2024 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
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.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UPS Inc.
|
90,958,000 | 6,708,000 | 500,000 | 19,267 |
84,956 |
| 2 | 2 | FedEx Corp.
|
87,514,000 | 4,395,000 | 529,000 | 38,697 |
138,230 |
| 3 | 3 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services
|
12,829,665 | 728,287 | 35,000 | 23,000 |
47,400 |
| 4 | 4 | TFI International
|
9,090,567 est |
504,877 | 25,123 | 7,504 |
34,599 |
| 5 | 5 | XPO
|
7,744,000 | 189,000 | 38,000 | 9,500 |
33,500 |
| 6 | 9 | Ryder System
|
7,660,000 est |
- | 47,500 | 69,000 |
40,800 |
| 7 | 7 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
|
7,141,766 | 217,149 | 34,300 | 24,788 |
96,347 |
| 8 | 10 | Old Dominion Freight Line
|
5,866,152 | 1,239,502 | 23,386 | 10,791 |
46,414 |
| 9 | 8 | Schneider
|
5,498,900 | 238,500 | 17,300 | 10,600 |
47,300 |
| 10 | 6 | Landstar System
|
5,303,322 | 264,394 | 1,468 | 9,809 |
18,017 |
| 11 | 14 | Estes Express Lines
|
5,073,000 | - | 22,803 | 10,033 |
41,368 |
| 12 | 12 | ArcBest
|
4,427,443 | 142,164 | 15,000 | 4,411 |
24,323 |
| 13 | 15 | Penske Logistics
|
4,300,000 | - | 21,173 | 7,287 |
21,979 |
| 14 | 11 | Hub Group
|
4,202,585 | 167,528 | 5,950 | 5,200 |
4,300 |
| 15 | 16 | NFI
|
3,500,000 | - | 17,300 | 4,850 |
13,700 |
| 16 | 17 | Werner Enterprises
|
3,283,499 | 112,382 | 13,809 | 8,035 |
30,810 |
| 17 | 18 | R+L Carriers
|
3,070,000 est |
- | - | 8,284 |
20,468 |
| 18 | 21 | Saia Inc.
|
2,881,433 | 354,857 | 14,000 | 6,500 |
22,100 |
| 19 | 20 | Purolator
|
2,653,000 | 296,000 | 14,000 | 552 |
1,073 |
| 20 | 19 | Prime Inc.
|
2,520,027 | 368,654 | 4,535 | 8,112 |
15,735 |
| 21 | 22 | Kenan Advantage Group
|
2,406,635 | - | 10,000 | 7,550 |
12,600 |
| 22 | 23 | Evans Network of Cos.
|
2,040,000 | - | 630 | 7,500 |
- |
| 23 | 34 | Ruan
|
1,706,219 | - | 5,000 | 3,782 |
10,302 |
| 24 | 32 | Southeastern Freight Lines
|
1,686,340 | - | 8,592 | 2,924 |
8,426 |
| 25 | 26 | CRST The Transportation Solution
|
1,668,000 est |
- | 6,224 | 4,778 |
- |
| 25 | 29 | Averitt Express
|
1,668,000 est |
- | 9,309 | 5,255 |
15,774 |
| 27 | 25 | Universal Logistics Holdings
|
1,662,139 | 92,901 | 9,311 | 4,206 |
4,892 |
| 28 | 33 | PS Logistics
|
1,569,780 est |
- | 3,600 | 3,950 |
6,400 |
| 29 | 39 | Day & Ross
|
1,529,000 | - | 8,258 | 1,537 |
9,854 |
| 30 | 35 | OnTrac Inc.
|
1,525,716 est |
- | - | - | 1,234 |
| 31 | 30 | Anderson Trucking Service
|
1,511,300 | - | 2,379 | 2,443 |
6,891 |
| 32 | 38 | Crete Carrier
|
1,342,000 | - | 6,500 | 5,538 |
13,170 |
| 33 | 40 | IMC Logistics
|
859,429 | - | 2,940 | 2,200 |
150 |
| 34 | 36 | UniGroup
|
1,282,000 | - | 616 | - | 3,900 |
| 35 | 44 | Central Transport International
|
1,261,000 est |
- | - | 2,953 |
11,877 |
| 36 | 58 | Heartland Express
|
1,207,458 | 14,775 | 6,320 | 5,512 |
16,833 |
| 37 | 41 | Lynden
|
1,193,400 est |
- | 2,519 | 1,088 |
3,348 |
| 38 | 42 | Marten Transport
|
1,131,455 | 70,373 | 4,213 | 3,349 |
5,653 |
| 39 | 43 | Bennett Family of Cos.
|
1,127,348 | - | 1,215 | 3,499 |
3,345 |
| 40 | 46 | Covenant Logistics Group
|
1,103,573 | 55,229 | 4,904 | 2,458 |
4,808 |
| 41 | 27 | Forward Air
|
1,096,958 | 167,351 | 4,014 | 989 |
6,637 |
| 42 | 28 | C.R. England
|
1,089,000 est |
- | 6,500 | 3,996 |
5,544 |
| 43 | 48 | KLLM Transport Services
|
1,057,251 | - | - | 3,050 |
4,300 |
| 44 | 50 | Western Express
|
1,054,000 est |
- | 5,300 | 3,550 |
9,200 |
| 45 | 56 | Dayton Freight Lines
|
1,035,000 est |
- | 5,800 | 2,261 |
5,223 |
| 46 | 49 | Bison Transport
|
1,003,153 | - | 4,486 | 2,600 |
9,400 |
| 47 | 37 | Mullen Group
|
989,259 | 101,259 | 4,621 | 2,354 |
6,549 |
| 48 | 55 | 10 Roads Express
|
962,180 est |
- | 5,583 | 3,500 |
5,000 |
| 49 | 60 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group
|
944,742 | - | 5,424 | 1,654 |
4,145 |
| 50 | 53 | Atlas World Group
|
904,600 | 2,000 | 637 | 1,679 |
3,754 |
| 51 | 57 | Quality Carriers
|
903,312 est |
- | 3,000 | 2,035 |
5,782 |
| 52 | 54 | R&R Family of Cos.
|
886,000 | - | 783 | 1,020 |
1,508 |
| 53 | 62 | Stevens Transport
|
814,000 | 118,900 | 3,650 | 2,400 |
4,100 |
| 54 | 61 | PAMT Corp.
|
810,807 | 18,416 | 2,530 | 2,200 |
8,567 |
| 55 | 45 | Hirschbach Motor Lines
|
808,000 est |
- | 2,624 | 3,152 |
5,250 |
| 56 | 67 | RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
|
795,000 | - | 3,200 | 2,500 |
2,345 |
| 57 | 66 | A. Duie Pyle
|
774,000 | - | 4,120 | 1,763 |
2,924 |
| 58 | - | Manitoulin Group of Cos.
|
758,000 est |
- | - | - | - |
| 59 | 65 | Canada Cartage
|
744,000 est |
- | 3,500 | 2,519 |
3,402 |
| 60 | 64 | United Road Services
|
736,236 est |
- | 1,837 | 1,797 |
1,915 |
| 61 | 76 | TMC Transportation
|
676,000 est |
- | - | 3,681 |
4,429 |
| 62 | 59 | Fastfrate Group
|
674,500 | - | 3,500 | 2,897 |
4,608 |
| 63 | 68 | Cowan Systems
|
670,079 | - | 2,325 | 2,392 |
7,666 |
| 64 | 69 | Quantix Supply Chain Solutions
|
664,000 | - | 2,262 | 1,899 |
3,425 |
| 65 | 70 | Mercer Transportation
|
647,000 est |
- | 266 | 2,093 |
2,093 |
| 66 | - | FirstFleet
|
609,000 est |
- | 3,700 | 3,076 |
11,683 |
| 67 | 71 | Trimac Transportation
|
574,668 est |
- | 3,400 | 2,200 |
5,000 |
| 68 | 73 | Roehl Transport
|
574,000 est |
- | 2,933 | 2,166 |
5,820 |
| 69 | 83 | Foodliner/Quest Liner
|
556,975 | - | 1,585 | 1,480 |
3,134 |
| 70 | 74 | Heniff Transportation Systems
|
547,128 est |
- | 2,000 | 2,000 |
- |
| 71 | 75 | Jack Cooper Holdings
|
531,522 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,286 |
1,284 |
| 72 | 78 | ContainerPort Group
|
468,180 est |
- | 450 | 1,500 |
- |
| 73 | 72 | Mesilla Valley Transportation
|
446,000 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,600 |
5,600 |
| 74 | 63 | USA Truck
|
443,000 est |
- | - | 2,043 |
6,300 |
| 75 | 85 | PGT Holdings
|
425,089 | - | 619 | 1,199 |
2,011 |
| 76 | 79 | Maverick Transportation
|
423,433 est |
- | 2,173 | 1,645 |
2,763 |
| 77 | 80 | Beemac Trucking
|
415,120 est |
- | 260 | 550 |
650 |
| 78 | 88 | Roadrunner Freight
|
410,000 est |
- | 1,250 | 352 |
2,042 |
| 79 | 81 | Dependable Supply Chain Services
|
403,002 est |
- | 1,485 | 576 |
1,147 |
| 80 | 84 | Koch Cos.
|
390,150 est |
- | - | 900 |
2,000 |
| 81 | 87 | Daylight Transport
|
374,000 est |
- | 400 | 158 |
575 |
| 82 | - | Bay and Bay Transportation
|
357,000 | - | 600 | 640 |
1,300 |
| 83 | 82 | Melton Truck Lines
|
349,442 | - | 1,754 | 1,596 |
2,420 |
| 84 | 92 | Trans-System
|
332,000 | - | 1,150 | 1,005 |
1,900 |
| 85 | 91 | Leonard's Express
|
331,258 est |
- | 930 | 616 |
1,000 |
| 86 | - | TCI Transportation
|
330,000 | - | 1,404 | 687 |
1,423 |
| 87 | 86 | Dupré Logistics
|
323,556 | 187,260 | 1,225 | 615 |
1,805 |
| 88 | 94 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines
|
320,000 est |
- | 1,700 | 800 |
2,400 |
| 89 | 93 | Artur Express
|
312,933 est |
- | 509 | 757 |
3,400 |
| 90 | 95 | Western Flyer Express
|
305,694 est |
- | - | 1,500 |
4,000 |
| 91 | 96 | New Legend
|
301,222 est |
- | 1,300 | 1,200 |
4,600 |
| 92 | 97 | Transervice Logistics/Lily Transportation
|
290,822 est |
- | 1,200 | 1,897 |
2,068 |
| 93 | 98 | Paper Transport
|
264,906 | - | 1,095 | 750 |
3,340 |
| 94 | - | Ward Transport & Logistics
|
253,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 600 |
- |
| 95 | - | Acme Truck Line
|
248,467 | - | 1,350 | 849 |
623 |
| 96 | 100 | National Carriers
|
232,529 est |
- | 588 | 653 |
1,250 |
| 97 | - | CrossCountry Freight Solutions
|
207,000 | - | 1,090 | 850 |
2,200 |
| 98 | - | May Trucking Co.
|
204,698 | 6,141 | 1,288 | 1,150 |
2,696 |
| 99 | - | Highlight Motor Group
|
198,166 | -1,324 | 1,315 | 702 |
1,620 |
| 100 | - | Spee-Dee Delivery Service
|
182,415 | 13,426 | 1,800 | 119 |
295 |
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 email 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.
Extras
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For-Hire News
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October 8, 2025FedEx Freight Completes Executive Team With New CFO Witt
Marshall Witt's appointment marks a return to familiar ground. He spent 15 years at FedEx earlier in his career, including in senior finance leadership positions at FedEx Freight.
October 6, 2025If Trump Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal, Refund Chaos Is Expected
Companies that paid the $165 billion in customs duties collected so far this fiscal year won’t have an easy time getting their money back.
October 6, 2025Werner CEO Sees Longer Freight Boom on OEM Production Cuts
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October 3, 2025Jim Ward to Step Down as TCA President
Ward, who took over as president in 2022, is credited with strengthening the association’s reach, expanding its programs and increasing engagement with its members.
October 3, 2025ArcBest Eyes Early 2026 for In-House TMS Launch
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October 2, 2025TCW Transportation Names New CEO After Scott George Retires
The company was founded by Scott George's grandfather, Howard George, in 1948 and has been employee-owned since 2022. Scott will remain an adviser to the board of directors.
September 30, 2025Uber Freight, Tesla Launch EV Purchase Accelerator
The partners’ “Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program” aims to entice carriers to speed adoption of battery-electric trucks by subsidizing the cost of the hardware.
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