2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Renewable Transport Services 5,885
2 R&R Express 6,890
3 AFC Transport 7,000
4 Alabama Motor Express 8,000
est
5 Sorenson Transport 14,762
6 TWT Refrigerated 18,000
7 May Trucking 26,304
est
8 Cowan Systems 26,933
9 PS Logistics 27,000
10 Halvor Lines 28,100
est
11 Challenger Motor Freight 34,500
12 Highlight Motor Group 36,380
13 CRST The Transportation Solution 44,417
14 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 59,078
est
15 Great Plains Transport 64,249
16 Bison Transport 74,851
17 Raider Express 80,000
18 Wilson Logistics 82,000
19 Canada Cartage System 94,219
20 Continental Express 95,000
21 Soar Transport 103,006
22 Cardinal Logistics 109,900
23 A&A Express 110,000
24 WEL Cos. 124,252
25 National Carriers 125,800
26 NFI 130,000
27 Pride Transport 134,000
28 Day & Ross 139,339
29 Bay & Bay Transportation 150,752
est
30 Navajo Express 243,000
est
31 Penske Logistics 280,500
est
32 TransAm Trucking 297,000
est
33 John Christner Trucking 338,873
est
34 Marten Transport 379,148
35 Hirschbach Motor Lines 423,222
36 Stevens Transport 688,000
est
37 Swift Refrigerated 755,000
est
38 C.R. England 897,868
est
39 KLLM Transport Services 917,000
40 Prime Inc. 1,932,669
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Acquires deBoer Transportation

Schneider National announced June 7 that it has closed an acquisition on fellow Wisconsin-based carrier deBoer Transportation, a regional and dedicated carrier headquartered in Blenker.

June 8, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO, Google Cloud Collaborate to Improve Supply Chains

XPO Logistics Inc. and Google Cloud joined forces on a multiyear collaboration to improve supply chains, the companies announced June 6.

June 7, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO’s SEC Filing Advances Spinoff of Brokerage Platform

XPO Logistics Inc. has filed a confidential Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, the company announced.

June 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx-Backed Freightos to Go Public

Freightos Ltd., a digital platform for global freight-booking services, is set to go public through its tie-up with blank-check company Gesher I Acquisition Corp.

Kamaron Leach | Bloomberg News
May 31, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire

Trailer Manufacturers, Suppliers Aim to Help Fleets Curb Fuel Costs

Fleets and shippers have found that monitoring trailer performance plays an important role in achieving optimal fuel savings.

Jack Ferry | Special to Transport Topics
May 31, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

IndiGo Founder Partners With UPS for Logistics Venture

The biggest shareholder of India’s largest airline, IndiGo, teamed up with UPS Inc. to tap the South Asian nation’s growing logistics market.

Ragini Saxena | Bloomberg News
May 26, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Fleets Find Challenges in Rising Maintenance Costs, Parts Shortages

With a laundry list of hurdles facing many trucking companies, the focus on preventive maintenance becomes clearer as fleets are adding alternative suppliers and providers, and stockpiling inventory to help control costs and reduce downtime.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
May 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Cuts 70 Corporate, IT Jobs

After reporting a first-quarter loss of more than $8.9 million May 5, U.S. Xpress Enterprises confirmed May 12 it laid off about 70 of its corporate and information technology staff in response to less-than-anticipated growth in the company’s trucking business.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
May 13, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Trucking Continues to See Robust M&A Market

Trucking and logistics continue to see strong merger and acquisition activity, a trend that goes back more than a year.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 12, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Yellow Narrows Losses, Outlines Goals

Yellow Corp. posted its best first-quarter results in six years as losses narrowed and revenue increased, the company announced May 10.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 11, 2022
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