Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.
Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.
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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 90,958,000 | 6,708,000 | 500,000 | 19,267 | 84,956 | |
2 | 2 | 87,514,000 | 4,395,000 | 529,000 | 38,697 | 138,230 | |
3 | 3 | 12,829,665 | 728,287 | 35,000 | 23,000 | 47,400 | |
4 | 4 | 9,090,567 est |
504,877 | 25,123 | 7,504 | 34,599 | |
5 | 5 | 7,744,000 | 189,000 | 38,000 | 9,500 | 33,500 | |
6 | 9 | 7,660,000 est |
- | 47,500 | 69,000 | 40,800 | |
7 | 7 | 7,141,766 | 217,149 | 34,300 | 24,788 | 96,347 | |
8 | 10 | 5,866,152 | 1,239,502 | 23,386 | 10,791 | 46,414 | |
9 | 8 | 5,498,900 | 238,500 | 17,300 | 10,600 | 47,300 | |
10 | 6 | 5,303,322 | 264,394 | 1,468 | 9,809 | 18,017 | |
11 | 14 | 5,073,000 | - | 22,803 | 10,033 | 41,368 | |
12 | 12 | 4,427,443 | 142,164 | 15,000 | 4,411 | 24,323 | |
13 | 15 | 4,300,000 | - | 21,173 | 7,287 | 21,979 | |
14 | 11 | 4,202,585 | 167,528 | 5,950 | 5,200 | 4,300 | |
15 | 16 | 3,500,000 | - | 17,300 | 4,850 | 13,700 | |
16 | 17 | 3,283,499 | 112,382 | 13,809 | 8,035 | 30,810 | |
17 | 18 | 3,070,000 est |
- | 8,284 | 20,468 | ||
18 | 21 | 2,881,433 | 354,857 | 14,000 | 6,500 | 22,100 | |
19 | 20 | 2,653,000 | 296,000 | 14,000 | 552 | 1,073 | |
20 | 19 | 2,520,027 | 368,654 | 4,535 | 8,112 | 15,735 | |
21 | 22 | 2,406,635 | - | 10,000 | 7,550 | 12,600 | |
22 | 23 | 2,040,000 | - | 630 | 7,500 | ||
23 | 34 | 1,706,219 | - | 5,000 | 3,782 | 10,302 | |
24 | 32 | 1,686,340 | - | 8,592 | 2,924 | 8,426 | |
25 | 29 | 1,668,000 est |
- | 9,309 | 5,255 | 15,774 | |
25 | 26 | 1,668,000 est |
- | 6,224 | 4,778 | ||
27 | 25 | 1,662,139 | 92,901 | 9,311 | 4,206 | 4,892 | |
28 | 33 | 1,569,780 est |
- | 3,600 | 3,950 | 6,400 | |
29 | 39 | 1,529,000 | - | 8,258 | 1,537 | 9,854 | |
30 | 35 | 1,525,716 est |
- | 1,234 | |||
31 | 30 | 1,511,300 | - | 2,379 | 2,443 | 6,891 | |
32 | 38 | 1,342,000 | - | 6,500 | 5,538 | 13,170 | |
33 | 40 | 859,429 | - | 2,940 | 2,200 | 150 | |
34 | 36 | 1,282,000 | - | 616 | 3,900 | ||
35 | 44 | 1,261,000 est |
- | 2,953 | 11,877 | ||
36 | 58 | 1,207,458 | 14,775 | 6,320 | 5,512 | 16,833 | |
37 | 41 | 1,193,400 est |
- | 2,519 | 1,088 | 3,348 | |
38 | 42 | 1,131,455 | 70,373 | 4,213 | 3,349 | 5,653 | |
39 | 43 | 1,127,348 | - | 1,215 | 3,499 | 3,345 | |
40 | 46 | 1,103,573 | 55,229 | 4,904 | 2,458 | 4,808 | |
41 | 27 | 1,096,958 | 167,351 | 4,014 | 989 | 6,637 | |
42 | 28 | 1,089,000 est |
- | 6,500 | 3,996 | 5,544 | |
43 | 48 | 1,057,251 | - | 3,050 | 4,300 | ||
44 | 50 | 1,054,000 est |
- | 5,300 | 3,550 | 9,200 | |
45 | 56 | 1,035,000 est |
- | 5,800 | 2,261 | 5,223 | |
46 | 49 | 1,003,153 | - | 4,486 | 2,600 | 9,400 | |
47 | 37 | 989,259 | 101,259 | 4,621 | 2,354 | 6,549 | |
48 | 55 | 962,180 est |
- | 5,583 | 3,500 | 5,000 | |
49 | 60 | 944,742 | - | 5,424 | 1,654 | 4,145 | |
50 | 53 | 904,600 | 2,000 | 637 | 1,679 | 3,754 | |
51 | 57 | 903,312 est |
- | 3,000 | 2,035 | 5,782 | |
52 | 54 | 886,000 | - | 783 | 1,020 | 1,508 | |
53 | 62 | 814,000 | 118,900 | 3,650 | 2,400 | 4,100 | |
54 | 61 | 810,807 | 18,416 | 2,530 | 2,200 | 8,567 | |
55 | 45 | 808,000 est |
- | 2,624 | 3,152 | 5,250 | |
56 | 67 | 795,000 | - | 3,200 | 2,500 | 2,345 | |
57 | 66 | 774,000 | - | 4,120 | 1,763 | 2,924 | |
58 | 758,000 est |
- | |||||
59 | 65 | 744,000 est |
- | 3,500 | 2,519 | 3,402 | |
60 | 64 | 736,236 est |
- | 1,837 | 1,797 | 1,915 | |
61 | 76 | 676,000 est |
- | 3,681 | 4,429 | ||
62 | 59 | 674,500 | - | 3,500 | 2,897 | 4,608 | |
63 | 68 | 670,079 | - | 2,325 | 2,392 | 7,666 | |
64 | 69 | 664,000 | - | 2,262 | 1,899 | 3,425 | |
65 | 70 | 647,000 est |
- | 266 | 2,093 | 2,093 | |
66 | 609,000 est |
- | 3,700 | 3,076 | 11,683 | ||
67 | 71 | 574,668 est |
- | 3,400 | 2,200 | 5,000 | |
68 | 73 | 574,000 est |
- | 2,933 | 2,166 | 5,820 | |
69 | 83 | 556,975 | - | 1,585 | 1,480 | 3,134 | |
70 | 74 | 547,128 est |
- | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
71 | 75 | 531,522 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,286 | 1,284 | |
72 | 78 | 468,180 est |
- | 450 | 1,500 | ||
73 | 72 | 446,000 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,600 | 5,600 | |
74 | 63 | 443,000 est |
- | 2,043 | 6,300 | ||
75 | 85 | 425,089 | - | 619 | 1,199 | 2,011 | |
76 | 79 | 423,433 est |
- | 2,173 | 1,645 | 2,763 | |
77 | 80 | 415,120 est |
- | 260 | 550 | 650 | |
78 | 88 | 410,000 est |
- | 1,250 | 352 | 2,042 | |
79 | 81 | 403,002 est |
- | 1,485 | 576 | 1,147 | |
80 | 84 | 390,150 est |
- | 900 | 2,000 | ||
81 | 87 | 374,000 est |
- | 400 | 158 | 575 | |
82 | 357,000 | - | 600 | 640 | 1,300 | ||
83 | 82 | 349,442 | - | 1,754 | 1,596 | 2,420 | |
84 | 92 | 332,000 | - | 1,150 | 1,005 | 1,900 | |
85 | 91 | 331,258 est |
- | 930 | 616 | 1,000 | |
86 | 330,000 | - | 1,404 | 687 | 1,423 | ||
87 | 86 | 323,556 | 187,260 | 1,225 | 615 | 1,805 | |
88 | 94 | 320,000 est |
- | 1,700 | 800 | 2,400 | |
89 | 93 | 312,933 est |
- | 509 | 757 | 3,400 | |
90 | 95 | 305,694 est |
- | 1,500 | 4,000 | ||
91 | 96 | 301,222 est |
- | 1,300 | 1,200 | 4,600 | |
92 | 97 | 290,822 est |
- | 1,200 | 1,897 | 2,068 | |
93 | 98 | 264,906 | - | 1,095 | 750 | 3,340 | |
94 | 253,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 600 | |||
95 | 248,467 | - | 1,350 | 849 | 623 | ||
96 | 100 | 232,529 est |
- | 588 | 653 | 1,250 | |
97 | 207,000 | - | 1,090 | 850 | 2,200 | ||
98 | 204,698 | 6,141 | 1,288 | 1,150 | 2,696 | ||
99 | 198,166 | -1,324 | 1,315 | 702 | 1,620 | ||
100 | 182,415 | 13,426 | 1,800 | 119 | 295 |
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.
#2 FedEx Corp. revenue and net income is for the 12-month period ended Feb. 29, 2024.
#4 TFI’s revenue is adjusted to reflect its acquisition of Daseke Inc. in April 2024.
#6 Ryder’s revenue is adjusted to reflect its acquisition of Cardinal Logistics in February 2024.
#33 IMC Logistics revenue data was provided by the company to replace the previously published estimate that determined its ranking on the Top 100 list.
#47 Mullen Group revenue and income converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2023 exchange rate.
#48 10 Roads Express revenue estimate is based on data provided by Culhane Meadows.
#28 PS Logistics, #30 OnTrac Inc., #37 Lynden, #51 Quality Carriers, #60 United Road Services, #67 Trimac Transportation, #70 Heniff, #71 Jack Cooper Holdings, #72 ContainerPort Group, #76 Maverick USA, #77 Beemac Trucking, #79 Dependable Supply Chain Services, #80 Koch Cos., #89 Artur Express, #90 Western Flyer Express, #91 New Legend, #92 Transervice Logistics and #96 National Carriers revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
#17 R+L Carriers, #25 CRST, #35 Central Transport International, #58 Manitoulin Group of Cos., #61 TMC Transportation, #65 Mercer Transportation, #66 FirstFleet and #68 Roehl Transport revenues are estimated by SJ Consulting Group.
#25 Averitt Express, #42 C.R. England, #45 Dayton Freight Lines, #55 Hirschbach Motor Lines, #59 Canada Cartage, #73 Mesilla Valley Transportation, #74 USA Truck, #78 Roadrunner Freight, #81 Daylight Transport, #88 Oak Harbor Freight Lines and #94 Ward Transport & Logistics revenue estimates are based on data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.
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Schroeder Embraces Safety in Trucking Championships
FedEx Freight driver David Schroeder, Ohio's trucking champion who will be competing at nationals in his home state, embraces safety on and off the skills course.
FedEx Hires Aircraft Leasing Executive John Dietrich as CFO
FedEx Corp. hired John Dietrich, the former head of an aircraft leasing company, as its new chief financial officer amid a sweeping plan to restructure the package delivery giant.
UPS to Train Nonunion Employees to Deliver Packages
UPS Inc. plans to train nonunion employees to deliver packages in the event of a labor disruption in the U.S., underscoring the potential for a strike as a crucial negotiating deadline nears.
Fleets Tackle Parts Shop Organization
Fleets share strategies on how to maintain parts inventory to eliminate downtime and other inefficiencies.
Port Charleston Freight Tied to Averitt Express Expansion
South Carolina state officials have welcomed a $4.58 million expansion by Averitt Express of its operations in Charleston County to meet freight needs from the Port of Charleston.
UPS-Teamsters Negotiations Remain Stalled
UPS on July 11 pushed to Aug. 8 the release date for its second-quarter financial report, a week after its labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is set to expire.
UPS Schedules Later Release of Midyear Earnings
UPS Inc. investors will wait longer than usual to hear from CEO Carol Tomé this quarter as the company works to avoid a harmful worker strike.
Yellow Gains Financial Targets Waiver
Yellow Corp. will not have to meet certain financial targets under a deal with its lenders, winning valuable breathing space as it battles the Teamsters union and the threat of bankruptcy.
Analysts: Walkout at UPS Would Have Deep Impact on Economy
A strike by UPS workers if a new labor agreement isn’t reached with the Teamsters would hold significant implications across the supply chain, industry analysts said.
Knight-Swift Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings closed on its previously announced acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the company announced July 5.