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2017 Top Truckload/Dedicated 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
Swift Truckload 3,019,295
2
Schneider 2,090,953
3
J.B. Hunt Transport Services 1,920,950
4
Landstar System 1,900,406
5
Werner Enterprises 1,533,981
6
Penske Logistics 1,500,000
7
U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,320,000
8
TFI International 1,231,714
9
Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 1,020,895
10
Cardinal Logistics 935,000
11
CRST The Transportation Solution 905,000
12
Knight-Swift Transportation 900,368
13
Celadon Trucking Services 850,000
14
Crete Carrier 780,000
15
Universal Truckload 629,200
16
Heartland Express 612,937
17
Ruan 524,127
18
Mullen Group 520,272
19
Canada Cartage 452,728
20
P.A.M. Transport 432,852
21
Mesilla Valley Transportation 402,940
22
Covenant Logistics Group 375,564
23
Interstate Distributor Co. 370,168
24
Dart Transit Co. 349,031
25
Black Horse Carriers 337,500
26
Western Express 315,095
27
NFI 315,000
28
Bison Transport 304,782
29
USA Truck 295,807
30
Cowan Systems 258,761
31
Challenger Motor Freight 258,006
32
Hub Group Dedicated 250,000
33
Martin Transportation Systems 237,500
34
Paschall Truck Lines 232,896
35
Epes Carriers Inc. 216,652
36
Roehl Transport 207,048
37
Southeastern Freight Lines 206,673
38
Auto Lineas America 169,600
39
Brown Trucking Co. 168,218
40
Forward Air 164,300
41
Marten Transport 157,370
42
Anderson Trucking Service 156,577
43
Transportistas Unidos Mexicano 141,000
44
Transportadora Nacional 136,100
45
Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 132,440
46
Transportes Cuauhtemoc 127,200
47
Trans-Mex Inc. 111,000
48
Day & Ross 100,433
49
A.D. Transport Express 100,000
50
CalArk 99,434
51
Auto Lineas Regiomontanas 97,600
52
Titanium Transportation Group 91,258
53
Raven Transport 89,000
54
TransX Group of Companies 88,972
55
Titan Transfer 87,808
56
Grupo TMM / Lacto Comercial Organizada 85,800
57
Abilene Motor Express 85,350
58
Mercer Transportation 83,178
59
J. Rayl Transport 76,408
60
System Freight 76,407
61
SLH Transport 71,003
62
Express Tres Fronteras 71,000
63
Transportes Quintanilla 65,100
64
Central de Fletes Monterrey / Transportes Gonzalez (Grupo MG) 64,100
65
Transportadora Egoba 62,100
66
Transportes Especializados Antonio de la Torre e Hijos 61,200
67
Freight Exchange 60,000
68
Transportes de Nuevo Laredo 58,200
69
Star Transportation 53,652
70
Transportes Lar-Mex 53,300
71
Fletes Internacionales Coss 51,300
72
Evans Network of Cos. 50,500
73
Dupré Logistics 47,677
74
Transportes Lopez e Hijos 43,400
75
TRACOMEX 42,400
76
Transportes Elola 39,400
77
Transportes Internacionales JCV 38,400
78
Ryder Capital 37,000
79
Transportes Canales 36,500
80
Centauros del Sureste 31,700
81
Transportes Unidos Tampiquenos 31,600
82
Autotransportes Rapidos de Aguascalientes 31,400
83
Grupo GOR 31,200
84
Transportes Sultana 29,500
85
Autotransportes Dasa 28,600
86
Shevell Group 20,000
87
Fastfrate Group 16,600
88
Bolt Express 14,555

Extras

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

Transportes Castores de Baja California ($207 million), Headquartered in the historic town of Leon in the central state of Guanajuata, this Mexican fleet provides less-than-truckload and parcel delivery services throughout the country with a fleet of 450 tractors, 180 straight trucks and 650 trailers.
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