2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Swift Truckload 3,019,295
2 Schneider 2,090,953
3 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 1,920,950
4 Landstar System 1,900,406
5 Werner Enterprises 1,533,981
6 Penske Logistics 1,500,000
7 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,320,000
8 TFI International 1,231,714
9 Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 1,020,895
10 Cardinal Logistics 935,000
11 CRST The Transportation Solution 905,000
12 Knight-Swift Transportation 900,368
13 Celadon Trucking Services 850,000
14 Crete Carrier Corp. 780,000
15 Universal Truckload 629,200
16 Heartland Express 612,937
17 Ruan 524,127
18 Mullen Group 520,272
19 Canada Cartage 452,728
20 P.A.M. Transport 432,852
21 Mesilla Valley Transportation 402,940
22 Covenant Logistics Group 375,564
23 Interstate Distributor Co. 370,168
24 Dart Transit Co. 349,031
25 Black Horse Carriers 337,500
26 Western Express 315,095
27 NFI 315,000
28 Bison Transport 304,782
29 USA Truck 295,807
30 Cowan Systems 258,761
31 Challenger Motor Freight 258,006
32 Hub Group Dedicated 250,000
33 Martin Transportation Systems 237,500
34 Paschall Truck Lines 232,896
35 Epes Carriers Inc. 216,652
36 Roehl Transport 207,048
37 Southeastern Freight Lines 206,673
38 Auto Lineas America 169,600
39 Brown Trucking Co. 168,218
40 Forward Air 164,300
41 Marten Transport 157,370
42 Anderson Trucking Service 156,577
43 Transportistas Unidos Mexicano 141,000
44 Transportadora Nacional 136,100
45 Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 132,440
46 Transportes Cuauhtemoc 127,200
47 Trans-Mex Inc. 111,000
48 Day & Ross Freight 100,433
49 A.D. Transport Express 100,000
50 CalArk 99,434
51 Auto Lineas Regiomontanas 97,600
52 Titanium Transportation Group 91,258
53 Raven Transport 89,000
54 TransX Group of Companies 88,972
55 Titan Transfer 87,808
56 Grupo TMM / Lacto Comercial Organizada 85,800
57 Abilene Motor Express 85,350
58 Mercer Transportation 83,178
59 J. Rayl Transport 76,408
60 System Freight 76,407
61 SLH Transport 71,003
62 Express Tres Fronteras 71,000
63 Transportes Quintanilla 65,100
64 Central de Fletes Monterrey / Transportes Gonzalez (Grupo MG) 64,100
65 Transportadora Egoba 62,100
66 Transportes Especializados Antonio de la Torre e Hijos 61,200
67 Freight Exchange 60,000
68 Transportes de Nuevo Laredo 58,200
69 Star Transportation 53,652
70 Transportes Lar-Mex 53,300
71 Fletes Internacionales Coss 51,300
72 Evans Delivery 50,500
73 Dupré Logistics 47,677
74 Transportes Lopez e Hijos 43,400
75 TRACOMEX 42,400
76 Transportes Elola 39,400
77 Transportes Internacionales JCV 38,400
78 Ryder Capital 37,000
79 Transportes Canales 36,500
80 Centauros del Sureste 31,700
81 Transportes Unidos Tampiquenos 31,600
82 Autotransportes Rapidos de Aguascalientes 31,400
83 Grupo GOR 31,200
84 Transportes Sultana 29,500
85 Autotransportes Dasa 28,600
86 Shevell Group 20,000
87 Fastfrate Group 16,600
88 Bolt Express 14,555
Extras
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On the Bubble

Oak Harbor Freight Lines ($197 million), Ed and David Vander Pol are co-presidents of this regional LTL carrier established in 1916 and based in Auburn, Wash. The company operates a network of 33 terminals in five western states.
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For-Hire News
Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Install Air Conditioning in Trucks

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Strike Unlikely at ABF Freight After Deal With Teamsters

The ArcBest Corp. subsidiary ABF Freight System has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, the company announced June 7.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 8, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire

Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy

Trucking companies are increasingly investing in training, technology and incentives to optimize driver performance when it comes to fuel consumption.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 6, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Talks to Resume Today

Negotiations were set to resume June 5 between UPS and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents an estimated 360,000 UPS drivers and other workers.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Estes Express Lines Opens Terminal in California

Estes Express Lines took a major step in its expansion and sustainability initiatives with the opening of a new terminal in Banning, Calif., the carrier announced May 26.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2023
Business, For-Hire

Seattle Amazon Workers Protest Climate Goals, Layoffs

SEATTLE — Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate May 31.

Ed Komenda | Associated Press
May 31, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

PGT Trucking Delivers Nucor Steel Using Nikola Truck

PGT Trucking announced it had delivered its inaugural shipment of low-greenhouse-gas steel, produced by steel manufacturer Nucor, using a Nikola Class 8 zero-emission vehicle.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 30, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Back-Office Job Demand Remains Steady at Fleets

With a lingering labor shortage affecting drivers for several years, fleets are finding that there’s a steady growth of job demand for operational support roles known as back-office jobs.

Hilary Daninhirsch | Special to Transport Topics
May 30, 2023
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Trucking Technology Q&A: Melton’s Randy Rhines

Randy Rhines has managed information technology at flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines since 1989, when the company was founded with 30 trucks.

May 26, 2023
Business, Safety, For-Hire

Werner Appeal of $89.7 Million Verdict Denied

A Texas state court has denied an appeal by Werner Enterprises Inc. of an $89.7 million jury verdict in a case involving a 2014 fatal crash.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 25, 2023
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