2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front
This year in particular has brought a changing of the guard at some of the largest companies.
See a breakdown of Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region; get links to company pages.
After you've absorbed the changes and trends in this year's Top 100 For-Hire Carrier rankings, take our interactive quiz!
Rankings
Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 FedEx Freight 7,489,000
2 Yellow Corp. 5,092,000
3 Old Dominion Freight Line 4,043,695
4 XPO 3,800,000
5 UPS Inc. 3,218,000
6 Estes Express Lines 3,160,000
7 ABF Freight 2,175,585
8 R+L Carriers 1,692,000
9 Saia Inc. 1,653,849
10 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,148,092
11 Averitt Express 890,849
12 Central Transport 825,000
13 TFI International 816,081
14 Dayton Freight Lines 659,000
15 Pitt Ohio 616,000
est
16 AAA Cooper Transportation 606,000
17 Roadrunner Freight 452,281
18 A. Duie Pyle 350,800
19 Day & Ross Freight 312,395
20 Daylight Transport 265,000
21 Central Freight Lines 248,000
22 Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras 244,500
23 Transportes Castores de Baja California 233,500
24 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 220,194
25 Forward Air 194,100
26 Ward Trucking 189,000
27 Transportes Julian de Obregon 183,400
28 Fastfrate Group 151,400
29 Standard Forwarding 119,000
30 Midwest Motor Express 118,000
31 Landstar System 102,531
32 Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) 95,700
33 Dependable Highway Express 86,000
34 Peninsula Truck Lines 72,379
35 Anderson Trucking Service 69,857
36 Transportes Comandos del Norte 66,700
37 Transportes de Carga FEMA 58,900
38 Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero 46,700
39 Transportes del Valle 45,600
40 TransAmerica Express Logistics 40,000
41 Transportes Leon-Mexico 37,700
42 Fletes y Materiales Forsis 33,200
43 Highlight Motor Group 26,286
44 Atlas World Group 21,700
45 TGR Logistics 19,000
46 CalArk 14,005
47 Bison Transport 13,368
48 Sorenson Transport 13,365
Extras
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers.
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On the Bubble

Dupré Logistics ($270 million), is a petroleum and chemical tank truck carrier and logistics company based in Lafayette, La.
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For some companies, leadership teams stretch back four generations.
The state's trucking association has joined forces with 13 community colleges.
Women are increasingly taking on larger roles in the management of trucking companies.
The company has pressed on since losing its CEO Jeremy Rayl in 2017.
Nevertheless, industry projections remain positive.
George Casiano's family shares the story of an industry veteran.
All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America.
Fleet owners find inspiration in family and faith.
Lead ATA participants set out to guide trucking's future.
For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

UPS Posts 1.5% Revenue Growth; Shares Fall on Amazon Deal

UPS Inc. experienced revenue and earnings growth despite a tougher freight market in the fourth quarter of 2024, the parcel delivery company reported Jan. 30.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 30, 2025
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Trimac Buys Flatbed Specialist Watt & Stewart

Trimac Transportation acquired flatbed and specialized haulage carrier Watt & Stewart for an undisclosed sum.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 27, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Covenant Logistics Q4 Profit Slides on Helene, Higher Costs

Covenant reported a profit of $6.7 million or earnings per diluted share of 24 cents in Q4, just over half the $12.8 million or 47 cents per diluted share profit posted in Q4 2023.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 27, 2025
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Bay and Bay Expands Flatbed Operations

Minnesota carrier aims to meet the growing needs of existing shippers, particularly in industries requiring transportation of construction materials, machinery and equipment.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 27, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift Closes 2024 Preparing for Upturn

The Phoenix-based truckload motor carrier reported a revenue decline of 3.5% in the fourth quarter amid efforts to improve the business ahead of the expected up cycle.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 23, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

TFI Chassis Buys Mickey Truck Bodies Land in North Carolina

A portfolio of 41 Mickey Truck Bodies property tracts in High Point, N.C., has been flipped for $35.52 million to TFI Chassis Portfolio.

Richard Craver | News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.
January 21, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Ends 2024 With Slight Revenue Decline

The Lowell, Ark.-based carrier ended the year slightly behind where it was during the prior fourth quarter amid efforts to reinvest and improve operations, the company reported Jan. 16.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
January 17, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

A. Duie Pyle Reopens Ex-Yellow Terminals

A. Duie Pyle in a fast start to 2025 set in motion plans to open four new less-than-truckload terminals.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 17, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Truckload Rate Outlook for 2025 Softens, Remains Positive

FTR expects contract truckload rates to increase 2.2% on a full-year basis in 2025, adding that by the end of 2025, contract rates will be rising 5% year on year.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 15, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire

Fleets Turn to Remanned Parts to Reduce Operating Costs

The impact of a three-year freight recession and consistently rising costs is providing both opportunity and challenge for truck parts remanufacturers in the dubbed “reman” market.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
January 13, 2025
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