2024 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest trucking companies in North America.
Trucking companies have been surviving on lower rates while awaiting a freight market recovery.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.
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 Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daseke Inc. (TFI) | 1,569,400 |
| 2 | Landstar System | 1,490,393 |
| 3 | PS Logistics | 1,009,800 est |
| 4 | Anderson Trucking Service | 848,700 |
| 5 | Bennett Family of Cos. | 839,386 |
| 6 | TMC Transportation | 676,000 est |
| 7 | Mercer Transportation | 556,905 est |
| 8 | Maverick Transportation | 423,433 est |
| 9 | PGT Holdings | 400,329 |
| 10 | Beemac Trucking | 390,150 est |
| 11 | Melton Truck Lines | 349,442 |
| 12 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 336,102 est |
| 13 | R&R Express | 284,432 est |
| 14 | Prime Inc. | 255,902 |
| 15 | Western Express | 253,042 est |
| 16 | System Transport | 233,000 |
| 17 | Paul Logistics | 162,000 |
| 18 | Evans Network of Cos. | 159,000 |
| 19 | Roehl Transport | 134,851 est |
| 20 | Long Haul Trucking | 89,460 |
| 21 | JLE Industries | 62,735 |
| 22 | C.R. England | 61,070 est |
| 23 | Koch Cos. | 51,295 est |
| 24 | AFC Transport | 48,654 est |
| 25 | Day & Ross | 30,580 |
| 26 | Bison Transport | 30,089 |
| 27 | Canada Cartage | 29,718 est |
| 28 | NFI | 23,000 |
| 29 | TGR Logistics | 12,000 |
| 30 | McCollister's Global Services | 10,052 est |
| 31 | Averitt Express | 5,582 est |
| 32 | A. Duie Pyle | 4,000 |
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.
PS Logistics, TMC Transportation, Mercer, Maverick USA, Beemac, CRST, R&R Express, Western Express, Roehl, C.R. England, Koch Cos., AFC Transport, Canada
Cartage, McCollister’s and Averitt Express revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
Extras
The regional LTL carrier has adapted and expanded through a full century of economic cycles and industry changes.
The trucking industry remains mired in sustained overcapacity relative to freight demand even as it has slowly shed workers.
After being displaced by war in his native Sudan, Lual Akoon’s path took him to Middle America – and trucking.
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For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten, but some fared better than others.
Learn more about how companies are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest for-hire carriers list.
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