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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.R. England | 1,304,898 |
| 2 | Prime Inc. | 1,060,815 |
| 3 | KLLM Transport Services | 937,000 |
| 4 | Stevens Transport | 662,450 |
| 5 | Marten Transport | 375,851 |
| 6 | Swift Refrigerated | 341,280 |
| 7 | TransAm Trucking | 270,000 |
| 8 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 251,697 |
| 9 | John Christner Trucking | 236,625 |
| 10 | Shaffer Trucking | 210,000 |
| 11 | May Trucking | 199,601 |
| 12 | Roadrunner Freight | 171,000 |
| 13 | Covenant Logistics Group | 167,662 |
| 14 | Frialsa Logistica | 127,100 |
| 15 | CanXpress | 122,867 |
| 16 | NFI | 122,000 |
| 17 | J&R Schugel Trucking | 114,000 |
| 18 | National Carriers | 108,000 |
| 19 | WEL Cos. | 106,250 |
| 20 | Decker Truck Line | 104,000 |
| 21 | MCT Transportation | 84,018 |
| 22 | Freymiller Inc. | 84,000 |
| 23 | Continental Express | 80,000 |
| 24 | Bay & Bay Transportation | 74,808 |
| 25 | Day & Ross | 62,450 |
| 26 | Cowan Systems | 38,881 |
| 27 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 36,213 |
| 28 | TWT Refrigerated | 35,300 |
| 29 | Maverick USA | 33,495 |
| 30 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 31,000 |
| 31 | Transportes Garza Leal | 30,600 |
| 32 | Celadon Group Inc. | 30,000 |
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble
Wheaton World Wide Moving
($209 million), Based in Indianapolis, Wheaton offers domestic and international household goods moving and storage services, along with transportation of high-value products, furniture and store fixtures through Wheaton Van Lines, Bekins Van Lines and Clark & Reid brands.
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