North America’s largest trucking companies continued growth in 2022 despite a weaker freight environment
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Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company
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. | 2,456,395 |
2 | KLLM Transport Services | 1,142,000 |
3 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 1,137,000 |
4 | Stevens Transport | 910,000 |
5 | Swift Refrigerated | 755,000 est |
6 | Marten Transport | 500,462 |
7 | C.R. England | 286,022 |
8 | Leonard's Express | 227,336 |
9 | Cardinal Logistics | 204,000 |
10 | PS Logistics | 200,000 |
11 | NFI | 181,701 |
12 | WEL Cos. | 168,763 |
13 | May Trucking Co. | 145,000 |
14 | Day & Ross | 138,000 |
15 | National Carriers | 135,500 |
16 | Erb Group | 135,000 est |
17 | Canada Cartage | 105,000 est |
18 | Bison Transport | 94,556 |
19 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 72,000 est |
20 | Pacific Shipping | 36,000 est |
21 | Portage Transport | 35,000 |
22 | Artur Express | 27,271 |
23 | Cowan Systems | 27,124 |
24 | Beemac Trucking | 15,000 |
25 | TWT Refrigerated | 15,000 |
26 | AMX Trucking | 10,000 |
27 | AFC Transport | 9,000 |
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
Erb Group, Canada Cartage System, Roehl Refrigerated Transport and Pacific Shipping revenue is for 2021.
Swift Refrigerated revenue is for 2019.
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