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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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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 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Freight | 6,904,000 |
| 2 | Yellow Corp. | 4,891,000 |
| 3 | XPO | 3,600,000 |
| 4 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 3,358,112 |
| 5 | UPS Inc. | 2,998,000 |
| 6 | Estes Express Lines | 2,740,000 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 1,993,314 |
| 8 | R+L Carriers | 1,580,000 |
| 9 | Saia Inc. | 1,378,510 |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,040,423 |
| 11 | Averitt Express | 768,957 |
| 12 | Central Transport | 754,000 |
| 13 | TFI International | 748,175 |
| 14 | Dayton Freight Lines | 558,200 |
| 15 | Pitt Ohio | 555,907 |
| 16 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 548,000 |
| 17 | Roadrunner Freight | 464,000 |
| 18 | New England Motor Freight | 400,500 |
| 19 | A. Duie Pyle | 309,600 |
| 20 | Day & Ross Freight | 278,374 |
| 21 | Central Freight Lines | 266,000 |
| 22 | Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras | 231,500 |
| 23 | Daylight Transport | 229,000 est |
| 24 | Transportes Castores de Baja California | 221,100 |
| 25 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 204,947 |
| 26 | Transportes Julian de Obregon | 173,700 |
| 27 | Ward Trucking | 166,000 est |
| 28 | Forward Air | 163,932 |
| 29 | Fastfrate Group | 123,764 |
| 30 | Standard Forwarding | 110,000 est |
| 31 | Midwest Motor Express | 105,100 |
| 32 | TransX Group of Companies | 91,419 |
| 33 | Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) | 90,600 |
| 34 | Landstar System | 89,041 |
| 35 | Dependable Highway Express | 73,600 |
| 36 | Anderson Trucking Service | 67,189 |
| 37 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 66,476 |
| 38 | Transportes Comandos del Norte | 63,200 |
| 39 | Transportes de Carga FEMA | 55,800 |
| 40 | Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero | 44,200 |
| 41 | Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar | 44,000 |
| 42 | Transportes del Valle | 43,200 |
| 43 | Transportes Leon-Mexico | 35,700 |
| 44 | Fletes y Materiales Forsis | 31,400 |
| 45 | Spee-Dee Delivery Service | 14,600 |
| 46 | CalArk | 13,007 |
| 47 | Bison Transport | 12,028 |
Extras
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. set a new goal to reduce its carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034, the company announced Nov. 14.
November 14, 2022Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight
FedEx Freight Unit Furloughs Workers as Cargo Demand Slows
FedEx Corp.’s freight unit is putting workers on furlough in some U.S. markets, adding to mounting evidence of a cargo slowdown as the company joins other large employers trimming their ranks.
November 14, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
GXO Reports Higher Revenue, Lower Earnings for Q3
GXO Logistics Inc. reported revenue growth and a decline in earnings in its third-quarter report released Nov. 8.
November 10, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Werner Reports Revenue Increase for Q3
Werner Enterprises saw revenue rise but income decline during the third quarter of 2022, the company reported Nov. 2.
November 3, 2022Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire
XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches
XPO Logistics Inc. turned its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, RXO, into an independent, publicly traded company Nov. 1.
November 1, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Landstar Reports Highest Revenue for Any Q3
Landstar System Inc.’s revenue and diluted earnings per share both set third-quarter records, the company reported Oct. 19.
October 20, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
J.B. Hunt Reports $3.84 Billion in Revenue for Q3
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. saw revenue and earnings increase as a result of strong segment growth during the third quarter, the company reported Oct. 18, besting analysts’ expectations.
October 19, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Marten Reports 15th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Profitability
Marten Transport reported its 15th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly profitability Oct. 17, but still the results missed analysts’ expectations.
October 18, 2022Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire
NFI Acquires MCO Transport to Bolster Southeastern Port Operations
North American supply chain solutions company NFI has acquired southeastern port service solutions provider MCO Transport Inc., the company announced Oct. 10.
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