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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) | 1,569,400 |
2 | Landstar System | 1,490,393 |
3 | PS Logistics | 1,009,800 est |
4 | Anderson Trucking Service | 848,700 |
5 | Bennett Family of Cos. | 839,386 |
6 | TMC Transportation | 676,000 est |
7 | Mercer Transportation | 556,905 est |
8 | Maverick USA | 423,433 est |
9 | PGT Holdings | 400,329 |
10 | Beemac Trucking | 390,150 est |
11 | Melton Truck Lines | 349,442 |
12 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 336,102 est |
13 | R&R Family of Cos. | 284,432 est |
14 | Prime Inc. | 255,902 |
15 | Western Express | 253,042 est |
16 | System Transport | 233,000 |
17 | Paul Logistics | 162,000 |
18 | Evans Delivery | 159,000 |
19 | Roehl Transport | 134,851 est |
20 | Long Haul Trucking | 89,460 |
21 | JLE Industries | 62,735 |
22 | C.R. England | 61,070 est |
23 | Koch Cos. | 51,295 est |
24 | AFC Transport | 48,654 est |
25 | Day & Ross | 30,580 |
26 | Bison Transport | 30,089 |
27 | Canada Cartage | 29,718 est |
28 | NFI | 23,000 |
29 | TGR Logistics | 12,000 |
30 | McCollister's Global Services | 10,052 est |
31 | Averitt Express | 5,582 est |
32 | A. Duie Pyle | 4,000 |
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.
PS Logistics, TMC Transportation, Mercer, Maverick USA, Beemac, CRST, R&R Express, Western Express, Roehl, C.R. England, Koch Cos., AFC Transport, Canada
Cartage, McCollister’s and Averitt Express revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
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