2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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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) |
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1 | FedEx Freight | 6,352,000 |
2 | Yellow Corp. | 4,697,500 |
3 | XPO | 3,445,300 |
4 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 2,991,517 |
5 | UPS Inc. | 2,736,000 |
6 | Estes Express Lines | 2,400,000 |
7 | ABF Freight | 1,916,394 |
8 | R+L Carriers | 1,429,000 |
9 | Saia Inc. | 1,218,481 |
10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 975,884 |
11 | Averitt Express | 717,000 est |
12 | Central Transport | 703,000 est |
13 | TFI International | 610,263 |
14 | AAA Cooper Transportation | 518,000 est |
15 | Dayton Freight Lines | 489,277 |
16 | Roadrunner Freight | 461,000 |
17 | New England Motor Freight | 398,000 |
18 | Pitt Ohio | 397,000 est |
19 | A. Duie Pyle | 290,000 est |
20 | Day & Ross Freight | 249,673 |
21 | Autotransportes de Carga Tresguerras | 217,000 |
22 | Transportes Castores de Baja California | 207,200 |
23 | Central Freight Lines | 206,000 |
24 | Daylight Transport | 195,000 |
25 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 194,000 |
26 | Carlile | 180,000 |
27 | Ward Trucking | 153,000 |
28 | Forward Air | 148,600 |
29 | Wilson Logistics | 141,800 |
30 | Lakeville Motor Express | 126,000 |
31 | Celadon Group Inc. | 125,000 |
32 | Fastfrate Group | 111,371 |
33 | TransX Group of Companies | 97,446 |
34 | Midwest Motor Express | 95,400 |
35 | Servicio de Transportacion Jaguar | 88,800 |
36 | Transportadora Hercel / Transportadores Unidos (Grupo Transportes) | 84,900 |
37 | Dependable Highway Express | 77,373 |
38 | Landstar System | 74,530 |
39 | Transportes Comandos del Norte | 59,200 |
40 | Anderson Trucking Service | 53,310 |
41 | Transportes de Carga FEMA | 52,300 |
42 | Autotransportes de Carga El Duero / Fletes El Duero | 41,400 |
43 | Transportes del Valle | 40,500 |
44 | Transportes Leon-Mexico | 33,500 |
45 | Fletes y Materiales Forsis | 29,400 |
46 | Spee-Dee Delivery Service | 14,000 |
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 e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
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