2020 Top Truckload/Dedicated Carriers

2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

Fleets have been overcoming unprecedented challenges to keep essential freight moving during the pandemic.
See the locations of the headquarters for each of the Top 100 for-hire carriers in North America.
COVID-19 has transformed 2020 into a tumultuous year for trucking, but the Top 100 list remains stable, at least for now.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1
Knight-Swift Transportation 3,198,000
est
2
J.B. Hunt Transport Services 3,084,112
3
Landstar System 2,371,188
4
Schneider 2,076,800
5
Werner Enterprises 1,909,776
6
TFI International 1,658,016
7
U.S. Xpress Enterprises 1,521,494
8
Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions 1,417,483
9
Penske Logistics 919,000
est
10
CRST The Transportation Solution 873,000
11
Crete Carrier 860,000
est
12
Mullen Group 664,550
13
Ruan 648,539
14
Cardinal Logistics 648,000
est
15
Covenant Logistics Group 600,722
16
Heartland Express 596,815
17
P.A.M. Transport 425,224
18
Western Express 424,672
19
NFI 422,500
20
Canada Cartage 401,850
21
Universal Truckload 390,095
22
Mesilla Valley Transportation 383,950
est
23
USA Truck 377,093
24
Dart Transit Co. 365,000
25
Day & Ross 358,997
26
Bison Transport 345,037
27
Challenger Motor Freight 335,000
28
Cowan Systems 330,093
29
Hub Group Dedicated 298,747
30
Black Horse Carriers 280,500
31
Marten Transport 265,984
32
Paschall Truck Lines 259,000
est
33
Martin Transportation Systems 248,044
34
Roehl Transport 236,332
35
Southeastern Freight Lines 217,816
36
Anderson Trucking Service 211,845
37
C.A.T. Inc. 208,382
est
38
Auto Lineas America 191,100
est
39
Smith Transport 187,891
40
Forward Air 184,700
41
Averitt Express 179,366
42
Artur Express 172,000
43
Stan Koch & Sons Trucking 168,162
44
Paper Transport 161,302
45
New Legend 160,126
46
Transportistas Unidos Mexicano 158,800
est
47
Brown Trucking Co. 155,000
est
48
Transportadora Nacional 153,300
est
49
Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 148,283
50
Transportes Cuauhtemoc 143,300
est
51
Mercer Transportation 138,376
52
Red Classic 134,400
53
Legend Transportation 127,000
est
54
Trans-Mex Inc. 125,000
est
55
Blackhawk Transport & Logistics 120,531
56
A.D. Transport Express 120,000
est
57
Evans Network of Cos. 118,000
58
Cargo Transporters 114,025
59
AAA Cooper Transportation 113,000
60
Auto Lineas Regiomontanas 109,900
est
61
C.R. England 105,200
62
System Freight 104,691
63
Kriska Transportation 102,625
est
64
Raven Transport 102,000
est
65
CalArk 94,559
66
J. Rayl Transport 93,000
est
67
Wilson Logistics 93,000
68
Nussbaum Transportation 92,000
69
Titanium Transportation Group 82,918
70
Express Tres Fronteras 80,000
est
71
Arnold Transportation 80,000
72
TransAmerica Express Logistics 80,000
73
Titan Transfer 79,918
74
Transportes Quintanilla 73,400
est
75
Alabama Motor Express 72,000
76
Transportes Especializados Antonio de la Torre e Hijos 69,000
est
77
Halvor Lines 68,100
78
A. Duie Pyle 65,800
79
Transportes de Nuevo Laredo 65,600
est
80
American Central Transport 65,000
est
81
Fleetmaster Express 61,000
est
82
Transportes Lar-Mex 60,100
est
83
Fletes Internacionales Coss 57,800
est
84
Market Express 55,000
85
Highlight Motor Group 53,379
86
Transportes Lopez e Hijos 48,900
est
87
TRACOMEX 47,700
est
88
Ward Trucking 45,000
89
Transportes Elola 44,400
est
90
Transportes Internacionales JCV 43,300
est
91
Transportes Canales 41,100
est
92
Meiborg Inc. 36,500
93
Fraley & Schilling 36,000
94
Centauros del Sureste 35,700
est
95
Transportes Unidos Tampiquenos 35,600
est
96
Wright Transportation 35,400
est
97
Autotransportes Rapidos de Aguascalientes 35,400
est
98
Grupo GOR 35,200
est
99
Autotransportes Dasa 32,200
est
100
Dupré Logistics 31,599
101
Continental Express 25,000
102
Atlas World Group 24,628
103
TGR Logistics 23,000
est
104
Schuster Co. 20,800
est
105
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 20,000
106
Transport Investments 18,476
est
107
IMC Logistics 17,370
108
Midwest Motor Express 15,900
109
Trans-System 15,000
110
Diligent Delivery Systems 14,280

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