The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has added five new international cargo carriers to its lineup this year, setting the stage for continued growth.
October 25, 2024
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
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. | 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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Autotransportes de Carga Treguerras
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