| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
71,861,000 | 4,791,000 | 481,000 | 19,732 | 106,481 |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
69,200,000 | 3,636,000 | 425,000 | 29,813 | 113,218 |
| 3 | 3 | XPO
|
17,279,000 | 390,000 | 100,000 | 14,438 | 25,689 |
| 4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
8,614,874 | 489,585 | 28,300 | 15,808 | 33,510 |
| 5 | 5 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
5,344,066 | 456,070 | 22,800 | 19,156 | 69,544 |
| 6 | 6 | Yellow Corp.
|
5,092,000 | 20,200 | 31,000 | 14,100 | 45,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Schneider
|
4,977,000 | 268,900 | 19,400 | 13,700 | 37,800 |
| 8 | 10 | Landstar System
|
4,615,144 | 255,281 | 1,306 | 10,599 | 16,743 |
| 9 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
4,043,695 | 605,668 | 22,858 | 9,254 | 35,729 |
| 10 | 9 | TFI International
|
3,954,008 | 225,356 | 17,127 | 15,992 | 26,487 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
|
3,731,457 | 194,806 | |||
| 12 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,683,593 | 201,740 | 5,400 | 3,800 | 5,000 |
| 13 | 14 | Estes Express Lines
|
3,160,000 | - | 18,451 | 7,569 | 29,519 |
| 14 | 13 | ArcBest
|
3,093,788 | 67,262 | 13,000 | 4,273 | 22,680 |
| 15 | 15 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,457,914 | 168,148 | 12,852 | 7,860 | 25,255 |
| 16 | 19 | Penske Logistics
|
2,300,000 | - | 19,012 | 3,491 | 10,162 |
| 17 | 16 | Roadrunner Freight
|
2,216,141 | -165,597 | 4,600 | 3,422 | 5,563 |
| 18 | 18 | Prime Inc.
|
2,186,057 | 306,419 | 4,900 | 7,226 | 13,524 |
| 19 | 17 | NFI
|
2,040,000 | - | 10,900 | 4,000 | 9,700 |
| 20 | 21 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,842,817 | 26,106 | 8,912 | 6,909 | 16,000 |
| 21 | 29 | Daseke Inc.
|
1,770,000 | -5,187 | 5,930 | 6,144 | 13,824 |
| 22 | 19 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 5,022 | 5,607 | |
| 23 | 22 | R+L Carriers
|
1,692,000 | - | 5,084 | 15,675 | |
| 24 | 23 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,685,000 | - | 7,131 | 6,052 | 14,077 |
| 25 | 27 | Saia Inc.
|
1,653,849 | 104,981 | 10,300 | 4,834 | 15,483 |
| 26 | 25 | C.R. England
|
1,636,138 | - | 8,196 | 4,287 | 6,494 |
| 27 | 24 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,536,191 | - | 9,000 | 6,409 | 10,732 |
| 28 | 31 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,461,708 | 52,178 | 6,335 | 4,057 | 6,152 |
| 29 | 26 | Sirva Inc.
|
1,400,000 | - | 1,657 | 2,867 | |
| 30 | 30 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,378,929 | - | 8,989 | 3,570 | 11,569 |
| 31 | 32 | Forward Air
|
1,320,886 | 92,051 | 5,411 | 1,185 | 6,647 |
| 32 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,298,463 | - | 9,000 | 4,947 | 15,182 |
| 33 | 36 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,244,459 | - | 2,143 | 2,636 | 6,978 |
| 34 | 39 | Evans Delivery
|
1,163,625 | - | 429 | 6,000 | 550 |
| 35 | 34 | Crete Carrier Corp.
|
1,156,000 | - | 6,000 | 5,373 | 13,430 |
| 36 | 28 | Purolator
|
1,078,043 | - | 10,000 | 465 | 1,329 |
| 37 | 38 | Lynden
|
1,050,000 | - | 2,658 | 998 | 2,679 |
| 38 | 35 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
999,700 | - | 5,500 | 3,850 | 10,000 |
| 39 | 41 | Ruan
|
957,131 | - | 5,700 | 3,700 | 9,600 |
| 40 | 37 | KLLM Transport Services
|
917,000 | - | 3,500 | 5,400 | |
| 41 | 40 | Atlas World Group
|
900,500 | 10,000 | 650 | 1,064 | 4,136 |
| 42 | 47 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
885,455 | 42,503 | 5,500 | 3,154 | 6,950 |
| 43 | 46 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
826,947 | - | 5,751 | 2,047 | 5,534 |
| 44 | 43 | Central Transport International
|
825,000 | - | 3,180 | 6,543 | |
| 45 | 42 | Quality Carriers
|
822,000 | - | 2,541 | 5,204 | |
| 46 | 45 | Day & Ross
|
806,806 | - | 3,277 | 2,872 | 9,006 |
| 47 | 44 | Cardinal Logistics
|
800,000 | - | 4,220 | 2,560 | 8,000 |
| 48 | 48 | Marten Transport
|
787,594 | 55,027 | 3,600 | 2,661 | 5,594 |
| 49 | 55 | PS Logistics
|
747,339 | - | 3,664 | 3,150 | 5,300 |
| 50 | 50 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
725,000 | - | 5,234 | 2,690 | 6,800 |
| 51 | 49 | Stevens Transport
|
719,870 | 102,660 | 2,700 | 2,715 | 3,900 |
| 52 | 58 | Western Express
|
695,122 | - | 3,250 | 2,805 | 7,600 |
| 53 | 52 | Mullen Group
|
674,027 | - | 3,759 | 1,978 | 5,055 |
| 54 | 51 | United Road Services
|
659,000 | - | 1,846 | 2,550 | 1,300 |
| 54 | 59 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
659,000 | 89,577 | 4,922 | 1,752 | 4,408 |
| 56 | 62 | Bennett International Group
|
612,140 | - | 1,124 | 1,632 | 2,698 |
| 57 | 53 | Heartland Express
|
610,803 | 72,677 | 3,450 | 2,906 | 10,506 |
| 58 | 63 | Mercer Transportation Co.
|
602,504 | - | 305 | 2,608 | 2,608 |
| 59 | 60 | Suddath
|
600,000 | - | 2,200 | ||
| 60 | 54 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
581,000 | - | 3,753 | 1,843 | 2,290 |
| 61 | 57 | OnTrac Inc.
|
562,856 | - | 23 | 900 | |
| 62 | 65 | Bison Transport
|
556,684 | - | 3,100 | 1,697 | 5,096 |
| 63 | 66 | Cowan Systems
|
537,163 | - | 2,107 | 2,073 | 5,785 |
| 64 | 69 | USA Truck (DB Schenker)
|
534,060 | 12,204 | 2,400 | 1,674 | 5,531 |
| 65 | 71 | P.A.M. Transport
|
533,261 | 23,994 | 2,748 | 2,031 | 6,397 |
| 66 | 56 | Trimac Transportation
|
528,672 | - | 3,165 | 1,966 | 4,080 |
| 67 | 61 | Canada Cartage System
|
501,659 | - | 3,160 | 3,309 | 2,817 |
| 68 | 68 | Dart Transit Co.
|
491,912 | - | 2,362 | 2,068 | 7,408 |
| 69 | 75 | Black Horse Carriers
|
491,000 | - | 3,438 | 1,700 | 4,000 |
| 70 | 64 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
487,236 | - | 6,334 | ||
| 71 | 67 | 10 Roads Express
|
480,806 | - | 1,857 | 2,281 | |
| 72 | 74 | TMC Transportation
|
464,000 | - | 2,752 | 3,691 | |
| 73 | 87 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
454,454 | - | 1,213 | 1,860 | 3,490 |
| 74 | 77 | LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
|
435,000 | - | 14 | 10 | |
| 75 | 79 | A. Duie Pyle Inc.
|
428,800 | - | 2,851 | 1,083 | 2,086 |
| 76 | 78 | Roehl Transport
|
421,330 | - | 2,460 | 1,966 | 4,902 |
| 77 | 80 | Maverick USA
|
395,771 | - | 2,156 | 1,632 | 2,446 |
| 78 | 81 | Transport Investments
|
384,719 | - | 200 | 1,035 | 1,899 |
| 79 | 72 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
383,950 | - | 1,662 | 1,400 | 5,000 |
| 80 | 82 | IMC Cos.
|
368,560 | - | 2,001 | 1,455 | 148 |
| 81 | Red Classic
|
354,416 | - | 1,211 | 546 | 2,647 | |
| 82 | 88 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
317,062 | - | 1,301 | 1,279 | 2,301 |
| 83 | 89 | Koch Cos.
|
310,000 | - | 1,167 | 1,155 | 5,432 |
| 84 | 86 | TransAm Trucking
|
307,000 | - | 1,135 | 1,823 | |
| 85 | 92 | Melton Truck Lines
|
302,227 | - | 1,701 | 1,359 | 2,276 |
| 86 | 91 | Trans-System Inc.
|
300,000 | - | 1,100 | 1,000 | 1,870 |
| 86 | ContainerPort Group
|
300,000 | - | 400 | 1,400 | 100 | |
| 86 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
|
300,000 | - | 1,700 | 200 | ||
| 89 | 99 | John Christner Trucking
|
295,171 | 24,907 | 207 | 801 | 1,103 |
| 90 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
293,000 | - | 1,100 | 3,000 | ||
| 91 | 85 | Cassens Transport Co.
|
292,635 | - | 1,126 | 1,150 | 1,150 |
| 92 | 90 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
291,000 | - | 346 | 1,113 | |
| 93 | Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
|
290,935 | - | 1,137 | 1,139 | ||
| 94 | 100 | Acme Truck Line
|
290,475 | - | 2,000 | 900 | 1,000 |
| 95 | 95 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
285,000 | - | 1,100 | 858 | 1,132 |
| 95 | 96 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
285,000 | - | 1,875 | 1,530 | 3,350 |
| 97 | 94 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
282,483 | - | 2,179 | 1,261 | 2,592 |
| 98 | PGT Trucking
|
280,000 | - | 675 | 1,020 | 1,820 | |
| 99 | 98 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
277,000 | - | 1,100 | 2,000 | |
| 100 | 97 | United Vision Logistics
|
275,000 | - | 977 | 1,217 |
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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