962 |
79 | 79 | Maverick USA
|
398,000 | - | 1,977 | 1,458 | 2,671 |
95 | Transervice Logistics
|
278,300 | - | 1,200 | 366 | 2,181 | |
16 | 16 | NFI
|
3,100,000 | - | 15,500 | 4,600 | 13,000 |
32 | 36 | Averitt Express
|
1,532,000 | - | 9,000 | 5,090 | 15,071 |
48 | 41 | KLLM Transport Services
|
953,000 | - | 3,200 | 6,100 | |
64 | 66 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
626,000 | - | 1,990 | 2,299 | 3,861 |
80 | 94 | Daylight Transport
|
380,000 | - | |||
96 | Artur Express
|
272,000 | - | 471 | 776 | 3,047 | |
33 | 30 | UniGroup
|
1,499,000 | - | 835 | 2,889 | 4,767 |
49 | 44 | 10 Roads Express
|
917,000 | - | 5,052 | 5,287 | |
65 | 70 | Mercer Transportation
|
614,000 | - | 247 | 2,180 | 2,180 |
81 | 80 | Dart Transit Co.
|
377,600 est |
- | 2,051 | 7,140 | |
97 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
265,000 | - | 1,545 | 1,170 | 3,500 | |
34 | 31 | Day & Ross
|
1,489,000 | - | 8,400 | 4,600 | 9,150 |
50 | 48 | Pitt Ohio
|
900,000 | - | 5,087 | 1,565 | 3,995 |
82 | 85 | Red Classic
|
365,000 | - | 1,206 | 649 | 3,500 |
98 | 99 | PGT Holdings
|
253,700 | - | 695 | 1,138 | 1,825 |
19 | 19 | R+L Carriers
|
2,427,000 est |
- | 6,774 | 19,709 | |
35 | 34 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,476,000 | - | 8,490 | 2,788 | 8,060 |
51 | 38 | Quality Carriers
|
850,000 | - | 1,600 | 2,600 | 7,500 |
67 | 61 | Trimac Transportation
|
600,000 est |
- | 1,681 | 3,250 | |
83 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
363,000 | - | 1,965 | 462 | 1,167 | |
99 | 100 | Smith Transport
|
246,000 est |
- | 1,136 | 816 | 2,250 |
36 | 40 | PS Logistics
|
1,375,000 | - | 3,100 | 3,625 | 5,700 |
52 | 60 | Mullen Group
|
838,000 | - | 4,622 | 2,241 | 6,151 |
68 | 64 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
562,000 est |
- | 1,806 | 5,066 | |
100 | Paper Transport
|
244,000 | - | 1,100 | 850 | 3,200 | |
37 | 37 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,304,000 | - | 6,500 | 5,000 | 13,000 |
53 | 57 | Bison Transport
|
778,000 | - | 3,732 | 2,115 | 6,057 |
69 | 67 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
525,000 est |
- | 11,396 | ||
85 | 86 | Koch Cos.
|
359,000 | - | 1,213 | 983 | 5,689 |
22 | 27 | Evans Delivery
|
2,050,000 | - | 650 | 9,000 | 3,000 |
38 | 35 | Ruan
|
1,227,820 | - | 5,500 | 3,475 | 8,210 |
54 | 53 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
776,000 | - | 5,000 | 2,650 | |
70 | 73 | Roehl Transport
|
521,000 | - | 2,968 | 2,074 | 5,883 |
86 | 92 | Melton Truck Lines
|
338,000 | - | 1,611 | 1,233 | 2,191 |
39 | 39 | Lynden
|
1,080,000 | - | 2,472 | 880 | 2,430 |
71 | 68 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
507,000 est |
- | 3,753 | 1,286 | 1,284 |
24 | 23 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,904,000 est |
- | 9,311 | 7,121 | 12,235 |
40 | 43 | Central Transport International
|
1,046,000 est |
- | 2,953 | 11,877 | |
56 | 52 | United Road Services
|
713,000 est |
- | 1,837 | 1,978 | 2,110 |
72 | 77 | Fastfrate Group
|
500,000 | - | 3,000 | 1,152 | 1,644 |
88 | Leonard's Express
|
327,000 | - | 700 | 582 | 1,000 | |
74 | 87 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
454,000 | -72,000 | 1,850 | 1,632 | 3,594 |
23 | 21 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,949,000 | 11,000 | 8,689 | 6,400 | 13,600 |
46 | 49 | Atlas World Group
|
974,000 | 17,000 | 655 | 1,653 | 3,615 |
87 | 84 | John Christner Trucking
|
334,000 | 17,000 | 315 | 754 | 1,236 |
57 | 65 | USA Truck
|
710,000 | 25,000 | 2,069 | 2,157 | 6,548 |
92 | New Legend
|
294,000 | 37,000 | 1,400 | 1,000 | 4,600 | |
31 | 26 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
1,557,000 | 56,000 | 4,006 | 4,697 | 11,266 |
58 | 71 | P.A.M. Transport
|
707,100 | 76,500 | 2,510 | 1,970 | 6,859 |
66 | 56 | Heartland Express
|
607,000 | 79,000 | 3,180 | 3,193 | 10,741 |
46 | 42 | Marten Transport
|
974,000 | 85,000 | 4,007 | 3,204 | 5,299 |
10 | 8 | Yellow Corp.
|
5,122,000 | 104,000 | 32,000 | 14,200 | 42,000 |
27 | 33 | Forward Air
|
1,662,000 | 116,000 | 4,327 | 865 | 6,370 |
55 | 58 | Stevens Transport
|
745,000 | 129,000 | 2,900 | 2,050 | 3,600 |
60 | 55 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
684,000 | 145,000 | 5,593 | 1,813 | 4,970 |
11 | 11 | Ryder System
|
4,612,000 | 166,000 | 41,900 | 70,700 | 43,500 |
13 | 13 | Hub Group
|
4,232,000 | 171,000 | 5,000 | 3,600 | 6,100 |
84 | 90 | Dupré Logistics
|
360,000 | 188,000 | 1,260 | 750 | 2,000 |
14 | 15 | ArcBest
|
3,980,000 | 214,000 | 14,000 | 4,360 | 23,438 |
17 | 17 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,734,000 | 259,000 | 13,525 | 8,775 | 27,225 |
18 | 22 | Purolator
|
2,600,000 | 293,000 | 13,533 | 522 | 2,005 |
3 | 3 | XPO
|
12,800,000 | 323,000 | 42,000 | 7,900 | 25,800 |
21 | 20 | Saia Inc.
|
2,300,000 | 335,000 | 12,000 | 5,600 | 19,300 |
20 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
2,408,000 | 351,000 | 4,411 | 7,601 | 14,700 |
8 | 7 | Schneider
|
5,600,000 | 405,000 | 16,050 | 11,300 | 36,700 |
5 | 5 | TFI International
|
7,220,000 | 664,000 | 29,539 | 22,812 | 50,091 |
6 | 9 | Landstar System
|
6,538,000 | 721,000 | 1,399 | 11,864 | 18,307 |
4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
12,168,000 | 760,800 | 34,978 | 18,617 | 39,994 |
7 | 6 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
6,000,000 | 966,000 | 27,900 | 21,351 | 75,019 |
9 | 10 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
5,256,000 | 1,034,000 | 24,372 | 10,403 | 41,220 |
2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
91,683,000 | 6,118,000 | 577,000 | 37,488 | 136,947 |
1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
97,300,000 | 12,900,000 | 534,000 | 15,554 | 85,398 |
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.
Revenues for the following carriers are estimated by SJ Consulting Group: R+L Carriers, LaserShip/OnTrac, Crete Carrier Corp., Central Transport International, Oak Harbor Freight Lines.
FedEx Corp. revenue is for 12-month period ended Feb. 28, 2022.
Ruan revenue is for 2020.
10 Roads Express revenue is estimated by Culhane Meadows Pllc.
United Road Services revenue is for 2019.
Trimac revenue is for 2020.
Heniff Transportation Systems revenue is estimated for 2020.
Two Men and a Truck revenue is for 2019.
Jack Cooper Holdings revenue is estimated by SJ Consulting Group for 2019.
TMC Transportation revenue is for 2019.
Roadrunner Freight revenue is for 2019.
Dart Transit Co. revenue is estimated by SJ Consulting Group for 2020.
PGT Trucking revenue is for 2020.
Smith Transport revenue is for 2020.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
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XPO Looks to Lower Leverage, May Buy Back Debt Early, CFO Says
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