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2022 Top Refrigerated (Truckload and LTL) Carriers

2022 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

For-hire motor carriers achieved significant revenue gains and higher profits last year, powered by surging freight demand.
The pandemic accelerated driver wages, shortened routes to match shopping patterns and increased automation across the supply chain.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire Carriers are based.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Prime Inc. 2,061,400
2 KLLM Transport Services 953,000
3 Swift Refrigerated 755,000
est
4 Stevens Transport 745,000
5 Hirschbach Motor Lines 520,500
6 Marten Transport 396,700
7 John Christner Trucking 310,400
8 C.R. England 266,000
9 Day & Ross 178,600
10 Cardinal Logistics 144,000
11 NFI 142,000
12 Erb Group 135,000
13 Pride Transport 134,000
est
14 National Carriers 125,200
15 WEL Cos. 121,200
16 Leonard's Express 111,000
17 A&A Express 110,000
est
18 Canada Cartage 105,000
19 Soar Transport 103,006
est
20 Continental Express 95,000
est
21 Bison Transport 76,200
22 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 72,000
23 Pacific Shipping 36,000
24 Cowan Systems 26,900
25 May Trucking Co. 21,860
26 TWT Refrigerated 18,000
27 Sorenson Transport 17,300
28 AFC Transport 9,800
29 R&R Family of Cos. 5,200
30 Koch Cos. 4,300
31 Atlas World Group 1,200

Extras

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For-Hire News

Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Estes Eyes 14,000 Doors in 2026 After Buying Yellow Terminals

Estes Express Lines is boosting its terminal capacity as it incorporates assets acquired from bankrupt motor carrier Yellow, President and Chief Operating Officer Webb Estes said.

June 12, 2025
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United Road CEO Kraft’s Adventure Continues at ý

“As opportunities arose … I was there to help and solve problems, and that led to where I am today,” Ryan Kraft said. He replaces Mark Anderson as United Road CEO.

June 5, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Fleet Margins Set to Shrink Again in 2025, CSCMP Finds

Tariffs introduced by the Trump administration, and the consequent aversion to risk, are a major reason why there is no clear trajectory for recovery, the study’s authors warned.

June 4, 2025
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Maverick Raises Pay for Glass Division Drivers

Maverick Transportation increased pay for drivers in its glass over-the-road driving division, the company announced June 2.

June 3, 2025
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FedEx Names CEO, Chairman for Spun-Off Freight Unit

The appointments will take effect after the separation of FedEx Freight from FedEx Corp., which the company expects to complete by June 2026.

May 20, 2025
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Landstar Posts Q1 Revenue of $1.15B After Fraud-Related Delay

Landstar System reported its first-quarter earnings following a two-week delay caused by a supply chain fraud incident, the company said May 13.

May 13, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Reports Steady Q1 Earnings Amid Revenue Slip

Hub Group kept its earnings almost perfectly steady year over year despite revenue declining during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported May 8.

May 9, 2025
Government, Business, For-Hire

Post Office Names David Steiner Postmaster General

The U.S. Postal Service has selected FedEx board member David Steiner to be the country’s next postmaster general, the agency announced May 9.

May 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, Top 100

Volvo Autonomous TaaS Product to Be Known as Autona/freight

Volvo Autonomous Solutions’ rollout of its transport-as-a-service offering ramped up a couple of notches in recent days.

May 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

USPS Eyes FedEx’s David Steiner for Postmaster General Role

The USPS board has spent months looking for a new leader after Louis DeJoy abruptly resigned in March. DeJoy had pushed for sweeping changes to promote efficiency at the postal service.

May 7, 2025

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