J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. appointed Shelley Simpson president — the first woman to serve in that role.
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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.R. England | 1,304,898 |
| 2 | Prime Inc. | 1,060,815 |
| 3 | KLLM Transport Services | 937,000 |
| 4 | Stevens Transport | 662,450 |
| 5 | Marten Transport | 375,851 |
| 6 | Swift Refrigerated | 341,280 |
| 7 | TransAm Trucking | 270,000 |
| 8 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 251,697 |
| 9 | John Christner Trucking | 236,625 |
| 10 | Shaffer Trucking | 210,000 |
| 11 | May Trucking Co. | 199,601 |
| 12 | Roadrunner Freight | 171,000 |
| 13 | Covenant Logistics Group | 167,662 |
| 14 | Frialsa Logistica | 127,100 |
| 15 | CanXpress | 122,867 |
| 16 | NFI | 122,000 |
| 17 | J&R Schugel Trucking | 114,000 |
| 18 | National Carriers | 108,000 |
| 19 | WEL Cos. | 106,250 |
| 20 | Decker Truck Line | 104,000 |
| 21 | MCT Transportation | 84,018 |
| 22 | Freymiller Inc. | 84,000 |
| 23 | Continental Express | 80,000 |
| 24 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 74,808 |
| 25 | Day & Ross | 62,450 |
| 26 | Cowan Systems | 38,881 |
| 27 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 36,213 |
| 28 | TWT Refrigerated | 35,300 |
| 29 | Maverick USA | 33,495 |
| 30 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 31,000 |
| 31 | Transportes Garza Leal | 30,600 |
| 32 | Celadon Group Inc. | 30,000 |
| 33 | Transport Investments | 4,539 |
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble
Oak Harbor Freight Lines
($197 million), Ed and David Vander Pol are co-presidents of this regional LTL carrier established in 1916 and based in Auburn, Wash. The company operates a network of 33 terminals in five western states.
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For-Hire News
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J.B. Hunt Names Shelley Simpson Company President
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J.B. Hunt Reports Q2 Revenue Jump to $3.84 Billion
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Marten Reports Record-Breaking Results for Q2
Marten Transport on July 18 reported the highest operating revenue and operating income in its history for the second quarter.
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UPS Expands Cargo Services in India to Seize Airfreight Boom
UPS Inc. opened a second airport cargo-handling facility in India to capture soaring pandemic-driven demand for airfreight.
July 19, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100
Trucking Faces Pressure to Prepare for Holidays Early
Supply chain pressures are forcing trucking to get an early start to the holiday shipping season despite a shift of underlying conditions within the industry.
July 18, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Averitt Announces Pay Increases for Drivers
Cookeville, Tenn.-based Averitt Express announced July 13 it was raising pay for its less-than-truckload drivers as well as providing a new guaranteed weekly minimum for its regional and flatbed drivers and a shorter waiting period in receiving benefits coverage for its new hires.
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XPO Names New Tech Brokerage Company RXO
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J.B. Hunt Expedites Overseas Delivery of New Containers
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has expedited overseas delivery of new containers as part of its commitment to grow intermodal capacity, the company announced June 30.
June 30, 2022Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire
Hyliion, Cummins Collaborate on Hypertruck ERX
Hyliion Inc. announced it is collaborating with Cummins Inc. to bring Hyliion’s natural gas extended range powertrain to North American trucking on schedule.
June 30, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
FedEx Predicts Profit Growth Under Three-Year Plan
FedEx Corp. expects to grow earnings per share as much as 19% annually over the next three years by targeting “high-value” customers and squeezing more efficiency out of its networks.
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