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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
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 | 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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($225 million), is a holding company based in Auburdale, Fla. The company provides dry van and refrigerated truckload, flatbed/heavy specialized, dry and liquid bulk, and chemical tank transportation services.
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For-Hire News
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Trucking has started making thousands of hires for the holiday season despite facing a variety of economic headwinds.
September 15, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA
UPS to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers Ahead of Holidays
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ATA Group Advances Trucking Diversity Initiative
A working group formed by American Trucking Associations to advance diversity in the industry has drafted guidelines to help fleets of all sizes foster greater inclusiveness in their ranks, and has now created an award to recognize industry diversity efforts.
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PS Logistics Completes Acquisition, Agreement
PS Logistics announced its refrigerated carrier Purdy Bros. Trucking, based in Loudon, Tenn., completed the acquisition of certain transportation assets of Phoenix Leasing of Tennessee Inc.
August 26, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA
U.S. Xpress Cuts Nondriving Staff, Slows Spending
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises is hitting the brakes on its spending, cutting its nondriving staff by another 5% this month and looking for ways to dispose of extra real estate and trim other expenses to offset rising costs amid signs of a shipping slowdown in some industries.
August 26, 2022Business, Technology, For-Hire, TCA
Covenant Official Says Range Is Biggest Factor in EV Adoption
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The distance a battery-powered tractor-trailer can travel before recharging is “the big holdup” for the adoption of electric trucks, a top official for Chattanooga-based Covenant Logistics said Aug. 23.
August 24, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA
U.S. Xpress Partners With School to Launch Supply Chain Program
High school students in Hamilton County, Tenn., can explore careers in supply chain management and logistics through a new Future Ready Institute that’s launching this fall.
August 24, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
PS Logistics Subsidiary Acquires Noble
DMT Trucking announced Aug. 9 that it has completed its acquisition of the Scottsboro, Ala.-based Noble family of transportation businesses.
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XPO Posts Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Upcoming Leadership Change
XPO Logistics Inc. on Aug. 4 reported record revenue and net income for the second quarter, part of a busy week for the Greenwich, Conn.-based company.
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