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2014 Top 100 For-Hire

2014 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada

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Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Revenue (000) Net Income (000) Employees Tractors* Trailers
1 1
UPS Inc.
55,438,000 4,372,000 395,000 - -
2 2
FedEx Corp.
45,100,000 2,046,000 300,000
25,028
92,982
3 4
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
5,585,000 342,000 18,467
11,235
26,340
4 3
Con-way Inc.
5,473,356 99,153 29,500
11,867
32,800
5 5
Yellow Corp.
4,865,400 -83,600 32,000
14,500
46,500
6 7
Swift Transportation
4,118,195 155,422 16,900
17,961
57,310
7 6
Schneider
3,600,000 - 16,900
11,700
31,000
8 69
Hub Group
3,373,898 69,110 1,982
2,624
448
9 8
TFI International
3,019,367 98,754 14,210
11,930
11,200
10 9
Landstar System
2,644,780 146,009 1,217
8,174
12,912
11 10
Ryder System
2,383,063 - 14,312
4,098
6,042
12 11
Old Dominion Freight Line
2,337,648 206,113 14,073
6,296
25,052
14 13
Werner Enterprises
2,029,183 86,785 11,656
7,050
23,705
15 14
Sirva
1,994,200 9,700 2,700
1,832
6,516
16 15
Estes Express Lines
1,948,525 - 14,909
6,277
24,102
17 18
UniGroup
1,700,000 - 1,050
6,301
10,000
18 16
U.S. Xpress Enterprises
1,600,000 - 9,700
7,996
17,000
19 17
Purolator
1,575,391 - 12,000
493
1,292
20 19
C.R. England
1,495,597 - 7,352
4,498
6,400
21 24
Roadrunner Freight
1,361,410 48,996 3,325
3,723
3,429
22 21
Prime Inc.
1,300,998 163,439 4,400
5,347
9,436
23 23
Kenan Advantage Group
1,286,631 - 7,530
6,301
9,774
24 20
CRST The Transportation Solution
1,269,899 - 4,975
4,490
7,552
25 22
Saia Inc.
1,139,094 43,627 8,400
3,426
10,848
26 25
NFI
1,090,000 33,975 7,631
2,304
7,391
27 27
Southeastern Freight Lines
1,065,187 - 8,030
3,318
11,042
28 26
Universal Logistics Holdings
1,033,492 50,572 4,339
4,137
6,198
29 29
Averitt Express
1,020,000 - -
4,121
12,139
30 28
Crete Carrier
1,008,164 - 5,524
5,300
13,614
31 31
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
969,237 69,282 4,600
3,991
9,181
32 30
Penske Logistics
968,000 - 10,000
1,598
2,816
33 47
Heartland Express
961,525 90,821 5,220
4,878
14,372
34 35
Quality Carriers
929,810 -42,038 1,145
1,721
5,255
36 37
Atlas World Group
844,827 7,747 700
2,140
3,922
37 53
Jack Cooper Holdings
825,000 - 4,500
4,000
-
38 38
Ruan
807,507 - 5,088
3,651
6,683
39 36
Day & Ross
796,476 - 1,734
1,612
2,627
40 39
Trimac Transportation
761,000 - 3,345
1,970
4,801
41 32
Anderson Trucking Service
750,204 - 1,300
2,205
5,300
42 74
KLLM Transport Services
743,682 - -
3,250
4,600
43 -
XPO
702,300 - 2,259 - -
44 41
Covenant Logistics Group
684,549 5,244 4,202
2,688
6,861
45 44
Celadon Group Inc.
680,963 23,314 1,331
3,790
8,385
47 45
Forward Air
652,481 54,497 3,537
1,517
3,017
48 43
Stevens Transport
642,138 86,285 2,835
2,710
3,615
49 46
AAA Cooper Transportation
580,371 - 4,500
2,450
6,000
50 51
Contrans Group
555,715 28,577 -
1,400
2,600
51 52
USA Truck
555,005 -9,110 2,750
2,248
6,054
52 48
Canada Cartage
541,800 - 3,800
2,246
2,589
53 49
Mullen Group
537,858 - 2,170
1,325
3,329
54 50
TransX Group of Companies
533,061 - 2,630
1,540
4,280
55 60
Suddath
500,000 7,000 2,000
330
692
56 63
Bison Transport
365,911 - 1,738
1,402
4,000
57 54
Mercer Transportation
483,161 - 315
2,183
-
58 59
Western Express
463,453 - 2,962
2,419
5,650
59 57
Shevell Group
450,105 - 3,515
2,140
4,475
60 -
Daseke Inc. (TFI)
447,000 - 1,990
2,055
3,800
61 64
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
429,800 - 2,851
1,070
3,134
62 55
Dart Transit Co.
426,320 - 411
1,886
6,799
63 62
Groupe Robert
410,719 - 3,300
1,370
3,000
64 65
PAMT Corp.
402,813 5,915 3,034
1,837
5,170
65 -
United Vision Logistics
400,325 19,512 291
1,505
1,668
66 73
Dayton Freight Lines
386,000 - 3,361
1,167
2,750
67 68
Roehl Transport
384,007 - 2,290
2,058
5,148
68 80
Cowan Systems
377,428 - 1,878
1,748
3,795
69 67
Mesilla Valley Transportation
376,000 - 1,700
1,200
4,500
70 75
Graebel Moving and Workplace Solutions
363,100 158 2,271
618
963
71 71
Acme Truck Line
356,157 - 3,200
2,007
2,257
72 72
Transport America
347,465 - 1,945
1,515
4,450
73 70
Comcar Industries
346,403 - 2,679
1,986
4,401
75 78
United Road Services
333,464 - 2,100
1,740
1,325
76 83
OnTrac Inc.
332,331 - 1,697 - 445
77 88
Bennett Family of Cos.
327,857 - 727
1,179
1,422
78 76
Challenger Motor Freight
325,502 - 1,800
1,440
2,900
79 82
Epes Carriers Inc.
320,000 17,700 1,446
1,115
-
80 81
California Cartage Co.
318,000 - -
1,000
-
81 84
Maverick Transportation
315,014 18,674 1,777
1,405
1,971
82 87
Evans Network of Cos.
310,000 - 200
2,250
525
83 85
A. Duie Pyle
293,000 - 2,235
731
1,702
84 86
Cassens Transport
289,794 - 1,430
1,203
1,303
85 91
Koch Cos.
274,705 - 955
824
4,279
86 90
Fastfrate Group
274,633 - - - -
87 92
Towne Air Freight
265,000 - -
1,060
1,600
88 -
Dependable Supply Chain Services
257,000 - 1,850
374
1,231
89 89
John Christner Trucking
256,426 9,417 211
878
1,188
90 96
Superior Bulk Logistics
250,700 8,900 1,414
1,176
2,037
91 -
Trans-System
246,002 - 898
876
1,100
92 97
Groendyke Transport
239,000 - 1,368
955
1,800
93 -
Arnold Transportation
237,000 - 1,429
1,399
4,265
94 -
Calyx Transportation Group
223,323 - 373
488
750
95 98
Paschall Truck Lines
222,685 - 1,450
1,130
2,600
96 93
Wheaton World Wide Moving
221,000 6,413 183
740
1,143
97 95
Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
220,000 30,000 1,000
725
50
98 99
Brown Integrated Logistics
218,779 - 1,107
1,002
4,800
99 -
Bridge Terminal Transport
218,244 - 262 - -
100 -
Falcon Transport
217,510 - - - -

Extras

Our experts break down this year’s Top 100 list and talk through what the changes mean for the industry.
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On the Bubble

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For-Hire News

BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Schneider Reports Revenue Growth, Profit Dip in Tough Market

Schneider experienced revenue growth in the third quarter from the previous year even as a slowing market and claims costs dragged down earnings, the company reported Oct. 30.

October 30, 2025
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ODFL Focuses on Costs to Limit Q3 Profit Hit in Weak Market

The company posted a $271 million profit in Q3 2025, down 12.2% compared with $308.6 million last year. Revenue was $1.41 billion, a 4.3% decrease compared with $1.47 billion.

October 30, 2025
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UPS Stuns Wall Street With Strong Profit and 34,000 Job Cuts

The results suggest CEO Carol Tomé’s revival efforts are gaining traction after UPS struggled with slow demand, high expenses and uncertainty fueled by tariffs.

October 28, 2025
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Shippers Eye Earlier Bid Cycles to Beat Market’s Turn

Customers are telling J.B. Hunt it has been a shipper’s market for longer than any of them expected, but they expect change in the market soon, said Director of Intermodal Pricing Amy Horn.

October 27, 2025
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Ryder Q3 Profit, Revenue Hold Steady in Weak Market

Executives told analysts the most recent quarter’s performance boded well for the coming quarters in spite of continued economic uncertainty. Overall, revenue was little changed.

October 26, 2025
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OEMs Move Forward With Truck Tariffs Ahead

Paccar expects to seize a bigger U.S. heavy-duty truck market share and to be able to increase prices once the Section 232 import tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts go live.

October 24, 2025
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DSV Seeks Buyer for USA Truck After DB Schenker Deal

USA Truck’s business model does not fit DSV’s vision for asset-light North American on-road operations, the company said in a report accompanying the most recent quarter’s results.

October 24, 2025
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September Trailer Orders Slip 5% After 4 Positive Months

ACT noted continuing concerns over moderating economic activity, weak for-hire carrier profitability and ambiguous government policy remain as challenges to trailer demand.

October 23, 2025
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September Truck Tonnage Slips After Best Month Since 2023

"September’s tonnage level was essentially the same as in September 2023, underscoring the tough freight market over the last few years,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello.

October 23, 2025
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Knight-Swift Sees Profit Slump Despite Higher Sales

The company posted net income of $7.86 million, or 5 cents a diluted share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. That compared with $30.5 million, 19 cents, a year earlier.

October 23, 2025

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