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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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Up Front
From Pandemic to Prosperity?
After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Map: Where They Are
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Pandemic, Acquisitions Shake Up Top 100 List
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.
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 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Freight | 7,213,000 |
| 2 | Yellow Corp. | 4,513,700 |
| 3 | XPO | 4,450,000 |
| 4 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 4,015,129 est |
| 5 | Estes Express Lines | 3,559,000 |
| 6 | TFI International | 3,088,851 |
| 7 | ABF Freight | 2,092,031 |
| 8 | R+L Carriers | 1,973,000 est |
| 9 | Saia Inc. | 1,822,366 |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,180,325 |
| 11 | Central Transport | 871,000 est |
| 12 | Averitt Express | 823,150 |
| 13 | Dayton Freight Lines | 669,000 |
| 14 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 653,000 |
| 15 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 592,000 |
| 16 | Day & Ross Freight | 439,129 |
| 17 | Roadrunner Freight | 430,000 |
| 18 | A. Duie Pyle Inc. | 379,700 |
| 19 | Mullen Group | 331,164 |
| 20 | Daylight Transport | 275,000 |
| 21 | Central Freight Lines | 256,000 est |
| 22 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 237,000 est |
| 23 | Ward Trucking | 183,000 est |
| 24 | Fastfrate Group | 164,000 |
| 25 | Standard Forwarding | 119,000 est |
| 26 | Midwest Motor Express | 105,500 |
| 27 | Landstar System | 97,546 |
| 28 | Dependable Highway Express | 85,000 est |
| 29 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 76,019 |
| 30 | Canada Cartage System | 75,375 |
| 31 | Anderson Trucking Service | 62,055 |
| 32 | North Park Transportation | 54,073 |
| 33 | JP Express | 53,100 |
| 34 | Highlight Motor Group | 29,000 |
| 35 | R&R Express | 25,280 |
| 36 | Diligent Delivery Systems | 21,420 est |
| 37 | Bison Transport | 19,905 |
| 38 | Atlas World Group | 19,795 |
| 39 | CalArk | 19,455 est |
Data for carriers in this sector may have been updated since the original date of publication.
About the Rankings...
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 e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
Revenues for the following carriers are estimated by SJ Consulting Group: R+L Carriers, Central Transport, Central Freight Lines, Oak Harbor Freight Lines and Ward Trucking
Extras
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For-Hire News
Government, Business, Technology, For-Hire PC-12 will replace the current API CK-4 and FA-4 engine oils, but there are still hurdles ahead of the finish line. Michael Freeze | Features EditorWork Continues on Establishing PC-12 Oil Category
Business, Logistics, For-Hire UPS Inc. expects sales and profit to grow over the next three years as the courier overcomes soft demand for package delivery coming out of the pandemic. Kiel Porter | Bloomberg NewsUPS Sees Sales, Profit Growth Coming Out of ‘Difficult’ 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire E-commerce logistics startup Pandion — which helps retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue compete with Amazon’s delivery — has secured $41.5 million in fresh funds to expand its operation. Spencer Soper | Bloomberg NewsAmazon Delivery Rival Pandion Secures Funding for Expansion
Business, For-Hire FedEx Corp. plans to buy back $5 billion of its shares as cost-cutting efforts have helped boost the courier’s profits as fiscal third-quarter earnings beat expectations. Transport TopicsFedEx Plans $5 Billion Buyback of Shares
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire Aerolane is testing a business plan to pull cargo gliders with small freighter planes. Thomas Black | Bloomberg NewsAerolane Seeks to Use Freighter Planes to Pull Cargo Gliders
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire Diamond State Trucking & Logistics is to buy Morton, Ill.-based flatbed carrier Yordy Transport for an undisclosed sum, parent company PS Logistics said. Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff ReporterPS Logistics Buys Yordy Transport, Boosts Flatbed Ops Again
Business, Logistics, For-Hire TFI International is to buy less-than-truckload carrier Hercules Forwarding Inc. for an undisclosed sum, it said. Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff ReporterTFI Buys Hercules Forwarding to Boost US LTL Operations
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Private NEW ORLEANS — Transport Topics has presented its inaugural Sustainability Pathfinder awards to PepsiCo and Estes Express in recognition of efforts to curb emissions and eliminate waste. Transport TopicsPepsiCo, Estes Express Earn Sustainability Pathfinder Awards
Business, Logistics, For-Hire The nearshoring trend has been driving further transportation and logistics investments near the Mexican border as companies work to capture current and expected future growth. Connor D. Wolf | Staff ReporterNearshoring Trend Drives More Border Growth
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private Truck maker Navistar announced Feb. 26 it has made the first deliveries of its International LT Series equipped with the International S13 Integrated Powertrain. Dan Ronan | Senior ReporterNavistar Launches Integrated Powertrain
