2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Kenan Advantage Group 1,758,645
2 Quality Carriers 1,090,684
3 Trimac Transportation Services 610,000
4 Foodliner/Quest Liner 334,103
5 Heniff Transportation Systems 293,000
est
6 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 276,000
est
7 Groendyke Transport 273,125
8 Superior Bulk Logistics 269,000
est
9 Ruan 164,553
est
10 Eagle Transport Corp. 143,700
11 Dupré Logistics 137,119
12 Martin Transport Inc. 120,523
13 Slay Transportation Co. 109,204
14 Tankstar USA 108,985
est
15 Florida Rock & Tank Lines 108,716
16 United Petroleum Transports 102,729
17 Coastal Transport Co. 95,331
est
18 Cliff Viessman Inc. 92,128
est
19 Apex Logistics 81,935
20 Andrews Logistics 72,900
21 CLI Transport 72,421
22 J&M Tank Lines Inc. 64,241
23 Service Transport Co. 63,191
24 Herman R. Ewell Inc. 61,983
25 Transportes Auto Tanques Ochoa 60,000
est
26 Prime Inc. 55,379
27 Tidewater Transit Co. 52,724
est
28 Schilli Corp. 52,421
est
29 Sterling Transport Co. 48,600
est
30 Solar Transport 45,200
31 Atlantic Bulk Carrier 43,546
est
32 Liquid Trucking Cos. 42,024
33 Mission Petroleum Carriers 41,155
est
34 NFI 39,000
35 Dixon Bros. 28,301
36 Sprint Transport 26,630
est
37 K-Limited Carrier 22,500
38 Bulk Service Transport 19,000
39 Carbon Express Inc. 18,645
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On the Bubble

Magnate Worldwide ($235 million), is an air and expedited carrier based in Toledo, Ohio
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Companies publication.
COVID-19 has created significant financial challenges for many trucking and logistics companies.
Fleets are emphasizing cleaning and physical distancing at loading docks to help protect drivers from COVID-19.
Drivers have been more isolated than usual during the pandemic due to social distancing measures.
Market uncertainty due to COVID-19 has depressed demand for new trucking equipment.
Small trucking companies such as Boyle Transportation are playing a direct role in the response to COVID-19.
Industry experts explain how this public health crisis might change freight transportation in the years ahead.
For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Estes: Many Core IT Systems Operational Again After Attack

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 6 said a large share of its core IT infrastructure systems were “once again operational” following a cyberattack earlier in the week.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Fleets Turn to Military Veterans to Fill Technician Roles

Investing in veterans to fulfill the much-needed job duties of commercial technicians has been a concentrated goal for some fleets.

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
October 6, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Uber Offers to Return Parcels for $5

Uber said Oct. 4 that its drivers will collect up to five prepaid and sealed packages and drop them off at a local post office or at UPS or FedEx stores. 

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Cyberattack Hits Estes Express Lines’ IT Systems

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 3 confirmed that its IT systems were the target of an ongoing cyberattack, but said its trucks were still moving freight.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 3, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Heartland Express Deploys Isaac In-Cab Technology

Truckload carrier Heartland Express has deployed Isaac Instruments’ in-cab telematics system across its fleet, the companies said in a joint announcement.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
September 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

UPS to Hire 30,000 Extra Drivers for Peak Season

UPS Inc. is set to hire more than 30,000 additional drivers for peak season, a mix of package car drivers, commercial driver license drivers and seasonal support drivers.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 27, 2023
Business, For-Hire, TCA

UPS Looks to Add 100,000 Workers for the Holidays

UPS Inc. said Sept. 26 it plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers for the peak holiday shipping season this year.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 26, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Beats Quarterly Wall Street Profit Expectations

FedEx Corp. posted a higher profit than Wall Street expected in its most recent quarter, but trimmed expectations for the full-year period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's  Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
September 20, 2023
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