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2021 Top Intermodal/Drayage 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 J.B. Hunt Intermodal 4,675,000
2 Hub Group 2,091,984
3 XPO 1,000,000
est
4 Schneider 974,700
5 Evans Delivery 812,000
6 IMC Logistics 428,048
7 Universal Intermodal Services 393,633
8 Swift Intermodal 391,462
9 ContainerPort Group 350,000
10 NFI 329,000
11 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 290,000
est
12 Forward Air 199,600
13 C&K Holdings 142,400
est
14 C.R. England 125,000
est
15 Landstar System 114,313
16 TCW 109,162
est
17 Marten Transport 88,733
18 Duncan and Son Lines 85,000
est
19 ITS Logistics 80,996
20 Canada Drayage Inc. 73,000
21 Cowan Systems 72,224
22 Paper Transport 69,087
23 Eagle Systems 59,321
24 Bison Transport 58,886
25 BPX Logistics 40,000
est
26 Wilson Logistics 16,000
27 National Carriers 13,050
28 Bay and Bay Transportation 10,000
est
29 Dupré Logistics 8,204
30 Day & Ross 5,806

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On the Bubble

May Trucking ($219 million), is a refrigerated and truckload carrier based in Salem, Ore.
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Some U.S. truckers are busier than they have ever been.

For-Hire News

Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Estes Eyes 14,000 Doors in 2026 After Buying Yellow Terminals

Estes Express Lines is boosting its terminal capacity as it incorporates assets acquired from bankrupt motor carrier Yellow, President and Chief Operating Officer Webb Estes said.

June 12, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

United Road CEO Kraft’s Adventure Continues at ϳԹ

“As opportunities arose … I was there to help and solve problems, and that led to where I am today,” Ryan Kraft said. He replaces Mark Anderson as United Road CEO.

June 5, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Fleet Margins Set to Shrink Again in 2025, CSCMP Finds

Tariffs introduced by the Trump administration, and the consequent aversion to risk, are a major reason why there is no clear trajectory for recovery, the study’s authors warned.

June 4, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Maverick Raises Pay for Glass Division Drivers

Maverick Transportation increased pay for drivers in its glass over-the-road driving division, the company announced June 2.

June 3, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

FedEx Names CEO, Chairman for Spun-Off Freight Unit

The appointments will take effect after the separation of FedEx Freight from FedEx Corp., which the company expects to complete by June 2026.

May 20, 2025
Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

Landstar Posts Q1 Revenue of $1.15B After Fraud-Related Delay

Landstar System reported its first-quarter earnings following a two-week delay caused by a supply chain fraud incident, the company said May 13.

May 13, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Reports Steady Q1 Earnings Amid Revenue Slip

Hub Group kept its earnings almost perfectly steady year over year despite revenue declining during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported May 8.

May 9, 2025
Government, Business, For-Hire

Post Office Names David Steiner Postmaster General

The U.S. Postal Service has selected FedEx board member David Steiner to be the country’s next postmaster general, the agency announced May 9.

May 9, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, For-Hire, Top 100

Volvo Autonomous TaaS Product to Be Known as Autona/freight

Volvo Autonomous Solutions’ rollout of its transport-as-a-service offering ramped up a couple of notches in recent days.

May 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

USPS Eyes FedEx’s David Steiner for Postmaster General Role

The USPS board has spent months looking for a new leader after Louis DeJoy abruptly resigned in March. DeJoy had pushed for sweeping changes to promote efficiency at the postal service.

May 7, 2025

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