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

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For-Hire News
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Cuts Nondriving Staff, Slows Spending

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises is hitting the brakes on its spending, cutting its nondriving staff by another 5% this month and looking for ways to dispose of extra real estate and trim other expenses to offset rising costs amid signs of a shipping slowdown in some industries.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 26, 2022
Business, Technology, For-Hire, TCA

Covenant Official Says Range Is Biggest Factor in EV Adoption

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The distance a battery-powered tractor-trailer can travel before recharging is “the big holdup” for the adoption of electric trucks, a top official for Chattanooga-based Covenant Logistics said Aug. 23.

Mike Pare | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, TCA

U.S. Xpress Partners With School to Launch Supply Chain Program

High school students in Hamilton County, Tenn., can explore careers in supply chain management and logistics through a new Future Ready Institute that’s launching this fall.

Carmen Nesbitt | Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.
August 24, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

PS Logistics Subsidiary Acquires Noble

DMT Trucking announced Aug. 9 that it has completed its acquisition of the Scottsboro, Ala.-based Noble family of transportation businesses.

August 18, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Posts Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Upcoming Leadership Change

XPO Logistics Inc. on Aug. 4 reported record revenue and net income for the second quarter, part of a busy week for the Greenwich, Conn.-based company.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 5, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Breaking News, For-Hire

XPO Names Mario Harik to Succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO

XPO Logistics Inc. announced that Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as CEO of XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spinoff of its tech-enabled brokerage platform.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

U.S. Xpress Reports $554M Revenue for Q2

U.S. Xpress Enterprises posted revenue gains but sluggish earnings during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

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

Werner Enterprises Reports Record for Q2

Werner Enterprises achieved its eighth consecutive quarter of record earnings per share during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 3.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 4, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Schneider Launches Digital Marketplace for Bulk Shippers

Schneider National launched a new digital marketplace that aims to give bulk shippers more flexibility and visibility, the carrier announced Aug. 4.

August 4, 2022
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Daseke Reports Mixed Results in Second Quarter

Daseke Inc. saw a decline in earnings despite revenue gains during the second quarter of 2022, the company reported Aug. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 2, 2022
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