2022 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
For-hire motor carriers achieved significant revenue gains and higher profits last year, powered by surging freight demand.
The pandemic accelerated driver wages, shortened routes to match shopping patterns and increased automation across the supply chain.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire Carriers are based.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Prime Inc. 2,061,400
2 KLLM Transport Services 953,000
3 Swift Refrigerated 755,000
est
4 Stevens Transport 745,000
5 Hirschbach Motor Lines 520,500
6 Marten Transport 396,700
7 John Christner Trucking 310,400
8 C.R. England 266,000
9 Day & Ross 178,600
10 Cardinal Logistics 144,000
11 NFI 142,000
12 Erb Group 135,000
13 Pride Transport 134,000
est
14 National Carriers 125,200
15 WEL Cos. 121,200
16 Leonard's Express 111,000
17 A&A Express 110,000
est
18 Canada Cartage System 105,000
19 Soar Transport 103,006
est
20 Continental Express 95,000
est
21 Bison Transport 76,200
22 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 72,000
23 Pacific Shipping 36,000
24 Cowan Systems 26,900
25 May Trucking 21,860
26 TWT Refrigerated 18,000
27 Sorenson Transport 17,300
28 AFC Transport 9,800
29 R&R Express 5,200
Extras
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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire

Autonomous Trucks Could Create Safer Roads, Better Jobs

AUSTIN, Texas — Autonomous truck developers and their industry partners see opportunities for this technology to improve road safety and create more desirable jobs for drivers.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 19, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Yellow Aims to Appoint Auction Houses for Rolling Stock Sale

The administrators of Yellow Corp. aim to use auction houses to sell off the bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier’s rolling stock, according to court filings.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 18, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Q3 Profit Slides 30.4% Year-Over-Year

J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted a 30.4% year-over-year decrease in profits in the third quarter, undershooting analyst expectations as revenues declined at each of the carrier’s operating units.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 17, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Yellow Extends Bid Deadline for Trucks, Trailers

Yellow Corp. has rescheduled the bid deadline for its fleet of trucks and trailers, according to court documents related to the shuttered carrier’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 15, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Estes Rating, Quoting System Returns to Action After Cyberattack

Estes Express Lines late Oct. 12 said its rating and quoting system, as well as telephone lines and email access, were again operational following a cyberattack earlier in the month.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

Mercedes Unveils Longhaul Electric Truck

Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty electric truck to take on Tesla Inc.’s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics.

William Wilkes | Bloomberg News
October 10, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Estes: Many Core IT Systems Operational Again After Attack

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 6 said a large share of its core IT infrastructure systems were “once again operational” following a cyberattack earlier in the week.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Fleets Turn to Military Veterans to Fill Technician Roles

Investing in veterans to fulfill the much-needed job duties of commercial technicians has been a concentrated goal for some fleets.

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
October 6, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Uber Offers to Return Parcels for $5

Uber said Oct. 4 that its drivers will collect up to five prepaid and sealed packages and drop them off at a local post office or at UPS or FedEx stores. 

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Cyberattack Hits Estes Express Lines’ IT Systems

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 3 confirmed that its IT systems were the target of an ongoing cyberattack, but said its trucks were still moving freight.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 3, 2023
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