2023 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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North America’s largest trucking companies continued growth in 2022 despite a weaker freight environment

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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
2 2 92,619,000 2,992,000 547,000 38,749 141,902
1 1 100,300,000 11,500,000 536,000 16,440 85,024
9 11 6,506,000 288,000 48,000 69,400 41,500
5 3 7,718,000 666,000 38,000 8,200 27,000
3 4 14,814,000 969,351 37,000 20,215 43,040
13 10 5,245,000 22,000 30,000 12,700 42,000
7 7 7,429,000 771,000 27,900 21,899 83,210
4 5 8,813,000 823,000 25,836 18,347 38,091
10 9 6,260,077 1,377,159 24,027 11,274 45,567
14 12 5,150,000 - 22,111 9,694 37,032
15 15 4,400,000 - 20,743 8,242 22,375
8 8 6,604,400 457,800 17,050 10,200 44,120
16 16 3,900,000 - 16,800 5,000 14,300
12 14 5,324,052 298,209 15,000 4,457 23,968
17 17 3,289,978 241,256 14,300 8,639 27,650
20 18 2,800,000 338,000 13,222 529 1,070
21 21 2,792,057 357,422 12,300 6,200 20,800
77 69 525,000
est
- 11,396
22 24 2,480,512 - 10,000 7,320 12,700
25 26 2,015,456 - 10,000 4,260 3,945
24 23 2,161,000 -42,000 9,397 7,200 14,400
29 32 1,834,641 - 9,309 5,255 15,774
39 34 1,510,000 - 8,964 3,289 9,854
32 35 1,741,123 - 8,694 3,075 8,440
38 37 1,525,000
est
- 6,500 5,000 13,000
28 29 1,837,665 - 6,500 3,996 5,544
26 25 2,000,000 - 6,224 4,788
11 13 5,340,000 357,000 5,900 3,050 4,600
56 60 1,004,000 - 5,838 2,261 5,223
55 49 1,012,000 - 5,583 3,300 3,900
34 38 1,680,306 - 5,500 3,792 10,566
52 54 1,069,554 142,500 5,500 3,261 8,200
60 50 948,670 - 5,315 1,611 4,131
50 45 1,107,974 145,023 5,300 3,550 9,200
46 40 1,216,858 108,682 4,985 2,368 5,074
58 66 968,000 137,000 4,710 5,946 18,551
19 20 2,813,522 450,972 4,685 8,575 17,472
42 47 1,263,878 110,354 4,575 3,660 5,753
37 52 1,536,895 121,906 4,459 2,167 6,333
49 53 1,109,156 - 4,406 2,577 9,300
27 27 1,973,000 193,000 4,155 916 6,726
31 31 1,773,000 50,000 4,123 4,982 10,723
51 44 1,102,000 - 4,070 3,245 9,000
66 63 768,000 - 3,977 1,528 3,036
67 749,767 - 3,806 2,200 1,890
33 36 1,710,000 - 3,600 3,950 6,400
65 59 774,000 - 3,500 2,519 3,402
61 58 947,000 91,000 3,395 2,451 7,784
62 55 910,000 184,500 3,350 2,275 3,850
59 72 950,000
est
- 3,000 2,702 5,019
73 70 606,744 - 2,933 2,166 5,820
72 73 622,328 - 2,897 1,756 6,311
40 43 1,397,609 - 2,797 1,890 150
45 64 1,219,000 - 2,624 3,152 5,250
68 62 727,612 - 2,527 2,569 7,426
41 39 1,300,000 - 2,519 1,088 3,348
30 30 1,794,300 - 2,413 2,631 6,941
79 79 461,256 - 2,173 1,645 2,763
69 74 715,000 - 2,094 1,640 3,764
63 57 853,000
est
25,000 2,069 2,157 6,548
75 71 579,000 - 2,000 1,286 1,284
64 56 802,000
est
- 1,837 1,978 2,110
94 94 338,000
est
- 1,700 777 2,487
82 86 438,305 - 1,698 1,456 2,281
83 76 437,035 - 1,684 1,621 3,125
57 51 984,000
est
- 1,600 2,600 7,500
99 97 265,000
est
- 1,545 1,170 3,500
81 83 439,000 - 1,485 576 1,147
6 6 7,437,000 430,914 1,449 11,281 18,593
96 92 328,129 - 1,300 1,200 4,600
98 100 301,328 - 1,260 900 3,200
86 84 393,000 - 1,225 675 1,400
84 85 425,000
est
- 1,213 983 5,689
90 82 365,000
est
- 1,206 649 3,500
97 95 316,800 - 1,200 1,897 5,487
43 42 1,251,872 - 1,175 3,337 2,911
92 90 356,000 - 1,170 995 1,920
47 1,210,000 202,900 1,027 160 1,976
91 88 360,848 3,583 930 616 1,089
53 46 1,064,200 13,400 840 1,638 3,562
36 33 1,600,000 - 795 150 5,237
54 61 1,014,000 - 746 1,016 1,626
23 22 2,425,000
est
- 650 9,000 3,000
85 98 404,080 18,789 596 1,096 1,719
100 253,300 - 588 653 1,250
93 96 340,886 - 509 757 3,400
78 93 510,000 - 450 1,500
70 65 635,000 - 266 2,093 2,093
80 91 452,201 - 260 550 650
18 19 2,864,000
est
- 6,774 19,709
35 27 1,662,000
est
-
71 67 626,000
est
- 1,681 3,250
87 80 389,000
est
-
88 79 386,000
est
-
89 81 377,600
est
- 2,051 7,140
74 68 596,000
est
- 1,806 5,066
44 40 1,236,000
est
- 2,953 11,877
76 75 566,000
est
- 3,098 4,252
95 89 333,000
est
- 1,150 4,000
48 48 1,142,000 - 3,500 5,900
Extras

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