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 Midwest Motor Express 17,500
2 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 20,000
est
3 IMC Cos. 22,529
4 MigWay 28,020
5 Fraley & Schilling 36,000
est
6 Meiborg Inc. 36,300
7 Barnes Transportation Services 40,715
8 Ward Trucking 45,000
est
9 Highlight Motor Group 45,000
10 R&R Express 48,260
11 Cheema Freightlines 50,381
12 JRayl Transport 62,975
13 Halvor Lines 68,100
est
14 Alabama Motor Express 72,000
est
15 Dupré Logistics 73,110
16 Market Express 74,164
17 Southeastern Freight Lines 76,008
18 Arnold Transportation 80,000
est
19 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 83,500
20 Titan Transfer 84,475
21 Nussbaum Transportation 92,000
est
22 CalArk 94,559
est
23 GP Transco 96,767
24 C.R. England 105,200
est
25 Cargo Transporters 105,453
26 AAA Cooper Transportation 110,000
27 System Freight 110,973
28 Mercer Transportation Co. 114,314
29 A.D. Transport Express 120,000
est
30 Blackhawk Transport 120,531
est
31 Wilson Logistics 136,000
32 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 138,000
33 Red Classic 141,237
34 Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 149,377
35 Titanium Transportation Group 160,000
36 Paper Transport 163,234
37 Evans Delivery 172,000
38 Artur Express 172,000
est
39 Challenger Motor Freight 172,500
40 New Legend Inc. 190,000
41 Forward Air 193,800
42 Martin Transportation Systems 200,000
43 Anderson Trucking Service 202,917
44 Lily Transportation 220,000
45 Roehl Transport 236,332
est
46 Smith Transport 246,000
47 Hub Group Dedicated 267,709
48 Mullen Group 270,124
49 Marten Transport 309,784
50 Dart Transit Co. 312,000
est
51 Universal Truckload 328,929
52 P.A.M. Transport 337,500
53 Bison Transport 345,812
54 Cowan Systems 375,479
55 USA Truck (DB Schenker) 381,589
56 Averitt Express 382,949
57 Mesilla Valley Transportation 399,317
58 Canada Cartage System 402,002
59 Cardinal Logistics 427,800
60 Day & Ross Freight 461,692
61 Western Express 461,760
62 NFI 567,500
63 Covenant Logistics Group 608,854
64 Heartland Express 645,262
65 Ruan 733,669
66 CRST The Transportation Solution 817,121
67 Penske Logistics 1,101,000
est
68 Crete Carrier Corp. 1,171,000
est
69 Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 1,229,400
70 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,513,276
71 TFI International 1,584,837
72 Werner Enterprises 1,843,209
73 Schneider 1,851,000
74 Landstar System 2,515,940
75 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 2,659,000
76 Knight-Swift Transportation 3,786,030
est
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Kodiak Forms Autonomous Truck Council With Walmart, UPS

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Penske Sues Sacramento Over Environmental Plan

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UPS to Become the Primary Air Cargo Provider for USPS

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UPS Sees Sales, Profit Growth Coming Out of ‘Difficult’ 2023

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Amazon Delivery Rival Pandion Secures Funding for Expansion

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FedEx Plans $5 Billion Buyback of Shares

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Aerolane Seeks to Use Freighter Planes to Pull Cargo Gliders

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