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"Top 50 Trucking Companies of 2005"

Pittsburgh, PA -- May 29, 2006 -- Last week SJ Consulting Group prepared the Top Trucking Companies of 2005 for Traffic World's May 29th issue. The total revenue for the 50 companies was $77,661; a 10% jump from 2004's Top 50 Companies 'revenue of $70,502. Knight Transport moved up eight places, the largest leap of the companies ranked last year and Universal Truckload had the greatest amount of revenue growth without acquisitions at 46.76%.

Parent Company
Carrier Name and
Brand Name

2005 Annual Revenue⁽¹⁾
($ Million)

Coverage Area

United Parcel Service of America
UPS Ground, UPS Freight (Overnite)

$20,805

Nationwide

YRC Worldwide
Yellow Transportation, Roadway Express, New Penn Motor Express, USF Bestway, USF Holland, USF Reddaway, USF Glen Moore

$8,313

Nationwide

FedEx Corporation ⁽²⁾
FedEx Freight, FedEx Ground and FedEx Custom Critical

$7,876

Nationwide

Swift Transportation
Swift, M. S. Carriers, Merit Distribution

$3,197

Nationwide

Schneider National
Schneider National

$3,145

Nationwide

JB Hunt Transport Services
JB Hunt

$3,128

Nationwide

Con-way
Con-way Freight-Central, Con-way Freight-Southern, Con-way Freight-Western, Con-way Freight-Canada, Con-way Mexico, Con-way Expedite, and Con-way Truckload,

$2,817

Nationwide

Landstar System
Landstar Ranger, Landstar Inway, Landstar Ligon, Landstar Gemini & Landstar Carrier Services, Landstar Express Americas

$1,991

Nationwide

Werner Enterprises
Werner Enterprises

$1,741

Nationwide

Arkansas Best Corp.
ABF Freight

$1,709

Nationwide

Estes Express Lines
Estes Express Lines, Estes West

$1,270

All States - LTL, Nationwide - TL

U.S. Xpress Enterprises
US Xpress Enterprises, Xpress Global Systems, Xpress Direct, C.W. Johnson Xpress

$1,164

All States

SCS Transportation
Saia, Jevic Transportation

$1,098

30 States/ Nationwide

Old Dominion Freight Line
Old Dominion Freight Line, OD-Domestic, OD-Expedited, OD-Global

$1,061

46 States

Watkins Motor Lines
Watkins

$1,006

All States

Crete Carrier Corp.
Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking, Hunt Transportation

$915

All States

Allied Holdings
Allied Automotive Group

$869

All States

Averitt Express
Averitt Express

$844

18 States

R+L Carriers
R+L Carriers, Gator Freightways, Greenwood Motor Lines

$758

43 States

CRST International
CRST International, CRST Van Expedited, CRST Malone

$733

All States

Southeastern Freight Lines
Southeastern Freight Lines

$648

12 States

Covenant Transport
Covenant Transport

$643

All States

Prime Inc.
Prime Inc.(Adjusted for CY)

$626

All States

DPWN
DHL Ground and DHL@Home

$620

All States

C.R. England
C.R. England Inc.

$571

All States

Knight Transportation
Knight Transportation

$567

All States

Comcar Industries
Coastal Transport, Commercial Carrier Corporation, Midwest Coast Transport, Willis Shaw Express

$550

All States

Quality Distribution
Quality Carrier

$547

All States

Ryder System
Ryder Dedicated

$543

All States

Universal Truckload Services
Mason and Dixon Lines, Mason Dixon Intermodal, Economy Transport, Louisiana Transportation, Great American Lines, CrossRoad Carrier, and Universal Am-Can

$531

All States

Heartland Express
Heartland Express

$524

Nationwide

Kenan Advantage Group
Kenan Transport Company, Advantage Truck Lines, Beneto Bulk Transport, Klemm Tank Lines, McDaniel Transportation, North Canton Transfer, Petro-Chemical Transport

$524

Nationwide

FEE Transportation Services, Inc.
Frozen Food Express Industries

$510

All States

AAA Cooper Transportation
ACT

$500

15 States

New England Motor Freight (Shevell Group)
NEMF, Eastern Freight Ways

$470

12 States

Celadon Group Inc.
Celadon (Adjusted for CY)

$464

All States

Central Transportation International
Central Transportation, CTX, and Central Global Express

$456

48 States

Ruan Transportation Management Services
Ruan Transportation Management Services

$429

All States

Vitran
Vitran Express

$428

16 States

Central Freight Lines
Central Freight Lines

$372

17 States

Thayer Capital
Roadrunner-Dawes Transportation⁽⁴⁾

$365

12 States

Dynamex
Dynamex

$321

Forward Air
Forward Air

$321

37 States

Pitt-Ohio Express
Pitt-Ohio

$292

12 states

Trimac Transportation
Trimac Transportation

$269

12 States

Velocity Express
Velocity Express

$257

All States

Western Express
Western Express, Dixieland, Proline, J-Mar, Deaton

$253

All States

Smithway Motor Xpress
Smithway Motor Xpress

$219

All States

Arrow Trucking
Arrow Trucking

$203

All States

Roadlink USA Frieght Systems
Roadlink USA Pacific, Roadlink USA Midwest, Roadlink USA Smith, Roadlink USA New England, Roadlink USA East

$200

Nationwide coverage through regional carriers

Total Revenue of Top 50 Trucking Companies

$77,661

Numbers may not match published numbers. Because of late entries, numbers have been updated from originals to reflect newest contact source information.