2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Prime Inc. 1,887,004
2 C.R. England 1,636,138
3 KLLM Transport Services 917,000
4 Swift Refrigerated 819,190
5 Stevens Transport 719,870
6 Marten Transport 375,340
7 Hirschbach Motor Lines 369,285
8 TransAm Trucking 307,000
est
9 John Christner Trucking 295,171
10 Shaffer Trucking 266,000
11 Navajo Express 255,000
est
12 Black Horse Carriers 214,000
13 May Trucking 203,337
14 Bay & Bay Transportation 155,000
15 NFI 148,000
16 Frialsa Logistica 143,200
17 Covenant Logistics Group 135,200
18 Pride Transport 120,000
19 J&R Schugel Trucking 119,000
20 WEL Cos. 118,799
21 National Carriers 115,500
22 Decker Truck Line 106,206
23 Freymiller Inc. 98,000
24 Roadrunner Freight 96,692
25 Continental Express 96,500
26 Day & Ross 84,795
27 Schuster Co. 83,200
28 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 50,667
29 Great Plains Transport Inc. 48,697
30 Denney Transport 46,401
31 Maverick USA 45,484
32 MCT Transportation 44,148
33 Cowan Systems 41,571
34 PS Logistics 36,367
35 CRST The Transportation Solution 36,000
36 Transportes Garza Leal 34,500
37 TransAmerica Express Logistics 30,000
38 TWT Refrigerated 30,000
39 Halvor Lines 26,401
40 Blackhawk Transport 18,157
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
107

On the Bubble

Consolidated Fastfrate ($246 million), is a less-than-truckload, intermodal, truckload/dedicated and flatbed/heavy specialized carrier based in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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For some companies, leadership teams stretch back four generations.
The state's trucking association has joined forces with 13 community colleges.
Women are increasingly taking on larger roles in the management of trucking companies.
The company has pressed on since losing its CEO Jeremy Rayl in 2017.
Nevertheless, industry projections remain positive.
George Casiano's family shares the story of an industry veteran.
All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America.
Fleet owners find inspiration in family and faith.
Lead ATA participants set out to guide trucking's future.
For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, TCA

Teamsters, UPS Shift Focus to Pay Raises

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.

Laura Litvan | Bloomberg News
June 20, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Roadrunner Bolsters Expansion Efforts With Eight New Lanes

Roadrunner opened eight new lanes across its network as part of a multiyear process to improve service offerings, the company announced June 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Install Air Conditioning in Trucks

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Strike Unlikely at ABF Freight After Deal With Teamsters

The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 8, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire

Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy

Trucking companies are increasingly investing in training, technology and incentives to optimize driver performance when it comes to fuel consumption.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 6, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Talks to Resume Today

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
June 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

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.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2023
Business, For-Hire

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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