Posted On: July 17, 2011 by Ken Shigley

Top 100 public motor carriers in the US

In a major crossroads of interstate truck traffic, we in metro Atlanta frequently see tractor trailers from the nation's largest trucking companies on our roads. Wherever they travel in the United States, they are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Here are the top 100 public trucking carriers in the US in 2010, the largest of which is UPS, based right here in metro Atlanta:

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

Ken Shigley is president of the State Bar of Georgia, author of Georgia Law of Torts: Trial Preparation and Practice, a Certified Civil Trial Attorney of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (one of 20 in Georgia), a board member of the Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, and designated as a "Super Lawyer" by Atlanta Magazine. His practice involves litigation of interstate motor carrier collision cases in Georgia and neighboring states in compliance with the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules of each state.