Sponsored by:

2022 Top Refrigerated (Truckload and LTL) Carriers

2022 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

For-hire motor carriers achieved significant revenue gains and higher profits last year, powered by surging freight demand.
The pandemic accelerated driver wages, shortened routes to match shopping patterns and increased automation across the supply chain.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire Carriers are based.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Prime Inc. 2,061,400
2 KLLM Transport Services 953,000
3 Swift Refrigerated 755,000
est
4 Stevens Transport 745,000
5 Hirschbach Motor Lines 520,500
6 Marten Transport 396,700
7 John Christner Trucking 310,400
8 C.R. England 266,000
9 Day & Ross 178,600
10 Cardinal Logistics 144,000
11 NFI 142,000
12 Erb Group 135,000
13 Pride Transport 134,000
est
14 National Carriers 125,200
15 WEL Cos. 121,200
16 Leonard's Express 111,000
17 A&A Express 110,000
est
18 Canada Cartage 105,000
19 Soar Transport 103,006
est
20 Continental Express 95,000
est
21 Bison Transport 76,200
22 Roehl Refrigerated Transport 72,000
23 Pacific Shipping & Trucking 36,000
24 Cowan Systems 26,900
25 May Trucking Co. 21,860
26 TWT Refrigerated 18,000
27 Sorenson Transport 17,300
28 AFC Transport 9,800
29 R&R Family of Cos. 5,200
30 Koch Cos. 4,300
31 Atlas World Group 1,200

Extras

Many large shippers are asking motor carriers to raise the issue of environmental sustainability and carbon emission reductions.
If your company appears in the 2022 list, you have a few ways to announce it. Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.
Learn more about Transport Topics’ Top 100 For-Hire Carriers publication.

For-Hire News

BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Hub Group Reports Q2 Revenue Decline Amid Tariff Turmoil

Hub Group experienced a decline in revenue as it worked to navigate tariff-driven effects on its business in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 31.

August 1, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

Schneider Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth in Q2

Schneider posted higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 31.

July 31, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

XPO Reports Unchanged Revenue at $2.08 Billion for Q2

The Greenwich, Conn.-based less-than-truckload carrier posted net income of $106 million, or 89 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending June 30.

July 31, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

ODFL Q2 Profit Slides 16.6% as Market Weakness Persists

Profit and revenue at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the second quarter, but senior executives said clarity is growing on how the ongoing freight recession might start to see an upturn.

July 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Soft Freight Weighs on ArcBest, but Tech Boosts Efficiency

ArcBest experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings amid the continuing soft freight environment during the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 30.

July 30, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Werner Q2 Earnings Lifted by Texas Nuclear Verdict Reversal

A pair of favorable financial outcomes tied to legal and business proceedings helped lift Werner Enterprises’ bottom-line results in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 29.

July 30, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Roadrunner Adds 100+ Lanes, Continues LTL Network Expansion

Roadrunner’s latest lanes add over 21,000 new miles of coverage across the U.S. and Canada and establish Kansas City as a major new hub, the company said July 24.

July 30, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

TFI Q2 Profit, Revenue Fall Double Digits as Tariffs Bite

“We’re most affected by the [tariff] instability in our industrial truckload base in the U.S.,” TFI CEO Alain Bédard said during a July 28 conference call with investors.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

UPS Withholds Outlook on Market Upheaval After Mixed Quarter

UPS has struggled to get a handle on volatility in the market, underscoring the challenges for the courier’s effort to reconfigure its network and revitalize its business.

July 29, 2025
BusinessFor-Hire

Hub Group Buys Marten’s Intermodal Unit for $51.8 Million

The deal, which Hub Group expects to more than double the size of its temperature-controlled intermodal fleet, is set to close by the end of the third quarter.

July 28, 2025

Archives

  • 2024

  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

  • 2011

  • 2010

  • 2009

  • 2008

  • 2007

  • 2006

  • 2005

  • 2004