The trucking industry reported a weak second quarter with freight volumes and destocking efforts putting downward pressure on demand.
August 10, 2023Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
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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 Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landstar System | 1,386,387 |
| 2 | Daseke Inc. (TFI) | 1,210,000 |
| 3 | PS Logistics | 747,339 |
| 4 | Anderson Trucking Service | 743,679 |
| 5 | Mercer Transportation | 465,496 |
| 6 | TMC Transportation | 464,000 est |
| 7 | Bennett Family of Cos. | 422,347 |
| 8 | Transport Investments | 364,251 |
| 9 | Maverick USA | 350,287 |
| 10 | Melton Truck Lines | 302,227 |
| 11 | Acme Truck Line | 290,475 |
| 12 | United Vision Logistics | 275,000 |
| 13 | PGT Holdings | 271,000 |
| 14 | Prime Inc. | 227,131 |
| 15 | Western Express | 211,224 |
| 16 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 195,000 |
| 17 | System Transport | 172,000 |
| 18 | Combined Transport | 137,017 |
| 19 | Roehl Transport | 112,762 |
| 20 | Long Haul Trucking | 81,000 |
| 21 | Carrier One Inc. | 75,000 |
| 22 | CT Transportation | 60,690 |
| 23 | Super Transporte Internacional | 56,400 |
| 24 | Express Anahuac | 54,400 |
| 25 | Decker Truck Line | 49,290 |
| 26 | Blackhawk Transport | 48,285 |
| 27 | JLE Industries | 45,400 |
| 28 | Evans Delivery | 41,921 |
| 29 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 40,000 |
| 30 | Bison Transport | 30,089 |
| 31 | Hunt Transportation | 30,000 |
| 32 | Halvor Lines | 24,247 |
| 33 | Koch Cos. | 20,988 |
| 34 | WLX | 18,900 |
| 35 | NFI | 17,000 |
| 36 | Day & Ross | 12,586 |
| 37 | TGR Logistics | 8,000 |
| 38 | Great Plains Transport Inc. | 7,428 |
| 39 | A. Duie Pyle | 5,700 |
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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