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2015 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
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
About the Rankings...

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.

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List: Just the Facts

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On the Bubble

Oak Harbor Freight Lines ($184 million), is a less-than-truckload carrier based in Auburn, Washington.
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For-Hire News
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

China’s Port Lockdowns Threaten Domestic Trucking

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China locking down key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus could have serious ramifications for trucking in the United States.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 5, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Werner Reports 24% Increase in Revenue for Q1

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Werner Enterprises posted net income of $53.7 million, or 82 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter, compared with $46.5 million, 68 cents, during the same time the previous year, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 4, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Daseke Reports 26% Rise in Revenue for Q1

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Daseke Inc. experienced a 26% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, For-Hire

Shippers Turn to Trucking for Help Meeting Carbon Reduction Goals

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LAS VEGAS — As large corporations make bold pledges to achieve carbon neutrality in the coming decades, they are increasingly looking at their supply chains as an opportunity to make progress toward those goals.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 3, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Saia Reports 112% Increase in Earnings for Q1

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Saia Inc. experienced a 112% year-over-year increase in total earnings for the first quarter, the company reported May 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 2, 2022
Business, For-Hire

USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1

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USA Truck posted increased year-over-year profits and revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

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ArcBest Corp. saw a surge in profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains

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TFI International more than doubled its first-quarter profit as it capitalized on solid freight demand and the integration of the UPS Freight operations it acquired last year.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports Revenue, Earnings Records for Q1

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Forward Air Corp. set all-time quarterly records for revenue, net income and earnings per diluted share during the first quarter, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Covenant Logistics Posts $291.6 Million in Revenue for Q1

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Covenant Logistics Group Inc. saw revenue and earnings improvements during the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022
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