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February 1, 2024Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
After you've absorbed the changes and trends in this year's Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, take our interactive quiz!
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. | 1,887,004 |
| 2 | C.R. England | 1,636,138 |
| 3 | KLLM Transport Services | 917,000 |
| 4 | Swift Refrigerated | 819,190 |
| 5 | Stevens Transport | 719,870 |
| 6 | Marten Transport | 375,340 |
| 7 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 369,285 |
| 8 | TransAm Trucking | 307,000 est |
| 9 | John Christner Trucking | 295,171 |
| 10 | Shaffer Trucking | 266,000 |
| 11 | Navajo Express | 255,000 est |
| 12 | Black Horse Carriers | 214,000 |
| 13 | May Trucking Co. | 203,337 |
| 14 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 155,000 |
| 15 | NFI | 148,000 |
| 16 | Frialsa Logistica | 143,200 |
| 17 | Covenant Logistics Group | 135,200 |
| 18 | Pride Transport | 120,000 |
| 19 | J&R Schugel Trucking | 119,000 |
| 20 | WEL Cos. | 118,799 |
| 21 | National Carriers | 115,500 |
| 22 | Decker Truck Line | 106,206 |
| 23 | Freymiller Inc. | 98,000 |
| 24 | Roadrunner Freight | 96,692 |
| 25 | Continental Express | 96,500 |
| 26 | Day & Ross | 84,795 |
| 27 | Schuster Co. | 83,200 |
| 28 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 50,667 |
| 29 | Great Plains Transport Inc. | 48,697 |
| 30 | Denney Transport | 46,401 |
| 31 | Maverick USA | 45,484 |
| 32 | MCT Transportation | 44,148 |
| 33 | Cowan Systems | 41,571 |
| 34 | PS Logistics | 36,367 |
| 35 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 36,000 |
| 36 | Transportes Garza Leal | 34,500 |
| 37 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 30,000 |
| 38 | TWT Refrigerated | 30,000 |
| 39 | Halvor Lines | 26,401 |
| 40 | Blackhawk Transport | 18,157 |
| 41 | Fastfrate Group | 2,700 |
| 42 | J&B Express | 2,200 |
| 43 | Dupré Logistics | 1,641 |
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Ryder to Acquire Cardinal Logistics
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100
Forward Air Completes Acquisition of Omni Logistics
Forward Air on Jan. 25 announced the completion of its long-pending acquisition of Omni Logistics, with both companies’ leaders touting the benefits of the merger.
January 31, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100
UPS to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Explore Sale of Coyote Amid Weak Q4
UPS Inc. is reducing its overall employee head count by 12,000 workers, which the company says will save more than $1 billion, citing higher labor costs and softening demand.
January 30, 2024Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire, Private
Kodiak Opens Truck Port at Ryder Facility in Houston
Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.
January 25, 2024Business, For-Hire, Top 100
Knight-Swift Reports 11% Revenue Increase for Q4
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings profits dropped during the fourth quarter but the carrier experienced an increase in revenue, the company reported Jan. 24.
January 25, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Forward Air Reaches Deal With Omni Logistics on Acquisition
Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics have settled litigation surrounding a planned merger that allows a deal to proceed under amended terms, the companies announced Jan. 22.
January 22, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
J.B. Hunt Reports Revenue Declined to $3.3 Billion for Q4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported a decline in fourth-quarter earnings as a result of weaker performance across its segments and rising insurance costs, the company reported Jan. 18.
January 19, 2024Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics
Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated.
January 10, 2024Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire
TFI to Buy Daseke for $1.1 Billion
TFI International Inc., a Canadian carrier that has been growing through acquisitions, announced plans to purchase flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. for $1.1 billion, including debt.
December 22, 2023Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million
Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.
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