2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Kenan Advantage Group 1,333,736
2 Quality Carriers 758,000
3 Trimac Transportation Services 625,000
4 Prime Inc. 319,928
5 Foodliner/Quest Liner 252,275
6 Superior Bulk Logistics 233,900
7 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 229,258
8 Groendyke Transport 206,693
9 Ruan 179,940
10 Eagle Transport Corp. 132,000
11 Tankstar USA Inc. 126,887
12 Florida Rock & Tank Lines 120,172
13 Martin Transport Inc. 119,306
14 Miller Transporters 107,149
15 Dupré Logistics 106,032
16 Mission Petroleum Carriers 93,560
17 Slay Transportation Co. 91,500
18 CCC Transportation/ CTL Transportation 84,419
19 Genox Transportation Inc. 71,365
20 CLI Transport 63,613
21 Apex Logistics 61,000
22 Tidewater Transit Co. 53,904
23 Transportes Auto Tanques Ochoa 53,200
24 Service Transport Co. 52,340
25 NFI 35,000
26 Bulk Service Transport 17,350
Extras
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

Groendyke Transport ($206 million), Founded in 1932 by Harold Groendyke and now headed by his son John Groendyke, this family-owned carrier based in Enid, Okla., operates a fleet of 913 company-owned tractors and 1,693 tank truck trailers.
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings closed on its previously announced acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the company announced July 5.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 5, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Talks Break Down

Negotiations on a new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters stalled July 5 after showing promise over the weekend, renewing concern that workers could strike at the end of the month.

July 5, 2023
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Sector Rankings Show Growth, Acquisitions by Carriers

Most of North America’s largest for-hire carriers operating in many diverse segments of the trucking industry reported higher revenues last year.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Fleets Turn to Tech to Manage Complexity of Regulatory Compliance

With more drivers and equipment to manage, some fleet operators have implemented technology to help navigate the complexity of the industry’s regulations and better manage safety audits.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Stakeholders Take Aim at Truck Parking Shortage

According to reports from the American Transportation Research Institute, truck parking has been one of the industry’s top concerns for several years.

Dan Calabrese | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

The Truckers of Tomorrow

In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increas­ingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Grow Despite Softer Freight Market

Despite a softer freight environment, most of the largest trucking companies in North America continued to grow their businesses last year even as spot market rates dropped.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2023
Business, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, TCA

Teamsters, UPS Shift Focus to Pay Raises

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.

Laura Litvan | Bloomberg News
June 20, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2023
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