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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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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 Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Inc. | 1,623,776 |
| 2 | C.R. England | 1,405,411 |
| 3 | KLLM Transport Services | 959,000 |
| 4 | Stevens Transport | 694,980 |
| 5 | Swift Refrigerated | 539,307 est |
| 6 | Marten Transport | 380,210 |
| 7 | TransAm Trucking | 280,000 est |
| 8 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 278,494 |
| 9 | Navajo Express | 238,000 est |
| 10 | Shaffer Trucking | 220,000 |
| 11 | John Christner Trucking | 214,017 |
| 12 | May Trucking | 203,337 |
| 13 | Black Horse Carriers | 185,000 |
| 14 | Covenant Logistics Group | 162,150 |
| 15 | Roadrunner Freight | 156,000 |
| 16 | NFI | 153,300 |
| 17 | Frialsa Logistica | 135,600 |
| 18 | CanXpress | 120,507 |
| 19 | J&R Schugel Trucking | 119,000 est |
| 20 | Decker Truck Line | 106,206 |
| 21 | WEL Cos. | 106,042 |
| 22 | National Carriers | 102,000 |
| 23 | Bay & Bay Transportation | 101,000 |
| 24 | Freymiller Inc. | 84,000 est |
| 25 | MCT Transportation | 76,337 |
| 26 | Day & Ross | 75,561 |
| 27 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 49,311 |
| 28 | Cowan Systems | 39,119 |
| 29 | Maverick USA | 35,207 |
| 30 | Transportes Garza Leal | 32,700 |
| 31 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 30,000 |
| 32 | TWT Refrigerated | 30,000 |
| 33 | Challenger Motor Freight | 14,008 |
Extras
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April 25, 2024Business, For-Hire
Knight-Swift Reports Earnings Drop Amid Revenue Growth
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings saw its first-quarter bottom-line results swing from a profit to a loss.
April 25, 2024Business, For-Hire
Mullen Group Reports Lower Revenue for Q1
Mullen Group experienced a decrease in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 25.
April 25, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Forward Air Hires Ex-Ceva Logistics Executive Stewart as CEO
Shawn Stewart is set to join Forward Air as CEO, effective April 28, the carrier said April 23. He also will join the asset-light transportation services group’s board of directors.
April 24, 2024Business, For-Hire
ODFL Reports Q1 Revenue and Earnings Growth
Old Dominion Freight Line experienced growth in revenue and earnings for the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 24.
April 24, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
UPS Reports 41% Earnings Drop During Q1
UPS Inc. experienced a 41.3% drop in earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 23.
April 23, 2024Government, Business, For-Hire
Five Auto Haulers to Merge as Backer Files for IPO
Five auto carriers look set to merge, with the combined entity likely to then add to its assets by buying up competitors, if an initial public offering pans out as planned.
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J.B. Hunt Reports $2.9 Billion Revenue for Q1
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 16.
April 17, 2024Business, Technology, For-Hire
Truck Software Developer Platform Science Raises $125M
Platform Science raised $125 million in capital to accelerate the launch of its software platform with additional truck manufacturers, a spokesperson for the company said April 16.
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