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

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.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 10, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

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.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches

XPO Logistics Inc. turned its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, RXO, into an independent, publicly traded company Nov. 1.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 1, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Landstar Reports Highest Revenue for Any Q3

Landstar System Inc.’s revenue and diluted earnings per share both set third-quarter records, the company reported Oct. 19.

October 20, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

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.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 19, 2022
Business, 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.

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

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.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 17, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

XPO Board of Directors Approves RXO Spinoff

XPO Logistics Inc. received board approval to spin off its technology-based brokered operations into a stand-alone business, the company announced Oct. 10.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
October 11, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

Industry Works to Make Tractor-Trailer Connections More Efficient

Fleets are looking for solutions — some of them low-tech — to ensure trucks and trailers talk to each other now.

Steve Brawner | Special to Transport Topics
October 7, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Broad Relief Efforts Converge After Hurricane Ian

Trucking companies, government entities and nonprofit groups responded to the devastation wrought along Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ian last month with relief efforts for the many areas affected by the storm, and are working to overcome challenges in getting aid to those in need.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 6, 2022
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