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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
84,628,000 | 1,343,000 | 543,000 | 15,719 |
87,954 |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
78,752,000 | 3,029,000 | 500,000 | 36,598 |
132,540 |
| 3 | 3 | XPO
|
16,252,000 | 79,000 | 102,000 | 15,500 |
40,000 |
| 4 | 4 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
9,640,000 | 506,035 | 30,364 | 17,777 |
35,857 |
| 5 | 11 | TFI International
|
6,347,134 | 275,675 | 16,753 | 24,604 |
49,713 |
| 6 | 7 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
4,673,863 | 410,002 | 22,900 | 19,025 |
57,722 |
| 7 | 5 | Schneider
|
4,552,800 | 211,700 | 15,225 | 9,000 |
36,900 |
| 8 | 5 | Yellow Corp.
|
4,513,700 | -53,500 | 30,000 | 13,500 |
41,900 |
| 9 | 9 | Landstar System
|
4,132,981 | 192,106 | 1,320 | 10,991 |
17,061 |
| 10 | 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
4,015,129 | 672,682 | 19,779 | 9,288 |
36,650 |
| 11 | 10 | Ryder System
|
3,773,800 | 233,382 | - | 73,300 |
43,300 |
| 12 | 13 | Estes Express Lines
|
3,559,000 | - | 19,000 | 8,043 |
32,656 |
| 13 | 12 | Hub Group
|
3,495,644 | 73,559 | 5,000 | 3,600 |
4,800 |
| 14 | 15 | Penske Logistics
|
3,200,000 | - | 19,954 | 6,674 |
21,961 |
| 15 | 14 | ArcBest
|
2,940,163 | 71,100 | 13,000 | 4,136 |
22,776 |
| 16 | 18 | NFI
|
2,630,000 | - | 14,500 | 4,500 |
12,500 |
| 17 | 16 | Werner Enterprises
|
2,372,178 | 169,078 | 12,292 | 7,861 |
24,400 |
| 18 | 17 | Prime Inc.
|
2,208,764 | 326,543 | 4,839 | 7,199 |
14,162 |
| 19 | 19 | R+L Carriers
|
1,973,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 20 | 21 | Saia Inc.
|
1,822,366 | 138,340 | 10,600 | 5,700 |
17,400 |
| 21 | 24 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises
|
1,742,101 | 17,632 | 7,998 | 6,500 |
13,000 |
| 22 | 36 | Purolator
|
1,646,117 | - | 10,882 | 462 |
1,649 |
| 23 | 22 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
1,572,138 | - | 8,600 | 6,854 |
12,283 |
| 24 | 25 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,502,737 | - | 6,631 | 4,704 |
13,994 |
| 25 | 26 | C.R. England
|
1,466,947 | - | 7,150 | 4,000 |
6,600 |
| 26 | 23 | Daseke Inc. (TFI)
|
1,454,100 | 6,200 | 4,304 | 5,052 |
11,579 |
| 27 | 34 | Evans Network of Cos.
|
1,426,000 | - | 536 | 7,500 |
- |
| 28 | 30 | Sirva
|
1,400,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 29 | 27 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,391,083 | 48,132 | 7,420 | 4,798 |
3,843 |
| 30 | 28 | UniGroup
|
1,320,000 | - | 850 | 4,500 |
2,575 |
| 31 | 37 | Day & Ross
|
1,319,498 | - | 8,000 | 4,200 |
8,600 |
| 32 | 33 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,274,709 | - | 2,369 | 2,706 |
7,209 |
| 33 | 29 | Forward Air
|
1,269,573 | 52,767 | 3,774 | 799 |
6,009 |
| 34 | 31 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,256,333 | - | 8,252 | 2,847 |
7,886 |
| 35 | 40 | Ruan
|
1,222,782 | - | 5,500 | 3,413 |
9,468 |
| 36 | 32 | Averitt Express
|
1,207,587 | - | 8,550 | 4,488 |
14,495 |
| 37 | 35 | Crete Carrier
|
1,171,000 est |
- | 6,500 | - | - |
| 38 | 38 | Quality Carriers
|
1,090,684 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 39 | 39 | Lynden
|
960,000 | - | 2,595 | 877 |
2,428 |
| 40 | 48 | PS Logistics
|
957,000 | - | 3,036 | 3,500 |
5,900 |
| 41 | 41 | KLLM Transport Services
|
917,000 | - | - | 3,400 |
6,300 |
| 42 | 46 | Marten Transport
|
874,374 | 69,500 | 4,140 | 3,331 |
5,395 |
| 43 | 44 | Central Transport International
|
871,000 est |
- | - | 3,580 |
8,675 |
| 44 | 75 | 10 Roads Express
|
851,957 est |
- | - | 3,500 |
5,000 |
| 45 | 47 | Cardinal Logistics
|
849,000 | - | 4,250 | 3,012 |
8,007 |
| 46 | 43 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
838,561 | -42,718 | 5,550 | 2,579 |
5,114 |
| 47 | 57 | OnTrac Inc.
|
832,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 48 | 45 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
828,407 | - | 5,697 | 2,028 |
5,871 |
| 49 | 42 | Atlas World Group
|
806,000 | 8,000 | 637 | 994 |
3,803 |
| 50 | 71 | LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc.
|
725,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 51 | 52 | Western Express
|
721,500 | - | 3,416 | 3,000 |
7,900 |
| 52 | 51 | United Road Services
|
713,000 est |
- | 1,837 | 2,470 |
2,591 |
| 53 | 50 | AAA Cooper Transportation
|
702,000 | - | 4,500 | 2,679 |
7,474 |
| 54 | 55 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
693,196 | - | 1,031 | 3,285 |
2,186 |
| 55 | 53 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
669,000 | 83,000 | 4,949 | 1,761 |
4,695 |
| 56 | 60 | Heartland Express
|
645,262 | 70,806 | 3,780 | 2,630 |
8,000 |
| 57 | 56 | Bison Transport
|
642,930 | - | 3,676 | 2,137 |
5,823 |
| 58 | 49 | Stevens Transport
|
688,000 | 92,460 | 2,750 | 1,950 |
3,290 |
| 59 | 64 | Canada Cartage
|
628,127 | - | 4,332 | 2,880 |
2,700 |
| 60 | 54 | Mullen Group
|
601,288 | - | 3,539 | 2,042 |
5,079 |
| 61 | 58 | Trimac Transportation
|
600,000 | - | 3,100 | 2,500 |
2,900 |
| 61 | 59 | Suddath
|
600,000 est |
- | 2,200 | - | - |
| 63 | 65 | Cowan Systems
|
575,872 | - | 2,406 | 2,322 |
7,022 |
| 64 | 92 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
562,000 est |
- | - | 2,157 |
7,147 |
| 65 | 67 | USA Truck
|
551,138 | 4,746 | 2,032 | 2,065 |
6,263 |
| 66 | 62 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
532,531 | - | 1,282 | 1,786 |
3,415 |
| 67 | 66 | Two Men and a Truck Movers
|
524,929 est |
- | 11,396 | - | - |
| 68 | 69 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
507,000 est |
- | 3,753 | 1,424 |
1,434 |
| 69 | 70 | A. Duie Pyle
|
504,000 | - | 3,341 | 1,347 |
2,456 |
| 70 | 63 | Mercer Transportation
|
495,272 | - | 266 | 2,234 |
2,234 |
| 71 | 68 | PAMT Corp.
|
486,825 | 17,827 | 2,653 | 2,013 |
6,944 |
| 72 | 80 | IMC Logistics
|
450,577 | - | 2,244 | - | - |
| 73 | 73 | Roehl Transport
|
450,302 est |
- | 2,702 | 2,040 |
5,481 |
| 74 | 72 | TMC Transportation
|
450,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 75 | 20 | Roadrunner Freight
|
430,000 est |
- | - | 893 |
1,201 |
| 76 | 85 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
416,796 | - | 1,564 | 1,569 |
3,030 |
| 77 | 88 | Fastfrate Group
|
400,000 | - | 2,800 | 1,152 |
1,622 |
| 78 | 78 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
399,317 | - | 1,970 | 2,015 |
5,800 |
| 79 | 76 | Maverick Transportation
|
389,182 est |
- | 2,125 | 1,582 |
2,582 |
| 80 | 74 | Dart Transit Co.
|
377,600 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 81 | 89 | ContainerPort Group
|
350,000 | - | 408 | - | - |
| 82 | 84 | Challenger Motor Freight
|
345,000 | - | 1,220 | 1,582 |
3,375 |
| 83 | - | R&R Family of Cos.
|
343,110 | - | 291 | 504 |
642 |
| 84 | 83 | John Christner Trucking
|
338,873 | - | 207 | 839 |
1,244 |
| 85 | 81 | Red Classic
|
332,458 | - | 1,296 | 655 |
3,362 |
| 86 | 79 | Koch Cos.
|
328,936 | 3,028 | 1,045 | 973 |
5,652 |
| 87 | 96 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
324,922 | -25,231 | 1,686 | 1,180 |
2,521 |
| 88 | 86 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
|
314,000 est |
- | 2,200 | 1,700 |
350 |
| 89 | 91 | TransAm Trucking
|
297,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 90 | 90 | Dupré Logistics
|
294,058 | 6,464 | 1,125 | 770 |
1,700 |
| 91 | - | Postal Fleet Services
|
292,568 | - | - | - | - |
| 92 | 87 | Melton Truck Lines
|
292,125 | - | 1,614 | 1,390 |
2,428 |
| 93 | 94 | Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport
|
283,137 est |
6,622 | 955 | 1,224 |
945 |
| 94 | - | Daylight Transport
|
275,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 95 | 93 | Trans-System
|
274,000 | - | 1,036 | 1,004 |
1,833 |
| 96 | 99 | Groendyke Transport
|
273,125 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 97 | - | United Vision Logistics
|
261,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 98 | - | Central Freight Lines
|
256,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 99 | 98 | PGT Holdings
|
253,727 | - | 695 | 1,138 |
1,825 |
| 100 | - | Smith Transport
|
246,000 | - | 1,136 | 816 |
2,250 |
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.
Revenues for the following carriers are estimated by SJ Consulting Group: R+L Carriers, Crete Carrier Corp., Central Transport International, OnTrac Inc., LaserShip Inc., Jack Cooper Holdings, Roehl Transport, Dart Transit Co.
^ Stevens Transport revenue and net income figures updated after publication of 2021 ranking.
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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, 2025Schneider 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, 2025XPO 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, 2025ODFL 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, 2025Soft 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, 2025Werner 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
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, 2025UPS 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, 2025Hub 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.
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