2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
58,400,000 | 4,800,000 | 444,000 | 109,423 |
- |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
49,600,000 | 2,866,000 | 340,000 | 27,282 |
102,014 |
| 3 | 14 | XPO
|
7,623,200 | -245,900 | 87,000 | 18,051 |
27,501 |
| 4 | 3 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
6,187,646 | 427,235 | 21,455 | 14,002 |
29,276 |
| 5 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,832,400 | 700 | 32,000 | 15,100 |
45,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Swift Transportation
|
4,229,322 | 197,577 | 21,000 | 19,864 |
65,233 |
| 7 | 7 | Schneider
|
4,000,000 | - | 18,132 | 13,020 |
33,830 |
| 8 | 8 | Hub Group
|
3,525,595 | 70,949 | 2,605 | 2,844 |
452 |
| 9 | 10 | Landstar System
|
3,321,091 | 147,689 | 1,223 | 9,237 |
14,761 |
| 10 | 9 | TFI International
|
3,154,018 | 127,915 | 15,496 | 5,938 |
17,706 |
| 11 | 11 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
2,972,442 | 304,690 | 19,482 | 7,688 |
30,204 |
| 12 | 12 | ArcBest
|
2,666,905 | 44,854 | 13,000 | 4,374 |
21,244 |
| 13 | 13 | Ryder System
|
2,443,301 | 139,554 | - | 4,098 |
6,042 |
| 14 | 15 | Estes Express Lines
|
2,367,000 | - | 16,126 | 6,561 |
26,518 |
| 15 | 16 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,093,529 | 123,714 | 12,325 | 7,512 |
24,090 |
| 16 | 17 | Roadrunner Freight
|
1,995,019 | 48,000 | 4,502 | 4,319 |
6,494 |
| 17 | 19 | UniGroup
|
1,700,000 | - | 1,220 | 5,000 |
6,700 |
| 18 | 21 | Prime Inc.
|
1,627,899 | 223,958 | 3,365 | 6,613 |
12,629 |
| 19 | 18 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,541,000 | - | 10,400 | 6,796 |
15,000 |
| 20 | 24 | Sirva
|
1,500,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | 20 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,455,100 | - | 9,016 | 6,333 |
9,491 |
| 22 | 29 | Penske Logistics
|
1,400,000 | - | 13,740 | 2,500 |
5,540 |
| 23 | 23 | C.R. England
|
1,397,626 | - | 7,825 | 4,735 |
6,010 |
| 24 | 25 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,316,696 | - | 8,084 | 4,136 |
8,499 |
| 25 | 26 | Saia Inc.
|
1,221,311 | - | 8,900 | 3,932 |
12,371 |
| 26 | 22 | Purolator
|
1,202,828 | - | 11,000 | 465 |
1,300 |
| 27 | 30 | NFI
|
1,200,000 | - | 8,200 | 2,453 |
7,800 |
| 28 | 28 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,192,823 | - | 8,687 | 3,809 |
11,477 |
| 29 | 31 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
1,182,964 | 116,718 | 5,500 | 4,699 |
11,718 |
| 30 | 27 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,130,000 | - | 7,309 | 4,710 |
3,650 |
| 31 | 33 | Averitt Express
|
1,078,436 | - | - | 4,215 |
12,474 |
| 32 | 42 | Celadon Group Inc.
|
1,026,489 | 38,620 | 6,200 | 4,253 |
13,327 |
| 33 | 32 | Crete Carrier
|
1,014,000 | - | - | 5,339 |
12,982 |
| 34 | 35 | Lynden
|
975,000 | - | 2,800 | 768 |
2,889 |
| 35 | 34 | Forward Air
|
959,125 | 55,575 | 4,536 | 1,936 |
4,078 |
| 36 | 40 | KLLM Transport Services
|
910,000 | - | - | 4,000 |
5,600 |
| 37 | 38 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
880,820 | - | 1,430 | 2,451 |
6,463 |
| 38 | 41 | Ruan
|
869,214 | - | 5,558 | 3,501 |
7,691 |
| 39 | 37 | Atlas World Group
|
845,100 | 8,200 | 674 | 2,022 |
- |
| 40 | 45 | Trimac Transportation
|
756,000 | - | 3,262 | 1,992 |
4,282 |
| 41 | 39 | Heartland Express
|
736,345 | 73,056 | 4,200 | 3,872 |
6,281 |
| 42 | 43 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
728,589 | - | 3,895 | 3,525 |
- |
| 43 | 46 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
724,240 | 42,085 | 4,400 | 2,656 |
6,978 |
| 44 | 49 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
721,000 | - | 3,014 | 2,957 |
5,977 |
| 45 | 44 | Day & Ross
|
710,914 | - | 1,793 | 1,539 |
3,580 |
| 46 | 47 | Stevens Transport
|
671,110 | 89,130 | 2,792 | 2,717 |
3,880 |
| 47 | 48 | Marten Transport
|
664,994 | 35,745 | 3,577 | 2,740 |
4,700 |
| 48 | 52 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
619,736 | - | 3,169 | 865 |
2,036 |
| 49 | 58 | Suddath
|
600,000 | - | 2,150 | 435 |
765 |
| 50 | 51 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
595,368 | - | 5,000 | 3,000 |
6,500 |
| 51 | 57 | Mullen Group
|
559,477 | - | 3,407 | 2,265 |
4,839 |
| 52 | 54 | Western Express
|
520,079 | - | 3,275 | 2,520 |
5,860 |
| 53 | 50 | USA Truck
|
507,934 | 11,069 | 2,881 | 1,568 |
6,200 |
| 54 | 55 | United Road Services
|
500,000 | - | 1,700 | 2,000 |
1,600 |
| 55 | 53 | Mercer Transportation
|
494,912 | - | 312 | 2,487 |
2,487 |
| 56 | - | PS Logistics
|
491,000 | - | 1,900 | 2,076 |
2,271 |
| 57 | 56 | Canada Cartage
|
466,463 | - | 4,000 | 2,059 |
2,463 |
| 58 | 64 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
462,000 | - | 3,905 | 1,361 |
3,106 |
| 59 | 68 | Evans Network of Cos.
|
457,000 | - | 300 | 3,370 |
600 |
| 60 | 62 | Shevell Group
|
454,000 | - | 3,644 | 1,860 |
4,550 |
| 61 | 61 | TransX Group of Companies
|
442,428 | - | 2,670 | 1,570 |
4,360 |
| 62 | 66 | Cowan Systems
|
432,000 | - | 1,910 | 1,969 |
4,442 |
| 63 | 72 | California Cartage Co.
|
420,000 | - | - | 1,500 |
- |
| 64 | 67 | PAMT Corp.
|
417,050 | 21,436 | 3,049 | 1,860 |
4,983 |
| 65 | 59 | Bison Transport
|
423,403 | - | 2,600 | 1,635 |
3,616 |
| 66 | 71 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
397,716 | - | 1,950 | 1,400 |
5,100 |
| 67 | 70 | Interstate Distributor Co.
|
392,109 | - | 2,035 | 1,589 |
5,598 |
| 68 | 63 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
384,418 | - | 882 | 1,625 |
1,379 |
| 69 | 65 | Dart Transit Co.
|
383,284 | 2,092 | 1,266 | 2,130 |
6,248 |
| 70 | 69 | Roehl Transport
|
374,156 | - | 2,540 | 2,072 |
4,829 |
| 71 | 73 | Epes Carriers Inc.
|
332,276 | 27,524 | 1,542 | 1,157 |
5,636 |
| 72 | 74 | Cassens Transport
|
327,206 | - | 1,327 | 1,411 |
- |
| 73 | 75 | A. Duie Pyle
|
325,384 | - | 2,600 | 925 |
1,900 |
| 74 | 76 | Maverick Transportation
|
314,722 | - | 2,034 | 1,528 |
2,270 |
| 75 | 92 | Dicom Transportation Group
|
313,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 76 | 79 | Koch Cos.
|
290,000 | - | 1,300 | 980 |
4,950 |
| 77 | 60 | Acme Truck Line
|
282,597 | - | - | 1,315 |
1,314 |
| 78 | 88 | Black Horse Carriers
|
278,341 | - | 2,300 | 1,170 |
2,800 |
| 79 | 77 | Comcar Industries
|
275,165 | - | 2,702 | 1,712 |
4,680 |
| 80 | 90 | IMC Logistics
|
273,000 | 236,000 | 1,826 | 1,491 |
91 |
| 81 | 84 | Paschall Truck Lines
|
259,301 | - | 1,810 | 1,294 |
3,278 |
| 82 | 78 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
258,496 | - | 1,900 | 1,550 |
3,300 |
| 83 | 83 | Trans-System
|
255,325 | - | 1,100 | 1,046 |
1,579 |
| 84 | 86 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
245,152 | - | 1,136 | 1,145 |
2,060 |
| 85 | 85 | Superior Bulk Logistics
|
244,800 | 7,500 | 1,400 | 942 |
2,000 |
| 86 | 81 | John Christner Trucking
|
244,718 | 24,977 | 222 | 726 |
995 |
| 87 | 90 | Melton Truck Lines
|
223,641 | - | 1,477 | 1,244 |
2,012 |
| 88 | 87 | Groendyke Transport
|
221,329 | 15,715 | 1,386 | 1,010 |
1,640 |
| 89 | 95 | Martin Transportation Systems
|
220,000 | - | 1,400 | 1,125 |
2,200 |
| 90 | 93 | Brown Integrated Logistics
|
216,236 | - | 1,150 | 1,110 |
5,100 |
| 91 | 89 | Transport Investments
|
215,408 | - | - | 773 |
1,000 |
| 92 | 95 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
211,000 | - | 1,100 | 850 |
1,200 |
| 93 | 100 | Wheaton World Wide Moving
|
209,140 | 6,926 | 180 | 717 |
1,075 |
| 94 | 101 | National Carriers
|
205,000 | - | 590 | 650 |
1,200 |
| 94 | 99 | Central Freight Lines
|
205,000 | - | - | 1,250 |
2,848 |
| 96 | 102 | PGT Holdings
|
204,000 | - | 1,045 | 1,012 |
1,400 |
| 97 | 103 | Dupré Logistics
|
201,803 | 1,308 | 1,247 | 592 |
1,018 |
| 98 | 102 | May Trucking Co.
|
200,619 | - | 1,350 | 998 |
2,100 |
| 99 | 101 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines
|
190,789 | - | 1,450 | 656 |
1,905 |
| 100 | 94 | Fastfrate Group
|
180,773 | - | 830 | 621 |
965 |
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 email 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.
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