2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.
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 | Knight-Swift Transportation | 3,198,000 est |
| 2 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 3,084,112 |
| 3 | Landstar System | 2,371,188 |
| 4 | Schneider | 2,076,800 |
| 5 | Werner Enterprises | 1,909,776 |
| 6 | TFI International | 1,658,016 |
| 7 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | 1,521,494 |
| 8 | Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions | 1,417,483 |
| 9 | Penske Logistics | 919,000 est |
| 10 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 873,000 |
| 11 | Crete Carrier Corp. | 860,000 est |
| 12 | Mullen Group | 664,550 |
| 13 | Ruan | 648,539 |
| 14 | Cardinal Logistics | 648,000 est |
| 15 | Covenant Logistics Group | 600,722 |
| 16 | Heartland Express | 596,815 |
| 17 | P.A.M. Transport | 425,224 |
| 18 | Western Express | 424,672 |
| 19 | NFI | 422,500 |
| 20 | Canada Cartage | 401,850 |
| 21 | Universal Truckload | 390,095 |
| 22 | Mesilla Valley Transportation | 383,950 est |
| 23 | USA Truck | 377,093 |
| 24 | Dart Transit Co. | 365,000 |
| 25 | Day & Ross Freight | 358,997 |
| 26 | Bison Transport | 345,037 |
| 27 | Challenger Motor Freight | 335,000 |
| 28 | Cowan Systems | 330,093 |
| 29 | Hub Group Dedicated | 298,747 |
| 30 | Black Horse Carriers | 280,500 |
| 31 | Marten Transport | 265,984 |
| 32 | Paschall Truck Lines | 259,000 est |
| 33 | Martin Transportation Systems | 248,044 |
| 34 | Roehl Transport | 236,332 |
| 35 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 217,816 |
| 36 | Anderson Trucking Service | 211,845 |
| 37 | C.A.T. Inc. | 208,382 est |
| 38 | Auto Lineas America | 191,100 est |
| 39 | Smith Transport | 187,891 |
| 40 | Forward Air | 184,700 |
| 41 | Averitt Express | 179,366 |
| 42 | Artur Express | 172,000 |
| 43 | Stan Koch & Sons Trucking | 168,162 |
| 44 | Paper Transport | 161,302 |
| 45 | New Legend | 160,126 |
| 46 | Transportistas Unidos Mexicano | 158,800 est |
| 47 | Brown Trucking Co. | 155,000 est |
| 48 | Transportadora Nacional | 153,300 est |
| 49 | Pitt Ohio | 148,283 |
| 50 | Transportes Cuauhtemoc | 143,300 est |
| 51 | Mercer Transportation | 138,376 |
| 52 | Red Classic | 134,400 |
| 53 | Legend Transportation | 127,000 est |
| 54 | Trans-Mex Inc. | 125,000 est |
| 55 | Blackhawk Transport | 120,531 |
| 56 | A.D. Transport Express | 120,000 est |
| 57 | Evans Delivery | 118,000 |
| 58 | Cargo Transporters | 114,025 |
| 59 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 113,000 |
| 60 | Auto Lineas Regiomontanas | 109,900 est |
| 61 | C.R. England | 105,200 |
| 62 | System Freight | 104,691 |
| 63 | Kriska Transportation | 102,625 est |
| 64 | Raven Transport | 102,000 est |
| 65 | CalArk | 94,559 |
| 66 | Wilson Logistics | 93,000 |
| 67 | J. Rayl Transport | 93,000 est |
| 68 | Nussbaum Transportation | 92,000 |
| 69 | Titanium Transportation Group | 82,918 |
| 70 | Express Tres Fronteras | 80,000 est |
| 71 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 80,000 |
| 72 | Arnold Transportation | 80,000 |
| 73 | Titan Transfer | 79,918 |
| 74 | Transportes Quintanilla | 73,400 est |
| 75 | Alabama Motor Express | 72,000 |
| 76 | Transportes Especializados Antonio de la Torre e Hijos | 69,000 est |
| 77 | Halvor Lines | 68,100 |
| 78 | A. Duie Pyle | 65,800 |
| 79 | Transportes de Nuevo Laredo | 65,600 est |
| 80 | American Central Transport | 65,000 est |
| 81 | Fleetmaster Express | 61,000 est |
| 82 | Transportes Lar-Mex | 60,100 est |
| 83 | Fletes Internacionales Coss | 57,800 est |
| 84 | Market Express | 55,000 |
| 85 | Highlight Motor Group | 53,379 |
| 86 | Transportes Lopez e Hijos | 48,900 est |
| 87 | TRACOMEX | 47,700 est |
| 88 | Ward Trucking | 45,000 |
| 89 | Transportes Elola | 44,400 est |
| 90 | Transportes Internacionales JCV | 43,300 est |
| 91 | Transportes Canales | 41,100 est |
| 92 | Meiborg Inc. | 36,500 |
| 93 | Fraley & Schilling | 36,000 |
| 94 | Centauros del Sureste | 35,700 est |
| 95 | Transportes Unidos Tampiquenos | 35,600 est |
| 96 | Autotransportes Rapidos de Aguascalientes | 35,400 est |
| 97 | Wright Transportation | 35,400 est |
| 98 | Grupo GOR | 35,200 est |
| 99 | Autotransportes Dasa | 32,200 est |
| 100 | Dupré Logistics | 31,599 |
| 101 | Continental Express | 25,000 |
| 102 | Atlas World Group | 24,628 |
| 103 | TGR Logistics | 23,000 est |
| 104 | Schuster Co. | 20,800 est |
| 105 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics | 20,000 |
| 106 | Transport Investments | 18,476 est |
| 107 | IMC Logistics | 17,370 |
| 108 | Midwest Motor Express | 15,900 |
| 109 | Trans-System | 15,000 |
| 110 | Diligent Delivery Systems | 14,280 |
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.
About the Rankings...
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
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