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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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Reach Agreement on New Contract

UPS and the Teamsters have reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement that covers more than 340,000 workers, the company and the union announced in separate statements.

Joe Howard and Dan Ronan | Staff Reporters
July 25, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx Pilots Reject Proposed Multiyear Contract

Union pilots who fly for FedEx announced on July 24 the rejection of a proposed multiyear contract from the company, with 57% of members voting against the deal.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 24, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

Companies That Ship With UPS Develop Contingencies

Some large retailers and other companies across the country are warning customers of potential delivery delays if there is a UPS strike.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 24, 2023
Government, Business, For-Hire

Teamsters Halt Yellow Strike Plan After Benefits Extended

An agreement between the Teamsters and Central States Funds averts, for now, a strike that could have begun as soon as July 24 against Yellow Corp.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 23, 2023
Business, For-Hire

A UPS Strike May Curb Progress on Inflation, Supply Chains

A potential strike by 340,000 unionized workers at UPS Inc. threatens to unravel progress in tackling two of the U.S. economy’s biggest hurdles: inflation and supply chain disruptions.

July 21, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Reports 71% Earnings Drop for Q2

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. on July 20 reported that earnings dropped 71% year-over-year in the second quarter.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
Government, Business, For-Hire, TCA

UPS Pilots to Honor Picket Lines if Teamsters Strike

The pilots union at Sandy Springs, Ga.-based UPS Inc. plans to honor picket lines in the event of a Teamsters strike against the shipping giant.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 19, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Year-Over-Year Declines for Q2

J.B. Hunt Transport Services experienced a year-over-year decline in earnings and revenue during the second quarter, the company reported July 18.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 19, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Bolsters Capacity With Expansion in Georgia

XPO has completed the expansion of one of its service centers near Atlanta in an effort to grow capacity in the area, the company announced July 13.

July 18, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

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.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
July 18, 2023
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