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September 20, 2023Up 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
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 Tank Truck/Bulk Carriers
| 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
Wilson Logistics
($250 million), is a dry van and refrigerated truckload, LTL, flatbed/heavy specialized and intermodal freight carrier and logistics services provider based in Springfield, Mo.
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