2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Kenan Advantage Group 1,404,649
2 Quality Carriers 822,000
est
3 Trimac Transportation Services 528,672
4 Foodliner/Quest Liner 317,062
5 Heniff Transportation Systems 293,000
6 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 285,000
est
7 Superior Bulk Logistics 277,000
est
8 Groendyke Transport 245,295
9 Ruan 164,553
10 Dupré Logistics 147,916
11 Eagle Transport Corp. 141,127
12 Martin Transport Inc. 125,333
13 Florida Rock & Tank Lines 114,065
14 United Petroleum Transports 110,000
15 Tankstar USA 108,985
16 Coastal Transport Co. 95,331
17 Apex Logistics 92,543
18 Cliff Viessman Inc. 92,128
19 J&M Tank Lines Inc. 76,406
20 Andrews Logistics 73,926
21 Grammer Industries 73,158
22 CCC Transportation/ CTL Transportation 71,925
23 Prime Inc. 71,921
24 CLI Transport 64,563
25 Transportes Auto Tanques Ochoa 60,000
26 Herman R. Ewell Inc. 58,480
27 Solar Transport 57,825
28 Service Transport Co. 56,000
29 Tidewater Transit Co. 52,724
30 Schilli Corp. 52,421
31 Sterling Transport Co. 48,600
32 Liquid Trucking Cos. 41,683
33 Mission Petroleum Carriers 41,155
34 NFI 38,000
35 Sprint Transport 26,630
36 Dixon Bros. 25,492
37 K-Limited Carrier 24,041
38 Carbon Express Inc. 20,350
39 Bulk Service Transport 20,000
40 Fleet Transit 17,961
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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On the Bubble

Dupré Logistics ($270 million), is a petroleum and chemical tank truck carrier and logistics company based in Lafayette, La.
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For some companies, leadership teams stretch back four generations.
The state's trucking association has joined forces with 13 community colleges.
Women are increasingly taking on larger roles in the management of trucking companies.
The company has pressed on since losing its CEO Jeremy Rayl in 2017.
Nevertheless, industry projections remain positive.
George Casiano's family shares the story of an industry veteran.
All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America.
Fleet owners find inspiration in family and faith.
Lead ATA participants set out to guide trucking's future.
For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Fleets Turn to Remanned Parts to Reduce Operating Costs

The impact of a three-year freight recession and consistently rising costs is providing both opportunity and challenge for truck parts remanufacturers in the dubbed “reman” market.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
January 13, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Forward Air Probes Sale, Merger, Divestment Options

Forward Air’s board will undertake a review of the asset-light transportation and logistics services provider’s strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company and other options.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 8, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

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
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

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
January 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Why 2025 Could Be the Year of the Corporate Spinoff

Shares in companies that are spun off from existing firms tend to outperform the S&P 500 by an average of 10% over the subsequent 18-24 months, data compiled by Trivariate show.

Natalia Kniazhevich | Bloomberg News
January 6, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Health Care Business Becomes $20 Billion Lifeline for UPS

UPS Inc. has been quietly building a health care empire to offset stagnating revenue in its core package delivery business.

Cailley LaPara | Bloomberg News
January 6, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

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
December 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

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
December 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

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
December 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

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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