2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers listing.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Swift Truckload 3,131,771
2 Schneider 2,380,000
est
3 Landstar System 1,894,221
4 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 1,836,766
5 Werner Enterprises 1,644,874
6 Penske Logistics 1,400,000
7 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,346,000
8 TFI International 1,263,357
9 Knight-Swift Transportation 952,098
10 Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 895,538
11 Crete Carrier Corp. 775,000
est
12 XPO 770,000
13 Celadon Trucking Services 748,337
14 Heartland Express 736,345
15 Universal Truckload 696,134
16 CRST The Transportation Solution 585,587
17 Mullen Group 559,477
18 Ruan 521,063
19 Western Express 520,079
20 Canada Cartage 466,463
21 Covenant Logistics Group 449,029
22 Cowan Systems 432,000
23 P.A.M. Transport 417,050
24 Mesilla Valley Transportation 397,716
25 Interstate Distributor Co. 392,109
26 USA Truck 356,528
27 Dart Transit Co. 349,456
28 NFI 332,700
29 Bison Transport 303,191
30 Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 290,000
31 Paschall Truck Lines 259,301
32 Challenger Motor Freight 258,496
33 Southeastern Freight Lines 227,329
34 Martin Transportation Systems 220,000
35 Epes Carriers Inc. 215,979
36 Roehl Transport 211,154
37 Brown Trucking Co. 176,521
38 Anderson Trucking Service 155,898
39 Black Horse Carriers 143,000
40 CalArk 124,218
41 SLH Transport 114,581
42 Day & Ross Freight 112,324
43 Forward Air 110,950
44 Abilene Motor Express 95,000
est
45 Titan Transfer 84,002
46 TransX Group of Companies 79,593
47 System Freight 72,562
48 Fastfrate Group 44,604
49 Atlas World Group 28,501
50 A. Duie Pyle 15,490
Extras
North America’s for-hire carriers face an onslaught of regulations and potential disruption from technologies.
101

On the Bubble

Navajo Express Inc. ($175 million), is a refrigerated truckload carrier based in Denver, Colorado.
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For-Hire News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Agrees to Acquire U.S. Xpress

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has reached an agreement to acquire U.S. Xpress for approximately $808 million, the companies announced March 21.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 21, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Cites Cost Cuts as Effective

FedEx Corp.’s shares jumped the most in nine months after the courier boosted its profit outlook, signaling efforts to cut costs are helping counter a decline in package volume.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
March 17, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

New UPS Distribution Center in N.C. to Create 60 Driver Jobs

Some 60 new truck driver jobs are coming to southeastern North Carolina in the largest business venture there in 40 years thanks to a new UPS distribution center.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
February 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

January Net Trailer Orders Drop 58% Following Year-End Surge

U.S. trailer orders in January decreased 9% year-over-year to 24,300 from 26,595 a year earlier, reported ACT Research. This comes a month after net trailer orders reached their second-highest level on record at 57,300. Also, orders dropped 58% from near-record results the prior month.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 23, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Pilots Plan Strike Authorization Vote as Labor Talks Stall

FedEx Corp. pilots are inching closer to a potential strike as negotiations stall on a new labor agreement.

Mary Schlangenstein | Bloomberg News
February 23, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports Q4, Full-Year Records

Forward Air Corp. reported record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue, operating income and net income per diluted share Feb. 8.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 9, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, For-Hire

Electric, Autonomous Trucks Hold Promise, Executives Say

LAS VEGAS — Autonomous and electric-powered trucks hold great potential to improve safety and efficiency in the freight transportation sector, but it will take time for these emerging technologies to overcome various market challenges and achieve widespread commercialization, industry executives said.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
February 8, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Expands in Chicago Area With New Terminal

Forward Air Corp. will expand its expedited less-than-truckload service offering in the Chicago area with a new terminal in Bolingbrook, Ill., the company announced Feb. 6.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 6, 2023
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports Earnings Decline, Revenue Gain for Q4

ArcBest experienced a decline in earnings year-over-year on moderate revenue gains during the fourth quarter of 2022, the company reported Feb. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 3, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Reports 18% Earnings Decline for Q4

Schneider experienced an 18% year-over-year drop in fourth-quarter earnings, the company reported Feb. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 2, 2023
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