2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front
Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Prime Inc. 2,006,924
2 KLLM Transport Services 936,000
3 C.R. England 897,868
4 Swift Refrigerated 755,000
est
5 Stevens Transport 737,294
6 Hirschbach Motor Lines 440,862
7 Marten Transport 378,000
8 John Christner Trucking 338,873
9 TransAm Trucking 297,000
est
10 Black Horse Carriers 280,500
11 FFE Transportation Services 275,000
12 Shaffer Trucking 266,000
est
13 Navajo Express 243,000
est
14 Bay and Bay Transportation 150,752
15 Frialsa Logistica 143,200
est
16 NFI 126,000
17 Pride Transport 122,000
18 WEL Cos. 120,284
19 J&R Schugel Trucking 119,000
est
20 Day & Ross 118,837
21 National Carriers 108,500
22 Decker Truck Line 106,206
est
23 Covenant Logistics Group 98,272
est
24 Freymiller Inc. 98,000
est
25 Roadrunner Freight 96,692
est
26 Schuster Co. 83,200
est
27 Raider Express 80,000
28 Wilson Logistics 75,000
29 Continental Express 71,500
30 Great Plains Transport 64,302
31 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 59,078
32 Canada Cartage 53,580
33 Denney Transport 46,401
est
34 CRST The Transportation Solution 38,000
35 Transportes Garza Leal 34,500
36 Cowan Systems 32,590
37 Halvor Lines 28,100
38 May Trucking Co. 26,304
39 TWT Refrigerated 20,000
40 Sorenson Transport 12,474
41 Centurion Trucking 9,107
42 Alabama Motor Express 8,000
43 TransAmerica Express Logistics 3,000
44 Atlas World Group 2,300
45 Dupré Logistics 1,641
46 Bowers Trucking 1,000
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On the Bubble

Paschall Truck Lines ($268 million), is a truckload freight carrier based in Murray, Ky.
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Companies publication.
COVID-19 has created significant financial challenges for many trucking and logistics companies.
Fleets are emphasizing cleaning and physical distancing at loading docks to help protect drivers from COVID-19.
Drivers have been more isolated than usual during the pandemic due to social distancing measures.
Market uncertainty due to COVID-19 has depressed demand for new trucking equipment.
Small trucking companies such as Boyle Transportation are playing a direct role in the response to COVID-19.
Industry experts explain how this public health crisis might change freight transportation in the years ahead.
For-Hire News
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Forward Air Probes Sale, Merger, Divestment Options

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Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
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Atlas Acquires Canadian Customs Specialist Orbit Brokers

Atlas Canada acquired Mississauga, Ontario-based customs brokerage Orbit Brokers for an undisclosed sum, the Atlas World Group unit said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 7, 2025
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Pitt Ohio Buys LTL Carrier Sutton Transport

Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio plans to merge Midwest-focused Sutton with its existing Dohrn Transfer LTL unit after an initial period of operating the two separately.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
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Why 2025 Could Be the Year of the Corporate Spinoff

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Health Care Business Becomes $20 Billion Lifeline for UPS

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Cailley LaPara | Bloomberg News
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FedEx Freight Spinoff Draws Positive Analyst Reactions

Wall Street analysts offered overall positive initial reactions to the Dec. 19 news that FedEx Corp. plans to by 2026 spin off its LTL division into a separate, publicly traded company.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
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FedEx Details Planned Changes During Q2 2025 Earnings

The Memphis, Tenn.-based transportation services company on Dec. 19 reported net income of $740 million, or $3.03 a diluted share, for the three months ending Nov. 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
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FedEx Freight Spinoff to Create Largest LTL Carrier

FedEx Corp. on Dec. 19 announced its intent to spin off its FedEx Freight unit into a separate company, creating the largest publicly traded LTL carrier in North America in the process.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
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Yellow, Pension Funds' Claims Battle to Extend Through Q1

Oral arguments on dispositive motions related to the claims by 11 pension funds are now set to take place at a Jan. 28 hearing at the Delaware Bankruptcy Court.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 17, 2024
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Fleets Navigate the Challenges of Driver Acceptance of ADAS

Trucking experts say getting drivers to buy in to advanced driver assistance systems technology is key to making sure it is being correctly used.

Amanda Smith-Teutsch | Special to Transport Topics
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