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2018 Top Intermodal/Drayage Carriers

2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

Here’s what North America’s top fleets are doing to get employees of all levels involved in the process of innovation.
In which regions of the country are the 2018 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers concentrated? Check out our interactive map.
Our experts discuss just how intensely for-hire carriers are embracing technology and innovation in a competitive environment.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 J.B. Hunt Intermodal 4,084,418
2 Hub Group 2,293,030
3 XPO 1,500,000
4 Schneider 779,900
5 Evans Delivery 456,000
6 IMC Logistics 332,490
7 Swift Intermodal 277,358
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8 NFI 262,000
9 ContainerPort Group 205,000
10 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 165,000
11 Universal Intermodal Services 153,726
12 Forward Air 148,669
13 Roadrunner Freight 124,000
14 Landstar System 96,416
15 TCW 91,800
16 TransX Group of Companies 87,264
17 Marten Transport 80,621
18 Cowan Systems 70,120
19 Eagle Systems 48,258
20 Canada Drayage Inc. 34,608
21 Dart Intermodal 24,683
22 Bay and Bay Transportation 20,000
23 Bison Transport 18,770
24 Comcar Industries 8,550
25 Day & Ross 8,196
26 Beemac Trucking 5,509
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Extras

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On the Bubble

Paschall Truck Lines ($238 million), is a dry van and refrigerated truckload carrier based in Murray, Ky.
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LTL carriers are adapting and expanding services to capitalize on favorable long-term trends, such as the growth of e-commerce.
Two dozen pioneering executives in the less-than-truckload freight industry came together to reflect on accomplishments.
Carriers and logistics providers are stepping into the final-mile sector to help retailers meet rising delivery expectations.

For-Hire News

Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

Knight-Swift Posts Q1 Profit as LTL Revenue Soars

Knight-Swift Transportation returned to the black in the first quarter of 2025 on the back of a jump in less-than-truckload revenue.

April 24, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Ryder Q1 Profit Rises 15.3% on Higher Contract Revenue

Profit at Ryder System rose in the first quarter of 2025 as higher contract revenue outweighed ongoing weakness in the rental and used vehicle sales businesses.

April 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

TFI Q1 Profit Falls on Freight Weakness, TL Tariff Pain

Profit at TFI International fell 39.6% in Q1 2025 because of continued freight market weakness and an industrywide decline in truckload volume due to Trump administration tariffs.

April 24, 2025
For-Hire

UPS Bolsters Health Unit With $1.6 Billion Deal for Andlauer

UPS Inc. agreed to acquire Canada’s Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. for $1.6 billion, building out the package handler’s growing business transporting goods for health care customers.

April 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Old Dominion Freight Line Q1 Profit Falls 12.9%; OR Weakens

Profit at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the first quarter of 2025 and executives say growing optimism for upcoming quarters has been squelched by macroeconomic uncertainty.

April 23, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

US-China Tariffs Hit Amazon, FedEx, UPS Distribution Links

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California’s trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation’s container cargo.

April 22, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Analytics Provide Hidden Gains for Tire Management

The data-driven approach has found its way into one of the more underappreciated aspects of trucking literally where the rubber meets the road: tires.

April 21, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Investment Firm Stonepeak Buys Majority Stake in Dupré

Stonepeak’s infrastructure investments include temperature-controlled warehouse trust Lineage, chassis provider Trac Intermodal and intermodal container lessor Textainer.

April 17, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Marten Transport Q1 Profit Slumps 55.2% to $4.3 Million

The Mondovi, Wis.-based company's results took a hammering from both the freight recession and uncertainty precipitated by the Trump administration’s tariff regime, it said April 16.

April 17, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Reports Small Dips in Revenue, Earnings for Q1

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported a slight decline in revenue as segment results dragged down top-line numbers during the first quarter of 2025, the company reported April 15.

April 16, 2025

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