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 Prime Inc. 1,932,669
2 KLLM Transport Services 917,000
3 C.R. England 897,868
est
4 Swift Refrigerated 755,000
est
5 Stevens Transport 688,000
est
6 Hirschbach Motor Lines 423,222
7 Marten Transport 379,148
8 John Christner Trucking 338,873
est
9 TransAm Trucking 297,000
est
10 Penske Logistics 280,500
est
11 Navajo Express 243,000
est
12 Bay & Bay Transportation 150,752
est
13 Day & Ross 139,339
14 Pride Transport 134,000
15 NFI 130,000
16 National Carriers 125,800
17 WEL Cos. 124,252
18 A&A Express 110,000
19 Cardinal Logistics 109,900
20 Soar Transport 103,006
21 Continental Express 95,000
22 Canada Cartage System 94,219
23 Wilson Logistics 82,000
24 Raider Express 80,000
25 Bison Transport 74,851
26 Great Plains Transport 64,249
27 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 59,078
est
28 CRST The Transportation Solution 44,417
29 Highlight Motor Group 36,380
30 Challenger Motor Freight 34,500
31 Halvor Lines 28,100
est
32 PS Logistics 27,000
33 Cowan Systems 26,933
34 May Trucking 26,304
est
35 TWT Refrigerated 18,000
36 Sorenson Transport 14,762
37 Alabama Motor Express 8,000
est
38 AFC Transport 7,000
39 R&R Express 6,890
40 Renewable Transport Services 5,885
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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

Fleets Tackle Parts Shop Organization

Fleets share strategies on how to maintain parts inventory to eliminate downtime and other inefficiencies.

Steve Brawner | Contributing Writer
July 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Port Charleston Freight Tied to Averitt Express Expansion

South Carolina state officials have welcomed a $4.58 million expansion by Averitt Express of its operations in Charleston County to meet freight needs from the Port of Charleston.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
July 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Negotiations Remain Stalled

UPS on July 11 pushed to Aug. 8 the release date for its second-quarter financial report, a week after its labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is set to expire.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2023
Business, For-Hire

UPS Schedules Later Release of Midyear Earnings

UPS Inc. investors will wait longer than usual to hear from CEO Carol Tomé this quarter as the company works to avoid a harmful worker strike.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
July 11, 2023
Government, Business, For-Hire

Yellow Gains Financial Targets Waiver

Yellow Corp. will not have to meet certain financial targets under a deal with its lenders, winning valuable breathing space as it battles the Teamsters union and the threat of bankruptcy.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 10, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Analysts: Walkout at UPS Would Have Deep Impact on Economy

A strike by UPS workers if a new labor agreement isn’t reached with the Teamsters would hold significant implications across the supply chain, industry analysts said.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 10, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings closed on its previously announced acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the company announced July 5.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 5, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Talks Break Down

Negotiations on a new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters stalled July 5 after showing promise over the weekend, renewing concern that workers could strike at the end of the month.

July 5, 2023
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Sector Rankings Show Growth, Acquisitions by Carriers

Most of North America’s largest for-hire carriers operating in many diverse segments of the trucking industry reported higher revenues last year.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Fleets Turn to Tech to Manage Complexity of Regulatory Compliance

With more drivers and equipment to manage, some fleet operators have implemented technology to help navigate the complexity of the industry’s regulations and better manage safety audits.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
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