Daseke Inc. founder Don Daseke will sell his holdings in the company and step down from its board of directors, the company announced Nov. 14.
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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 what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.
Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Truckload/Dedicated Carriers
| 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
About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble
Melton Truck Lines Inc.
($222 million), Based in Tulsa, Okla, this company provides freight brokerage and transportation management services and sells equipment through a subsidiary called Liberty Truck and Trailer Leasing.
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GXO Reports Higher Revenue, Lower Earnings for Q3
GXO Logistics Inc. reported revenue growth and a decline in earnings in its third-quarter report released Nov. 8.
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Werner Reports Revenue Increase for Q3
Werner Enterprises saw revenue rise but income decline during the third quarter of 2022, the company reported Nov. 2.
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XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches
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Landstar Reports Highest Revenue for Any Q3
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J.B. Hunt Reports $3.84 Billion in Revenue for Q3
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. saw revenue and earnings increase as a result of strong segment growth during the third quarter, the company reported Oct. 18, besting analysts’ expectations.
October 19, 2022Business, Logistics, For-Hire
Marten Reports 15th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Profitability
Marten Transport reported its 15th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly profitability Oct. 17, but still the results missed analysts’ expectations.
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NFI Acquires MCO Transport to Bolster Southeastern Port Operations
North American supply chain solutions company NFI has acquired southeastern port service solutions provider MCO Transport Inc., the company announced Oct. 10.
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