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2024 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.

Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.

Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 United Road Services 736,236
est
2 Jack Cooper Holdings 461,716
est
3 Cassens Transport 185,733
est
4 Proficient Auto Transport 135,756
5 Bennett Family of Cos. 106,935

Extras

The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.

The trucking industry remains mired in sustained overcapacity relative to freight demand even as it has slowly shed workers.

After being displaced by war in his native Sudan, Lual Akoon’s path took him to Middle America – and trucking.

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For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten, but some fared better than others.

Learn more about how companies are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest for-hire carriers list.

For-Hire News

Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Heartland Express Targets Major Operating Ratio Improvement

The Iowa-based company posted a loss in the fourth quarter of 2024 as the ongoing integration of two acquisitions alongside the industrywide freight recession weighed heavily on its OR.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 10, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Werner Posts Q4 Declines in Profit, Revenue

Werner Enterprises reported year-over-year income and revenue declines during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Q4 Profit Falls Despite Intermodal Volume Growth

Fourth-quarter and full-year profit and revenue at Hub Group fell as lower revenue per load outweighed increased intermodal volume amid an ongoing weak freight market, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Universal Logistics Reports 19% Gain in Q4 Revenue

Universal Logistics Holdings experienced a 19% year-over-year increase in revenue but a slight dip in net income for the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported Feb. 6.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Transportation M&A Gains Momentum in Late 2024

The transportation sector saw merger and acquisition activity gain momentum as market conditions stabilized in the second half of 2024, according to experts.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Purolator Buys Livingston to Boost International Operations

Purolator, which specializes in package delivery and is majority owned by Canada Post, sees the deal as an international growth play, particularly as the threat of trade wars grows.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 6, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Private

Beacon Roofing Rejects Hostile QXO Bid

Beacon Roofing Supply has officially rejected a hostile takeover approach from QXO, setting the stage for a potentially protracted battle for control of the building supplies provider.

David Carnevali | Bloomberg News
February 6, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Earnings Jump 31% Despite Revenue Dip in Q4 2024

The Greenwich, Conn.-based less-than-truckload carrier posted net income of $76 million, compared with $58 million during the same time the previous year.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 6, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

LTL Players Eye Freight Market Turnaround, Industrial Upturn

Substantial change is expected in the U.S. less-than-truckload sector in 2025, according to market observers and executives, headed by the long-awaited freight market turnaround.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 6, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Logistics Agents Put 30% Levy on Shein, Temu Retailers

Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and Temu have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an additional 30% levy after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. 

February 6, 2025

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