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2021 Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers

2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 1,202,295
2 Daseke Inc. (TFI) 1,199,300
3 Anderson Trucking Service 796,978
4 PS Logistics 677,000
5 Bennett Family of Cos. 489,373
6 TMC Transportation 450,000
est
7 Maverick Transportation 389,182
est
8 Mercer Transportation 305,576
9 Melton Truck Lines 292,125
10 United Vision Logistics 261,000
est
11 PGT Holdings 231,204
12 Prime Inc. 200,998
13 System Transport 185,000
14 Western Express 180,375
15 CRST The Transportation Solution 158,673
16 Beemac Trucking 155,616
17 Acme Truck Line 145,000
18 R&R Express 144,780
19 Evans Network of Cos. 132,000
20 Cardinal Logistics 116,800
21 Roehl Transport 114,961
est
22 Montgomery Transport 100,469
23 Fraley & Schilling 89,000
est
24 PI & I Motor Express 81,000
est
25 Long Haul Trucking 80,407
26 JLE Industries 52,848
est
27 AFC Transport 35,000
28 Challenger Motor Freight 34,500
29 Koch Cos. 28,008
30 C.R. England 26,300
est
31 Canada Cartage 25,125
32 Day & Ross 24,543
33 Bison Transport 24,471
34 Halvor Lines 23,700
est
35 Bowers Trucking 20,000
36 NFI 19,000
37 Diligent Delivery Systems 7,140
est
38 A. Duie Pyle 4,000

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For-Hire News

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Hub Group Reports Q2 Revenue Decline Amid Tariff Turmoil

Hub Group experienced a decline in revenue as it worked to navigate tariff-driven effects on its business in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 31.

August 1, 2025
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Schneider Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth in Q2

Schneider posted higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 31.

July 31, 2025
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XPO Reports Unchanged Revenue at $2.08 Billion for Q2

The Greenwich, Conn.-based less-than-truckload carrier posted net income of $106 million, or 89 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending June 30.

July 31, 2025
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ODFL Q2 Profit Slides 16.6% as Market Weakness Persists

Profit and revenue at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the second quarter, but senior executives said clarity is growing on how the ongoing freight recession might start to see an upturn.

July 30, 2025
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Soft Freight Weighs on ArcBest, but Tech Boosts Efficiency

ArcBest experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings amid the continuing soft freight environment during the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 30.

July 30, 2025
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Werner Q2 Earnings Lifted by Texas Nuclear Verdict Reversal

A pair of favorable financial outcomes tied to legal and business proceedings helped lift Werner Enterprises’ bottom-line results in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 29.

July 30, 2025
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Roadrunner Adds 100+ Lanes, Continues LTL Network Expansion

Roadrunner’s latest lanes add over 21,000 new miles of coverage across the U.S. and Canada and establish Kansas City as a major new hub, the company said July 24.

July 30, 2025
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TFI Q2 Profit, Revenue Fall Double Digits as Tariffs Bite

“We’re most affected by the [tariff] instability in our industrial truckload base in the U.S.,” TFI CEO Alain Bédard said during a July 28 conference call with investors.

July 29, 2025
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UPS Withholds Outlook on Market Upheaval After Mixed Quarter

UPS has struggled to get a handle on volatility in the market, underscoring the challenges for the courier’s effort to reconfigure its network and revitalize its business.

July 29, 2025
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Hub Group Buys Marten’s Intermodal Unit for $51.8 Million

The deal, which Hub Group expects to more than double the size of its temperature-controlled intermodal fleet, is set to close by the end of the third quarter.

July 28, 2025

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