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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 Truckload/Dedicated Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 3,786,030 est
|
2 |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 2,659,000 |
3 |
Landstar System | 2,515,940 |
4 |
Schneider | 1,851,000 |
5 |
Werner Enterprises | 1,843,209 |
6 |
TFI International | 1,584,837 |
7 |
U.S. Xpress Enterprises | 1,513,276 |
8 |
Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions | 1,229,400 |
9 |
Crete Carrier | 1,171,000 est
|
10 |
Penske Logistics | 1,101,000 est
|
11 |
CRST The Transportation Solution | 817,121 |
12 |
Ruan Transportation Management Systems | 733,669 |
13 |
Heartland Express | 645,262 |
14 |
Covenant Logistics | 608,854 |
15 |
NFI | 567,500 |
16 |
Western Express | 461,760 |
17 |
Day & Ross | 461,692 |
18 |
Cardinal Logistics | 427,800 |
19 |
Canada Cartage | 402,002 |
20 |
Mesilla Valley Transportation | 399,317 |
21 |
Averitt Express | 382,949 |
22 |
USA Truck | 381,589 |
23 |
Cowan Systems | 375,479 |
24 |
Bison Transport | 345,812 |
25 |
P.A.M. Transport | 337,500 |
26 |
Universal Truckload | 328,929 |
27 |
Dart Transit Co. | 312,000 est
|
28 |
Marten Transport | 309,784 |
29 |
Mullen Group | 270,124 |
30 |
Hub Group Dedicated | 267,709 |
31 |
Smith Transport | 246,000 |
32 |
Roehl Transport | 236,332 est
|
33 |
Lily Transportation | 220,000 |
34 |
Anderson Trucking Service | 202,917 |
35 |
Martin Transportation Systems | 200,000 |
36 |
Forward Air | 193,800 |
37 |
New Legend | 190,000 |
38 |
Challenger Motor Freight | 172,500 |
39 |
Evans Network of Cos. | 172,000 |
40 |
Artur Express | 172,000 est
|
41 |
Paper Transport | 163,234 |
42 |
Titanium Transportation Group | 160,000 |
43 |
Koch Cos. | 149,377 |
44 |
Red Classic | 141,237 |
45 |
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 138,000 |
46 |
Wilson Logistics | 136,000 |
47 |
Blackhawk Transport | 120,531 est
|
48 |
A.D. Transport Express | 120,000 est
|
49 |
Mercer Transportation | 114,314 |
50 |
System Freight | 110,973 |
51 |
AAA Cooper Transportation | 110,000 |
52 |
Cargo Transporters | 105,453 |
53 |
C.R. England | 105,200 est
|
54 |
GP Transco | 96,767 |
55 |
CalArk | 94,559 est
|
56 |
Nussbaum Transportation | 92,000 est
|
57 |
Titan Transfer | 84,475 |
58 |
A. Duie Pyle | 83,500 |
59 |
Arnold Transportation | 80,000 est
|
60 |
Southeastern Freight Lines | 76,008 |
61 |
Market Express | 74,164 |
62 |
Dupré Logistics | 73,110 |
63 |
Alabama Motor Express | 72,000 est
|
64 |
Halvor Lines | 68,100 est
|
65 |
JRayl Transport | 62,975 |
66 |
Cheema Freightlines | 50,381 |
67 |
R&R Family of Cos. | 48,260 |
68 |
Highlight Motor Group | 45,000 |
69 |
Ward Trucking | 45,000 est
|
70 |
Barnes Transportation Services | 40,715 |
71 |
Meiborg Inc. | 36,300 |
72 |
Fraley & Schilling | 36,000 est
|
73 |
MigWay | 28,020 |
74 |
IMC Logistics | 22,529 |
75 |
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics | 20,000 est
|
76 |
Midwest Motor Express | 17,500 |
77 |
Diligent Delivery Systems | 14,280 est
|
78 |
Bay and Bay Transportation | 12,000 est
|
79 |
Trans-System | 11,000 |
80 |
Continental Express | 10,000 |
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or email to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
Revenues for the following carriers are estimated by SJ Consulting Group: Crete Carrier Corp., Penske Logistics and Dart Transit Co.
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