2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Challenger Motor Freight 14,008
2 CRST The Transportation Solution 30,000
3 TWT Refrigerated 30,000
4 Transportes Garza Leal 32,700
5 Maverick USA 35,207
6 Cowan Systems 39,119
7 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 49,311
8 Day & Ross 75,561
9 MCT Transportation 76,337
10 Freymiller Inc. 84,000
est
11 Bay & Bay Transportation 101,000
12 National Carriers 102,000
13 WEL Cos. 106,042
14 Decker Truck Line 106,206
15 J&R Schugel Trucking 119,000
est
16 CanXpress 120,507
17 Frialsa Logistica 135,600
18 NFI 153,300
19 Roadrunner Freight 156,000
20 Covenant Logistics Group 162,150
21 Black Horse Carriers 185,000
22 May Trucking 203,337
23 John Christner Trucking 214,017
24 Shaffer Trucking 220,000
25 Navajo Express 238,000
est
26 Hirschbach Motor Lines 278,494
27 TransAm Trucking 280,000
est
28 Marten Transport 380,210
29 Swift Refrigerated 539,307
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30 Stevens Transport 694,980
31 KLLM Transport Services 959,000
32 C.R. England 1,405,411
33 Prime Inc. 1,623,776
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On the Bubble

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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

VTNA Gets Orders for 90 More VNR Electric Trucks

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America announced NFI Industries and Quality Custom Distribution, between them, placed orders for an additional 90 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 vehicles.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports Earnings Loss Despite Revenue Gains

U.S. Xpress Enterprises reported revenue growth but a decline in earnings for the first quarter of 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

China’s Port Lockdowns Threaten Domestic Trucking

China locking down key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus could have serious ramifications for trucking in the United States.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 5, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Werner Reports 24% Increase in Revenue for Q1

Werner Enterprises posted net income of $53.7 million, or 82 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter, compared with $46.5 million, 68 cents, during the same time the previous year, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 4, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Daseke Reports 26% Rise in Revenue for Q1

Daseke Inc. experienced a 26% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, For-Hire

Shippers Turn to Trucking for Help Meeting Carbon Reduction Goals

LAS VEGAS — As large corporations make bold pledges to achieve carbon neutrality in the coming decades, they are increasingly looking at their supply chains as an opportunity to make progress toward those goals.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 3, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Saia Reports 112% Increase in Earnings for Q1

Saia Inc. experienced a 112% year-over-year increase in total earnings for the first quarter, the company reported May 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 2, 2022
Business, For-Hire

USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1

USA Truck posted increased year-over-year profits and revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest Corp. saw a surge in profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains

TFI International more than doubled its first-quarter profit as it capitalized on solid freight demand and the integration of the UPS Freight operations it acquired last year.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 29, 2022
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