2020 Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers

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2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

Trucking's Frontline Role In Response to COVID-19

Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.

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Rankings

Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers

Rank	Company	Revenue (000)
1	FedEx Freight	7,237,000
2	Yellow Corp.	4,871,200
3	XPO	4,815,000
4	Old Dominion Freight Line	4,109,111
5	UPS Inc.	3,265,000
6	Estes Express Lines	3,260,000
7	ABF Freight	2,145,000
8	R+L Carriers	1,972,000 est
9	Saia Inc.	1,786,735
10	Southeastern Freight Lines	1,166,622
11	Averitt Express	873,419
12	Central Transport	856,000 est
13	Dayton Freight Lines	679,000
14	TFI International	627,322
15	Pitt Ohio	616,000
16	AAA Cooper Transportation	593,000
17	Roadrunner Freight	430,806
18	Day & Ross Freight	426,500
19	A. Duie Pyle	385,600
20	Daylight Transport	262,000
21	Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras	244,500 est
22	Transportes Castores de Baja California	233,500 est
23	Central Freight Lines	232,000
24	Oak Harbor Freight Lines	220,194
25	Forward Air	207,400
26	Ward Trucking	185,000
27	Transportes Julian de Obregon	183,400 est
28	Fastfrate Group	169,605
29	Standard Forwarding	119,000 est
30	Midwest Motor Express	105,300
31	Landstar System	98,324
32	Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes)	95,700 est
33	Dependable Highway Express	85,000 est
34	Peninsula Truck Lines	76,467
35	Anderson Trucking Service	68,885
36	Transportes Comandos del Norte	66,700 est
37	Transportes de Carga FEMA	58,900 est
38	Canada Cartage	53,580
39	JP Express Service	51,862
40	Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero	46,700 est
41	Transportes del Valle	45,600 est
42	TransAmerica Express Logistics	40,000
43	Transportes Leon-Mexico	37,700 est
44	Atlas World Group	33,789
45	Fletes y Materiales Forsis	33,200 est
46	Diligent Delivery Systems	21,420
47	CalArk	19,455
48	TGR Logistics	19,000 est
49	Bison Transport	14,941
50	Highlight Motor Group	14,558

About the Rankings...

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.

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For-Hire News

Business, For-Hire

TFI Profit Falls 17.1% on ‘Worse Than Expected’ Market

Profits at TFI International fell 17.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of what CEO Alain Bédard said was a particularly weak freight environment.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter

April 26, 2024

Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Intermodal Chassis Manufacturers Pull Back on Output

Intermodal chassis manufacturers are scaling back production as a result of weak demand as well as a supply overhang, company executives said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter

April 25, 2024

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April 25, 2024

Business, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Reports Earnings Drop Amid Revenue Growth

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings saw its first-quarter bottom-line results swing from a profit to a loss.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter

April 25, 2024

Business, For-Hire

Mullen Group Reports Lower Revenue for Q1

Mullen Group experienced a decrease in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 25.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter

April 25, 2024

Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Hires Ex-Ceva Logistics Executive Stewart as CEO

Forward Air truck and image of new CEO Shawn Stewart

Shawn Stewart is set to join Forward Air as CEO, effective April 28, the carrier said April 23. He also will join the asset-light transportation services group’s board of directors.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter

April 24, 2024

Business, For-Hire

ODFL Reports Q1 Revenue and Earnings Growth

Old Dominion Freight Line experienced growth in revenue and earnings for the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 24.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter

April 24, 2024

Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Reports 41% Earnings Drop During Q1

UPS Inc. experienced a 41.3% drop in earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 23.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter

April 23, 2024

Government, Business, For-Hire

Five Auto Haulers to Merge as Backer Files for IPO

Five auto carriers look set to merge, with the combined entity likely to then add to its assets by buying up competitors, if an initial public offering pans out as planned.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter

April 17, 2024

Business, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports $2.9 Billion Revenue for Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter

April 17, 2024

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