Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 39 | Atlas World Group
|
795,239 | - | 2,159 | ||
73 | TMC Transportation
|
394,000 | - | ||||
89 | 82 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
258,006 | - | |||
43 | 42 | Quality Carriers
|
758,000 | - | |||
44 | 113 | Central Transport International
|
703,000 | - | 3,180 | 6,543 | |
13 | 13 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
2,658,745 | 169,172 | 67,900 | 42,800 | |
77 | 96 | Central Freight Lines
|
347,800 | - | 1,127 | 7,852 | |
93 | United Vision Logistics
|
245,000 | - | 1,003 | 1,347 | ||
94 | Salmon Cos.
|
241,796 | - | 713 | 1,092 | ||
31 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,091,475 | - | 4,500 | 14,623 | |
95 | 79 | Comcar Industries
|
240,054 | - | 1,592 | 4,660 | |
48 | 44 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
667,849 | - | 2,119 | 2,126 | |
17 | 17 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | |||
82 | 75 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
320,700 | - | |||
21 | 20 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 | - | |||
38 | 36 | KLLM Transport Services
|
937,000 | - | 3,815 | 5,300 | |
54 | 49 | Suddath
|
550,000 | - | |||
86 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
278,000 | - | 321 | 1,220 | ||
88 | TransAm Trucking
|
270,000 | - | 1,144 | 1,818 | ||
87 | 91 | Transport Investments
|
276,000 | - | 200 | 1,150 | 2,100 |
96 | 86 | John Christner Trucking
|
239,015 | 14,998 | 232 | 844 | 1,060 |
63 | 55 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
449,337 | - | 295 | 2,228 | 2,400 |
59 | 59 | Evans Delivery
|
505,000 | - | 320 | 3,865 | 650 |
92 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
251,697 | - | 646 | 1,010 | ||
69 | 68 | Bennett International Group
|
429,616 | - | 998 | 1,338 | 1,892 |
90 | 83 | Trans-System Inc.
|
252,500 | - | 1,100 | 1,021 | 1,600 |
100 | 94 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
229,258 | - | 1,100 | 900 | 1,200 |
85 | 76 | Koch Cos.
|
280,000 | - | 1,150 | 1,001 | 5,250 |
9 | 9 | Landstar System
|
3,167,634 | 137,350 | 1,197 | 9,186 | 15,170 |
91 | 84 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
252,275 | - | 1,261 | 1,173 | 2,185 |
64 | 69 | Dart Transit Co.
|
441,845 | - | 1,273 | 2,187 | 6,963 |
99 | 87 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
233,900 | 5,200 | 1,392 | 1,300 | 2,100 |
34 | 37 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,032,144 | - | 1,410 | 2,372 | 6,300 |
83 | 74 | Cassens Transport Co.
|
317,557 | - | 1,419 | 1,364 | 1,364 |
65 | 63 | California Cartage Co.
|
440,000 | - | 1,500 | ||
81 | 71 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
332,073 | 24,333 | 1,535 | 1,202 | |
97 | 89 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
237,500 | - | 1,637 | 1,130 | 2,200 |
56 | 54 | United Road Services
|
525,000 | - | 1,700 | 1,835 | 1,200 |
51 | 45 | Day & Ross
|
640,515 | - | 1,829 | 1,531 | 4,010 |
98 | 81 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
237,311 | - | 1,872 | 1,303 | 3,101 |
84 | 80 | IMC Cos.
|
293,000 | - | 1,875 | 1,515 | 91 |
72 | 66 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
402,940 | - | 1,900 | 1,400 | 5,100 |
67 | 62 | Cowan Systems
|
434,018 | - | 1,915 | 2,059 | 5,111 |
75 | 70 | Interstate Distributor Co.
|
370,168 | - | 2,000 | 1,805 | 3,900 |
70 | 53 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
429,099 | -7,699 | 2,000 | 1,415 | 5,605 |
80 | 74 | Maverick USA
|
334,953 | - | 2,119 | 1,675 | 2,453 |
68 | 66 | P.A.M. Transport
|
432,852 | 11,101 | 2,463 | 5,699 | |
76 | 70 | Roehl Transport
|
355,323 | - | 2,485 | 1,995 | 4,898 |
74 | 65 | Bison Transport
|
432,084 | - | 2,559 | 1,439 | 4,475 |
61 | 58 | PS Logistics
|
495,300 | - | 2,600 | 2,247 | 2,359 |
71 | 61 | TransX Group of Companies
|
423,678 | - | 2,617 | 1,560 | 4,410 |
79 | 78 | Black Horse Carriers
|
337,500 | - | 2,625 | 1,520 | 3,000 |
49 | 46 | Stevens Transport
|
662,450 | 77,990 | 2,703 | 2,690 | 3,795 |
8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,572,790 | 74,805 | 2,755 | 2,705 | 436 |
78 | 79 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
346,000 | - | 2,800 | 945 | 2,225 |
39 | 34 | Lynden
|
925,000 | - | 2,800 | 768 | 2,889 |
56 | OnTrac Inc.
|
525,000 | - | 3,000 | 55 | 571 | |
55 | 52 | Western Express
|
527,909 | 38,334 | 3,000 | 2,582 | 7,366 |
62 | 57 | Canada Cartage System
|
452,728 | - | 3,110 | 2,429 | 2,736 |
50 | 52 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
649,972 | - | 3,178 | 866 | 2,072 |
58 | 51 | Mullen Group
|
520,272 | - | 3,267 | 1,821 | 4,998 |
42 | 46 | Daseke Inc.
|
770,000 | -8,700 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 7,300 |
45 | 42 | Trimac Transportation
|
700,000 | - | 3,400 | 1,800 | 2,400 |
52 | 41 | Heartland Express
|
612,937 | 56,386 | 3,600 | 5,049 | 15,218 |
46 | 47 | Marten Transport
|
671,144 | 33,464 | 3,622 | 2,848 | 4,854 |
18 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
1,683,834 | 194,247 | 3,661 | 6,246 | 12,309 |
37 | 35 | Forward Air
|
982,530 | 27,670 | 3,689 | 935 | 4,868 |
66 | 60 | Shevell Group
|
436,000 | - | 3,895 | 1,550 | 3,902 |
60 | 58 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
498,370 | - | 4,010 | 1,387 | 3,664 |
47 | 43 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
670,651 | 16,835 | 4,400 | 2,535 | 7,389 |
53 | 54 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
605,538 | - | 4,600 | 2,400 | 6,000 |
36 | Cardinal Logistics
|
1,000,600 | - | 4,642 | 3,020 | 9,725 | |
15 | 16 | Roadrunner Freight
|
2,044,000 | - | 4,645 | 4,332 | 6,508 |
30 | 29 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,118,034 | 93,863 | 5,500 | 4,705 | 9,915 |
35 | 33 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,030,000 | - | 5,500 | 5,130 | 12,883 |
40 | 38 | Ruan
|
872,184 | - | 5,546 | 3,425 | 8,165 |
33 | 32 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
1,050,000 | 2,700 | 6,000 | 7,050 | 15,000 |
32 | 30 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,072,751 | 24,244 | 6,275 | 3,801 | 4,154 |
25 | 21 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,421,975 | - | 7,561 | 6,869 | 10,404 |
19 | 24 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,546,000 | - | 7,849 | 6,682 | 13,811 |
26 | 23 | C.R. England
|
1,304,898 | - | 7,883 | 4,165 | 5,990 |
27 | 27 | NFI
|
1,250,000 | - | 8,300 | 2,793 | 8,300 |
29 | 28 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,192,296 | - | 8,458 | 3,734 | 11,943 |
28 | 25 | Saia Inc.
|
1,218,481 | 48,024 | 9,000 | 4,000 | 13,000 |
20 | 26 | Purolator
|
1,526,207 | - | 10,000 | 463 | 1,280 |
24 | R+L Carriers
|
1,452,000 | - | 10,000 | 5,958 | 12,604 | |
21 | 19 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,500,000 | - | 10,135 | 7,000 | 15,500 |
16 | 15 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,008,991 | 79,129 | 11,738 | 7,100 | 24,350 |
12 | 12 | ArcBest
|
2,700,219 | 18,652 | 13,000 | 4,387 | 21,361 |
21 | 23 | Penske Logistics
|
1,500,000 | - | 14,180 | 2,704 | 8,785 |
14 | 14 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,400,000 | - | 16,570 | 7,009 | 26,718 |
10 | 10 | TFI International
|
3,037,205 | 482,592 | 17,685 | 18,535 | 25,310 |
11 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,991,517 | 295,765 | 19,040 | 7,994 | 32,525 |
6 | 7 | Schneider
|
4,045,736 | 156,851 | 19,300 | 10,459 | 37,910 |
7 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,031,517 | 149,267 | 21,900 | 18,366 | 64,066 |
4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,555,459 | 432,090 | 22,172 | 14,805 | 30,330 |
5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,697,500 | 21,500 | 32,000 | 14,300 | 44,500 |
3 | 3 | XPO
|
14,619,400 | 63,100 | 89,000 | 15,396 | 27,606 |
2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
57,570,000 | 1,907,000 | 400,000 | 29,733 | 108,041 |
1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
60,906,000 | 3,431,000 | 434,000 |
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.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
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