2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Knight-Swift Transportation 3,636,472
est
2 Schneider 2,187,400
3 Landstar System 2,163,832
4 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 2,096,920
5 TFI International 1,797,453
6 Penske Logistics 1,700,000
7 Werner Enterprises 1,635,244
8 U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,400,000
9 Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 1,096,000
10 CRST The Transportation Solution 945,000
11 Crete Carrier Corp. 850,000
12 Hub Group Dedicated 822,410
13 Cardinal Logistics 720,000
14 Mullen Group 627,372
15 Heartland Express 607,336
16 Ruan 590,968
17 Canada Cartage 546,309
18 Covenant Logistics Group 437,100
19 Mesilla Valley Transportation 430,261
20 Universal Truckload 396,419
21 P.A.M. Transport 377,854
22 Dart Transit Co. 367,214
23 Western Express 330,000
24 Bison Transport 327,847
25 NFI 311,300
26 USA Truck 302,052
27 Cowan Systems 266,683
28 Martin Transportation Systems 261,403
29 Challenger Motor Freight 258,734
30 Paschall Truck Lines 238,523
31 Epes Carriers Inc. 230,767
32 Day & Ross Freight 228,264
33 Black Horse Carriers 227,500
34 Evans Delivery 226,000
35 Roehl Transport 214,209
36 Southeastern Freight Lines 209,096
37 Auto Lineas America 181,000
38 Averitt Express 180,248
39 Forward Air 171,970
40 Marten Transport 166,881
41 Anderson Trucking Service 163,891
42 Brown Trucking Co. 160,000
43 Transportistas Unidos Mexicano 150,400
44 Transportadora Nacional 145,200
45 Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 137,234
46 Transportes Cuauhtemoc 135,700
47 Wilson Logistics 135,447
48 Pitt Ohio 126,788
49 A.D. Transport Express 120,000
50 Trans-Mex Inc. 118,400
51 Artur Express 110,000
52 Titanium Transportation Group 106,790
53 Auto Lineas Regiomontanas 104,100
54 Kriska Transportation 102,625
55 G&D Integrated 101,300
56 Mercer Transportation 96,562
57 CalArk 93,657
58 Grupo TMM / Lacto Comercial Organizada 91,500
59 Titan Transfer 82,262
60 System Freight 82,227
61 Legend Transportation 82,000
62 Express Tres Fronteras 75,800
63 TransX Group of Companies 74,797
64 Transportes Quintanilla 69,500
65 Central de Fletes Monterrey / Transportes Gonzalez (Grupo MG) 68,400
66 Transportadora Egoba 66,300
67 Transportes Especializados Antonio de la Torre e Hijos 65,300
68 Transportes de Nuevo Laredo 62,100
69 Fleetmaster Express 61,000
70 Transportes Lar-Mex 56,900
71 Dupré Logistics 55,542
72 Fletes Internacionales Coss 54,700
73 Transportes Lopez e Hijos 46,300
74 TRACOMEX 45,200
75 Transportes Elola 42,000
76 Transportes Internacionales JCV 41,000
77 Ryder Capital 39,500
78 Transportes Canales 38,900
79 Centauros del Sureste 33,800
80 Transportes Unidos Tampiquenos 33,700
81 Autotransportes Rapidos de Aguascalientes 33,500
82 Grupo GOR 33,300
83 Transportes Sultana 31,500
84 Autotransportes Dasa 30,500
85 A. Duie Pyle 28,500
86 Fastfrate Group 21,341
87 Transport Investments 20,581
88 Market Express 15,831
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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS-Teamsters Talks Break Down

Negotiations on a new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters stalled July 5 after showing promise over the weekend, renewing concern that workers could strike at the end of the month.

July 5, 2023
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Sector Rankings Show Growth, Acquisitions by Carriers

Most of North America’s largest for-hire carriers operating in many diverse segments of the trucking industry reported higher revenues last year.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Fleets Turn to Tech to Manage Complexity of Regulatory Compliance

With more drivers and equipment to manage, some fleet operators have implemented technology to help navigate the complexity of the industry’s regulations and better manage safety audits.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Stakeholders Take Aim at Truck Parking Shortage

According to reports from the American Transportation Research Institute, truck parking has been one of the industry’s top concerns for several years.

Dan Calabrese | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

The Truckers of Tomorrow

In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increas­ingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
June 23, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Grow Despite Softer Freight Market

Despite a softer freight environment, most of the largest trucking companies in North America continued to grow their businesses last year even as spot market rates dropped.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2023
Business, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, TCA

Teamsters, UPS Shift Focus to Pay Raises

In contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters, the two sides have come to agreement on dozens of matters to clear the way for talks on pay and other major issues.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire

Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.

Laura Litvan | Bloomberg News
June 20, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Roadrunner Bolsters Expansion Efforts With Eight New Lanes

Roadrunner opened eight new lanes across its network as part of a multiyear process to improve service offerings, the company announced June 20.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 20, 2023
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