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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 36 | 1,710,000 | - | 3,600 | 3,950 | 6,400 | |
| 49 | 53 | 1,109,156 | - | 4,406 | 2,577 | 9,300 | |
| 65 | 59 | 774,000 | - | 3,500 | 2,519 | 3,402 | |
| 81 | 83 | 439,000 | - | 1,485 | 576 | 1,147 | |
| 97 | 95 | 316,800 | - | 1,200 | 1,897 | 5,487 | |
| 18 | 19 | 2,864,000 est |
- | 6,774 | 19,709 | ||
| 34 | 38 | 1,680,306 | - | 5,500 | 3,792 | 10,566 | |
| 66 | 63 | 768,000 | - | 3,977 | 1,528 | 3,036 | |
| 82 | 86 | 438,305 | - | 1,698 | 1,456 | 2,281 | |
| 98 | 100 | 301,328 | - | 1,260 | 900 | 3,200 | |
| 35 | 27 | 1,662,000 est |
- | ||||
| 51 | 44 | 1,102,000 | - | 4,070 | 3,245 | 9,000 | |
| 67 | 749,767 | - | 3,806 | 2,200 | 1,890 | ||
| 83 | 76 | 437,035 | - | 1,684 | 1,621 | 3,125 | |
| 99 | 97 | 265,000 est |
- | 1,545 | 1,170 | 3,500 | |
| 36 | 33 | 1,600,000 | - | 795 | 150 | 5,237 | |
| 68 | 62 | 727,612 | - | 2,527 | 2,569 | 7,426 | |
| 84 | 85 | 425,000 est |
- | 1,213 | 983 | 5,689 | |
| 100 | 253,300 | - | 588 | 653 | 1,250 | ||
| 69 | 74 | 715,000 | - | 2,094 | 1,640 | 3,764 | |
| 22 | 24 | 2,480,512 | - | 10,000 | 7,320 | 12,700 | |
| 38 | 37 | 1,525,000 est |
- | 6,500 | 5,000 | 13,000 | |
| 54 | 61 | 1,014,000 | - | 746 | 1,016 | 1,626 | |
| 70 | 65 | 635,000 | - | 266 | 2,093 | 2,093 | |
| 86 | 84 | 393,000 | - | 1,225 | 675 | 1,400 | |
| 23 | 22 | 2,425,000 est |
- | 650 | 9,000 | 3,000 | |
| 39 | 34 | 1,510,000 | - | 8,964 | 3,289 | 9,854 | |
| 55 | 49 | 1,012,000 | - | 5,583 | 3,300 | 3,900 | |
| 71 | 67 | 626,000 est |
- | 1,681 | 3,250 | ||
| 87 | 80 | 389,000 est |
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| 40 | 43 | 1,397,609 | - | 2,797 | 1,890 | 150 | |
| 56 | 60 | 1,004,000 | - | 5,838 | 2,261 | 5,223 | |
| 72 | 73 | 622,328 | - | 2,897 | 1,756 | 6,311 | |
| 88 | 79 | 386,000 est |
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| 25 | 26 | 2,015,456 | - | 10,000 | 4,260 | 3,945 | |
| 41 | 39 | 1,300,000 | - | 2,519 | 1,088 | 3,348 | |
| 57 | 51 | 984,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 2,600 | 7,500 | |
| 73 | 70 | 606,744 | - | 2,933 | 2,166 | 5,820 | |
| 89 | 81 | 377,600 est |
- | 2,051 | 7,140 | ||
| 26 | 25 | 2,000,000 | - | 6,224 | 4,788 | ||
| 74 | 68 | 596,000 est |
- | 1,806 | 5,066 | ||
| 90 | 82 | 365,000 est |
- | 1,206 | 649 | 3,500 | |
| 43 | 42 | 1,251,872 | - | 1,175 | 3,337 | 2,911 | |
| 59 | 72 | 950,000 est |
- | 3,000 | 2,702 | 5,019 | |
| 75 | 71 | 579,000 | - | 2,000 | 1,286 | 1,284 | |
| 28 | 29 | 1,837,665 | - | 6,500 | 3,996 | 5,544 | |
| 44 | 40 | 1,236,000 est |
- | 2,953 | 11,877 | ||
| 60 | 50 | 948,670 | - | 5,315 | 1,611 | 4,131 | |
| 76 | 75 | 566,000 est |
- | 3,098 | 4,252 | ||
| 92 | 90 | 356,000 | - | 1,170 | 995 | 1,920 | |
| 29 | 32 | 1,834,641 | - | 9,309 | 5,255 | 15,774 | |
| 45 | 64 | 1,219,000 | - | 2,624 | 3,152 | 5,250 | |
| 77 | 69 | 525,000 est |
- | 11,396 | |||
| 93 | 96 | 340,886 | - | 509 | 757 | 3,400 | |
| 14 | 12 | 5,150,000 | - | 22,111 | 9,694 | 37,032 | |
| 30 | 30 | 1,794,300 | - | 2,413 | 2,631 | 6,941 | |
| 78 | 93 | 510,000 | - | 450 | 1,500 | ||
| 94 | 94 | 338,000 est |
- | 1,700 | 777 | 2,487 | |
| 15 | 15 | 4,400,000 | - | 20,743 | 8,242 | 22,375 | |
| 79 | 79 | 461,256 | - | 2,173 | 1,645 | 2,763 | |
| 95 | 89 | 333,000 est |
- | 1,150 | 4,000 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 3,900,000 | - | 16,800 | 5,000 | 14,300 | |
| 32 | 35 | 1,741,123 | - | 8,694 | 3,075 | 8,440 | |
| 48 | 48 | 1,142,000 | - | 3,500 | 5,900 | ||
| 64 | 56 | 802,000 est |
- | 1,837 | 1,978 | 2,110 | |
| 80 | 91 | 452,201 | - | 260 | 550 | 650 | |
| 96 | 92 | 328,129 | - | 1,300 | 1,200 | 4,600 | |
| 24 | 23 | 2,161,000 | -42,000 | 9,397 | 7,200 | 14,400 | |
| 91 | 88 | 360,848 | 3,583 | 930 | 616 | 1,089 | |
| 53 | 46 | 1,064,200 | 13,400 | 840 | 1,638 | 3,562 | |
| 85 | 98 | 404,080 | 18,789 | 596 | 1,096 | 1,719 | |
| 13 | 10 | 5,245,000 | 22,000 | 30,000 | 12,700 | 42,000 | |
| 63 | 57 | 853,000 est |
25,000 | 2,069 | 2,157 | 6,548 | |
| 31 | 31 | 1,773,000 | 50,000 | 4,123 | 4,982 | 10,723 | |
| 61 | 58 | 947,000 | 91,000 | 3,395 | 2,451 | 7,784 | |
| 46 | 40 | 1,216,858 | 108,682 | 4,985 | 2,368 | 5,074 | |
| 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 | |
| 58 | 66 | 968,000 | 137,000 | 4,710 | 5,946 | 18,551 | |
| 52 | 54 | 1,069,554 | 142,500 | 5,500 | 3,261 | 8,200 | |
| 50 | 45 | 1,107,974 | 145,023 | 5,300 | 3,550 | 9,200 | |
| 62 | 55 | 910,000 | 184,500 | 3,350 | 2,275 | 3,850 | |
| 27 | 27 | 1,973,000 | 193,000 | 4,155 | 916 | 6,726 | |
| 47 | 1,210,000 | 202,900 | 1,027 | 160 | 1,976 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 3,289,978 | 241,256 | 14,300 | 8,639 | 27,650 | |
| 9 | 11 | 6,506,000 | 288,000 | 48,000 | 69,400 | 41,500 | |
| 12 | 14 | 5,324,052 | 298,209 | 15,000 | 4,457 | 23,968 | |
| 20 | 18 | 2,800,000 | 338,000 | 13,222 | 529 | 1,070 | |
| 11 | 13 | 5,340,000 | 357,000 | 5,900 | 3,050 | 4,600 | |
| 21 | 21 | 2,792,057 | 357,422 | 12,300 | 6,200 | 20,800 | |
| 6 | 6 | 7,437,000 | 430,914 | 1,449 | 11,281 | 18,593 | |
| 19 | 20 | 2,813,522 | 450,972 | 4,685 | 8,575 | 17,472 | |
| 8 | 8 | 6,604,400 | 457,800 | 17,050 | 10,200 | 44,120 | |
| 5 | 3 | 7,718,000 | 666,000 | 38,000 | 8,200 | 27,000 | |
| 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 | |
| 3 | 4 | 14,814,000 | 969,351 | 37,000 | 20,215 | 43,040 | |
| 10 | 9 | 6,260,077 | 1,377,159 | 24,027 | 11,274 | 45,567 | |
| 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 |
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.
#2 FedEx Corp. revenue and net income is for the 12-month period ended Feb. 28, 2023.
#7 Knight-Swift data does not reflect its planned acquisition of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, which the companies expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter.
#24 U.S. Xpress: In March, Knight-Swift announced plans to acquire U.S. Xpress Enterprises but the acquisition had not closed at press time.
#37 Mullen Group: Revenue and income converted to U.S. dollars from Canadian dollars based on average 2022 exchange rate.
#59 Fastfrate Group 2022 revenue and equipment counts are estimated by TT based on multiple data sources.
#77 Two Men and a Truck Movers revenue is for 2019.
#89 Dart Transit Co. revenue is estimated by SJ Consulting Group for 2020.
#90 Red Classic revenue is for 2021.
#99 Paschall Truck Lines revenue is for 2021.
#18 R+ L Carriers, #23 Evans Delivery, #35 OnTrac Inc., #38 Crete Carrier Corp., #44 Central Transport International, #57 Quality Carriers, #63 USA Truck, #64 United Road Services, #71 Trimac Transportation, #74 Heniff Transportation Systems, #76 TMC Transportation, #84 Koch Cos., #87 Daylight Transport, #88 Roadrunner Freight, #94 Oak Harbor Freight Lines, #95 Western Flyer Express revenue is estimated by SJ Consulting Group.
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