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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, Technology, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Stakeholders Take Aim at Truck Parking Shortage

According to reports from the American Transportation Research Institute, truck parking has been one of the industry’s top concerns for several years.

Dan Calabrese | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

The Truckers of Tomorrow

In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increas­ingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Grow Despite Softer Freight Market

Despite a softer freight environment, most of the largest trucking companies in North America continued to grow their businesses last year even as spot market rates dropped.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2023
Business, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, TCA

Teamsters, UPS Shift Focus to Pay Raises

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.

Laura Litvan | Bloomberg News
June 20, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Roadrunner Bolsters Expansion Efforts With Eight New Lanes

Roadrunner opened eight new lanes across its network as part of a multiyear process to improve service offerings, the company announced June 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Install Air Conditioning in Trucks

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Strike Unlikely at ABF Freight After Deal With Teamsters

The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 8, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire

Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy

Trucking companies are increasingly investing in training, technology and incentives to optimize driver performance when it comes to fuel consumption.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 6, 2023
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