When we last published this list in 2008, UPS was the largest public trucking carrier in the United States. It still is, with over 100,000 company trucks, tractors, trailers, vans, company cars and motorcycles. Number two remains FedEx, with more than 83,000 vehicles, according to the industry trade magazine Transport Topics , which provided this list. (Note that UPS reported having 253 aircraft in 2010, compared to FedEx’s 664.)
In 2010, all the Top 10 largest public trucking companies retained their rankings from 2008. It’s not till No. 12, where Sirva moved up from No. 19, that we start to see some changes.
Public trucking carriers transport products for others. Whether or not a company is considered a “trucking company” by the general public, any commercial truck operating in the U.S. is regulated by stringent state laws, as well as federal trucking laws if they cross state lines in commerce.
These are the top 100 public trucking carriers in the US in 2010:
- UPS Inc.
- FedEx Corp.
- DHL USA
- YRC Worldwide Inc.
- Ryder System
- Con-way Inc.
- Penske Truck Leasing Co.
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services
- Schneider National Inc.
- Swift Transportation
- Landstar System
- Sirva Inc.
- Werner Enterprises
- TransForce Inc.
- UniGroup Inc.
- Arkansas Best Corp.
- U.S. Xpress Enterprises
- Estes Express Lines
- Purolator Courier Ltd.
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- Greatwide Logistics Services
- C.R. England Inc.
- Crete Carrier Corp.
- Saia Inc.
- Prime Inc.
- NFI Industries
- Averitt Express
- Atlas World Group
- Southeastern Freight Lines
- Ruan Transportation Management Systems
- Lynden Inc.
- CRST International
- Kenan Advantage Group
- Knight Transportation
- Vitran Corp.
- Quality Distribution Inc.
- Covenant Transportation Group
- Anderson Trucking Service
- Marten Transport
- Trimac Group
- Universal Truckload Services Inc.
- Celadon Group
- Stevens Transport
- Dart Transit Co.
- Interstate Distributor Co.
- Heartland Express
- Roadrunner Transportation Systems
- TransX Group
- Western Express
- Shevell Group
- AAA Cooper Transportation
- Forward Air Corp.
- Comcar Industries
- USA Truck
- RoadLink
- Frozen Food Express Industries
- Canada Cartage System
- Contrans Group
- Mullen Group
- Central Refrigerated Service Inc.
- Dynamex Inc.
- P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.
- Challenger Group
- Gordon Trucking Inc.
- Mercer Transportation
- 3PD Inc.
- TransAm Trucking
- Graebel Cos.
- KLLM Transport Services
- Cardinal Logistics Management
- The Suddath Cos.
- Pitt Ohio Express
- Super Service Holdings (formerly Gainey Corp.)
- Mesilla Valley Transportation
- Specialized Transportation Inc.
- Calyx Transportation Group
- Roehl Transport
- Koch Companies Inc.
- Bridge Terminal Transport Inc.
- Epes Carriers Inc.
- Dayton Freight Lines Inc.
- Central Freight Lines
- Bennett International Group
- Duie Pyle Cos.
- Transport America
- Cowan Systems
- United Road Services
- Navajo Express
- Maverick USA
- Milan Express Co.
- Superior Bulk Logistics
- A&R Logistics
- Consolidated Fastfrate
- Evans Network of Cos.
- Velocity Express
- U.S. 1 Industries
- Paschall Truck Lines
- Groendyke Transport
- Arpin Group
- Jack Cooper Transport Co
Stay tuned: Next, we’ll publish the Top 100 private carrier companies in the U.S. for 2010.
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