2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors Trailerssort descending
72 74 Cassens Transport Co. 327,206 - 1,327 1,411 -
39 37 Atlas World Group 845,100 8,200 674 2,022 -
1 1 UPS Inc. 58,400,000 4,800,000 444,000 109,423 -
63 72 California Cartage Co. 420,000 - - 1,500 -
42 43 Jack Cooper Holdings 728,589 - 3,895 3,525 -
75 92 Dicom Transportation Group 313,000 - - - -
20 24 Sirva Inc. 1,500,000 - - - -
80 90 IMC Companies 273,000 236,000 1,826 1,491 91
8 8 Hub Group 3,525,595 70,949 2,605 2,844 452
59 68 Evans Delivery Company 457,000 - 300 3,370 600
49 58 Suddath 600,000 - 2,150 435 765
100 94 Consolidated Fastfrate Group 180,773 - 830 621 965
86 81 John Christner Trucking 244,718 24,977 222 726 995
91 89 Transport Investments Inc. 215,408 - - 773 1,000
97 103 Dupre Logistics 201,803 1,308 1,247 592 1,018
93 100 Wheaton World Wide Moving 209,140 6,926 180 717 1,075
92 95 A&R Logistics 211,000 - 1,100 850 1,200
94 101 National Carriers Inc. 205,000 - 590 650 1,200
26 22 Purolator 1,202,828 - 11,000 465 1,300
77 60 Acme Truck Line 282,597 - - 1,315 1,314
68 63 Bennett International Group 384,418 - 882 1,625 1,379
96 102 PGT Holdings 204,000 - 1,045 1,012 1,400
83 83 Trans-System Inc. 255,325 - 1,100 1,046 1,579
54 55 United Road Services Inc. 500,000 - 1,700 2,000 1,600
88 87 Groendyke Transport 221,329 15,715 1,386 1,010 1,640
73 75 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 325,384 - 2,600 925 1,900
99 101 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 190,789 - 1,450 656 1,905
85 85 Superior Bulk Logistics 244,800 7,500 1,400 942 2,000
87 90 Melton Truck Lines Inc. 223,641 - 1,477 1,244 2,012
48 52 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 619,736 - 3,169 865 2,036
84 86 Foodliner/Quest Liner 245,152 - 1,136 1,145 2,060
98 102 May Trucking 200,619 - 1,350 998 2,100
89 95 Martin Transportation Systems 220,000 - 1,400 1,125 2,200
74 76 Maverick USA 314,722 - 2,034 1,528 2,270
56 - PS Logistics 491,000 - 1,900 2,076 2,271
57 56 Canada Cartage 466,463 - 4,000 2,059 2,463
55 53 Mercer Transportation Co. 494,912 - 312 2,487 2,487
78 88 Black Horse Carriers 278,341 - 2,300 1,170 2,800
94 99 Central Freight Lines 205,000 - - 1,250 2,848
34 35 Lynden Inc. 975,000 - 2,800 768 2,889
58 64 Dayton Freight Lines 462,000 - 3,905 1,361 3,106
81 84 Paschall Truck Lines Inc. 259,301 - 1,810 1,294 3,278
82 78 Challenger Group 258,496 - 1,900 1,550 3,300
45 44 Day & Ross Transportation Group 710,914 - 1,793 1,539 3,580
65 59 Bison Transport 423,403 - 2,600 1,635 3,616
30 27 Universal Logistics Holdings 1,130,000 - 7,309 4,710 3,650
46 47 Stevens Transport 671,110 89,130 2,792 2,717 3,880
35 34 Forward Air Corp. 959,125 55,575 4,536 1,936 4,078
40 45 Trimac Transportation 756,000 - 3,262 1,992 4,282
61 61 TransX Group of Companies 442,428 - 2,670 1,570 4,360
62 66 Cowan Systems 432,000 - 1,910 1,969 4,442
60 62 Shevell Group 454,000 - 3,644 1,860 4,550
79 77 Comcar Industries 275,165 - 2,702 1,712 4,680
47 48 Marten Transport Ltd. 664,994 35,745 3,577 2,740 4,700
70 69 Roehl Transport 374,156 - 2,540 2,072 4,829
51 57 Mullen Group Ltd. 559,477 - 3,407 2,265 4,839
76 79 Koch Companies Inc. 290,000 - 1,300 980 4,950
64 67 P.A.M. Transport 417,050 21,436 3,049 1,860 4,983
66 71 Mesilla Valley Transportation 397,716 - 1,950 1,400 5,100
90 93 Brown Integrated Logistics 216,236 - 1,150 1,110 5,100
22 29 Penske Logistics 1,400,000 - 13,740 2,500 5,540
67 70 Interstate Distributor Co. 392,109 - 2,035 1,589 5,598
36 40 KLLM Transport Services 910,000 - - 4,000 5,600
71 73 Epes Carriers Inc. 332,276 27,524 1,542 1,157 5,636
52 54 Western Express 520,079 - 3,275 2,520 5,860
44 49 Daseke Inc. 721,000 - 3,014 2,957 5,977
23 23 C.R. England Inc. 1,397,626 - 7,825 4,735 6,010
13 13 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 2,443,301 139,554 - 4,098 6,042
53 50 USA Truck 507,934 11,069 2,881 1,568 6,200
69 65 Dart Transit Company 383,284 2,092 1,266 2,130 6,248
41 39 Heartland Express Inc. 736,345 73,056 4,200 3,872 6,281
37 38 Anderson Trucking Service 880,820 - 1,430 2,451 6,463
16 17 Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. 1,995,019 48,000 4,502 4,319 6,494
50 51 AAA Cooper Transportation 595,368 - 5,000 3,000 6,500
17 19 UniGroup Inc. 1,700,000 - 1,220 5,000 6,700
43 46 Covenant Transport Services 724,240 42,085 4,400 2,656 6,978
38 41 Ruan 869,214 - 5,558 3,501 7,691
27 30 NFI 1,200,000 - 8,200 2,453 7,800
24 25 CRST International 1,316,696 - 8,084 4,136 8,499
21 20 Kenan Advantage Group 1,455,100 - 9,016 6,333 9,491
28 28 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,192,823 - 8,687 3,809 11,477
29 31 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 1,182,964 116,718 5,500 4,699 11,718
25 26 Saia Inc. 1,221,311 - 8,900 3,932 12,371
31 33 Averitt Express 1,078,436 - - 4,215 12,474
18 21 Prime Inc. 1,627,899 223,958 3,365 6,613 12,629
33 32 Crete Carrier Corp. 1,014,000 - - 5,339 12,982
32 42 Celadon Group Inc. 1,026,489 38,620 6,200 4,253 13,327
9 10 Landstar System 3,321,091 147,689 1,223 9,237 14,761
19 18 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,541,000 - 10,400 6,796 15,000
10 9 TFI International 3,154,018 127,915 15,496 5,938 17,706
12 12 ArcBest 2,666,905 44,854 13,000 4,374 21,244
15 16 Werner Enterprises Inc. 2,093,529 123,714 12,325 7,512 24,090
14 15 Estes Express Lines 2,367,000 - 16,126 6,561 26,518
3 14 XPO Logistics 7,623,200 -245,900 87,000 18,051 27,501
4 3 J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. 6,187,646 427,235 21,455 14,002 29,276
11 11 Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. 2,972,442 304,690 19,482 7,688 30,204
7 7 Schneider 4,000,000 - 18,132 13,020 33,830
5 5 YRC Worldwide 4,832,400 700 32,000 15,100 45,000
6 6 Swift Transportation 4,229,322 197,577 21,000 19,864 65,233
2 2 FedEx Corp. 49,600,000 2,866,000 340,000 27,282 102,014

Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 Dayton Freight Lines 452,817
2 Wilson Logistics 147,550
3 Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. 2,972,442
4 New England Motor Freight 388,000
5 Landstar System 80,687
6 TransX Group of Companies 92,859
7 ABF Freight 1,918,450
8 Central Freight Lines 205,000
9 Roadrunner Freight 516,251
10 UPS Freight 2,881,000
11 Averitt Express 702,000
12 Fastfrate 103,171
13 Anderson Trucking Service 54,096
14 Forward Air Solutions 129,988
15 Atlas World Group 38,178
16 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 396,000
17 XPO Logistics 3,600,000
18 TFI International 691,014
19 Saia Inc. 1,221,311
20 AAA Cooper Transportation 595,368
21 YRC Worldwide 4,832,400
22 FedEx Freight 6,170,000
23 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 281,554
24 Ward Transport & Logistics Corp. 166,944
25 R+L Carriers 1,429,000
26 Southeastern Freight Lines 955,052
27 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 186,974
28 Estes Express Lines 2,367,000
29 Day & Ross Freight 270,148
30 Daylight Transport 192,000
31 Lakeville Motor Express 120,000
32 Watkins & Shepard Trucking 159,000
33 Midwest Motor Express 93,000
34 Dependable Highway Express 75,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Truckload Dedicated Carriers

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

Top Intermodal/Drayage Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 105,347
2 Celadon Group Inc. 114,134
3 TransX Group of Companies 84,015
4 Swift Intermodal 390,572
5 Marten Transport Ltd. 76,958
6 Canada Drayage 9,001
7 Forward Air Corp. 104,292
8 Universal Intermodal Services 147,381
9 IMC Companies 273,000
10 XPO Logistics 1,500,000
11 Dart Intermodal 33,828
12 Evans Delivery Company 457,000
13 J.B. Hunt Intermodal 3,664,670
14 Bison Transport 17,449
15 Hub Group 2,197,268
16 California Cartage Co. 420,000
17 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 150,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 Maverick USA 278,584
2 Daseke Inc. 612,000
3 Mercer Transportation Co. 494,912
4 Landstar System 1,109,356
5 Celadon Group Inc. 19,009
6 Aveda Transportation 79,400
7 Anderson Trucking Service 367,971
8 Bennett Motor Express/Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging/Bennett Heavy & Specialized 244,149
9 Roehl Transport 104,019
10 CT Transportation 66,469
11 PGT Holdings 200,000
12 Bison Transport 20,478
13 PS Logistics 491,000
14 System Transport 144,647
15 CRST Malone 243,818
16 Acme Truck Line 282,597
17 EZE Trucking 80,000
18 Melton Truck Lines Inc. 223,641
19 Transport Investments Inc. 215,408
20 Hunt Transportation 32,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Package/Courier Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 UPS Inc. 48,896,000
2 TFI International 1,054,882
3 FedEx Corp. 42,300,000
4 Purolator 1,202,828
5 LaserShip Inc. 320,000
6 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 135,000
7 Golden State Overnight 108,000
8 Lone Star Overnight 120,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Motor Vehicle/Driveaway Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 Cassens Transport Co. 327,206
2 Bennett Truck Transport/Bennett DriveAway 82,770
3 United Road Services Inc. 500,000
4 Jack Cooper Holdings 728,589
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Household Goods/Commercial Delivery Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 ArcBest 119,252
2 Forward Air Corp. 129,988
3 Atlas World Group 724,320
4 Suddath 600,000
5 UniGroup Inc. 1,700,000
6 Wheaton World Wide Moving 209,140
7 XPO Logistics 692,800
8 Stevens Worldwide Van Lines 97,728
9 CRST Specialized Transportation 241,819
10 Sirva Worldwide Relocation & Moving 1,500,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Tank Truck/Bulk Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 Trimac Transportation Services 756,000
2 Foodliner/Quest Liner 245,152
3 Western Dairy Transport 160,377
4 Kenan Advantage Group 1,378,770
5 Ruan 202,551
6 Dupre Logistics 201,803
7 CCC Transportation/ CTL Transportation 97,190
8 Superior Bulk Logistics 244,800
9 Bay & Bay Transportation 21,232
10 Schneider 215,900
11 Quality Distribution Inc. 798,000
12 Schilli Corp. 66,000
13 Florida Rock & Tank Lines 122,882
14 Groendyke Transport 221,329
15 A&R Logistics 211,000
16 Transwood Carriers Inc. 189,300
17 Martin Transport Inc. 151,448
18 Tankstar USA Inc. 125,613
19 Eagle Transport Corp. 131,117
20 Dillon Transport Inc. 114,000
21 Mission Petroleum Carriers 113,150
22 Slay Transportation Co. 104,521
23 Linden Bulk Transportation 83,868
24 CLI Transport 63,743
25 Apex Logistics 61,641
26 United Petroleum Carriers 108,907
27 J&M Tank Lines Inc. 71,983
28 Miller Transporters 104,129
29 Genox Transportation Inc. 69,701
30 Service Transport Co. 63,331
31 Tidewater Transit Co. 58,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 WEL Companies 109,000
2 Maverick USA 29,277
3 Black Horse Carriers 135,000
4 Celadon Group Inc. 56,518
5 CanXpress 150,343
6 Swift Refrigerated 380,251
7 John Christner Trucking 244,718
8 Marten Transport Ltd. 398,361
9 Stevens Transport 671,110
10 C.R. England Inc. 1,397,626
11 Koch Companies Inc. 30,000
12 Forward Air Corp. 42,373
13 KLLM Transport Services 910,000
14 Prime Inc. 1,627,899
15 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 35,928
16 MCT Transportation 111,506
17 Bay & Bay Transportation 70,269
18 National Carriers Inc. 105,000
19 May Trucking 200,619
20 T-W Transport 33,075
21 Interstate Distributor Co. 39,000
22 CRST International 28,873
23 Southern Refrigerated Transport 195,545
24 Navajo Express Inc. 175,000
25 Day & Ross Transportation Group 72,513
26 J&R Schugel Trucking 122,000
27 Freymiller Inc. 93,000
28 Continental Express Inc. 69,000
29 Shaffer Trucking 207,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Air/Expedited Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 27,389
2 ArcBest (Panther) 300,000
3 Forward Air Corp. 576,933
4 XPO Logistics 246,900
5 Dicom Transportation Group 313,000
6 LoadOne 96,000
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.

Top Mail Carriers

Rank Company Sector Revenue (000)
1 UPS Inc. 153,873
2 FedEx Corp. 1,371,942
3 Midwest Transport 74,578
4 Salmon Cos. 229,166
5 United Airlines 196,698
6 Kalitta Air 96,666
7 Delta Air Lines 93,439
8 Eagle Express Lines/Hoovestol Inc. 92,036
9 American Airlines 81,944
10 Matheson Trucking 80,188
11 Beam Brothers Trucking 76,180
12 Bancroft and Sons Transportation 57,185
13 Postal Fleet Services 53,247
14 Beco Inc. 40,556
15 Southern Mail Service 38,159
16 Tracie McCormick Inc. 34,883
17 Sodrel Truck Lines 32,952
18 Northern Air Cargo Inc. 31,895
19 B&B Trucking 31,630
20 Alan Ritchey Inc. 31,610
21 Alaska Air Group 30,786
22 Everts Air Alaska 26,998
23 Postal Transport Inc. 25,993
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.
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UPS Inc. and AmerisourceBergen, the Chesterbrook, Pa.-based drug distributor, are working together to use UPS’ new Flight Forward “drone airline” to ship drugs and supplies to hospitals through small, unmanned aircraft across the U.S.

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UPS Inc. reported $1.75 billion in net income in the third quarter of 2019, up 15.9% from the same period a year ago, in an earnings statement released Oct. 22.

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Dependable Supply Chain Services Adds Two Orange EV Tractors to Increase Sustainability

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Mindy Long | Contributing Writer
October 18, 2019
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Former GE Executive Aris Kekedjian Appointed to XPO Logistics Board

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J.B. Hunt’s Net Income Rises but Misses Earnings Expectations

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. saw net income rise for the period ended Sept. 30, but the Lowell, Ark.-based carrier missed Wall Street earnings expectations.

Dan Ronan | Associate News Editor
October 17, 2019
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FedEx Files $212 Million Building Permit for World Hub in Tennessee

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx officials confirm the company has filed a building permit for its new package sorting facility and world hub in Tennessee.

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 October 17, 2019
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FedEx Freight to Expand Home, Business Deliveries in US

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FedEx Freight is expanding its FedEx Freight Direct e-commerce pilot to more than 80% of the contiguous population of the United States, following expansion of the program to additional markets earlier this year.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
October 15, 2019
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Retailers, Logistics Firms Establish Warehouses Closer to Cities

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Retailers and logistics firms are establishing warehouses closer to large urban centers to keep up with rising consumer demand for faster delivery of products ordered online, industry experts said.

B. Cameron Gain | Special to Transport Topics
October 15, 2019
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UPS Invests $450 Million in CNG Trucks, Stations

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UPS Inc. announced it will spend $450 million to add 6,000 vehicles powered by compressed natural gas as well as supporting infrastructure beginning next year.

Roger Gilroy | Staff Reporter
October 9, 2019
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Penske Truck Leasing Adds Terminal Tractor to Its EV Fleet

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Penske Truck Leasing is growing its electric vehicle fleet with the addition of the Kalmar Ottawa Electric Terminal Tractor (T2E).

Reading (Pa.) Eagle
 October 8, 2019

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