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2018 Top Package/Courier 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 FedEx Corp. 55,932,000
2 UPS Inc. 54,102,000
3 Purolator 1,343,111
4 TFI International 1,115,255
5 OnTrac Inc. 546,848
6 LaserShip Inc./OnTrac Inc. 400,000
est
7 Spee-Dee Delivery Service 130,300
8 Transportes Pitic 84,200
9 Pace Runners 59,000
est
10 Auto Express Tijuana Mexico 38,600
11 Pitt Ohio 33,132
12 Day & Ross 25,379

Extras

Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
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On the Bubble

Groendyke Transport ($224 million), is a petroleum and chemical tank truck carrier based in Enid, Okla.
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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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