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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 | 4,098,000 |
2 |
Landstar System | 3,525,800 |
3 |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 3,374,200 |
4 |
TFI International | 2,136,100 |
5 |
Schneider | 1,900,000 |
6 |
Werner Enterprises | 1,789,100 |
7 |
U.S. Xpress Enterprises | 1,567,500 |
8 |
Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions | 1,457,200 |
9 |
Crete Carrier | 1,304,000 est |
10 |
Penske Logistics | 1,101,000 est |
11 |
CRST The Transportation Solution | 1,000,000 |
12 |
Ruan Transportation Management Systems | 733,669 est |
13 |
NFI | 689,100 |
14 |
Heartland Express | 607,000 |
15 |
Western Express | 573,900 |
16 |
C.R. England | 555,300 |
17 |
Day & Ross | 521,000 |
18 |
Mesilla Valley Transportation | 494,000 |
19 |
P.A.M. Transport | 473,800 |
20 |
Universal Truckload | 453,000 |
21 |
USA Truck | 440,300 |
22 |
Averitt Express | 423,700 |
23 |
Cardinal Logistics | 422,000 |
24 |
Cowan Systems | 386,400 |
25 |
Bison Transport | 384,100 |
26 |
Marten Transport | 329,400 |
27 |
Covenant Logistics | 324,500 |
28 |
Western Flyer Express | 320,000 |
29 |
Dart Transit Co. | 312,000 est |
30 |
Roehl Transport | 299,900 |
31 |
New Legend | 294,000 |
32 |
Artur Express | 271,900 |
33 |
Hub Group Dedicated | 264,600 |
34 |
Canada Cartage | 256,400 |
35 |
Paschall Truck Lines | 250,000 |
36 |
Smith Transport | 246,000 est |
37 |
Anderson Trucking Service | 235,300 |
38 |
Forward Air | 223,000 |
39 |
Lily Transportation | 220,000 est |
40 |
Evans Network of Cos. | 180,000 |
41 |
Challenger Motor Freight | 172,500 est |
42 |
Paper Transport | 169,400 |
43 |
Koch Cos. | 168,000 |
44 |
Red Classic | 152,400 |
45 |
Ascend | 148,000 |
46 |
GP Transco | 146,100 |
47 |
Wilson Logistics | 136,000 est |
48 |
System Freight | 120,500 |
49 |
Transervice Logistics | 110,800 |
50 |
Cargo Transporters | 107,400 |
51 |
A. Duie Pyle | 100,600 |
52 |
Titan Transfer | 100,000 |
53 |
R&R Family of Cos. | 93,200 |
54 |
Nussbaum Transportation | 92,000 est |
55 |
Mercer Transportation | 85,700 |
56 |
Highlight Motor Group | 85,300 est |
57 |
Cheema Freightlines | 83,500 |
58 |
Southeastern Freight Lines | 80,400 |
59 |
Best Logistics Group | 65,900 |
60 |
JRayl Transport | 63,000 est |
61 |
Barnes Transportation Services | 55,000 |
62 |
TGR Logistics | 50,000 |
63 |
Meiborg Inc. | 48,000 |
64 |
Dupré Logistics | 47,000 |
65 |
Alabama Motor Express | 46,000 |
66 |
Leonard's Express | 42,000 |
67 |
Atech Logistics | 40,000 |
68 |
McCollister's Global Services | 35,000 |
69 |
Beemac Trucking | 24,100 |
70 |
Atlas World Group | 14,600 |
71 |
Trans-System | 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.
Werner Enterprises revenue includes flatbed/heavy specialized and refrigerated.
Schneider revenue includes flatbed/heavy specialized, refrigerated and tank/bulk.
TFI International revenue includes flatbed/heavy specialized, refrigerated and tank/bulk.
Crete Carrier Corp. revenue is estimated by SJ Consulting Group.
Covenant Logistics Group revenue includes air/expedited.
Penske Logistics and Dart Transit Co. revenue are estimated by SJ Consulting Group for 2020.
Ruan revenue includes tank/bulk and is for 2020.
Universal Truckload revenue includes flatbed/heavy specialized.
Smith Transport, Lily Transportation, Challenger Motor Freight, Wilson Logistics and JRayl Transport revenue are for 2020.
Nussbaum Transportation revenue is for 2019.
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