| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
55,438,000 | 4,372,000 | 395,000 | ||
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
45,100,000 | 2,046,000 | 300,000 | 25,028 | 92,982 |
| 3 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
5,585,000 | 342,000 | 18,467 | 11,235 | 26,340 |
| 4 | 3 | Con-way Inc.
|
5,473,356 | 99,153 | 29,500 | 11,867 | 32,800 |
| 5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,865,400 | -83,600 | 32,000 | 14,500 | 46,500 |
| 6 | 7 | Swift Transportation
|
4,118,195 | 155,422 | 16,900 | 17,961 | 57,310 |
| 7 | 6 | Schneider
|
3,600,000 | - | 16,900 | 11,700 | 31,000 |
| 8 | 69 | Hub Group
|
3,373,898 | 69,110 | 1,982 | 2,624 | 448 |
| 9 | 8 | TFI International
|
3,019,367 | 98,754 | 14,210 | 11,930 | 11,200 |
| 10 | 9 | Landstar System
|
2,644,780 | 146,009 | 1,217 | 8,174 | 12,912 |
| 11 | 10 | Ryder System
|
2,383,063 | - | 14,312 | 4,098 | 6,042 |
| 12 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,337,648 | 206,113 | 14,073 | 6,296 | 25,052 |
| 14 | 13 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,029,183 | 86,785 | 11,656 | 7,050 | 23,705 |
| 15 | 14 | Sirva
|
1,994,200 | 9,700 | 2,700 | 1,832 | 6,516 |
| 16 | 15 | Estes Express Lines
|
1,948,525 | - | 14,909 | 6,277 | 24,102 |
| 17 | 18 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 1,050 | 6,301 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 16 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,600,000 | - | 9,700 | 7,996 | 17,000 |
| 19 | 17 | Purolator
|
1,575,391 | - | 12,000 | 493 | 1,292 |
| 20 | 19 | C.R. England
|
1,495,597 | - | 7,352 | 4,498 | 6,400 |
| 21 | 24 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,361,410 | 48,996 | 3,325 | 3,723 | 3,429 |
| 22 | 21 | Prime Inc.
|
1,300,998 | 163,439 | 4,400 | 5,347 | 9,436 |
| 23 | 23 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,286,631 | - | 7,530 | 6,301 | 9,774 |
| 24 | 20 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,269,899 | - | 4,975 | 4,490 | 7,552 |
| 25 | 22 | Saia Inc.
|
1,139,094 | 43,627 | 8,400 | 3,426 | 10,848 |
| 26 | 25 | NFI
|
1,090,000 | 33,975 | 7,631 | 2,304 | 7,391 |
| 27 | 27 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,065,187 | - | 8,030 | 3,318 | 11,042 |
| 28 | 26 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,033,492 | 50,572 | 4,339 | 4,137 | 6,198 |
| 29 | 29 | Averitt Express
|
1,020,000 | - | 4,121 | 12,139 | |
| 30 | 28 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,008,164 | - | 5,524 | 5,300 | 13,614 |
| 31 | 31 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
969,237 | 69,282 | 4,600 | 3,991 | 9,181 |
| 32 | 30 | Penske Logistics
|
968,000 | - | 10,000 | 1,598 | 2,816 |
| 33 | 47 | Heartland Express
|
961,525 | 90,821 | 5,220 | 4,878 | 14,372 |
| 34 | 35 | Quality Carriers
|
929,810 | -42,038 | 1,145 | 1,721 | 5,255 |
| 36 | 37 | Atlas World Group
|
844,827 | 7,747 | 700 | 2,140 | 3,922 |
| 37 | 53 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
825,000 | - | 4,500 | 4,000 | |
| 38 | 38 | Ruan
|
807,507 | - | 5,088 | 3,651 | 6,683 |
| 39 | 36 | Day & Ross
|
796,476 | - | 1,734 | 1,612 | 2,627 |
| 40 | 39 | Trimac Transportation
|
761,000 | - | 3,345 | 1,970 | 4,801 |
| 41 | 32 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
750,204 | - | 1,300 | 2,205 | 5,300 |
| 42 | 74 | KLLM Transport Services
|
743,682 | - | 3,250 | 4,600 | |
| 43 | XPO
|
702,300 | - | 2,259 | |||
| 44 | 41 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
684,549 | 5,244 | 4,202 | 2,688 | 6,861 |
| 45 | 44 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
680,963 | 23,314 | 1,331 | 3,790 | 8,385 |
| 47 | 45 | Forward Air
|
652,481 | 54,497 | 3,537 | 1,517 | 3,017 |
| 48 | 43 | Stevens Transport
|
642,138 | 86,285 | 2,835 | 2,710 | 3,615 |
| 49 | 46 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
580,371 | - | 4,500 | 2,450 | 6,000 |
| 50 | 51 | Contrans Group
|
555,715 | 28,577 | 1,400 | 2,600 | |
| 51 | 52 | USA Truck
|
555,005 | -9,110 | 2,750 | 2,248 | 6,054 |
| 52 | 48 | Canada Cartage
|
541,800 | - | 3,800 | 2,246 | 2,589 |
| 53 | 49 | Mullen Group
|
537,858 | - | 2,170 | 1,325 | 3,329 |
| 54 | 50 | TransX Group of Companies
|
533,061 | - | 2,630 | 1,540 | 4,280 |
| 55 | 60 | Suddath
|
500,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 330 | 692 |
| 56 | 63 | Bison Transport
|
365,911 | - | 1,738 | 1,402 | 4,000 |
| 57 | 54 | Mercer Transportation
|
483,161 | - | 315 | 2,183 | |
| 58 | 59 | Western Express
|
463,453 | - | 2,962 | 2,419 | 5,650 |
| 59 | 57 | Shevell Group
|
450,105 | - | 3,515 | 2,140 | 4,475 |
| 60 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
447,000 | - | 1,990 | 2,055 | 3,800 | |
| 61 | 64 | Pitt Ohio
|
429,800 | - | 2,851 | 1,070 | 3,134 |
| 62 | 55 | Dart Transit Co.
|
426,320 | - | 411 | 1,886 | 6,799 |
| 63 | 62 | Groupe Robert
|
410,719 | - | 3,300 | 1,370 | 3,000 |
| 64 | 65 | P.A.M. Transport
|
402,813 | 5,915 | 3,034 | 1,837 | 5,170 |
| 65 | United Vision Logistics
|
400,325 | 19,512 | 291 | 1,505 | 1,668 | |
| 66 | 73 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
386,000 | - | 3,361 | 1,167 | 2,750 |
| 67 | 68 | Roehl Transport
|
384,007 | - | 2,290 | 2,058 | 5,148 |
| 68 | 80 | Cowan Systems
|
377,428 | - | 1,878 | 1,748 | 3,795 |
| 69 | 67 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
376,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,200 | 4,500 |
| 70 | 75 | Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
|
363,100 | 158 | 2,271 | 618 | 963 |
| 71 | 71 | Acme Truck Line
|
356,157 | - | 3,200 | 2,007 | 2,257 |
| 72 | 72 | Transport America
|
347,465 | - | 1,945 | 1,515 | 4,450 |
| 73 | 70 | Comcar Industries
|
346,403 | - | 2,679 | 1,986 | 4,401 |
| 75 | 78 | United Road Services
|
333,464 | - | 2,100 | 1,740 | 1,325 |
| 76 | 83 | OnTrac Inc.
|
332,331 | - | 1,697 | 445 | |
| 77 | 88 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
327,857 | - | 727 | 1,179 | 1,422 |
| 78 | 76 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
325,502 | - | 1,800 | 1,440 | 2,900 |
| 79 | 82 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
320,000 | 17,700 | 1,446 | 1,115 | |
| 80 | 81 | California Cartage Co.
|
318,000 | - | 1,000 | ||
| 81 | 84 | Maverick USA
|
315,014 | 18,674 | 1,777 | 1,405 | 1,971 |
| 82 | 87 | Evans Delivery
|
310,000 | - | 200 | 2,250 | 525 |
| 83 | 85 | A. Duie Pyle
|
293,000 | - | 2,235 | 731 | 1,702 |
| 84 | 86 | Cassens Transport
|
289,794 | - | 1,430 | 1,203 | 1,303 |
| 85 | 91 | Koch Cos.
|
274,705 | - | 955 | 824 | 4,279 |
| 86 | 90 | Fastfrate Group
|
274,633 | - | |||
| 87 | 92 | Towne Air Freight
|
265,000 | - | 1,060 | 1,600 | |
| 88 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
257,000 | - | 1,850 | 374 | 1,231 | |
| 89 | 89 | John Christner Trucking
|
256,426 | 9,417 | 211 | 878 | 1,188 |
| 90 | 96 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
250,700 | 8,900 | 1,414 | 1,176 | 2,037 |
| 91 | Trans-System
|
246,002 | - | 898 | 876 | 1,100 | |
| 92 | 97 | Groendyke Transport
|
239,000 | - | 1,368 | 955 | 1,800 |
| 93 | Arnold Transportation
|
237,000 | - | 1,429 | 1,399 | 4,265 | |
| 94 | Calyx Transportation Group
|
223,323 | - | 373 | 488 | 750 | |
| 95 | 98 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
222,685 | - | 1,450 | 1,130 | 2,600 |
| 96 | 93 | Wheaton World Wide Moving
|
221,000 | 6,413 | 183 | 740 | 1,143 |
| 97 | 95 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
220,000 | 30,000 | 1,000 | 725 | 50 |
| 98 | 99 | Brown Integrated Logistics
|
218,779 | - | 1,107 | 1,002 | 4,800 |
| 99 | Bridge Terminal Transport
|
218,244 | - | 262 | |||
| 100 | Falcon Transport
|
217,510 | - |
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.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
On the Bubble
Used Truck Market Can Likely Handle Yellow Liquidation
Used trucks and trailers owned by bankrupt Yellow Corp. are set to come up for auction in unprecedented numbers, but the market can handle it, say observers.
Flatbed and Cargo Safety Depends on Securement
Making sure flatbed cargo is secured for transit goes beyond meeting applicable regulations, which cannot cover every contingency, experts contend.
Yellow’s Terminals: Analysts Expect More Bids
Analysts are expecting more players to take part in an upcoming auction for the 169 terminals owned by Yellow Corp. beyond those who already have raised their hands.
Yellow’s Shutdown Opens Up LTL Market for Competitors
The Yellow Corp. shutdown is having a downstream effect on the less-than-truckload space as freight volumes flow toward competitors.
Private Equity Firm H.I.G. Buys 3PL Ascent Global Logistics
A unit of H.I.G. Capital is to acquire third-party logistics provider Ascent Global Logistics for an undisclosed sum, the Miami-based private equity group said Aug. 22.
UPS Workers Approve New Union Contract
The 340,000 employees of UPS Inc. represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have approved a new five-year labor pact with the company.
Estes Offers $1.3 Billion for Yellow Terminals
Estes Express Lines is in line to buy the terminals of bankrupt less-than-truckload rival Yellow Corp. after submitting a $1.3 billion bid, a court heard Aug. 17.
Citadel Acquires Yellow Debt Owned by Apollo, Other Lenders
An affiliate of Ken Griffin’s Citadel has acquired roughly $485 million in Yellow Corp. debt previously owned by Apollo Global Management and other lenders to the bankrupt trucking firm.
Yellow Looks to Finalize Bankruptcy Loan
Yellow Corp. continues to work with potential financiers, including Estes Express Lines, who are offering more affordable alternative bankruptcy financing for the LTL trucking company.
Forward Air Plans Merger With Omni Logistics
Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics announced Aug. 10 that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a cash-and-stock transaction.
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