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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
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Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Tank Truck/Bulk Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenan Advantage Group | 1,316,403 |
| 2 | Quality Carriers | 786,000 est |
| 3 | Trimac Transportation Services | 514,997 |
| 4 | Foodliner/Quest Liner | 277,471 |
| 5 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions | 259,370 |
| 6 | Superior Bulk Logistics | 252,300 |
| 7 | Groendyke Transport | 224,000 |
| 8 | Ruan | 178,881 |
| 9 | Miller Transporters | 117,625 |
| 10 | Dupré Logistics | 115,938 |
| 11 | Florida Rock & Tank Lines | 112,165 |
| 12 | Apex Logistics | 84,786 |
| 13 | Mission Petroleum Carriers | 79,951 |
| 14 | CCC Transportation/ CTL Transportation | 72,784 |
| 15 | Prime Inc. | 67,501 |
| 16 | J&M Tank Lines Inc. | 66,261 |
| 17 | CLI Transport | 64,563 |
| 18 | Transportes Auto Tanques Ochoa | 56,800 |
| 19 | Service Transport Co. | 53,358 |
| 20 | Herman R. Ewell Inc. | 52,934 |
| 21 | Schilli Corp. | 51,957 |
| 22 | Liquid Trucking Cos. | 39,757 |
| 23 | NFI | 36,300 |
| 24 | Sprint Transport | 26,630 |
| 25 | K-Limited Carrier | 23,040 |
| 26 | Bulk Service Transport | 20,000 |
Extras
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On the Bubble
Comcar Industries
($225 million), is a holding company based in Auburdale, Fla. The company provides dry van and refrigerated truckload, flatbed/heavy specialized, dry and liquid bulk, and chemical tank transportation services.
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For-Hire News
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire
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Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire
PS Logistics Buys Yordy Transport, Boosts Flatbed Ops Again
Diamond State Trucking & Logistics is to buy Morton, Ill.-based flatbed carrier Yordy Transport for an undisclosed sum, parent company PS Logistics said.
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TFI Buys Hercules Forwarding to Boost US LTL Operations
TFI International is to buy less-than-truckload carrier Hercules Forwarding Inc. for an undisclosed sum, it said.
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PepsiCo, Estes Express Earn Sustainability Pathfinder Awards
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March 6, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Nearshoring Trend Drives More Border Growth
The nearshoring trend has been driving further transportation and logistics investments near the Mexican border as companies work to capture current and expected future growth.
March 4, 2024Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private
Navistar Launches Integrated Powertrain
Truck maker Navistar announced Feb. 26 it has made the first deliveries of its International LT Series equipped with the International S13 Integrated Powertrain.
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J.B. Hunt to Promote Shelley Simpson to CEO Post
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced that company president Shelley Simpson is also taking on the post of CEO, effective July 1.
February 29, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Forward Air Reports 138% Earnings Drop for Q4
Forward Air Corp. experienced a 138% earnings drop year-over-year during the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported Feb. 28.
February 29, 2024Government, Business, Safety, For-Hire
Groups Support Werner in Legal Filing Over ‘Nuclear’ Verdict
The Texas Trucking Association and another advocacy group have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Texas Supreme Court asking that it reject a $100 million lower-court accident verdict against Werner Enterprises.
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New SEC Rules Prompt Closer Look at Cybersecurity
Trucking businesses need to take a close look at the state of their cybersecurity in 2024 now that tough, new disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission have gone live.
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