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2024 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front

Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.

Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.

Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.

Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Knight-Swift Transportation 4,698,655
2 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4,332,439
3 Landstar System 2,742,281
4 Werner Enterprises 2,310,810
5 Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 2,211,000
6 Penske Logistics 2,200,000
7 Schneider 2,156,000
8 TFI International 1,625,592
9 CRST The Transportation Solution 1,350,000
est
10 Crete Carrier Corp. 1,342,000
11 Heartland Express 1,207,000
12 Ruan 912,000
est
13 NFI 823,401
14 Western Express 743,578
est
15 C.R. England 709,335
est
16 FirstFleet 609,000
est
17 Universal Truckload 557,417
18 Day & Ross Freight 535,150
19 Bison Transport 480,246
20 P.A.M. Transport 460,900
21 Mesilla Valley Transportation 446,000
est
22 Cowan Systems 429,381
23 Marten Transport 408,272
24 USA Truck 367,650
est
25 Fastfrate Group 344,000
26 Covenant Logistics Group 320,287
27 New Legend 311,928
est
28 Artur Express 298,248
est
29 Roehl Transport 285,205
est
30 Evans Delivery 237,000
31 Canada Cartage 232,811
est
32 Paper Transport 213,287
33 Anderson Trucking Service 209,700
34 PS Logistics 182,600
est
35 TCI Transportation 173,000
36 Forward Air 159,513
37 Averitt Express 158,360
est
38 Cheema Freightlines 148,452
39 GP Transco 148,262
est
40 Transportation Services 141,000
41 System Freight 137,212
42 A. Duie Pyle 136,000
43 Titan Transfer 125,244
est
44 Cargo Transporters 121,436
45 Transervice Logistics 118,162
est
46 Leonard's Express 116,414
est
47 Southeastern Freight Lines 89,207
48 Highlight Motor Group 83,230
est
49 May Trucking Co. 71,644
50 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 50,000
51 TGR Logistics 47,000
52 Schuster Co. 44,600
53 AMX Trucking 38,040
est
54 Paul Logistics 33,000
55 Aifleet 30,099
56 McCollister's Global Services 28,530
est
57 Dupré Logistics 27,522
58 Beemac Trucking 19,020
est
59 Atlas World Group 18,024
60 Trans-System 14,000
Extras

The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.

The trucking industry remains mired in sustained overcapacity relative to freight demand even as it has slowly shed workers.

After being displaced by war in his native Sudan, Lual Akoon’s path took him to Middle America – and trucking.

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For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten, but some fared better than others.

Learn more about how companies are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest for-hire carriers list.

For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports Earnings Loss Despite Revenue Gains

U.S. Xpress Enterprises reported revenue growth but a decline in earnings for the first quarter of 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

China’s Port Lockdowns Threaten Domestic Trucking

China locking down key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus could have serious ramifications for trucking in the United States.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 5, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Werner Reports 24% Increase in Revenue for Q1

Werner Enterprises posted net income of $53.7 million, or 82 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter, compared with $46.5 million, 68 cents, during the same time the previous year, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 4, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Daseke Reports 26% Rise in Revenue for Q1

Daseke Inc. experienced a 26% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter, the company reported May 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 3, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, For-Hire

Shippers Turn to Trucking for Help Meeting Carbon Reduction Goals

LAS VEGAS — As large corporations make bold pledges to achieve carbon neutrality in the coming decades, they are increasingly looking at their supply chains as an opportunity to make progress toward those goals.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 3, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Saia Reports 112% Increase in Earnings for Q1

Saia Inc. experienced a 112% year-over-year increase in total earnings for the first quarter, the company reported May 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 2, 2022
Business, For-Hire

USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1

USA Truck posted increased year-over-year profits and revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest Corp. saw a surge in profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 29.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains

TFI International more than doubled its first-quarter profit as it capitalized on solid freight demand and the integration of the UPS Freight operations it acquired last year.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
April 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports Revenue, Earnings Records for Q1

Forward Air Corp. set all-time quarterly records for revenue, net income and earnings per diluted share during the first quarter, the company reported April 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 28, 2022
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