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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
65,872,000 | 4,910,000 | 454,000 | 18,683 | 97,746 |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
63,864,000 | 4,465,000 | 425,000 | 29,873 | 113,218 |
| 3 | 3 | XPO
|
15,380,800 | 312,400 | 95,000 | 16,287 | 27,591 |
| 4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
7,189,568 | 385,308 | 27,670 | 14,392 | 32,931 |
| 5 | 30 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
5,136,261 | 529,922 | 25,400 | 23,069 | 74,949 |
| 6 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,891,000 | -10,800 | 32,000 | 14,100 | 44,600 |
| 7 | 6 | Schneider
|
4,383,600 | 389,900 | 19,600 | 11,859 | 37,637 |
| 8 | 9 | Hub Group
|
4,034,897 | 135,153 | 4,377 | 3,520 | 5,850 |
| 9 | 10 | TFI International
|
3,906,575 | 130,181 | 17,044 | 16,132 | 24,617 |
| 10 | 9 | Landstar System
|
3,646,364 | 177,088 | 1,273 | 9,438 | 15,534 |
| 11 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
3,358,112 | 463,774 | 20,944 | 8,316 | 32,890 |
| 12 | 13 | Ryder System
|
3,065,500 | 158,400 | |||
| 13 | 12 | ArcBest
|
2,826,457 | 59,726 | 13,000 | 4,436 | 22,275 |
| 14 | 14 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,740,000 | - | 17,397 | 6,695 | 27,443 |
| 15 | 16 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,116,737 | 92,000 | 12,154 | 7,480 | 24,500 |
| 16 | 15 | Roadrunner Freight
|
2,091,300 | -91,200 | 4,600 | 3,625 | 6,920 |
| 17 | 27 | NFI
|
1,910,000 | - | 10,000 | 4,000 | 8,900 |
| 18 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
1,875,031 | 208,184 | 4,300 | 6,296 | 12,753 |
| 19 | 21 | Penske Logistics
|
1,700,000 | - | 18,011 | 2,935 | 9,108 |
| 19 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,600,000 | - | 9,522 | 6,600 | 16,800 |
| 22 | 24 | R+L Carriers
|
1,580,000 | - | 5,084 | 15,675 | |
| 23 | 19 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,555,000 | - | 7,538 | 5,774 | 12,145 |
| 24 | 25 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,441,440 | - | 9,000 | 6,686 | 10,744 |
| 25 | 26 | C.R. England
|
1,405,411 | - | 7,975 | 4,213 | 6,116 |
| 26 | 21 | Sirva
|
1,400,000 | - | |||
| 27 | 28 | Saia Inc.
|
1,378,510 | 91,156 | 9,800 | 4,259 | 13,901 |
| 28 | 20 | Purolator
|
1,343,111 | - | 10,000 | 465 | 1,329 |
| 29 | 42 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
1,300,000 | 26,996 | 4,700 | 5,200 | 11,500 |
| 30 | 29 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,260,050 | - | 8,792 | 3,635 | 11,697 |
| 31 | 32 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,216,665 | 28,153 | 8,231 | 3,784 | 5,765 |
| 32 | 31 | Averitt Express
|
1,146,970 | 98,967 | 8,500 | 4,513 | 14,585 |
| 33 | 37 | Forward Air
|
1,100,816 | 87,321 | 4,898 | 964 | 6,464 |
| 34 | 35 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,100,000 | - | 6,000 | 5,400 | 14,000 |
| 35 | 33 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
1,065,356 | - | 5,200 | 3,850 | 10,000 |
| 36 | 34 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,004,301 | - | 1,996 | 2,652 | 6,958 |
| 37 | 38 | KLLM Transport Services
|
959,000 | - | 3,800 | 5,700 | |
| 38 | 39 | Lynden
|
950,000 | - | 2,600 | 768 | 2,889 |
| 39 | 59 | Evans Delivery
|
898,000 | - | 376 | 5,014 | 550 |
| 40 | 41 | Atlas World Group
|
842,100 | 4,800 | 671 | 1,271 | 4,076 |
| 41 | 40 | Ruan
|
836,298 | - | 5,500 | 2,900 | 8,710 |
| 42 | 43 | Quality Carriers
|
786,000 | - | 2,541 | 5,204 | |
| 43 | 44 | Central Transport International
|
754,000 | - | 3,180 | 6,543 | |
| 44 | 36 | Cardinal Logistics
|
720,000 | - | 4,245 | 2,905 | 7,940 |
| 45 | 51 | Day & Ross
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718,941 | - | 2,240 | 1,800 | 5,714 |
| 46 | 50 | Pitt Ohio
|
715,827 | - | 5,381 | 1,856 | 5,372 |
| 47 | 47 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
705,007 | 55,439 | 4,297 | 2,700 | 7,389 |
| 48 | 46 | Marten Transport
|
698,120 | 90,284 | 3,492 | 2,738 | 4,909 |
| 49 | 49 | Stevens Transport
|
694,980 | 83,845 | 2,925 | 2,810 | 4,010 |
| 50 | 53 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
665,000 | - | 5,000 | 3,000 | 6,500 |
| 51 | 56 | United Road Services
|
645,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,850 | 1,150 |
| 52 | 58 | Mullen Group
|
627,372 | - | 3,535 | 1,919 | 5,065 |
| 53 | 52 | Heartland Express
|
607,336 | 75,173 | 3,800 | 6,719 | 19,975 |
| 54 | 48 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
602,825 | 74,839 | 3,753 | 2,637 | |
| 55 | 61 | PS Logistics
|
595,780 | - | 3,000 | 2,500 | |
| 56 | 45 | Trimac Transportation
|
576,796 | - | 3,200 | 1,720 | 3,800 |
| 57 | 56 | OnTrac Inc.
|
572,856 | - | 36 | 950 | |
| 58 | 55 | Western Express
|
566,230 | 41,998 | 2,850 | 2,555 | 7,800 |
| 59 | 60 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
562,000 | - | 4,501 | 1,561 | 3,803 |
| 60 | 54 | Suddath
|
550,000 | - | |||
| 61 | 62 | Canada Cartage
|
546,309 | - | 3,137 | 2,548 | 2,817 |
| 62 | 69 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
512,874 | - | 1,023 | 1,345 | 2,126 |
| 63 | 63 | Mercer Transportation
|
492,509 | - | 293 | 2,299 | 2,299 |
| 64 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
487,236 | - | 6,136 | |||
| 65 | 74 | Bison Transport
|
472,004 | - | 2,944 | 1,704 | 4,732 |
| 66 | 67 | Cowan Systems
|
462,544 | - | 1,946 | 2,122 | 5,677 |
| 67 | 10 Roads Express
|
452,429 | - | 1,935 | 2,421 | ||
| 68 | 64 | Dart Transit Co.
|
451,925 | - | 2,626 | 2,131 | 7,159 |
| 69 | 70 | USA Truck
|
446,533 | 7,497 | 2,400 | 1,669 | 5,596 |
| 70 | 66 | Shevell Group
|
439,500 | - | 3,745 | 1,550 | 3,950 |
| 71 | 68 | P.A.M. Transport
|
437,838 | 38,899 | 2,409 | 2,281 | 5,795 |
| 72 | 72 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
430,261 | - | 1,760 | 1,450 | 6,000 |
| 73 | 71 | TransX Group of Companies
|
415,541 | - | 2,617 | 1,365 | 4,410 |
| 74 | 73 | TMC Transportation
|
413,000 | - | 2,613 | 3,404 | |
| 75 | 79 | Black Horse Carriers
|
412,500 | - | 3,150 | 1,670 | 3,500 |
| 76 | 81 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
400,977 | 26,309 | 1,272 | 6,065 | |
| 77 | LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
|
400,000 | - | 29 | 27 | ||
| 78 | 76 | Roehl Transport
|
384,473 | - | 2,336 | 1,983 | 4,873 |
| 79 | 78 | A. Duie Pyle
|
373,000 | - | 2,697 | 946 | 1,936 |
| 80 | 80 | Maverick USA
|
352,068 | - | 2,122 | 1,648 | 2,480 |
| 81 | 87 | Transport Investments
|
339,920 | - | 190 | 1,037 | 1,846 |
| 82 | 84 | IMC Logistics
|
332,490 | - | 2,300 | 1,658 | 148 |
| 83 | 82 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
320,700 | - | |||
| 84 | 94 | Salmon Cos.
|
314,303 | - | 713 | 1,092 | |
| 85 | 83 | Cassens Transport
|
302,004 | - | 1,265 | 1,231 | 1,231 |
| 86 | 88 | TransAm Trucking
|
280,000 | - | 1,135 | 1,823 | |
| 87 | 92 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
278,494 | - | 800 | 1,250 | 1,965 |
| 88 | 91 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
277,471 | - | 1,190 | 1,183 | 2,233 |
| 89 | 85 | Koch Cos.
|
277,000 | - | 1,190 | 1,053 | 5,476 |
| 90 | 86 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
274,000 | - | 344 | 1,220 | |
| 91 | 90 | Trans-System
|
271,000 | - | 1,050 | 1,000 | 1,700 |
| 92 | Melton Truck Lines
|
269,785 | - | 1,569 | 1,310 | 2,111 | |
| 93 | 77 | Central Freight Lines
|
266,000 | - | 2,001 | 8,012 | |
| 94 | 97 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
261,403 | - | 1,725 | 1,060 | 2,250 |
| 95 | 100 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
259,370 | - | 1,100 | 858 | 1,132 |
| 96 | 89 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
258,734 | - | 1,850 | 1,469 | 3,300 |
| 97 | 93 | United Vision Logistics
|
256,000 | - | 1,003 | 1,347 | |
| 98 | 99 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
252,300 | 14,500 | 1,370 | 1,100 | 2,000 |
| 99 | 96 | John Christner Trucking
|
244,696 | 13,138 | 222 | 809 | 1,112 |
| 100 | Acme Truck Line
|
239,000 | - | 1,900 | 1,315 | 1,314 |
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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For-Hire News
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USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1
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, 2022Business, For-Hire
ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1
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, 2022Business, For-Hire
TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains
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, 2022Business, For-Hire
Forward Air Reports Revenue, Earnings Records for Q1
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, 2022Business, For-Hire
Covenant Logistics Posts $291.6 Million in Revenue for Q1
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, 2022Business, For-Hire
Old Dominion Freight Line Reports Record Revenue for Q1
Old Dominion Freight Line’s revenue reached a record during the first quarter, the company announced April 27.
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April 27, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
UPS Reports Strong Q1 Earnings Amid Lower Package Volume
UPS Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, saying its quarterly income increased to $3.3 billion compared with $2.77 billion in the first quarter of 2021.
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April 26, 2022Business, For-Hire
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