Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.
Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.
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. | 2,147,962 |
2 | KLLM Transport Services | 1,057,251 |
3 | Stevens Transport | 814,000 |
4 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 753,647 est |
5 | Marten Transport | 465,475 |
6 | C.R. England | 257,633 est |
7 | Leonard's Express | 208,694 est |
8 | PS Logistics | 183,611 est |
9 | Day & Ross | 183,480 |
10 | NFI | 169,901 |
11 | WEL Cos. | 154,924 est |
12 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 135,000 |
13 | May Trucking Co. | 133,054 |
14 | National Carriers | 124,389 est |
15 | Canada Cartage | 111,441 est |
16 | Hurricane Express | 104,573 |
17 | Schuster Co. | 101,000 |
18 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 79,324 est |
19 | Bison Transport | 77,785 |
20 | Portage Transport | 32,130 est |
21 | Artur Express | 25,026 est |
22 | Cowan Systems | 19,392 |
23 | Sorenson Transport | 18,913 |
24 | Beemac Trucking | 13,770 est |
25 | TWT Refrigerated | 12,000 |
26 | AMX Trucking | 9,180 est |
27 | AFC Transport | 8,262 est |
28 | Atlas World Group | 2,566 |
29 | Supra National Express | 1,000 |
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.
Hirschbach, C.R. England, Leonard’s Express, PS Logistics, WEL Cos., National Carriers, Canada Cartage, Roehl, Portage Transport, Artur Express, Beemac, AMX
Trucking and AFC Transport revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.
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