| Company | Number of Trailers & Containers | 2008 Rev. in Millions |
|---|---|---|
| J.B.Hunt Transport
Bulldog Trucking Inc assets acquiredd Oct90 Lake City Express Queen City Express, shut down 28 Feb 97 flatbed division started 1990, sold 29Jul97 | 39,161 container 24,576 trailers | 3731 |
| Schneider National Inc.
Highway Carriers Corp bought 1Jan1998 Builders Transportation Inc bought 31Jul98 Poole Truck Line bought 24Aug98 | 11,500 containers 38,800 trailers | 3700 |
| Swift Transportation Co.Inc
Cooper Motor Lines Inc bought 1Apr88 Arthur H. Fulton Inc bought Sep91 Best Freight System bought 1993 East-West Transport Inc bought 30Jun94 Missouri Nebraska Express Inc bought 3Oct94 Direct Transit bought 1996 Trans-Mex Inc SA de CV bought 13Jan04 M.S. Carriers Inc bought 29Jun01 Challenger Motor Freight Inc bought by MS Carriers 31Mar98 Hi-Way Express bought by MS Carriers 18Sep97 Interstate Trucking Corp of America bought by MS Carriers 1998 Merit Distribution Services bought 2Jul2003 | 55,421 containers & trailers | 3400 |
| Landstar System
Ranger Transportation Inc. Independent Freightway (INWAY) Landstar TLC (ex TLC Lines) merged into Inway 1Q97 Ligon Nationwide Poole Truck Line Gemini Transportation Services Inc | 13,810 | 2643 |
| Werner Enterprises | 24,940 | 2165 |
| Pacer International | 28.681 containers | 2087 |
| U.S. Xpress Enterprises
U.S. Xpress Inc. Southwest Motor Freight, bought 1990, merged into US Xpress Inc. 1 Apr 96 Hall Systems, bought 1993, merged into U.S. Xpress Inc. 1 Dec 96 National Express Logistics (NXL), merged into U.S. Xpress Inc. 1 Dec 96 CSI/Crown JTI Inc. JTI Inc bought 30Apr97 Victory Express Inc bought 29Jan98 PST Vans Inc bought 31Aug98 Arnold Transportation Services Inc D.W. Freight Inc. bought by Arnold 17 Apr 92, renamed Dalworth Arnold H. R. Hill Inc. bought Mar 94 by Dalworth Arnold Leb Arnold bought by Arnold Silver Eagle Transport Inc. bought by Arnold 23 Mar 92, renamed Silver Eagle Arnold T. W. Owens & Sons Trucking Inc. bought by Arnold Jan 95 Total Transportation of Mississippi LLC bought 28Feb06 | 21,209 | 1825 |
| Trans Force Inc.
Entreprises R.R. Mondor Inc bought 11Jul00 Tri-Line Logistic Div bought 13Feb02 Japiro Transport Ltee bought Mar02 Auger Transport assets bought 30Apr02 DPM Transport Inc bought 23May02 Groupe Transport St. Lambert bought 12Jul02 Refex Transport Ltd bought 19Jul02 Mirald Transport bought 19Aug02 Besner Group Companies bought 15Oct02 Transport Forestville Inc bought 21Feb03 Transport Georges Lacaille Ltee bought 30Jan04 Transport S.A.S. Inc bought 25Feb04 Location S.A.S. Inc bought 25Feb04 Trnaport N.J.N. Inc bought 2Jun04 Transport Gregoire bought Papineau International bought | 13,400 including LTL | 1514(not including LTL) |
| Crete Carrier Corp.
HTL Truck Line Sunflower Shaffer | 13,949 | 1109 |
| CRST International Inc.
CRST Inc. Malone Freight Lines Inc. to be merged into CRST Three I Truck Lines Inc. to be merged into CRST CML Inc. to be merged into CRST CRST Logistics to be merged into CRST Comet Transportation Inc bought 13Sep97 | 4151 | 895 |
| Anderson Trucking Service | 6000 | 880 |
| C.R. England & Sons | 5500 | 873 |
| Prime Inc.
Rocor Transportation assets bought Oct02 C.H. Dedge & Co assets bought May03 | 4818 | 850 |
| NFI Industries
Core Carriers Inc bought Sep02 Campo's Express Inc assets acquired 15Nov04 | 7500 | 800 |
| Covenant Transport Inc.
Trans-Roads Inc bought Au97 Bud Meyer Truck Lines Inc bought 10Oct97 Danny Gouge Trucking Inc assets acquired Aug98 Southern Refrigerated Transport Inc bought Oct98 Tony Smith Trucking Inc bought Oct98 ATW Inc bought 4Oct99 Harold Ives Trucking Co bought 17Nov99 Con-Way Truckload Services Inc certain assets bought 22Aug00 Star Transportation Inc bought 14Sep06 Mississippi Fast Freight bought by Star 2002 Camp Transportation Inc bought by Star 11Aug05 | 8277 | 773 |
| Knight Transportation
Action Delivery Service bought May99 Fastway Systems bought 21Apr00 Knight Refrigerated established 17Jun04 Edward Bros. Inc bought 12Aug05 Roads West Transportation Inc bought 23Oct06 | 9155 | 713 |
| Universal Truckload Services Inc
Universal Am-Can Ltd Economy Transport Mason Dixon Ontario International Transport Great American Lines Inc bought Aug04 Cross Road Carriers Inc bought Nov04 Noble & Pitts Inc bought 13Jul05 Overnite Express Inc bought | 1750 | 759 |
| Heartland Express
Munson Transportation Inc. bought 21 Mar 94 A&M Express Inc bought 1Jul97 Great Coastal Express Inc bought 1Jun02 | 8500 | 625 |
| Marten Transport Ltd. | 4218 | 607 |
| Celadon Group Inc.
Celadon Trucking Services Cheetah Transportation, bought late 1995 Gerth Transport bought 28May98 re# Celadon Canada Zipp Express Inc bought 1999? Jaguar bought 2001? Burlington Motor Carriers some assets acquired Mar02 Highway Express Inc bought 21Aug03 Cheyenne Express Inc (CX Roberson) van business bought 18Jan05 Digby Truck Lines Inc bought 6Oct06 Warrior Xpress certain assets bought 28Feb07 Air Road Express certain assets bought Jun07 Continental Express Inc bought Dec08 | 9052 | 565 |
| Interstate Distribution | 7600 | 565 |
| Dart Transit Co. Fleetline Inc. | 7893 trailers 350 containers | 557 |
| Stevens Transport | 3150 | 545 |
| USA Truck Inc.
CCC Express Inc bought 2Nov1999 | 7351 | 535 |
| Con-Way Truckload
ex Contract Freighters Inc. bought 23Aug07 | ?? | 505 |
| Comcar Industries Inc.
Commercial Carrier Corp. Clay Hyder Truck Lines (CHTL) bought 1964 CTL Distribution Inc bought 1985 Coastal Transport Inc bought 1986 Willis Shaw Frozen Expres (WSE)bought 1987 M.D. Transport Inc. Midwest Coast Transport Rose Way Transportation bought Jan99 | 6077 | 503 |
| FFE Transportation Services
Lisa Motor Lines Inc bought 1988 Middleton Transportation Co. (MTC) bought 1989 American Eagle Line Nordic Trucking Inc bought 23Nov99 Great Western Express | 4182 | 490 |
| Forward Air Corp
USA Carriers Inc certain assets bought 31Jul07 Black Hawk Freight Services Inc bought 3Dec07 Pinch Transport bought 17Mar08 | 2346 | 474 |
| Contrans Income Fund
Laidlaw Carriers Inc Brookville Transport bought Jun97 Kaye's Transport Steel City Carriers Ltd bought 9Dec98 Tri-Line Expressways Ltd bought 15Mar02 Ken Clark Transportation bought 1Apr04 | 2300 | 458 |
| Mullen Group
Mill Creek Inc bought 1Jan99 | 2796 | 454 |
| Western Express
Alabama Dixieland Express Co bought Sep00 Pro Line Carriers LLC bought Apr02 J-Mar Trucking Inc bought Nov02 Deaton Inc bought Mar03 Cardinal Flatbed Carriers Inc bought by Deaton 3Aug00 Smithway Motor Xpress bought 29Oct07 | 3000 | 439 |
| Central Refrigerated Service Inc
ex Simon Transportation Services bought 22Apr02 exex Dick Simon Trucking Inc Westway Express Inc some assets bought Jan01 Gerald E. Ort Trucking Inc assets bought 28Feb01 | 2820 | 406 |
| P.A.M. Trnasportation Services Inc
Allen Freight Lines Choctaw Express Inc Decker Transport Co Inc bought 12Jan99 Van Houten Ltd bought 12Jan99 East Coast Transport Inc bought 3Feb03 McNeill Trucking Co Inc bought 9Apr03 East Coast Transport assets bought 3Feb03 | 4809 | 406 |
| Cardinal Logistics Management | 4324 | 339 |
| Challenger Group | 3400 | 313 |
| Gainey Corp.
Ganey Transportation Service Inc. (GTS)founded 1984 Super Service Inc bought 1993 Lester Coggins Trucking Inc Distribution Carrier Inc Gainey Specialized Transport | 2810 | 300 |
| Roehl Transport | 4542 | 297 |
| KLLM Transport Services Inc.
Fresh International Transportation Inc. bought 1 Mar 94 Vernon Sawyer Inc. bought 1 May 95 | 1829 | 294 |
| Gordon Trucking Inc | 4150 | 292 |
| Transport Corporation of America
North Star Transport Inc bought 1Jul98 Robert Hansen Trucking Inc bought 30Apr99 | 4146 | 273 |
| Trans Am Trucking | 2353 | 273 |
| Epes Carriers Inc
Epes Transport System Inc bought 30Sep87 Thomas Transport System bought 1989 Vantage Systems Inc established Sep90 Texas Star Express bought 31Jan91 Epes Hauling Inc established 1992 Star 53 Burton Lines bought 1993 Salem Express bought 7Oct97 renamed Epes Express Services | 3663 | 266 |
| Mesilla Valley Transportation | 3500 | 265 |
| Falcon Transport | 1474 | 230 |
| Navajo Inc
Leprino Transportation Co bought 27Nov02 renamed Digby Refrigerated | 1750 | 225 |
| Cowan Systems | 2732 | 223 |
| Paschall Truck Lines
Youngblood Truck Lines bought | ?? | 212 |
| Koch Companies | ?? | 210 |
| SLH Transport | ?? | 198 |
| Clarke Inc | ?? | 197 |