2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Knight-Swift Transportation 3,198,000
est
2 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 3,084,112
3 Landstar System 2,371,188
4 Schneider 2,076,800
5 Werner Enterprises 1,909,776
6 TFI International 1,658,016
7 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,521,494
8 Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 1,417,483
9 Penske Logistics 919,000
est
10 CRST The Transportation Solution 873,000
11 Crete Carrier Corp. 860,000
est
12 Mullen Group 664,550
13 Ruan 648,539
14 Cardinal Logistics 648,000
est
15 Covenant Logistics Group 600,722
16 Heartland Express 596,815
17 P.A.M. Transport 425,224
18 Western Express 424,672
19 NFI 422,500
20 Canada Cartage System 401,850
21 Universal Truckload 390,095
22 Mesilla Valley Transportation 383,950
est
23 USA Truck (DB Schenker) 377,093
24 Dart Transit Co. 365,000
25 Day & Ross Freight 358,997
26 Bison Transport 345,037
27 Challenger Motor Freight 335,000
28 Cowan Systems 330,093
29 Hub Group Dedicated 298,747
30 Black Horse Carriers 280,500
31 Marten Transport 265,984
32 Paschall Truck Lines 259,000
est
33 Martin Transportation Systems 248,044
34 Roehl Transport 236,332
35 Southeastern Freight Lines 217,816
36 Anderson Trucking Service 211,845
37 C.A.T. Inc. 208,382
est
38 Auto Lineas America 191,100
est
39 Smith Transport 187,891
40 Forward Air 184,700
41 Averitt Express 179,366
42 Artur Express 172,000
43 Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 168,162
44 Paper Transport 161,302
45 New Legend Inc. 160,126
46 Transportistas Unidos Mexicano 158,800
est
47 Brown Trucking Co. 155,000
est
48 Transportadora Nacional 153,300
est
49 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 148,283
50 Transportes Cuauhtemoc 143,300
est
51 Mercer Transportation Co. 138,376
52 Red Classic 134,400
53 Legend Transportation 127,000
est
54 Trans-Mex Inc. 125,000
est
55 Blackhawk Transport 120,531
56 A.D. Transport Express 120,000
est
57 Evans Delivery 118,000
58 Cargo Transporters 114,025
59 AAA Cooper Transportation 113,000
60 Auto Lineas Regiomontanas 109,900
est
61 C.R. England 105,200
62 System Freight 104,691
63 Kriska Transportation 102,625
est
64 Raven Transport 102,000
est
65 CalArk 94,559
66 Wilson Logistics 93,000
67 J. Rayl Transport 93,000
est
68 Nussbaum Transportation 92,000
69 Titanium Transportation Group 82,918
70 Arnold Transportation 80,000
71 Express Tres Fronteras 80,000
est
72 TransAmerica Express Logistics 80,000
73 Titan Transfer 79,918
74 Transportes Quintanilla 73,400
est
75 Alabama Motor Express 72,000
76 Transportes Especializados Antonio de la Torre e Hijos 69,000
est
77 Halvor Lines 68,100
78 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 65,800
79 Transportes de Nuevo Laredo 65,600
est
80 American Central Transport 65,000
est
81 Fleetmaster Express 61,000
est
82 Transportes Lar-Mex 60,100
est
83 Fletes Internacionales Coss 57,800
est
84 Market Express 55,000
85 Highlight Motor Group 53,379
86 Transportes Lopez e Hijos 48,900
est
87 TRACOMEX 47,700
est
88 Ward Trucking 45,000
89 Transportes Elola 44,400
est
90 Transportes Internacionales JCV 43,300
est
91 Transportes Canales 41,100
est
92 Meiborg Inc. 36,500
93 Fraley & Schilling 36,000
94 Centauros del Sureste 35,700
est
95 Transportes Unidos Tampiquenos 35,600
est
96 Autotransportes Rapidos de Aguascalientes 35,400
est
97 Wright Transportation 35,400
est
98 Grupo GOR 35,200
est
99 Autotransportes Dasa 32,200
est
100 Dupré Logistics 31,599
101 Continental Express 25,000
102 Atlas World Group 24,628
103 TGR Logistics 23,000
est
104 Schuster Co. 20,800
est
105 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 20,000
106 Transport Investments 18,476
est
107 IMC Cos. 17,370
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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Reduces US Sunday Deliveries in Some Rural Areas

FedEx Corp. plans to scale back Sunday delivery service in far-flung areas of the U.S., the latest evidence that the e-commerce surge spurred by COVID-19 is ending.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
July 22, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Higher Earnings, Revenue for Q2

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth during the second quarter, the company reported July 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 21, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Names Shelley Simpson Company President

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. appointed Shelley Simpson president — the first woman to serve in that role.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Q2 Revenue Jump to $3.84 Billion

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on July 19 posted earnings and revenue growth for the second quarter that was driven by strong segment results.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Marten Reports Record-Breaking Results for Q2

Marten Transport on July 18 reported the highest operating revenue and operating income in its history for the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Expands Cargo Services in India to Seize Airfreight Boom

UPS Inc. opened a second airport cargo-handling facility in India to capture soaring pandemic-driven demand for airfreight.

Ragini Saxena | Bloomberg News
July 19, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking Faces Pressure to Prepare for Holidays Early

Supply chain pressures are forcing trucking to get an early start to the holiday shipping season despite a shift of underlying conditions within the industry.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Averitt Announces Pay Increases for Drivers

Cookeville, Tenn.-based Averitt Express announced July 13 it was raising pay for its less-than-truckload drivers as well as providing a new guaranteed weekly minimum for its regional and flatbed drivers and a shorter waiting period in receiving benefits coverage for its new hires.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 13, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Names New Tech Brokerage Company RXO

XPO Logistics’ new tech-enabled brokerage platform that is set to begin operations in the fourth quarter will be called RXO, the company announced July 12.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 12, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Expedites Overseas Delivery of New Containers

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has expedited overseas delivery of new containers as part of its commitment to grow intermodal capacity, the company announced June 30.

June 30, 2022
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