2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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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 Tank Truck/Bulk Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenan Advantage Group | 1,758,645 |
| 2 | Quality Carriers | 1,090,684 |
| 3 | Trimac Transportation Services | 610,000 |
| 4 | Foodliner/Quest Liner | 334,103 |
| 5 | Heniff Transportation Systems | 293,000 est |
| 6 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions | 276,000 est |
| 7 | Groendyke Transport | 273,125 |
| 8 | Superior Bulk Logistics | 269,000 est |
| 9 | Ruan | 164,553 est |
| 10 | Eagle Transport Corp. | 143,700 |
| 11 | Dupré Logistics | 137,119 |
| 12 | Martin Transport Inc. | 120,523 |
| 13 | Slay Transportation Co. | 109,204 |
| 14 | Tankstar USA | 108,985 est |
| 15 | Florida Rock & Tank Lines | 108,716 |
| 16 | United Petroleum Transports | 102,729 |
| 17 | Coastal Transport Co. | 95,331 est |
| 18 | Viessman Trucking | 92,128 est |
| 19 | Apex Logistics | 81,935 |
| 20 | Andrews Logistics | 72,900 |
| 21 | CLI Transport | 72,421 |
| 22 | J&M Tank Lines Inc. | 64,241 |
| 23 | Service Transport Co. | 63,191 |
| 24 | Herman R. Ewell Inc. | 61,983 |
| 25 | Transportes Auto Tanques Ochoa | 60,000 est |
| 26 | Prime Inc. | 55,379 |
| 27 | Tidewater Transit Co. | 52,724 est |
| 28 | Schilli Corp. | 52,421 est |
| 29 | Sterling Transport Co. | 48,600 est |
| 30 | Solar Transport | 45,200 |
| 31 | Atlantic Bulk Carrier | 43,546 est |
| 32 | Liquid Trucking Cos. | 42,024 |
| 33 | Mission Petroleum Carriers | 41,155 est |
| 34 | NFI | 39,000 |
| 35 | Dixon Bros. | 28,301 |
| 36 | Sprint Transport | 26,630 est |
| 37 | K-Limited Carrier | 22,500 |
| 38 | Bulk Service Transport | 19,000 |
| 39 | Carbon Express Inc. | 18,645 |
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.
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