2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
2016 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
58,400,000 | 4,800,000 | 444,000 | 109,423 | |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
49,600,000 | 2,866,000 | 340,000 | 27,282 | 102,014 |
| 3 | 14 | XPO
|
7,623,200 | -245,900 | 87,000 | 18,051 | 27,501 |
| 4 | 3 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,187,646 | 427,235 | 21,455 | 14,002 | 29,276 |
| 5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,832,400 | 700 | 32,000 | 15,100 | 45,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,229,322 | 197,577 | 21,000 | 19,864 | 65,233 |
| 7 | 7 | Schneider
|
4,000,000 | - | 18,132 | 13,020 | 33,830 |
| 8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,525,595 | 70,949 | 2,605 | 2,844 | 452 |
| 9 | 10 | Landstar System
|
3,321,091 | 147,689 | 1,223 | 9,237 | 14,761 |
| 10 | 9 | TFI International
|
3,154,018 | 127,915 | 15,496 | 5,938 | 17,706 |
| 11 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,972,442 | 304,690 | 19,482 | 7,688 | 30,204 |
| 12 | 12 | ArcBest
|
2,666,905 | 44,854 | 13,000 | 4,374 | 21,244 |
| 13 | 13 | Ryder System
|
2,443,301 | 139,554 | 4,098 | 6,042 | |
| 14 | 15 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,367,000 | - | 16,126 | 6,561 | 26,518 |
| 15 | 16 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,093,529 | 123,714 | 12,325 | 7,512 | 24,090 |
| 16 | 17 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,995,019 | 48,000 | 4,502 | 4,319 | 6,494 |
| 17 | 19 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 1,220 | 5,000 | 6,700 |
| 18 | 21 | Prime Inc.
|
1,627,899 | 223,958 | 3,365 | 6,613 | 12,629 |
| 19 | 18 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,541,000 | - | 10,400 | 6,796 | 15,000 |
| 20 | 24 | Sirva
|
1,500,000 | - | |||
| 21 | 20 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,455,100 | - | 9,016 | 6,333 | 9,491 |
| 22 | 29 | Penske Logistics
|
1,400,000 | - | 13,740 | 2,500 | 5,540 |
| 23 | 23 | C.R. England
|
1,397,626 | - | 7,825 | 4,735 | 6,010 |
| 24 | 25 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,316,696 | - | 8,084 | 4,136 | 8,499 |
| 25 | 26 | Saia Inc.
|
1,221,311 | - | 8,900 | 3,932 | 12,371 |
| 26 | 22 | Purolator
|
1,202,828 | - | 11,000 | 465 | 1,300 |
| 27 | 30 | NFI
|
1,200,000 | - | 8,200 | 2,453 | 7,800 |
| 28 | 28 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,192,823 | - | 8,687 | 3,809 | 11,477 |
| 29 | 31 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,182,964 | 116,718 | 5,500 | 4,699 | 11,718 |
| 30 | 27 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,130,000 | - | 7,309 | 4,710 | 3,650 |
| 31 | 33 | Averitt Express
|
1,078,436 | - | 4,215 | 12,474 | |
| 32 | 42 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
1,026,489 | 38,620 | 6,200 | 4,253 | 13,327 |
| 33 | 32 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,014,000 | - | 5,339 | 12,982 | |
| 34 | 35 | Lynden
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975,000 | - | 2,800 | 768 | 2,889 |
| 35 | 34 | Forward Air
|
959,125 | 55,575 | 4,536 | 1,936 | 4,078 |
| 36 | 40 | KLLM Transport Services
|
910,000 | - | 4,000 | 5,600 | |
| 37 | 38 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
880,820 | - | 1,430 | 2,451 | 6,463 |
| 38 | 41 | Ruan
|
869,214 | - | 5,558 | 3,501 | 7,691 |
| 39 | 37 | Atlas World Group
|
845,100 | 8,200 | 674 | 2,022 | |
| 40 | 45 | Trimac Transportation
|
756,000 | - | 3,262 | 1,992 | 4,282 |
| 41 | 39 | Heartland Express
|
736,345 | 73,056 | 4,200 | 3,872 | 6,281 |
| 42 | 43 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
728,589 | - | 3,895 | 3,525 | |
| 43 | 46 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
724,240 | 42,085 | 4,400 | 2,656 | 6,978 |
| 44 | 49 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
721,000 | - | 3,014 | 2,957 | 5,977 |
| 45 | 44 | Day & Ross
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710,914 | - | 1,793 | 1,539 | 3,580 |
| 46 | 47 | Stevens Transport
|
671,110 | 89,130 | 2,792 | 2,717 | 3,880 |
| 47 | 48 | Marten Transport
|
664,994 | 35,745 | 3,577 | 2,740 | 4,700 |
| 48 | 52 | Pitt Ohio
|
619,736 | - | 3,169 | 865 | 2,036 |
| 49 | 58 | Suddath
|
600,000 | - | 2,150 | 435 | 765 |
| 50 | 51 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
595,368 | - | 5,000 | 3,000 | 6,500 |
| 51 | 57 | Mullen Group
|
559,477 | - | 3,407 | 2,265 | 4,839 |
| 52 | 54 | Western Express
|
520,079 | - | 3,275 | 2,520 | 5,860 |
| 53 | 50 | USA Truck
|
507,934 | 11,069 | 2,881 | 1,568 | 6,200 |
| 54 | 55 | United Road Services
|
500,000 | - | 1,700 | 2,000 | 1,600 |
| 55 | 53 | Mercer Transportation
|
494,912 | - | 312 | 2,487 | 2,487 |
| 56 | PS Logistics
|
491,000 | - | 1,900 | 2,076 | 2,271 | |
| 57 | 56 | Canada Cartage
|
466,463 | - | 4,000 | 2,059 | 2,463 |
| 58 | 64 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
462,000 | - | 3,905 | 1,361 | 3,106 |
| 59 | 68 | Evans Delivery
|
457,000 | - | 300 | 3,370 | 600 |
| 60 | 62 | Shevell Group
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454,000 | - | 3,644 | 1,860 | 4,550 |
| 61 | 61 | TransX Group of Companies
|
442,428 | - | 2,670 | 1,570 | 4,360 |
| 62 | 66 | Cowan Systems
|
432,000 | - | 1,910 | 1,969 | 4,442 |
| 63 | 72 | California Cartage Co.
|
420,000 | - | 1,500 | ||
| 64 | 67 | P.A.M. Transport
|
417,050 | 21,436 | 3,049 | 1,860 | 4,983 |
| 65 | 59 | Bison Transport
|
423,403 | - | 2,600 | 1,635 | 3,616 |
| 66 | 71 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
397,716 | - | 1,950 | 1,400 | 5,100 |
| 67 | 70 | Interstate Distributor Co.
|
392,109 | - | 2,035 | 1,589 | 5,598 |
| 68 | 63 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
384,418 | - | 882 | 1,625 | 1,379 |
| 69 | 65 | Dart Transit Co.
|
383,284 | 2,092 | 1,266 | 2,130 | 6,248 |
| 70 | 69 | Roehl Transport
|
374,156 | - | 2,540 | 2,072 | 4,829 |
| 71 | 73 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
332,276 | 27,524 | 1,542 | 1,157 | 5,636 |
| 72 | 74 | Cassens Transport
|
327,206 | - | 1,327 | 1,411 | |
| 73 | 75 | A. Duie Pyle
|
325,384 | - | 2,600 | 925 | 1,900 |
| 74 | 76 | Maverick USA
|
314,722 | - | 2,034 | 1,528 | 2,270 |
| 75 | 92 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
313,000 | - | |||
| 76 | 79 | Koch Cos.
|
290,000 | - | 1,300 | 980 | 4,950 |
| 77 | 60 | Acme Truck Line
|
282,597 | - | 1,315 | 1,314 | |
| 78 | 88 | Black Horse Carriers
|
278,341 | - | 2,300 | 1,170 | 2,800 |
| 79 | 77 | Comcar Industries
|
275,165 | - | 2,702 | 1,712 | 4,680 |
| 80 | 90 | IMC Logistics
|
273,000 | 236,000 | 1,826 | 1,491 | 91 |
| 81 | 84 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
259,301 | - | 1,810 | 1,294 | 3,278 |
| 82 | 78 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
258,496 | - | 1,900 | 1,550 | 3,300 |
| 83 | 83 | Trans-System
|
255,325 | - | 1,100 | 1,046 | 1,579 |
| 84 | 86 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
245,152 | - | 1,136 | 1,145 | 2,060 |
| 85 | 85 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
244,800 | 7,500 | 1,400 | 942 | 2,000 |
| 86 | 81 | John Christner Trucking
|
244,718 | 24,977 | 222 | 726 | 995 |
| 87 | 90 | Melton Truck Lines
|
223,641 | - | 1,477 | 1,244 | 2,012 |
| 88 | 87 | Groendyke Transport
|
221,329 | 15,715 | 1,386 | 1,010 | 1,640 |
| 89 | 95 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
220,000 | - | 1,400 | 1,125 | 2,200 |
| 90 | 93 | Brown Integrated Logistics
|
216,236 | - | 1,150 | 1,110 | 5,100 |
| 91 | 89 | Transport Investments
|
215,408 | - | 773 | 1,000 | |
| 92 | 95 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
211,000 | - | 1,100 | 850 | 1,200 |
| 93 | 100 | Wheaton World Wide Moving
|
209,140 | 6,926 | 180 | 717 | 1,075 |
| 94 | 99 | Central Freight Lines
|
205,000 | - | 1,250 | 2,848 | |
| 94 | 101 | National Carriers
|
205,000 | - | 590 | 650 | 1,200 |
| 96 | 102 | PGT Holdings
|
204,000 | - | 1,045 | 1,012 | 1,400 |
| 97 | 103 | Dupré Logistics
|
201,803 | 1,308 | 1,247 | 592 | 1,018 |
| 98 | 102 | May Trucking Co.
|
200,619 | - | 1,350 | 998 | 2,100 |
| 99 | 101 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines
|
190,789 | - | 1,450 | 656 | 1,905 |
| 100 | 94 | Fastfrate Group
|
180,773 | - | 830 | 621 | 965 |
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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For-Hire News
Proficient Q4 Revenue Slumps 15.9% on Weaker Margins
Proficient — the No. 4-ranked auto transporter — expects industry dynamics to improve in 2025, including through a reduction in carrier capacity due to the travails of Jack Cooper Holdings.
Auto Hauler Jack Cooper to Shut Down After Losing Ford, GM
The dominoes started to topple when automaker Ford decided in January to end its relationship with Jack Cooper, bringing the curtain down on an approximately 40-year relationship.
Mullen Group Posts 0.1% Revenue Gain
Mullen Group experienced a slight increase in revenue year over year but a dip in earnings during the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported Feb. 13.
Knight-Swift, A. Duie Pyle, TFI Buy Ex-Yellow Terminals
The three carriers bought a total of seven former Yellow terminals in private deals from the bankrupt LTL carrier’s administrators as each sought to bolster its LTL operations.
Ryder Reports Growth From Strong Operations During Q4
“We are pleased to report that this quarter is the first quarter in the last eight with year-over-year comparable earnings growth," CEO Robert Sanchez said during a call with investors.
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.
Werner Posts Q4 Declines in Profit, Revenue
Werner Enterprises reported year-over-year income and revenue declines during the fourth quarter of 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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