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 Carbon Express 18,645
est
2 K-Limited Carrier 22,500
est
3 PGT Trucking 22,523
4 Wynne Transport Services 24,418
5 Canada Cartage System 25,125
6 Cardinal Logistics 27,100
7 Dixon Bros. 28,301
est
8 NFI 35,000
9 Mission Petroleum Carriers 41,155
est
10 Liquid Trucking Cos. 42,024
est
11 Atlantic Bulk Carrier 43,546
est
12 Solar Transport 45,200
13 Sterling Transport Co. 48,600
est
14 Schilli Corp. 52,421
est
15 Tidewater Transit Co. 52,724
est
16 Herman R. Ewell Inc. 61,983
est
17 Service Transport Co. 63,191
est
18 J&M Tank Lines 64,241
est
19 Andrews Logistics 69,463
20 CLI Transport 72,421
est
21 Prime Inc. 75,098
22 Apex Logistics 81,935
est
23 Cliff Viessman Inc. 92,128
est
24 Coastal Transport Co. 95,331
est
25 Dupré Logistics 98,044
26 United Petroleum Transports 102,729
est
27 Florida Rock & Tank Lines 108,716
est
28 Tankstar USA 108,985
est
29 Slay Transportation Co. 109,204
est
30 Martin Transport Inc. 120,523
est
31 Eagle Transport Corp. 143,700
est
32 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 192,365
33 Groendyke Transport 273,125
est
34 Foodliner/Quest Liner 416,796
35 Heniff Transportation Systems 562,000
est
36 Trimac Transportation Services 600,000
37 Quality Carriers 1,090,684
est
38 Kenan Advantage Group 1,572,138
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On the Bubble

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For-Hire News
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
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Heartland Express Deploys Isaac In-Cab Technology

Truckload carrier Heartland Express has deployed Isaac Instruments’ in-cab telematics system across its fleet, the companies said in a joint announcement.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

UPS to Hire 30,000 Extra Drivers for Peak Season

UPS Inc. is set to hire more than 30,000 additional drivers for peak season, a mix of package car drivers, commercial driver license drivers and seasonal support drivers.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 27, 2023
Business, For-Hire, TCA

UPS Looks to Add 100,000 Workers for the Holidays

UPS Inc. said Sept. 26 it plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers for the peak holiday shipping season this year.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 26, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Beats Quarterly Wall Street Profit Expectations

FedEx Corp. posted a higher profit than Wall Street expected in its most recent quarter, but trimmed expectations for the full-year period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's  Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 20, 2023
Business, Fuel, For-Hire, Private

Love’s Travel Stops No. 1 on Happiest Employees List

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-run chain of truck stops founded nearly 60 years ago, topped storied firms like IBM, Nike and Apple in a new ranking of employee well-being.

Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News
September 20, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Nearshoring Boom Faces Growing Pains

The escalation of nearshoring this year has brought an increased need to bolster infrastructure investments and supply chain operations, according to experts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 13, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS CEO Carol Tomé Outlines Challenging Year Ahead

UPS Inc. will pay out the biggest portion of its new labor pact over the next 12 months while trying to win back customers it lost during the contentious contract talks, CEO Carol Tomé said.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2023
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