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.
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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 26 | 1,668,000 est |
- | 6,224 | 4,778 | ||
| 70 | 74 | 547,128 est |
- | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 2,040,000 | - | 630 | 7,500 | ||
| 72 | 78 | 468,180 est |
- | 450 | 1,500 | ||
| 58 | 758,000 est |
- | |||||
| 94 | 253,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 600 | |||
| 33 | 40 | 859,429 | - | 2,940 | 2,200 | 150 | |
| 100 | 182,415 | 13,426 | 1,800 | 119 | 295 | ||
| 81 | 87 | 374,000 est |
- | 400 | 158 | 575 | |
| 95 | 248,467 | - | 1,350 | 849 | 623 | ||
| 77 | 80 | 415,120 est |
- | 260 | 550 | 650 | |
| 85 | 91 | 331,258 est |
- | 930 | 616 | 1,000 | |
| 19 | 20 | 2,653,000 | 296,000 | 14,000 | 552 | 1,073 | |
| 79 | 81 | 403,002 est |
- | 1,485 | 576 | 1,147 | |
| 30 | 35 | 1,525,716 est |
- | 1,234 | |||
| 96 | 100 | 232,529 est |
- | 588 | 653 | 1,250 | |
| 71 | 75 | 531,522 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,286 | 1,284 | |
| 82 | 357,000 | - | 600 | 640 | 1,300 | ||
| 86 | 330,000 | - | 1,404 | 687 | 1,423 | ||
| 52 | 54 | 886,000 | - | 783 | 1,020 | 1,508 | |
| 99 | 198,166 | -1,324 | 1,315 | 702 | 1,620 | ||
| 87 | 86 | 323,556 | 187,260 | 1,225 | 615 | 1,805 | |
| 84 | 92 | 332,000 | - | 1,150 | 1,005 | 1,900 | |
| 60 | 64 | 736,236 est |
- | 1,837 | 1,797 | 1,915 | |
| 80 | 84 | 390,150 est |
- | 900 | 2,000 | ||
| 75 | 85 | 425,089 | - | 619 | 1,199 | 2,011 | |
| 78 | 88 | 410,000 est |
- | 1,250 | 352 | 2,042 | |
| 92 | 97 | 290,822 est |
- | 1,200 | 1,897 | 2,068 | |
| 65 | 70 | 647,000 est |
- | 266 | 2,093 | 2,093 | |
| 97 | 207,000 | - | 1,090 | 850 | 2,200 | ||
| 56 | 67 | 795,000 | - | 3,200 | 2,500 | 2,345 | |
| 88 | 94 | 320,000 est |
- | 1,700 | 800 | 2,400 | |
| 83 | 82 | 349,442 | - | 1,754 | 1,596 | 2,420 | |
| 98 | 204,698 | 6,141 | 1,288 | 1,150 | 2,696 | ||
| 76 | 79 | 423,433 est |
- | 2,173 | 1,645 | 2,763 | |
| 57 | 66 | 774,000 | - | 4,120 | 1,763 | 2,924 | |
| 69 | 83 | 556,975 | - | 1,585 | 1,480 | 3,134 | |
| 93 | 98 | 264,906 | - | 1,095 | 750 | 3,340 | |
| 39 | 43 | 1,127,348 | - | 1,215 | 3,499 | 3,345 | |
| 37 | 41 | 1,193,400 est |
- | 2,519 | 1,088 | 3,348 | |
| 89 | 93 | 312,933 est |
- | 509 | 757 | 3,400 | |
| 59 | 65 | 744,000 est |
- | 3,500 | 2,519 | 3,402 | |
| 64 | 69 | 664,000 | - | 2,262 | 1,899 | 3,425 | |
| 50 | 53 | 904,600 | 2,000 | 637 | 1,679 | 3,754 | |
| 34 | 36 | 1,282,000 | - | 616 | 3,900 | ||
| 90 | 95 | 305,694 est |
- | 1,500 | 4,000 | ||
| 53 | 62 | 814,000 | 118,900 | 3,650 | 2,400 | 4,100 | |
| 49 | 60 | 944,742 | - | 5,424 | 1,654 | 4,145 | |
| 43 | 48 | 1,057,251 | - | 3,050 | 4,300 | ||
| 14 | 11 | 4,202,585 | 167,528 | 5,950 | 5,200 | 4,300 | |
| 61 | 76 | 676,000 est |
- | 3,681 | 4,429 | ||
| 91 | 96 | 301,222 est |
- | 1,300 | 1,200 | 4,600 | |
| 62 | 59 | 674,500 | - | 3,500 | 2,897 | 4,608 | |
| 40 | 46 | 1,103,573 | 55,229 | 4,904 | 2,458 | 4,808 | |
| 27 | 25 | 1,662,139 | 92,901 | 9,311 | 4,206 | 4,892 | |
| 67 | 71 | 574,668 est |
- | 3,400 | 2,200 | 5,000 | |
| 48 | 55 | 962,180 est |
- | 5,583 | 3,500 | 5,000 | |
| 45 | 56 | 1,035,000 est |
- | 5,800 | 2,261 | 5,223 | |
| 55 | 45 | 808,000 est |
- | 2,624 | 3,152 | 5,250 | |
| 42 | 28 | 1,089,000 est |
- | 6,500 | 3,996 | 5,544 | |
| 73 | 72 | 446,000 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,600 | 5,600 | |
| 38 | 42 | 1,131,455 | 70,373 | 4,213 | 3,349 | 5,653 | |
| 51 | 57 | 903,312 est |
- | 3,000 | 2,035 | 5,782 | |
| 68 | 73 | 574,000 est |
- | 2,933 | 2,166 | 5,820 | |
| 74 | 63 | 443,000 est |
- | 2,043 | 6,300 | ||
| 28 | 33 | 1,569,780 est |
- | 3,600 | 3,950 | 6,400 | |
| 47 | 37 | 989,259 | 101,259 | 4,621 | 2,354 | 6,549 | |
| 41 | 27 | 1,096,958 | 167,351 | 4,014 | 989 | 6,637 | |
| 31 | 30 | 1,511,300 | - | 2,379 | 2,443 | 6,891 | |
| 63 | 68 | 670,079 | - | 2,325 | 2,392 | 7,666 | |
| 24 | 32 | 1,686,340 | - | 8,592 | 2,924 | 8,426 | |
| 54 | 61 | 810,807 | 18,416 | 2,530 | 2,200 | 8,567 | |
| 44 | 50 | 1,054,000 est |
- | 5,300 | 3,550 | 9,200 | |
| 46 | 49 | 1,003,153 | - | 4,486 | 2,600 | 9,400 | |
| 29 | 39 | 1,529,000 | - | 8,258 | 1,537 | 9,854 | |
| 23 | 34 | 1,706,219 | - | 5,000 | 3,782 | 10,302 | |
| 66 | 609,000 est |
- | 3,700 | 3,076 | 11,683 | ||
| 35 | 44 | 1,261,000 est |
- | 2,953 | 11,877 | ||
| 21 | 22 | 2,406,635 | - | 10,000 | 7,550 | 12,600 | |
| 32 | 38 | 1,342,000 | - | 6,500 | 5,538 | 13,170 | |
| 15 | 16 | 3,500,000 | - | 17,300 | 4,850 | 13,700 | |
| 20 | 19 | 2,520,027 | 368,654 | 4,535 | 8,112 | 15,735 | |
| 25 | 29 | 1,668,000 est |
- | 9,309 | 5,255 | 15,774 | |
| 36 | 58 | 1,207,458 | 14,775 | 6,320 | 5,512 | 16,833 | |
| 10 | 6 | 5,303,322 | 264,394 | 1,468 | 9,809 | 18,017 | |
| 17 | 18 | 3,070,000 est |
- | 8,284 | 20,468 | ||
| 13 | 15 | 4,300,000 | - | 21,173 | 7,287 | 21,979 | |
| 18 | 21 | 2,881,433 | 354,857 | 14,000 | 6,500 | 22,100 | |
| 12 | 12 | 4,427,443 | 142,164 | 15,000 | 4,411 | 24,323 | |
| 16 | 17 | 3,283,499 | 112,382 | 13,809 | 8,035 | 30,810 | |
| 5 | 5 | 7,744,000 | 189,000 | 38,000 | 9,500 | 33,500 | |
| 4 | 4 | 9,090,567 est |
504,877 | 25,123 | 7,504 | 34,599 | |
| 6 | 9 | 7,660,000 est |
- | 47,500 | 69,000 | 40,800 | |
| 11 | 14 | 5,073,000 | - | 22,803 | 10,033 | 41,368 | |
| 8 | 10 | 5,866,152 | 1,239,502 | 23,386 | 10,791 | 46,414 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5,498,900 | 238,500 | 17,300 | 10,600 | 47,300 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12,829,665 | 728,287 | 35,000 | 23,000 | 47,400 | |
| 1 | 1 | 90,958,000 | 6,708,000 | 500,000 | 19,267 | 84,956 | |
| 7 | 7 | 7,141,766 | 217,149 | 34,300 | 24,788 | 96,347 | |
| 2 | 2 | 87,514,000 | 4,395,000 | 529,000 | 38,697 | 138,230 |
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.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
#2 FedEx Corp. revenue and net income is for the 12-month period ended Feb. 29, 2024.
#4 TFI’s revenue is adjusted to reflect its acquisition of Daseke Inc. in April 2024.
#6 Ryder’s revenue is adjusted to reflect its acquisition of Cardinal Logistics in February 2024.
#33 IMC Logistics revenue data was provided by the company to replace the previously published estimate that determined its ranking on the Top 100 list.
#47 Mullen Group revenue and income converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2023 exchange rate.
#48 10 Roads Express revenue estimate is based on data provided by Culhane Meadows.
#28 PS Logistics, #30 OnTrac Inc., #37 Lynden, #51 Quality Carriers, #60 United Road Services, #67 Trimac Transportation, #70 Heniff, #71 Jack Cooper Holdings, #72 ContainerPort Group, #76 Maverick USA, #77 Beemac Trucking, #79 Dependable Supply Chain Services, #80 Koch Cos., #89 Artur Express, #90 Western Flyer Express, #91 New Legend, #92 Transervice Logistics and #96 National Carriers revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
#17 R+L Carriers, #25 CRST, #35 Central Transport International, #58 Manitoulin Group of Cos., #61 TMC Transportation, #65 Mercer Transportation, #66 FirstFleet and #68 Roehl Transport revenues are estimated by SJ Consulting Group.
#25 Averitt Express, #42 C.R. England, #45 Dayton Freight Lines, #55 Hirschbach Motor Lines, #59 Canada Cartage, #73 Mesilla Valley Transportation, #74 USA Truck, #78 Roadrunner Freight, #81 Daylight Transport, #88 Oak Harbor Freight Lines and #94 Ward Transport & Logistics revenue estimates are based on data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
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.
Freight Recession Squeezes Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest for-hire trucking companies in North America.
An Immigrant’s Long Journey to Freedom Leads to Trucking
Since coming to the U.S. from Sudan in 1999, Lual Akoon has built a new life for himself — as a trucker and an advocate, meeting with legislators and representing drivers nationwide.
Fleets Persevere Through Down Market With Care and Creativity
The largest for-hire carriers have persevered through a down market with care for their customers and close attention to controlling costs.
Artur Express to Run 100 Kodiak Self-Driving Sleeper Trucks
Artur Express plans to operate 100 sleeper trucks with Kodiak Robotics’ self-driving truck technology installed in a partnership between the companies, they said.
Efficient Use of Space Is Key in Weak Freight Market: Study
Over-the-road carriers waiting for an upturn in the freight cycle must make the most efficient use of their trucks’ space to best ride out ongoing market weakness, according to CSCMP.
Werner CEO Says Freight Market Is Returning to Normal
Werner Enterprises CEO Derek Leathers said patterns emerging in the cargo marketplace point to a long-awaited adjustment that could help lift trucking out of its persistent freight recession.
FedEx to Cut Up to 2,000 Europe Jobs
FedEx Corp. plans to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in Europe, the latest move by the package delivery giant to streamline its global workforce and rein in costs.
Private Fleets Pursuing Emissions Goals More Aggressively
Across all areas of the economy, shippers are facing increasing pressure to make their operations more sustainable and to meet environmental, sustainability and governance targets.
Canadian Border Agency, Staff Agree on Tentative Labor Deal
Unionized Canadian border agency staff and the federal government reached a tentative deal on a collective bargaining agreement for more than 9,500 staff, the two sides said June 11.
NFI Buys Transfix’s Freight Brokerage Operation
NFI acquired Transfix’s digital freight brokerage operation for an undisclosed sum, the carrier said June 5.
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