2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Rankings
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 Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Inc. | 2,006,924 | 
| 2 | KLLM Transport Services | 936,000 | 
| 3 | C.R. England | 897,868 | 
| 4 | Swift Refrigerated | 755,000 est | 
| 5 | Stevens Transport | 737,294 | 
| 6 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 440,862 | 
| 7 | Marten Transport | 378,000 | 
| 8 | John Christner Trucking | 338,873 | 
| 9 | TransAm Trucking | 297,000 est | 
| 10 | Black Horse Carriers | 280,500 | 
| 11 | FFE Transportation Services | 275,000 | 
| 12 | Shaffer Trucking | 266,000 est | 
| 13 | Navajo Express | 243,000 est | 
| 14 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 150,752 | 
| 15 | Frialsa Logistica | 143,200 est | 
| 16 | NFI | 126,000 | 
| 17 | Pride Transport | 122,000 | 
| 18 | WEL Cos. | 120,284 | 
| 19 | J&R Schugel Trucking | 119,000 est | 
| 20 | Day & Ross | 118,837 | 
| 21 | National Carriers | 108,500 | 
| 22 | Decker Truck Line | 106,206 est | 
| 23 | Covenant Logistics Group | 98,272 est | 
| 24 | Freymiller Inc. | 98,000 est | 
| 25 | Roadrunner Freight | 96,692 est | 
| 26 | Schuster Co. | 83,200 est | 
| 27 | Raider Express | 80,000 | 
| 28 | Wilson Logistics | 75,000 | 
| 29 | Continental Express | 71,500 | 
| 30 | Great Plains Transport | 64,302 | 
| 31 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 59,078 | 
| 32 | Canada Cartage | 53,580 | 
| 33 | Denney Transport | 46,401 est | 
| 34 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 38,000 | 
| 35 | Transportes Garza Leal | 34,500 | 
| 36 | Cowan Systems | 32,590 | 
| 37 | Halvor Lines | 28,100 | 
| 38 | May Trucking Co. | 26,304 | 
| 39 | TWT Refrigerated | 20,000 | 
| 40 | Sorenson Transport | 12,474 | 
| 41 | Centurion Trucking | 9,107 | 
| 42 | Alabama Motor Express | 8,000 | 
| 43 | TransAmerica Express Logistics | 3,000 | 
| 44 | Atlas World Group | 2,300 | 
| 45 | Dupré Logistics | 1,641 | 
| 46 | Bowers Trucking | 1,000 | 
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 email to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
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For-Hire News
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The Greenwich, Conn.-based LTL carrier reported net income of $82 million for the three months ending Sept. 30. That compared with $95 million the previous year.
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Werner Enterprises saw its third-quarter bottom line swing from a year-ago profit to a loss as one-time expenses took a toll on its three-month results.
October 31, 2025Landstar Profit Falls by More Than Half on Review Write-Downs
“We are working toward a late 2025 or early 2026 sale of Landstar Metro and have thus far experienced a good deal of interest in that company,” CEO Frank Lonegro.
October 31, 2025Schneider Reports Revenue Growth, Profit Dip in Tough Market
Schneider experienced revenue growth in the third quarter from the previous year even as a slowing market and claims costs dragged down earnings, the company reported Oct. 30.
October 30, 2025ODFL Focuses on Costs to Limit Q3 Profit Hit in Weak Market
The company posted a $271 million profit in Q3 2025, down 12.2% compared with $308.6 million last year. Revenue was $1.41 billion, a 4.3% decrease compared with $1.47 billion.
October 30, 2025UPS Stuns Wall Street With Strong Profit and 34,000 Job Cuts
The results suggest CEO Carol Tomé’s revival efforts are gaining traction after UPS struggled with slow demand, high expenses and uncertainty fueled by tariffs.
October 28, 2025Shippers Eye Earlier Bid Cycles to Beat Market’s Turn
Customers are telling J.B. Hunt it has been a shipper’s market for longer than any of them expected, but they expect change in the market soon, said Director of Intermodal Pricing Amy Horn.
October 27, 2025Ryder Q3 Profit, Revenue Hold Steady in Weak Market
Executives told analysts the most recent quarter’s performance boded well for the coming quarters in spite of continued economic uncertainty. Overall, revenue was little changed.
October 26, 2025OEMs Move Forward With Truck Tariffs Ahead
Paccar expects to seize a bigger U.S. heavy-duty truck market share and to be able to increase prices once the Section 232 import tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts go live.
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