2017 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Takeaway: Gearing Up for Growth

The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.

Map: Where They Are

Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.

Replay: LiveOnWeb on TT 100 Rankings

Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000)sort descending Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
100 94 A&R Logistics 229,258 - 1,100 900 1,200
99 87 Superior Bulk Logistics 233,900 5,200 1,392 1,300 2,100
98 81 Paschall Truck Lines 237,311 - 1,872 1,303 3,101
97 89 Martin Transportation Systems 237,500 - 1,637 1,130 2,200
96 86 John Christner Trucking 239,015 14,998 232 844 1,060
95 79 Comcar Industries 240,054 - - 1,592 4,660
94 - Salmon Cos. 241,796 - - 713 1,092
93 - United Vision Logistics 245,000 - - 1,003 1,347
92 - Hirschbach Motor Lines 251,697 - 646 1,010 -
91 84 Foodliner/Quest Liner 252,275 - 1,261 1,173 2,185
90 83 Trans-System Inc. 252,500 - 1,100 1,021 1,600
89 82 Challenger Group 258,006 - - - -
88 - TransAm Trucking Inc. 270,000 - - 1,144 1,818
87 91 Transport Investments 276,000 - 200 1,150 2,100
86 - Dependable Supply Chain Services 278,000 - - 321 1,220
85 76 Koch Cos. 280,000 - 1,150 1,001 5,250
84 80 IMC Cos. 293,000 - 1,875 1,515 91
83 74 Cassens Transport Co. 317,557 - 1,419 1,364 1,364
82 75 Dicom Transportation Group 320,700 - - - -
81 71 Epes Carriers Inc. 332,073 24,333 1,535 1,202 -
80 74 Maverick USA 334,953 - 2,119 1,675 2,453
79 78 Black Horse Carriers 337,500 - 2,625 1,520 3,000
78 79 A. Duie Pyle Inc. 346,000 - 2,800 945 2,225
77 96 Central Freight Lines 347,800 - - 1,127 7,852
76 70 Roehl Transport 355,323 - 2,485 1,995 4,898
75 70 Interstate Distributor Co. 370,168 - 2,000 1,805 3,900
73 - TMC Transportation 394,000 - - - -
72 66 Mesilla Valley Transportation 402,940 - 1,900 1,400 5,100
71 61 TransX Group of Companies 423,678 - 2,617 1,560 4,410
70 53 USA Truck 429,099 -7,699 2,000 1,415 5,605
69 68 Bennett International Group 429,616 - 998 1,338 1,892
74 65 Bison Transport 432,084 - 2,559 1,439 4,475
68 66 P.A.M. Transport 432,852 11,101 2,463 - 5,699
67 62 Cowan Systems 434,018 - 1,915 2,059 5,111
66 60 Shevell Group 436,000 - 3,895 1,550 3,902
65 63 California Cartage Co. 440,000 - 1,500 - -
64 69 Dart Transit Company 441,845 - 1,273 2,187 6,963
63 55 Mercer Transportation Co. 449,337 - 295 2,228 2,400
62 57 Canada Cartage 452,728 - 3,110 2,429 2,736
61 58 PS Logistics 495,300 - 2,600 2,247 2,359
60 58 Dayton Freight Lines 498,370 - 4,010 1,387 3,664
59 59 Evans Delivery 505,000 - 320 3,865 650
58 51 Mullen Group 520,272 - 3,267 1,821 4,998
56 54 United Road Services 525,000 - 1,700 1,835 1,200
56 - OnTrac Inc. 525,000 - 3,000 55 571
55 52 Western Express 527,909 38,334 3,000 2,582 7,366
54 49 Suddath 550,000 - - - -
53 54 AAA Cooper Transportation 605,538 - 4,600 2,400 6,000
52 41 Heartland Express 612,937 56,386 3,600 5,049 15,218
51 45 Day & Ross 640,515 - 1,829 1,531 4,010
50 52 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 649,972 - 3,178 866 2,072
49 46 Stevens Transport 662,450 77,990 2,703 2,690 3,795
48 44 Jack Cooper Holdings 667,849 - - 2,119 2,126
47 43 Covenant Transportation Group 670,651 16,835 4,400 2,535 7,389
46 47 Marten Transport 671,144 33,464 3,622 2,848 4,854
45 42 Trimac Transportation 700,000 - 3,400 1,800 2,400
44 113 Central Transport International 703,000 - - 3,180 6,543
43 42 Quality Distribution 758,000 - - - -
42 46 Daseke Inc. 770,000 -8,700 3,400 3,500 7,300
41 39 Atlas World Group 795,239 - - 2,159 -
40 38 Ruan 872,184 - 5,546 3,425 8,165
39 34 Lynden Inc. 925,000 - 2,800 768 2,889
38 36 KLLM Transport Services 937,000 - - 3,815 5,300
37 35 Forward Air 982,530 27,670 3,689 935 4,868
36 - Cardinal Logistics 1,000,600 - 4,642 3,020 9,725
35 33 Crete Carrier Corp. 1,030,000 - 5,500 5,130 12,883
34 37 Anderson Trucking Service 1,032,144 - 1,410 2,372 6,300
33 32 Celadon Group Inc. 1,050,000 2,700 6,000 7,050 15,000
32 30 Universal Logistics Holdings 1,072,751 24,244 6,275 3,801 4,154
31 32 Averitt Express 1,091,475 - - 4,500 14,623
30 29 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 1,118,034 93,863 5,500 4,705 9,915
29 28 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,192,296 - 8,458 3,734 11,943
28 25 Saia Inc. 1,218,481 48,024 9,000 4,000 13,000
27 27 NFI 1,250,000 - 8,300 2,793 8,300
26 23 C.R. England 1,304,898 - 7,883 4,165 5,990
21 20 Sirva Inc. 1,400,000 - - - -
25 21 Kenan Advantage Group 1,421,975 - 7,561 6,869 10,404
24 - R+L Carriers 1,452,000 - 10,000 5,958 12,604
21 23 Penske Logistics 1,500,000 - 14,180 2,704 8,785
21 19 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,500,000 - 10,135 7,000 15,500
20 26 Purolator 1,526,207 - 10,000 463 1,280
19 24 CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. 1,546,000 - 7,849 6,682 13,811
18 18 Prime Inc. 1,683,834 194,247 3,661 6,246 12,309
17 17 UniGroup Inc. 1,700,000 - - - -
16 15 Werner Enterprises 2,008,991 79,129 11,738 7,100 24,350
15 16 Roadrunner Transportation Systems 2,044,000 - 4,645 4,332 6,508
14 14 Estes Express Lines 2,400,000 - 16,570 7,009 26,718
13 13 Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 2,658,745 169,172 - 67,900 42,800
12 12 ArcBest 2,700,219 18,652 13,000 4,387 21,361
11 11 Old Dominion Freight Line 2,991,517 295,765 19,040 7,994 32,525
10 10 TFI International 3,037,205 482,592 17,685 18,535 25,310
9 9 Landstar System 3,167,634 137,350 1,197 9,186 15,170
8 8 Hub Group 3,572,790 74,805 2,755 2,705 436
7 6 Swift Transportation 4,031,517 149,267 21,900 18,366 64,066
6 7 Schneider 4,045,736 156,851 19,300 10,459 37,910
5 5 YRC Worldwide 4,697,500 21,500 32,000 14,300 44,500
4 4 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 6,555,459 432,090 22,172 14,805 30,330
3 3 XPO Logistics 14,619,400 63,100 89,000 15,396 27,606
2 2 FedEx Corp. 57,570,000 1,907,000 400,000 29,733 108,041
1 1 UPS Inc. 60,906,000 3,431,000 434,000 - -
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On the Bubble

National Carriers Inc. ($205 million), Based in Liberal, Kan., National Carriers provides nationwide truckload service for refrigerated cargoes, mostly meat, with a combination of company-owned tractors and equipment provided by owner-operators. The company also provides lifestock hauling and spotting services.

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Fleets Operating in Health Care Sector Adjust to Surge in Demand Amid Pandemic

Northwell Health distribution center

When the COVID-19 outbreak first hit, fleets serving the health care industry responded to sudden shifts in demand while also implementing new safety protocols to protect their drivers and customers.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
 September 29, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

U.S. Xpress Joins vHub Trailer Marketplace

U.S. XPress truck

U.S. Xpress Enterprises has joined the repositioning and sharing marketplace vHub, the companies announced Sept. 23.

September 25, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Top 100

Contactless Delivery, Safety Precautions Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Bills of Lading

Stevens Transport

Fleets and shippers have been taking extra precautions to help protect the professional truck drivers who have been serving on the front lines of the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
September 25, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

UPS Appoints Nicole Clifton President of Social Impact, UPS Foundation

Nicole Clifton, UPS

UPS Inc. appointed Nicole Clifton as president of Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, effective Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 25, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

Walmart Aims to Eliminate Emissions From Its Fleet by 2040

Walmart is committing to cutting emissions from its truck fleet by 2040.

Walmart Inc. on Sept. 21 outlined its goals to achieve zero-emission operations, which include fully converting its fleet to electric trucks.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 21, 2020
Business, Top 100

Kenan Advantage Group Acquires Canadian Firm Beaulac

Kenan Advantage Group tanker trailer on truck

Kenan Advantage Group has completed the acquisition of Les Distributions Carl Beaulac Inc., the company announced Sept. 18.

September 18, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Werner Advances Technology Initiative With IoT Partnership

Werner Enterprises truck

Werner Enterprises has teamed with fleet management service Platform Science to advance its technology initiative, the companies announced Sept. 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 16, 2020
Government, Business, Top 50, Top 100

FedEx Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings, Fueled by E-Commerce

A FedEx truck is unloaded in Dallas

A huge surge in e-commerce deliveries to homes and businesses because of the COVID-19 pandemic boosted FedEx Corp.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings when the delivery giant reported its financials Sept. 15.

Dan Ronan | Associate News Editor
September 15, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Top 50, Top 100

Nikola Issues Fuller Denial of Short Seller Hindenburg’s Claims

Nikola One electric truck

Nikola Corp. made a fuller-throated denial of a report last week that claimed the electric-truck maker had deceived investors, accusing a short seller of mischaracterizations and distortions.

Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
September 14, 2020
Business, Top 100

2020 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2020 logo

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week for 2020 is upon us! Fleets and others in the industry are rolling out the red carpet Sept. 13-19 to show truck drivers appreciation for all they do. Here's a roundup of some of that recognition.

Transport Topics
 September 13, 2020

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