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Top 25 Less-than-Truckload Carriers
Pittsburgh, PA -- March 2011-- SJ Consulting Group Inc, a transportation and logistics consulting firm in Pittsburgh, PA, appeared in The Journal of Commerce for preparing the Top 25 LTL carriers. The list also appeared in the April 2011 edition of Logistics Management Magazine.
| 2010 RANK |
CARRIER NAME |
2009
REVENUE ($MILLIONS) |
2010
REVENUE ($MILLIONS) |
2009 - 2010 % CHANGE |
COMMENTS |
| 1 |
FedEx Freight |
$ 3,618 |
$ 4,421 |
22.2% |
Revenue adjusted to calendar quarters. Includes FedEx National LTL |
| 2 |
Con-way Freight |
$ 2,574 |
$ 3,026 |
17.5% |
Surpassed YRC National as second largest LTL carrier |
| 3 |
YRC National |
$ 3,177 |
$ 2,642 |
-16.8% |
Includes YRC, Inc. (former Yellow and Roadway) and YRC Reimer brands |
| 4 |
UPS Freight |
$ 1,807 |
$ 2,002 |
10.8% |
Completed first full year with union employees |
| 5 |
ABF Freight System |
$ 1,260 |
$ 1,395 |
10.8% |
Expanding regional service in Western US during 2011 |
| 6 |
Old Dominion Freight Line |
$ 1,158 |
$ 1,377 |
19.0% |
Most profitable public LTL carrier |
| 7 |
Estes Express Lines |
$ 1,174 |
$ 1,352 |
15.2% |
Largest privately-held LTL carrier |
| 8 |
YRC Regional |
$ 1,226 |
$ 1,257 |
2.5% |
Includes Holland, Reddaway and New Penn brands |
| 9 |
R+L Carriers* |
$ 960 |
$ 1,077 |
12.2% |
Includes R+L, Gator, Greenwood and Paramount brands |
| 10 |
Saia Motor Freight Line |
$ 794 |
$ 836 |
5.3% |
Coverage of 34 states |
| 11 |
Southeastern Freight Lines* |
$ 630 |
$ 723 |
14.8% |
12 Southeast states. Launched logistics division in Jan. '11 |
| 12 |
Vitran Express |
$ 519 |
$ 582 |
12.0% |
Acquired Milan Express (Feb. '11). Coverage in 34 states with Milan |
| 13 |
Averitt Express |
$ 471 |
$ 495 |
5.2% |
Southeast coverage. Member of Reliance Network for national coverage |
| 14 |
Roadrunner Transportation |
$ 316 |
$ 410 |
29.7% |
Acquired Bullet Freight (Dec. '09). Light-asset carrier |
| 15 |
AAA Cooper Transportation |
$ 354 |
$ 399 |
12.5% |
Coverage in 15 states primarily in the southeast |
| 16 |
Central Transport International* |
$ 342 |
$ 354 |
3.5% |
Full coverage of 33 states |
| 17 |
New England Motor Freight |
$ 311 |
$ 317 |
1.9% |
15 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states |
| 18 |
Pitt-Ohio Express |
$ 255 |
$ 275 |
7.8% |
Mid-Atlantic coverage. Member of Reliance Network for national coverage |
| 19 |
Dayton Freight Lines* |
$ 214 |
$ 257 |
20.1% |
11 Midwest states |
| 20 |
A. Duie Pyle* |
$ 205 |
$ 231 |
12.7% |
13 Northeast states |
| 21 |
Central Freight Lines** |
$ 162 |
$ 178 |
9.9% |
Coverage in 14 states primarily in the southwest |
| 22 |
New Century Transportation |
$ 148 |
$ 170 |
15.1% |
Light-asset load to ride hybrid LTL operation |
| 23 |
Daylight Transport |
$ 128 |
$ 144 |
12.4% |
Light-asset with concentration on West Coast |
| 24 |
Oak Harbor Freight Lines |
$ 104 |
$ 129 |
24.5% |
Coverage in 5 Western states |
| 25 |
Ward Trucking |
$ 102 |
$ 114 |
12.0% |
10 Mid-Atlantic states |
| 2010 TOP 25 TOTAL REVENUES |
$ 22,009 |
$ 24,163 |
9.8% |
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| ALL OTHER LTL CARRIER REVENUES |
$ 3,172 |
$ 3,308 |
4.3% |
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| 2010 TOTAL LTL MARKET REVENUES |
$ 25,181 |
$ 27,471 |
9.1% |
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Note: Revenues for LTL operations only, unless otherwise indicated
*Revenues primarily LTL and include less than ten percent for truckload and other services
**Revenue adjusted from the published version of the list.
Source: Company Reports and SJ Consulting Group, Inc. estimates
Prepared by SJ Consulting Group, Inc.
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