UPS is acquiring a German firm that specializes in temperature-sensitive shipping to expand its health care logistics capabilities in Europe, the company announced Sept. 10.
September 10, 2024
2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
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.
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 | Daseke Inc. (TFI) | 1,416,400 |
| 2 | Landstar System | 1,295,817 |
| 3 | Anderson Trucking Service | 767,777 |
| 4 | PS Logistics | 747,339 est |
| 5 | Bennett Family of Cos. | 458,791 |
| 6 | TMC Transportation | 450,000 est |
| 7 | Mercer Transportation | 405,276 |
| 8 | Maverick USA | 389,182 |
| 9 | Transport Investments | 364,251 est |
| 10 | Melton Truck Lines | 278,203 |
| 11 | United Vision Logistics | 261,000 est |
| 12 | PGT Holdings | 258,893 |
| 13 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 227,000 |
| 14 | Prime Inc. | 226,094 |
| 15 | Acme Truck Line | 205,000 |
| 16 | System Transport | 179,000 |
| 17 | Combined Transport | 137,017 est |
| 18 | Roehl Transport | 114,961 |
| 19 | Evans Delivery | 101,000 |
| 20 | Long Haul Trucking | 90,000 |
| 21 | Fraley & Schilling | 89,000 |
| 22 | PI & I Motor Express | 81,000 |
| 23 | Carrier One Inc. | 75,000 est |
| 24 | Super Transporte Internacional | 56,400 est |
| 25 | Express Anahuac | 54,400 est |
| 26 | JLE Industries | 52,848 |
| 27 | Decker Truck Line | 49,290 est |
| 28 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 40,000 est |
| 29 | National Carriers | 32,200 |
| 30 | Bison Transport | 31,281 |
| 31 | Hunt Transportation | 30,000 est |
| 32 | Canada Cartage | 26,790 |
| 33 | C.R. England | 26,300 |
| 34 | Halvor Lines | 23,700 |
| 35 | NFI | 19,000 |
| 36 | WLX | 18,900 est |
| 37 | Day & Ross | 17,639 |
| 38 | Koch Cos. | 17,247 |
| 39 | Bowers Trucking | 15,000 |
| 40 | TGR Logistics | 8,000 |
| 41 | Averitt Express | 7,781 |
| 42 | Diligent Delivery Systems | 7,140 |
| 43 | Andrews Logistics | 6,000 |
| 44 | A. Duie Pyle | 5,100 |
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On the Bubble
Cassens Transport Co.
($251 million), is a motor vehicle hauling carrier based in Edwardsville, Ill.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA
UPS to Acquire German Cold Chain Company
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA
UPS to Lay Off More Employees to Boost Profitability
UPS Inc. is laying off more of its employees, after earlier this year announcing it was cutting 12,000 jobs in its management ranks.
September 10, 2024Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire
Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge
The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.
September 5, 2024Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100
Yellow Submits Final Chapter 11 Plan, Seeks Creditor Deal
The administrators are disputing the size of withdrawal liability claims from Central States Pension Fund and other multiemployer pension funds.
September 5, 2024Business, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100
Truck Driver Pay Drops 7.4% in Q2 as Freight Keeps Slumping, Reports Say
The trucking industry continued to experience a decline in driver compensation during the second quarter, with much of that led by lackluster starting pay.
August 29, 2024Business, For-Hire
Estes Purchases Seven Former Yellow Terminals
Estes has closed on lease purchases for seven terminals across the country that used to belong to the defunct carrier Yellow Corp., the company announced Aug. 22.
August 26, 2024Business, Equipment, For-Hire
Kenan Advantage Group Acquires Chemical Transporter TransVac
Kenan Advantage Group on Aug. 20 announced that it acquired specialty transportation provider TransVac.
August 23, 2024Business, 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, 2024Business, 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.
August 15, 2024Government, 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.
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