2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
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
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28 Forward Air 163,932
29 Fastfrate Group 123,764
30 Standard Forwarding 110,000
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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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On the Bubble

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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

XPO Names Mario Harik to Succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO

XPO Logistics Inc. announced that Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO of XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokerage platform.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports $554M Revenue for Q2

U.S. Xpress Enterprises posted revenue gains but sluggish earnings during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Enterprises Reports Record for Q2

Werner Enterprises achieved its eighth consecutive quarter of record earnings per share during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Launches Digital Marketplace for Bulk Shippers

Schneider National launched a new digital marketplace that aims to give bulk shippers more flexibility and visibility, the carrier announced Aug. 4.

August 4, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Daseke Reports Mixed Results in Second Quarter

Daseke Inc. saw a decline in earnings despite revenue gains during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire

Aurora Adds Fourth Fleet Partner for Autonomous Pilot

Autonomous technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. and Schneider National Inc. have announced a commercial pilot effort to haul freight for Schneider’s customers with Aurora Driver, Aurora’s autonomous technology.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 1, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Universal Logistics Reports Record-Breaking Q2

Universal Logistics Holdings reported all-time highs for revenue, operating income and earnings per share in its second-quarter earnings report July 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

ArcBest Reports Record-Setting Quarter for Q2

ArcBest Corp. posted records for quarterly revenue, operating income and net income for the second quarter of 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 29, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Schneider Reports $1.75 Billion Revenue for Q2

Schneider National posted increases in revenue and earnings during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported July 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 28, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Reports Record-Setting Quarter for Q2

Forward Air Corp. on July 27 reported all-time quarterly records for revenue, income from operations and net income per diluted share for the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 28, 2022
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