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More than any of the megacap technology stocks, Amazon.com Inc.’s big-spending ways are coming at the expense of profits, and its shares are being punished as a result.

Walmart Inc.’s initiatives to strengthen its in-house trucking operations have elevated it to No. 1 on this year’s updated Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list.

Although freight market conditions have been favorable to shippers for the past two years, many of the largest private carriers in North America operate larger fleets now than in years past.

Mouse over our interactive map to find out where the 2024 Top 100 Private Carriers are located by region in North America.

Even at a time when for-hire truck capacity is readily available at com­petitive rates, many shippers have continued to invest in their own private fleets.

Despite the reported net loss, investors appeared to be responding positively. It was primarily due to a one-time goodwill impairment charge related to the Omni acquisition.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based asset-light transportation provider posted a net loss of $7 million, or 6 cents a diluted share.

GXO Logistics saw revenue grow 19% in the second quarter of 2024 to $2.85 billion. However, the contract logistics firm reported a drop in net income to $39 million from $66 million in 2023.

Hub Group profit in the second quarter of 2024 fell due to the ongoing weakness in the North American freight market, but a final-mile acquisition in December 2023 offered a bright spot.

Schneider National profit in the second quarter of 2024 slumped 54% as price increases failed to arrive as early as the carrier expected and ongoing freight market weakness saw intermodal and logistics revenue decline.