2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers listing.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 1,109,356
2 Daseke Inc. (TFI) 612,000
3 Mercer Transportation 494,912
4 PS Logistics 491,000
5 Anderson Trucking Service 367,971
6 Acme Truck Line 282,597
7 Maverick USA 278,584
8 Bennett Family of Cos. 244,149
9 CRST The Transportation Solution 243,818
10 Melton Truck Lines 223,641
11 Transport Investments 215,408
12 PGT Holdings 200,000
13 System Transport 144,647
14 Roehl Transport 104,019
15 EZE Trucking 80,000
16 Aveda Transportation 79,400
17 CT Transportation 66,469
18 Hunt Transportation 32,000
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19 Bison Transport 20,478
20 Celadon Group Inc. 19,009
21 A. Duie Pyle 5,727
Extras
North America’s for-hire carriers face an onslaught of regulations and potential disruption from technologies.
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On the Bubble

Ward Transport & Logistics Corp. is a less-than-truckload carrier based in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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For-Hire News
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Mike Gannon Appointed to Lead CRST

CRST has appointed Mike Gannon as its newest president and CEO, the company announced Aug. 23.

August 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Explores Sale of European Transportation Business

XPO has revived a sale of its European transportation business, according to people familiar with the matter, almost two years since it last scrapped the attempt to divest the operation.

Vinicy Chan and Kiel Porter | Bloomberg News
August 15, 2024
Government, Business, For-Hire

Trucking Insurance Concerns Go Beyond High Premiums

Although high premiums have been a top concern, industry leaders and state regulators have taken action to curb other insurance challenges that greatly affect the industry at large.

August 9, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Posts Q2 Loss, but Revenue Soars on Acquisition

Despite the reported net loss, investors appeared to be responding positively. It was primarily due to a one-time goodwill impairment charge related to the Omni acquisition.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 8, 2024
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Q2 Profit Climbs on LTL Margin, Price Increase

Profit at ArcBest rose 16.1% year over year in the second quarter as an improvement in less-than-truckload revenue per shipment and an increase in prices trumped a decline in shipments.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 5, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Misses Analyst Expectations on Weak Q2 Market

Hub Group profit in the second quarter of 2024 fell due to the ongoing weakness in the North American freight market, but a final-mile acquisition in December 2023 offered a bright spot.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Schneider Q2 Profit Slumps as Intermodal, Logistics Revenue Falls

Schneider National profit in the second quarter of 2024 slumped 54% as price increases failed to arrive as early as the carrier expected and ongoing freight market weakness saw intermodal and logistics revenue decline.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2024
Business, For-Hire

XPO Q2 Profit Jumps as LTL Shipments Rise 4.5%

XPO profit jumped in the second quarter as revenue increased 8% on the back of a 4.5% increase in North American LTL shipments and 7.4% rise in the return obtained for those shipments.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 1, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Landstar Q2 Profits Dip Amid Dry Van Market Softness

Profit and revenue at Landstar System Inc. fell in the second quarter of 2024, largely on the back of truckload market weakness.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
August 1, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Werner Spots Signs of Hope Despite Disappointing Q2

Profit dropped at Werner Enterprises Inc. in the second quarter of 2024 as revenue slid more than analysts expected on the back of continued freight weakness, although executives are seeing more room for optimism from the last few weeks.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 31, 2024
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