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2016 Top Truckload/Dedicated Carriers

2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada

Up Front

Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers listing.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
TT’s Dan Bearth hosted a livestream panel discussion on the disruptive influences affecting trucking.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1
Swift Truckload 3,131,771
2
Schneider 2,380,000
est
3
Landstar System 1,894,221
4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services 1,836,766
5
Werner Enterprises 1,644,874
6
Penske Logistics 1,400,000
7
U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,346,000
8
TFI International 1,263,357
9
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 952,098
10
Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 895,538
11
Crete Carrier 775,000
est
12
XPO 770,000
13
Celadon Trucking Services 748,337
14
Heartland Express 736,345
15
Universal Truckload 696,134
16
CRST The Transportation Solution 585,587
17
Mullen Group 559,477
18
Ruan Transportation Management Systems 521,063
19
Western Express 520,079
20
Canada Cartage 466,463
21
Covenant Logistics 449,029
22
Cowan Systems 432,000
23
P.A.M. Transport 417,050
24
Mesilla Valley Transportation 397,716
25
Interstate Distributor Co. 392,109
26
USA Truck 356,528
27
Dart Transit Co. 349,456
28
NFI 332,700
29
Bison Transport 303,191
30
Koch Cos. 290,000
31
Paschall Truck Lines 259,301
32
Challenger Motor Freight 258,496
33
Southeastern Freight Lines 227,329
34
Martin Transportation Systems 220,000
35
Epes Carriers Inc. 215,979
36
Roehl Transport 211,154
37
Brown Trucking Co. 176,521
38
Anderson Trucking Service 155,898
39
Black Horse Carriers 143,000
40
CalArk 124,218
41
SLH Transport 114,581
42
Day & Ross 112,324
43
Forward Air 110,950
44
Abilene Motor Express 95,000
est
45
Titan Transfer 84,002
46
TransX Group of Companies 79,593
47
System Freight 72,562
48
Fastfrate Group 44,604
49
Atlas World Group 28,501
50
A. Duie Pyle 15,490

Extras

North America’s for-hire carriers face an onslaught of regulations and potential disruption from technologies.
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On the Bubble

SLH Transport is a dry van truckload carrier based in Kingston, Ontario.
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For-Hire News

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More states halt non-domiciled CDL programs

Louisiana and Wyoming have ceased issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses, while Ohio is ending its program and downgrading credentials.

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Heniff to develop Ohio terminal for Cargill

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November 2, 2026
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The $36.8 billion funding lapse affects road, safety and bridge projects across the country as states and localities try to plan ahead.

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TFI’s Bédard bemoans ‘broken record’ of disappointment in LTL

Longtime Chairman and CEO Alain Bédard told analysts and investors during TFI’s third-quarter 2026 earnings call that the carrier plans to raid its peers for manager replacements.

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The company’s revenue was $2.442 billion in the three months that ended Sept. 30, an increase of 8.1% compared with $2.259 billion in the same period a year earlier. 

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XPO’s higher Q3 volume, profit powered by SMB, grocery wins

Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO benefited from improved freight market conditions and customer service, the executives told analysts and investors.

October 30, 2026
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Schneider CEO Filter hopeful over supply-driven upcycle

Schneider CEO Jim Filter is optimistic capacity corrections will further drive trucking into a freight market upcycle.

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