2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 FedEx Freight 6,352,000
2 Yellow Corp. 4,697,500
3 XPO 3,445,300
4 Old Dominion Freight Line 2,991,517
5 UPS Inc. 2,736,000
6 Estes Express Lines 2,400,000
7 ABF Freight 1,916,394
8 R+L Carriers 1,429,000
9 Saia Inc. 1,218,481
10 Southeastern Freight Lines 975,884
11 Averitt Express 717,000
est
12 Central Transport 703,000
est
13 TFI International 610,263
14 AAA Cooper Transportation 518,000
est
15 Dayton Freight Lines 489,277
16 Roadrunner Freight 461,000
17 New England Motor Freight 398,000
18 Pitt Ohio 397,000
est
19 A. Duie Pyle 290,000
est
20 Day & Ross Freight 249,673
21 Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras 217,000
22 Transportes Castores de Baja California 207,200
23 Central Freight Lines 206,000
24 Daylight Transport 195,000
25 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 194,000
26 Carlile 180,000
27 Ward Trucking 153,000
28 Forward Air 148,600
29 Wilson Logistics 141,800
30 Lakeville Motor Express 126,000
31 Celadon Group Inc. 125,000
32 Fastfrate Group 111,371
33 TransX Group of Companies 97,446
34 Midwest Motor Express 95,400
35 Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar 88,800
36 Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) 84,900
37 Dependable Highway Express 77,373
38 Landstar System 74,530
39 Transportes Comandos del Norte 59,200
40 Anderson Trucking Service 53,310
41 Transportes de Carga FEMA 52,300
42 Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero 41,400
43 Transportes del Valle 40,500
44 Transportes Leon-Mexico 33,500
45 Fletes y Materiales Forsis 29,400
46 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 14,000
Extras
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On the Bubble

Transportes Castores de Baja California ($207 million), Headquartered in the historic town of Leon in the central state of Guanajuata, this Mexican fleet provides less-than-truckload and parcel delivery services throughout the country with a fleet of 450 tractors, 180 straight trucks and 650 trailers.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

PS Logistics Unit Buys Louisiana Flatbed Carrier Fluker

Since 2016, Birmingham, Ala.-based PS Logistics has acquired 27 trucking operations and five non-asset-based logistics operations in the U.S.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 12, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Pup Trailers Can Help Fleets Improve Efficiency, Lower Costs

Trucks pulling two 28-foot trailers, or “pups,” have become common in the LTL segment as large fleets utilize these vehicle combinations to increase flexibility in their delivery networks.

Steve Brawner | Contributing Writer
November 12, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Nikola Leads Field in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Deployment

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized longhaul freight sector, but their development has proceeded at a measured pace.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Intermodal Load Growth Cushions Hub Group Q3 Profit Decline

Hub Group profit and revenue fell in Q3 2024, but intermodal load growth mitigated the damage and the carrier’s top executive is becoming more optimistic about the freight environment.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Schneider Q3 Revenue, Profit Decline in Weak Freight Market

The company's results missed expectations from investment analysts on Wall Street, who had been looking for earnings per share of 23 cents and quarterly revenue of $1.33 billion.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 6, 2024
Business, For-Hire

Heartland Express in Red for Q3 Again but Loss Narrows

Losses at Heartland Express narrowed year over year in the third quarter as both legacy brands and two more recently acquired units turned in an improved performance.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 6, 2024
Business, For-Hire

Ongoing Truckload Weakness, Helene Hurt P.A.M. Q3 Profit

Profits at P.A.M. Transport slumped 61% in the third quarter of 2024 on the back of continued truckload market weakness and the impact of Hurricane Helene.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Revenue Soars 92%; Net Loss Hits $34M

The Tennessee-based ground transportation and logistics services provider posted a net loss of $34.2 million, or negative $2.62 a diluted share, for the three months ending Sept. 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 5, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Retailers Offer ‘Returnless Refunds’ to Reduce Shipping Fees

Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned products.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
November 4, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Werner Revenue and Profit Decline on Q3 Market Struggles

The Omaha, Neb.-based carrier’s Q3 net income fell 72% to $6.6 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with $23.7 million, 37 cents, a year ago.

October 30, 2024
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