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Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company
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) | 1,773,300 |
2 | Landstar System | 1,760,357 |
3 | PS Logistics | 1,100,000 |
4 | Anderson Trucking Service | 972,800 |
5 | Bennett Family of Cos. | 924,237 |
6 | Mercer Transportation | 528,500 est |
7 | Maverick USA | 461,256 |
8 | TMC Transportation | 450,000 est |
9 | Beemac Trucking | 425,000 |
10 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 403,000 |
11 | Melton Truck Lines | 377,968 |
12 | PGT Holdings | 277,188 |
13 | Western Express | 266,000 |
14 | Prime Inc. | 257,757 |
15 | System Transport | 238,000 |
16 | R&R Family of Cos. | 218,300 est |
17 | Acme Truck Line | 184,600 est |
18 | Cardinal Logistics | 135,000 |
19 | Roehl Transport | 122,400 est |
20 | JLE Industries | 104,203 |
21 | Evans Delivery | 100,000 |
22 | Long Haul Trucking | 98,956 |
23 | C.R. England | 67,800 |
24 | AFC Transport | 53,000 |
25 | Carrier One Inc. | 51,000 est |
26 | Koch Cos. | 47,200 est |
27 | Bison Transport | 31,335 |
28 | Day & Ross | 30,200 |
29 | Bowers Trucking | 28,700 est |
30 | NFI | 28,200 |
31 | Canada Cartage | 28,000 est |
32 | Best Logistics Group | 16,500 est |
33 | McCollister's Global Services | 10,950 |
34 | A. Duie Pyle | 8,200 |
35 | Averitt Express | 6,140 |
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
Mercer Transportation, R&R Express, Acme Truck Line, Roehl Transport, Carrier One, Koch Cos., Bowers Trucking, Canada
Cartage System and Best Logistics Group revenue is for 2021.
TMC Transportation revenue is for 2019.
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