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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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.
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On the Bubble

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

Mullen Reports Q1 Revenue, Profit Growth

Mullen Group Ltd. reported double-digit increases in profit and revenue for the first quarter but warned that the motor carrier was concerned about surging inflation and higher fuel expenses.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 21, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Record Revenue, Earnings for Q1

Landstar System Inc. saw revenue and earnings reach a new record during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Knight-Swift Reports $1.8 Billion Revenue for Q1

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. posted revenue and earnings growth during the first quarter, the company reported April 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt Reports Jump in Revenue for Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a 33% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 18.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO to Open LTL Terminals in California, Georgia

XPO Logistics Inc. will expand its less-than-truckload network with the openings of two terminals, the company announced April 18.

April 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, TCA

Amazon, UPS’ Biggest Customer, Is Also Its Biggest Competitive Threat

Amazon delivered more than 5 billion packages in the U.S. in 2021, while UPS delivered roughly 5.5 billion U.S. packages, according to company figures and industry estimates. Amazon has said it could surpass UPS this year, and it’s not alone in that prediction.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 14, 2022
Government, Fuel, For-Hire

Diesel Falls 7.1¢ to $5.073 a Gallon

The national average price of diesel shed 7.1 cents to $5.073 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 11.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 11, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Roehl Raises Pay With New Driver Compensation Plan

Roehl Transport has made a change to its driver pay plans that will allow driving teammates to make 12% to 14% more, the company announced April 6.

April 11, 2022
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