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2021 Top Mail Carriers

2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

After navigating COVID-19's disruption, trucking now has entered a historically strong business environment.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by North American region.
Small carriers often were hardest hit by COVID, but large fleets faced challenges, too.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 FedEx Corp. 2,224,115
2 10 Roads Express 851,957
est
3 Postal Fleet Services 292,568
4 UPS Inc. 203,260
5 Kalitta Air 196,870
6 Matheson Trucking 171,270
7 Evo Transportation & Energy Services 169,852
8 United Airlines 166,829
9 Midwest Transport 119,552
10 Southern Mail Service 114,358
11 Delta Air Lines 93,389
12 Bancroft and Sons Transportation 77,374
13 Alan Ritchey Inc. 70,136
14 ITS Logistics 68,015
15 American Airlines 65,819
16 Northern Aviation Services 58,251
17 XPO 56,586
18 Davenport Transportation 54,786
19 Tracie McCormick Inc. 48,718
20 McCormick Trucking 48,369
21 Beco Inc. 48,288
22 B&B Trucking 48,236
23 Alaska Central Express 46,092
24 AJR Trucking 39,541
25 Sodrel Truck Lines 38,319
26 Alaska Air Group 37,547
27 Metro Air Service 35,879
28 Everts Air Alaska 35,277

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On the Bubble

Ward Transport & Logistics Corp. ($215 million), is a less-than-truckload carrier based in Altoona, Pa.
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For-Hire News

Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

UPS Plans 20,000 Job Cuts This Year in Pullback From Amazon

UPS expects to cut 20,000 jobs this year and close dozens of facilities as it dramatically reduces shipments for e-commerce giant Amazon.

April 29, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

UPS in Talks With Startup Figure AI to Use Humanoid Robots

UPS Inc. is in talks with robotics startup Figure AI to use humanoid robots for some tasks in the logistics giant’s network, according to people familiar with the matter.

April 28, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Saia Grows Q1 Revenue by About 4% but Misses Expectations

Saia Inc. weathered market headwinds to post a revenue increase of more than 4% during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported April 25.

April 28, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Q1 Profit as LTL Revenue Soars

Knight-Swift Transportation returned to the black in the first quarter of 2025 on the back of a jump in less-than-truckload revenue.

April 24, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Q1 Profit Rises 15.3% on Higher Contract Revenue

Profit at Ryder System rose in the first quarter of 2025 as higher contract revenue outweighed ongoing weakness in the rental and used vehicle sales businesses.

April 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

TFI Q1 Profit Falls on Freight Weakness, TL Tariff Pain

Profit at TFI International fell 39.6% in Q1 2025 because of continued freight market weakness and an industrywide decline in truckload volume due to Trump administration tariffs.

April 24, 2025
For-Hire

UPS Bolsters Health Unit With $1.6 Billion Deal for Andlauer

UPS Inc. agreed to acquire Canada’s Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. for $1.6 billion, building out the package handler’s growing business transporting goods for health care customers.

April 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Old Dominion Freight Line Q1 Profit Falls 12.9%; OR Weakens

Profit at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the first quarter of 2025 and executives say growing optimism for upcoming quarters has been squelched by macroeconomic uncertainty.

April 23, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

US-China Tariffs Hit Amazon, FedEx, UPS Distribution Links

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California’s trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation’s container cargo.

April 22, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Analytics Provide Hidden Gains for Tire Management

The data-driven approach has found its way into one of the more underappreciated aspects of trucking literally where the rubber meets the road: tires.

April 21, 2025

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