While technologies have provided real-time data and new insights into how to reduce incidents and help drivers to improve their skills, many fleet executives say building a reputation for safety boils down to trust, culture and accountability.
January 18, 20222020 Top Refrigerated (Truckload and LTL) Carriers
2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Top Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
| Rank | Company |
Sector Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Inc. | 2,006,924 |
| 2 | KLLM Transport Services | 936,000 |
| 3 | C.R. England | 897,868 |
| 4 | Swift Refrigerated |
755,000 est |
| 5 | Stevens Transport | 737,294 |
| 6 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 440,862 |
| 7 | Marten Transport | 378,000 |
| 8 | John Christner Trucking | 338,873 |
| 9 | TransAm Trucking |
297,000 est |
| 10 | Black Horse Carriers | 280,500 |
| 11 | FFE Transportation Services | 275,000 |
| 12 | Shaffer Trucking |
266,000 est |
| 13 | Navajo Express |
243,000 est |
| 14 | Bay & Bay Transportation | 150,752 |
| 15 | Frialsa Logistica |
143,200 est |
| 16 | NFI | 126,000 |
| 17 | Pride Transport | 122,000 |
| 18 | WEL Cos. | 120,284 |
| 19 | J&R Schugel Trucking |
119,000 est |
| 20 | Day & Ross | 118,837 |
| 21 | National Carriers | 108,500 |
| 22 | Decker Truck Line |
106,206 est |
| 23 | Covenant Logistics Group |
98,272 est |
| 24 | Freymiller Inc. |
98,000 est |
| 25 | Roadrunner Temperature Controlled |
96,692 est |
| 26 | Schuster Co. |
83,200 est |
| 27 | Raider Express | 80,000 |
| 28 | Wilson Logistics | 75,000 |
| 29 | Continental Express | 71,500 |
| 30 | Great Plains Transport | 64,302 |
| 31 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 59,078 |
| 32 | Canada Cartage | 53,580 |
| 33 | Denney Transport |
46,401 est |
| 34 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 38,000 |
| 35 | Transportes Garza Leal | 34,500 |
| 36 | Cowan Systems | 32,590 |
| 37 | Halvor Lines | 28,100 |
| 38 | May Trucking | 26,304 |
| 39 | TWT Refrigerated | 20,000 |
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