2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
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.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 963,649
2 Daseke Inc. (TFI) 770,000
3 Anderson Trucking Service 520,678
4 PS Logistics 495,300
5 TMC Transportation 394,000
6 Mercer Transportation 366,158
7 Maverick USA 301,458
8 United Vision Logistics 280,000
9 Bennett Family of Cos. 271,616
10 Transport Investments 269,667
11 Melton Truck Lines 222,576
12 PGT Holdings 214,000
13 CRST The Transportation Solution 199,000
14 Acme Truck Line 173,600
15 Western Express 160,984
16 Prime Inc. 151,545
17 System Transport 146,000
18 Farren International 110,000
19 Roadmaster Group Inc. 100,000
20 CT Transportation 71,617
21 Aveda Transportation 55,298
22 Super Transporte Internacional 50,000
23 Express Anahuac 48,300
24 Hunt Transportation 40,000
25 Decker Truck Line 37,000
26 Koch Cos. 27,720
27 Carrier One Inc. 23,000
28 Celadon Group Inc. 20,000
29 Roehl Transport 19,177
30 Bison Transport 18,131
31 Shevell Group 18,000
32 NFI 17,000
33 DeckX 16,947
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

May Trucking Co. ($199 million), Based in Salem, Ore., this company has been operating since 1945 and provides refrigerated truckload and less-than-truckload freight services throughout the lower 48 states.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Reports $1.8 Billion Revenue for Q1

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. posted revenue and earnings growth during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Jump in Revenue for Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a 33% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 18.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO to Open LTL Terminals in California, Georgia

XPO Logistics Inc. will expand its less-than-truckload network with the openings of two terminals, the company announced April 18.

April 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, TCA

Amazon, UPS’ Biggest Customer, Is Also Its Biggest Competitive Threat

Amazon delivered more than 5 billion packages in the U.S. in 2021, while UPS delivered roughly 5.5 billion U.S. packages, according to company figures and industry estimates. Amazon has said it could surpass UPS this year, and it’s not alone in that prediction.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 14, 2022
Government, Fuel, For-Hire

Diesel Falls 7.1¢ to $5.073 a Gallon

The national average price of diesel shed 7.1 cents to $5.073 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 11.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 11, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Roehl Raises Pay With New Driver Compensation Plan

Roehl Transport has made a change to its driver pay plans that will allow driving teammates to make 12% to 14% more, the company announced April 6.

April 11, 2022
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