2024 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.
Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.
Rankings
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial | Mail
Top Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
---|---|---|
1 | Prime Inc. | 2,147,962 |
2 | KLLM Transport Services | 1,057,251 |
3 | Stevens Transport | 814,000 |
4 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 753,647 est |
5 | Marten Transport | 465,475 |
6 | C.R. England | 257,633 est |
7 | Leonard's Express | 208,694 est |
8 | PS Logistics | 183,611 est |
9 | Day & Ross | 183,480 |
10 | NFI | 169,901 |
11 | WEL Cos. | 154,924 est |
12 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 135,000 |
13 | May Trucking Co. | 133,054 |
14 | National Carriers | 124,389 est |
15 | Canada Cartage | 111,441 est |
16 | Hurricane Express | 104,573 |
17 | Schuster Co. | 101,000 |
18 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 79,324 est |
19 | Bison Transport | 77,785 |
20 | Portage Transport | 32,130 est |
21 | Artur Express | 25,026 est |
22 | Cowan Systems | 19,392 |
23 | Sorenson Transport | 18,913 |
24 | Beemac Trucking | 13,770 est |
25 | TWT Refrigerated | 12,000 |
26 | AMX Trucking | 9,180 est |
27 | AFC Transport | 8,262 est |
28 | Atlas World Group | 2,566 |
29 | Supra National Express | 1,000 |
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.
Hirschbach, C.R. England, Leonard’s Express, PS Logistics, WEL Cos., National Carriers, Canada Cartage, Roehl, Portage Transport, Artur Express, Beemac, AMX
Trucking and AFC Transport revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
Extras
The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.
The trucking industry remains mired in sustained overcapacity relative to freight demand even as it has slowly shed workers.
After being displaced by war in his native Sudan, Lual Akoon’s path took him to Middle America – and trucking.
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For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten, but some fared better than others.
Learn more about how companies are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest for-hire carriers list.
For-Hire News
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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, 2025TFI 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.
July 28, 2025International Q2 Truck Sales, Profit Rise Amid Dim Outlook
International sold 14,628 trucks in the most recent quarter, compared with 13,143 trucks a year earlier.
July 25, 2025Door Maker Begins Pilot With Bot Auto’s Autonomous Semis
Steves & Sons began pilot program testing Bot Auto’s retrofitted Freightliner tractors alongside its managed logistics provider, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, in June.
July 25, 2025Universal Logistics Reports Muted But Expected Q2
The Warren, Mich.-based asset-light transportation and logistics company posted net income of $8.32 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, for the three months ending June 30.
July 25, 2025