2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 J.B. Hunt Intermodal 4,675,000
2 Hub Group 2,091,984
3 XPO 1,000,000
est
4 Schneider 974,700
5 Evans Delivery 812,000
6 IMC Logistics 428,048
7 Universal Intermodal Services 393,633
8 Swift Intermodal 391,462
9 ContainerPort Group 350,000
10 NFI 329,000
11 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 290,000
est
12 Forward Air 199,600
13 C&K Holdings 142,400
est
14 C.R. England 125,000
est
15 Landstar System 114,313
16 TCW 109,162
est
17 Marten Transport 88,733
18 Duncan and Son Lines 85,000
est
19 ITS Logistics 80,996
20 Canada Drayage Inc. 73,000
21 Cowan Systems 72,224
22 Paper Transport 69,087
23 Eagle Systems 59,321
24 Bison Transport 58,886
25 BPX Logistics 40,000
est
26 Wilson Logistics 16,000
27 National Carriers 13,050
28 Bay and Bay Transportation 10,000
est
29 Dupré Logistics 8,204
30 Day & Ross 5,806
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For-Hire News
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Hair Drug-Testing Rule Could Be Finalized by Midsummer

Can the long wait be coming to an end for the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt a drug testing rule allowing the use of hair samples to drug-test drivers?

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 24, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Cummins Invests in Jamestown Plant for Fuel-Agnostic Engine

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Cummins Inc. is readying a $452 million investment in its 1 million-square-foot Jamestown Engine Plant to produce a fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
May 24, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Impact of a Potential UPS Strike Looms Large

Like many UPS customers, Jessica Ray relies on deliveries of dog food and just about everything else for her home. Contentious labor negotiations at UPS could disrupt that comfort zone.

Matt Ott and Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
May 23, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Debuts Transportation-Focused Innovation Center

Schneider National has opened a new facility aimed at spurring innovation in the transportation sector, the company announced May 17.

May 22, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Transportation Labor Gets Biden Administration Attention

Transportation leaders from government and industry are closely watching labor negotiations, including pending contracts with workers from both UPS Inc. and Yellow Corp.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Cuts Corporate Staff Ahead of Knight-Swift Deal

After losses widened in Q1, U.S. Xpress has cut its corporate staff for the third time in the past year as the trucking giant prepares to merge with the larger Knight-Swift Transportation.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
May 12, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

XPO Confirms Job Cuts to Reduce Labor Costs

GREENWICH, Conn. — XPO, one of the world’s largest freight transporters, is reducing its workforce as part of a cost-cutting plan.

Paul Schott | The Advocate (Stamford, Conn.)
May 9, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, For-Hire

ATA Leadership Touts Wins on Federal, State Levels

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The trucking industry is scoring wins on the national and state levels, said American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear at the Mid-Year Management Session.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel, For-Hire

Diesel Tumbles 9.6¢ to $3.922 a Gallon

The national average price for a gallon of diesel tumbled 9.6 cents — its largest drop of the year — to reach $3.922,  according to Energy Information Administration data released May 8.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
May 8, 2023
Government, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Reports Q1 Loss

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announced first-quarter earnings May 3 that missed Wall Street revenue and income expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 4, 2023
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