| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
58,232,000 | 3,032,000 | 435,000 | 106,000 | |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
47,100,000 | 2,532,000 | 325,000 | 26,594 | 97,469 |
| 3 | 3 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,165,441 | 374,792 | 20,158 | 12,995 | 27,731 |
| 4 | 4 | Con-way Inc.
|
5,806,069 | 137,039 | 30,100 | 12,100 | 33,300 |
| 5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
5,068,800 | -67,700 | 33,000 | 6,400 | 13,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,298,724 | 161,151 | 21,274 | 18,836 | 61,652 |
| 7 | 7 | Schneider
|
3,900,000 | - | 17,450 | 12,300 | 32,350 |
| 8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,571,126 | 51,558 | 2,568 | 2,977 | 448 |
| 9 | 9 | TFI International
|
3,363,213 | 138,902 | 16,050 | 14,980 | 18,680 |
| 10 | 10 | Landstar System
|
3,184,790 | 138,809 | 1,211 | 8,662 | 13,732 |
| 11 | 12 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,787,897 | 267,514 | 18,804 | 6,907 | 27,635 |
| 13 | 11 | Ryder System
|
2,461,149 | 122,356 | 4,098 | 6,042 | |
| 14 | 43 | XPO
|
2,356,600 | -63,600 | 10,000 | 6,200 | |
| 15 | 16 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,173,000 | - | 15,815 | 6,620 | 24,592 |
| 16 | 14 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,139,289 | 98,650 | 10,664 | 7,105 | 22,305 |
| 17 | 21 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,872,816 | 51,974 | 4,142 | 4,170 | 5,135 |
| 18 | 18 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,730,000 | - | 7,770 | 17,000 | |
| 19 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 1,150 | 5,001 | 8,500 |
| 20 | 23 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,567,453 | - | 7,265 | 6,455 | 9,448 |
| 21 | 22 | Prime Inc.
|
1,563,413 | 207,436 | 4,450 | 6,187 | 10,637 |
| 22 | 19 | Purolator
|
1,524,071 | - | 11,500 | 489 | 1,286 |
| 23 | 20 | C.R. England
|
1,517,290 | - | 7,385 | 4,087 | 5,923 |
| 24 | 15 | Sirva
|
1,464,400 | - | 2,700 | 2,609 | 4,263 |
| 25 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,351,571 | - | 5,129 | 4,394 | 7,290 |
| 26 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,272,321 | 51,991 | 8,900 | 3,780 | 11,530 |
| 27 | 28 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,191,521 | 45,370 | 4,218 | 4,408 | 6,291 |
| 28 | 27 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,171,968 | - | 8,299 | 3,599 | 11,496 |
| 29 | 32 | Penske Logistics
|
1,137,000 | - | 13,000 | 2,054 | 4,918 |
| 30 | 26 | NFI
|
1,105,000 | - | 8,000 | 2,264 | 7,500 |
| 31 | 31 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,102,332 | 102,862 | 5,526 | 4,738 | 11,487 |
| 32 | 30 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,100,000 | - | 5,500 | 5,130 | 12,883 |
| 33 | 29 | Averitt Express
|
1,078,000 | - | 4,441 | 13,075 | |
| 34 | 47 | Forward Air
|
1,010,959 | 61,169 | 3,600 | 1,300 | 3,100 |
| 36 | 34 | Quality Carriers
|
991,758 | 20,640 | 1,188 | 3,195 | 3,171 |
| 37 | 36 | Atlas World Group
|
878,313 | 9,542 | 644 | 2,086 | 4,012 |
| 38 | 41 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
873,432 | - | 1,389 | 2,519 | 6,127 |
| 39 | 33 | Heartland Express
|
871,355 | 84,834 | 4,500 | 4,776 | 12,970 |
| 40 | 42 | KLLM Transport Services
|
863,000 | - | 3,800 | 5,500 | |
| 41 | 38 | Ruan
|
848,759 | - | 5,595 | 3,754 | 8,395 |
| 42 | 45 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
806,400 | 35,579 | 4,582 | 4,031 | 11,180 |
| 43 | 37 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
790,000 | - | 3,500 | ||
| 44 | 39 | Day & Ross
|
771,988 | - | 1,602 | 1,552 | 3,103 |
| 45 | 40 | Trimac Transportation
|
737,725 | - | 3,262 | 2,167 | 4,679 |
| 46 | 44 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
718,980 | 17,808 | 4,400 | 2,665 | 6,722 |
| 47 | 47 | Stevens Transport
|
673,160 | 91,310 | 2,835 | 2,775 | 3,782 |
| 49 | 60 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
668,000 | - | 2,500 | 2,610 | 5,515 |
| 50 | 51 | USA Truck
|
602,477 | 6,285 | 2,183 | 6,216 | |
| 51 | 49 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
580,371 | - | 4,500 | 2,450 | 6,000 |
| 52 | 60 | Pitt Ohio
|
551,300 | - | 3,140 | 812 | 2,037 |
| 53 | 57 | Mercer Transportation
|
547,269 | - | 325 | 2,189 | 2,189 |
| 54 | 57 | Western Express
|
540,104 | - | 3,107 | 2,404 | 5,700 |
| 55 | 74 | United Road Services
|
532,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,772 | |
| 56 | 51 | Canada Cartage
|
516,976 | - | 2,543 | 2,417 | |
| 57 | 52 | Mullen Group
|
516,878 | - | 2,092 | 1,374 | 3,529 |
| 58 | 54 | Suddath
|
500,000 | - | 2,000 | 384 | 754 |
| 59 | 55 | Bison Transport
|
398,990 | - | 2,321 | 1,502 | 3,857 |
| 60 | 70 | Acme Truck Line
|
487,208 | - | 3,000 | 2,007 | 2,257 |
| 61 | 54 | TransX Group of Companies
|
482,571 | - | 2,560 | 1,505 | 4,240 |
| 62 | 58 | Shevell Group
|
461,000 | - | 3,559 | 1,920 | 4,600 |
| 63 | 76 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
436,024 | - | 772 | 1,408 | 1,418 |
| 64 | 65 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
436,000 | - | 3,610 | 1,228 | 3,109 |
| 65 | 61 | Dart Transit Co.
|
425,503 | 3,854 | 1,365 | 1,875 | 5,789 |
| 66 | 67 | Cowan Systems
|
421,515 | - | 1,700 | 1,748 | 3,795 |
| 67 | 63 | P.A.M. Transport
|
410,937 | 13,491 | 2,911 | 1,761 | 4,919 |
| 68 | 81 | Evans Delivery
|
400,000 | - | 275 | 3,150 | 525 |
| 69 | 66 | Roehl Transport
|
395,971 | - | 2,500 | 2,255 | 4,090 |
| 71 | 68 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
372,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,300 | 4,800 |
| 72 | 79 | California Cartage Co.
|
368,700 | - | 1,200 | ||
| 73 | 79 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
341,494 | 24,001 | 1,359 | 1,121 | 5,500 |
| 74 | 83 | Cassens Transport
|
328,649 | - | 1,445 | 1,371 | |
| 75 | 82 | A. Duie Pyle
|
318,811 | - | 2,500 | 822 | 1,900 |
| 76 | 80 | Maverick USA
|
316,018 | 21,044 | 1,813 | 1,376 | 1,983 |
| 77 | 73 | Comcar Industries
|
315,972 | - | 2,409 | 1,937 | 4,226 |
| 78 | 77 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
300,130 | - | 1,900 | 1,640 | 3,300 |
| 79 | 84 | Koch Cos.
|
285,000 | - | 980 | 839 | 4,584 |
| 80 | 88 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
282,000 | - | 1,777 | 496 | 1,130 |
| 81 | 88 | John Christner Trucking
|
271,104 | 15,033 | 213 | 733 | 1,184 |
| 82 | 69 | Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
|
270,000 | - | 2,000 | 420 | 800 |
| 83 | 91 | Trans-System
|
262,627 | - | 965 | 924 | 1,463 |
| 84 | 94 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
261,211 | - | 1,150 | 3,000 | |
| 85 | 89 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
260,200 | 7,600 | 1,416 | 1,189 | 2,099 |
| 87 | 91 | Groendyke Transport
|
241,313 | - | 1,423 | 975 | 1,500 |
| 88 | 106 | Black Horse Carriers
|
238,000 | - | 1,965 | 950 | 2,800 |
| 89 | 107 | Transport Investments
|
237,068 | - | 115 | 755 | 1,101 |
| 90 | 102 | Melton Truck Lines
|
236,000 | - | 1,378 | 1,107 | 1,837 |
| 90 | 104 | IMC Logistics
|
236,000 | - | 1,522 | 1,037 | 88 |
| 92 | 109 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
230,874 | - | 1,200 | 812 | 450 |
| 93 | 98 | Brown Integrated Logistics
|
224,655 | - | 1,104 | 1,047 | 5,100 |
| 94 | 86 | Fastfrate Group
|
222,960 | - | 710 | 504 | 1,371 |
| 95 | 96 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
222,000 | - | 1,100 | 750 | 1,400 |
| 95 | 108 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
222,000 | - | 1,551 | 930 | 1,800 |
| 97 | 93 | Calyx Transportation Group
|
218,198 | - | 500 | 750 | |
| 98 | 105 | Navajo Express Inc.
|
218,000 | - | 1,300 | 1,000 | 1,800 |
| 99 | 103 | Central Freight Lines
|
214,000 | - | 1,448 | 6,648 | |
| 100 | 95 | Wheaton World Wide Moving
|
210,527 | 6,945 | 180 | 717 | 1,075 |
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
Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics
Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated.
TFI to Buy Daseke for $1.1 Billion
TFI International Inc., a Canadian carrier that has been growing through acquisitions, announced plans to purchase flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. for $1.1 billion, including debt.
Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million
Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.
Acceptance Grows for Driver-Assistance Technology
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TMC Transportation Plans $38M South Carolina Campus
Iowa-based flatbed carrier TMC Transportation is consolidating its southeastern U.S. presence via a $38 million investment in its South Carolina operations.
Court Approves Sale of 128 Yellow-Owned Terminals
A Delaware court approved the sale of 128 freight terminals owned by bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp., according to an audio recording of a Dec. 12 hearing.
Dark Horse Bidder Makes Second Offer for Yellow Assets
Next Century Logistics submitted a second bid for Yellow Corp. assets Dec. 7 after an initial offer to reanimate the bankrupt carrier was turned down by the administrators of Yellow’s assets.
Ryder Reveals First Two Companies in EV Fleet Program
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Canada Cartage Acquires GTI Group
Canada Cartage Corp. will buy GTI Group for an undisclosed sum, the company said.
Estes Express Says It Is Doing Well Post-Cyberattack
Executives from Estes Express Lines recently shared details and lessons learned about the company’s response after an October cyberattack hampered the carrier’s operations.
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