2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Prime Inc. 1,623,776
2 C.R. England 1,405,411
3 KLLM Transport Services 959,000
4 Stevens Transport 694,980
5 Swift Refrigerated 539,307
est
6 Marten Transport 380,210
7 TransAm Trucking 280,000
est
8 Hirschbach Motor Lines 278,494
9 Navajo Express 238,000
est
10 Shaffer Trucking 220,000
11 John Christner Trucking 214,017
12 May Trucking Co. 203,337
13 Black Horse Carriers 185,000
14 Covenant Logistics Group 162,150
15 Roadrunner Freight 156,000
16 NFI 153,300
17 Frialsa Logistica 135,600
18 CanXpress 120,507
19 J&R Schugel Trucking 119,000
est
20 Decker Truck Line 106,206
21 WEL Cos. 106,042
22 National Carriers 102,000
23 Bay and Bay Transportation 101,000
24 Freymiller Inc. 84,000
est
25 MCT Transportation 76,337
26 Day & Ross 75,561
27 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 49,311
28 Cowan Systems 39,119
29 Maverick USA 35,207
30 Transportes Garza Leal 32,700
31 CRST The Transportation Solution 30,000
32 TWT Refrigerated 30,000
33 Challenger Motor Freight 14,008
Extras
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On the Bubble

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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Revenue and Earnings Decline for Q1

Landstar System Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Q1 Profit Slides on Lower Used Vehicle Sale Prices

Lower used-vehicle sale prices and the U.K. market exit hurt profits at Ryder System Inc. in the three months ending March 31, it said, as results fell short of analyst expectations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Wabash Q1 Profit Jumps as Sales, Order Backlog Soar

Profits at trailer manufacturer Wabash jumped year-over-year in the three months ending March 31 as sales and margins rose while order backlog soared.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Reports Lower Income, Revenue

TFI International profits slid year-over-year in the three months ending March 31, with its top executive saying April 26 that conditions in the quarter were tougher than expected.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 26, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Reports Lower Earnings as Consumer Spending Slows

UPS Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that were lower than those the Atlanta-based company posted in the same period in 2022 and were mixed when it came to Wall Street expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Completes First EV Delivery for Frito-Lay

Schneider completed its first battery-electric vehicle delivery with Frito-Lay North America, the multimodal transportation provider announced April 17.

April 24, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Reports Revenue, Earnings Decline for Q1

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 21, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private, TCA

Amazon May Charge a Return Fee at UPS Stores

If you opt to return your Amazon purchase at a UPS store, that transaction just might cost you.

Jessica Jones-Gorman | Staten Island Advance
April 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

NFI Ramps Up Battery-Electric Truck Deployment in California

NFI Industries will deploy 50 Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California, the for-hire truckload carrier said.

April 18, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

UPS, Teamsters Poised for Massive Contract Talks

High-stakes negotiations could start April 17 between the Teamsters and package delivery giant UPS that could have far-reaching reverberations.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 14, 2023
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