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2017 Top Tank Truck/Bulk Carriers

2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

The nation’s top for-hire carriers are taking steps to shore up capacity in anticipation of increasing demand for freight hauling and a tighter market for drivers.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
Find out what carriers are doing to prepare for what looks like increased demand for freight hauling this year and next.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Kenan Advantage Group 1,333,736
2 Quality Carriers 758,000
3 Trimac Transportation Services 625,000
4 Prime Inc. 319,928
5 Foodliner/Quest Liner 252,275
6 Superior Bulk Logistics 233,900
7 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 229,258
8 Groendyke Transport 206,693
9 Ruan 179,940
10 Eagle Transport Corp. 132,000
11 Tankstar USA Inc. 126,887
12 Florida Rock & Tank Lines 120,172
13 Martin Transport Inc. 119,306
14 Miller Transporters 107,149
15 Dupré Logistics 106,032
16 Mission Petroleum Carriers 93,560
17 Slay Transportation Co. 91,500
18 CCC Transportation/ CTL Transportation 84,419
19 Genox Transportation Inc. 71,365
20 CLI Transport 63,613
21 Apex Logistics 61,000
22 Tidewater Transit Co. 53,904
23 Transportes Auto Tanques Ochoa 53,200
24 Service Transport Co. 52,340
25 NFI 35,000
26 Bulk Service Transport 17,350

Extras

About Us: Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

Oak Harbor Freight Lines ($197 million), Ed and David Vander Pol are co-presidents of this regional LTL carrier established in 1916 and based in Auburn, Wash. The company operates a network of 33 terminals in five western states.
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