2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
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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.
104

On the Bubble

Wilson Trucking Corp. is a less-than-truckload carrier based in Fishersville, Virginia.
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For-Hire News
Government, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Reports Q1 Loss

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announced first-quarter earnings May 3 that missed Wall Street revenue and income expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Introduces Electric Vehicle Service

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryder System Inc. has introduced an electric vehicle program that includes advisers, electric vehicle leasing, vehicle charging, telematics and maintenance services.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 2, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports Revenue and Earnings Decline for Q1

Forward Air Corp. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported May 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Freight Plans Closure of 29 Locations

FedEx Freight informed team members internally May 1 that it will be closing 29 freight locations and furloughing certain job classes.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 1, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, TCA

Penske to Acquire Michigan-Based Star Truck Rentals

Reading, Pa.-based Penske Truck Leasing plans to acquire Star Truck Rentals, a transportation services company that operates facilities in Indiana and Michigan.

Daniel Urie | Pennlive.com
May 1, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hub Group Reports Revenue and Earnings Decline for Q1

Hub Group Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Universal Logistics Reports Weaker Q1 Amid Softening Market

Universal Logistics Holdings experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Revenue and Earnings Decline for Q1

Landstar System Inc. experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported April 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Q1 Profit Slides on Lower Used Vehicle Sale Prices

Lower used-vehicle sale prices and the U.K. market exit hurt profits at Ryder System Inc. in the three months ending March 31, it said, as results fell short of analyst expectations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Wabash Q1 Profit Jumps as Sales, Order Backlog Soar

Profits at trailer manufacturer Wabash jumped year-over-year in the three months ending March 31 as sales and margins rose while order backlog soared.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 27, 2023
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