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 Jack Cooper Holdings 667,849
2 United Road Services 522,911
3 Cassens Transport 317,557
4 Bennett Family of Cos. 86,897
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

May Trucking Co. ($199 million), Based in Salem, Ore., this company has been operating since 1945 and provides refrigerated truckload and less-than-truckload freight services throughout the lower 48 states.
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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt to Back Freight, Logistics Startup Incubator

The venture aims to launch up to six startups over the next three years, beginning in 2025, to address core strategic challenges within the transportation industry.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 8, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers Ramp Up Holiday Hiring

Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
October 3, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Will a Rise in In-Store Shopping Aid Freight’s Recovery?

In-store shopping was already on the rise as the retail sector reset after the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the upcoming holiday season is likely to expedite the trend.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 27, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

ATA: Trucking Tonnage Rises Again, Hints at Market Recovery

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.8% to 115.8 from the prior month, and 0.7% compared with August 2023.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 24, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt First to Test RNG-Fueled Peterbilt 579-X15N

Multiple motor carriers have lined up to participate in a test of a single Peterbilt tractor powered by a Cummins engine fueled by renewable natural gas.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 23, 2024
Business, For-Hire

CRST Selects New Group President

CRST has appointed Bill Clement as its new group president and chief strategy officer, the carrier announced Sept. 19.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
September 23, 2024
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Love’s to Start Taking Payment Through Relay Digital Network

Love’s Travel Stops will begin accepting fuel payment at its facilities through Relay Payments’ digital remuneration system, the companies said Sept. 23.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 23, 2024
Business, Safety, For-Hire, Private, Top 100

ATA Honors Professional Drivers During Weeklong Celebration

Top commercial drivers highlighted the trucking workforce’s role in promoting transportation safety and economic prosperity nationwide at an event near the U.S. Capitol.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 20, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

FedEx Cuts Forecast After Tough Quarter for Deliveries

FedEx Corp. cut the top end of its full-year profit outlook and reported quarterly earnings below expectations on softer demand for package deliveries.

Cailley LaPara | Bloomberg News
September 19, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

USDOT Praises Trucking’s Efforts in New Trafficking Report

The report, three years in the making and made public on Sept. 6, lauds the trucking industry for its efforts to join the fight at high-level federal and state government agencies.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
September 19, 2024
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