2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Our experts discuss just how intensely for-hire carriers are embracing technology and innovation in a competitive environment.
Rankings
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

Paschall Truck Lines ($238 million), is a dry van and refrigerated truckload carrier based in Murray, Ky.
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LTL carriers are adapting and expanding services to capitalize on favorable long-term trends, such as the growth of e-commerce.
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Carriers and logistics providers are stepping into the final-mile sector to help retailers meet rising delivery expectations.
For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder to Acquire Cardinal Logistics

Ryder System Inc. is acquiring Cardinal Logistics in a deal that will add 2,900 power units, 3,400 drivers and 200 operating locations to its existing network.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 1, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Completes Acquisition of Omni Logistics

Forward Air on Jan. 25 announced the completion of its long-pending acquisition of Omni Logistics, with both companies’ leaders touting the benefits of the merger.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 31, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

UPS to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Explore Sale of Coyote Amid Weak Q4

UPS Inc. is reducing its overall employee head count by 12,000 workers, which the company says will save more than $1 billion, citing higher labor costs and softening demand.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
January 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire, Private

Kodiak Opens Truck Port at Ryder Facility in Houston

Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Reports 11% Revenue Increase for Q4

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings profits dropped during the fourth quarter but the carrier experienced an increase in revenue, the company reported Jan. 24.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reaches Deal With Omni Logistics on Acquisition

Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics have settled litigation surrounding a planned merger that allows a deal to proceed under amended terms, the companies announced Jan. 22.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 22, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Revenue Declined to $3.3 Billion for Q4

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings as a result of weaker performance across its segments and rising insurance costs, the company reported Jan. 18. 

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated. 

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
January 10, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

TFI to Buy Daseke for $1.1 Billion

TFI International Inc., a Canadian carrier that has been growing through acquisitions, announced plans to purchase flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. for $1.1 billion, including debt.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
December 22, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million

Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023
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