b"JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 20, 2023TOP 100 TRUCKING COMPANIES 7AJOT's Top 100 North American Trucking Companies (FILLcontinued from page 2)and bolts of the industry they are finding work in.Rank Carrier Home Oce Public/Private Service Notes Website1 UPS Inc. Atlanta, GA NYSE-UPS Integrator www.ups.com SMC: f illing thek nowleDgeg ap2 FedEx Corp. Memphis, TN NYSE-FDX Integrator www.fedex.comA lot of people are entering especially the LTL space without really 3 XPO LogisLcs Greenwich, CT NYSE-XPO 3PL www.xpo.com knowing a lot about LTL, said Manrodt. Theyre thinking about going 4 J.B. Hunt Transport Lowell, AR NASDAQ-JBHT Intermodal www.jbhunt.com into transportation. Theyve heard about 5 Knight-SwiW Transport Phoenix, AZ NYSE-KNX TL/LTL www.knight-swiW.com the buzzwords, supply chain, and so on. 6 YRC Worldwide Overland Park, KS NASDAQ-YRCW TL/LTL www.yrc.com7 Schneider Greenbay, WI NYSE-SNDR 3PL/TL/LTL www.schneider.com Theyre now more keenly interested in 8 Landstar System Jacksonville, FL NASDAQ-LSTR 3PL/TL/LTL www.landstar.com it given the pandemic. But there is a big 9 Old Dominion Freight Line Thomasville, NC NASDAQ-ODFL TL/LTL www.od.com gap in the knowledge base.10 TFI InternaLonal Montreal, QC, CA TSX-TFI TL/LTL www.diintl.com Thatgapbetweenknowhowand 11 Ryder Supply Chain SoluLons Miami, FL NYSE-R 3PL www.ryder.com expectations has led the LTL data and 12 Hub Group Oakbrook, IL NASDAQ-HUBG Intermodal www.hubgroup.com solutions provider SMC to initiate an 13 Estes Express Lines Richmond, VA Private TL/LTL www.estes-express.com online courses and certification regime 14 ArcBest [ABF Freight Systems] Fort Smith, AR NASDAQ-ARCB 3PL: TL/LTL/Expedited www.arcb.com15 Werner Enterprises Omaha, NE NASDAQ-WERN 3PL www.werner.com focusedonLTL.Manrodtdeveloped 16 Penske LogisLcs [Penske Truck Leasing] Reading, PA NYSE-PAG 3PL www.penske.com the curriculum. 17 Roadrunner TransportaLon Systems Inc. Downers Grove, IL NYSE-RRTS TL/LTL www.shiproadrunnerfreight.com Inthefiveyearssinceitbegan, 18 USA Truck Van Buren, AR Subsidiary/Schenkers TL/Intermodal/Dray www.usa-truck.com some3,000individualshavegone 19 NFI Camden, NJ Private TL www.nindustries.com through the coursework. Five coursesKarl Manrodt, logistics professor at 20 U.S. Xpress Enterprises Chajanooga, TN NYSE-USX TL/Expedited www.usxpress.com are now offered, all aimed specificallyGeorgia College21 R+L Carriers Wilmington, OH Private LTL/TL/Expedited www.rlcarriers.com at the world of LTLs: Fundamentals, operations, freight pricing, laws and 22 CRST InternaLonal Cedar Rapids, IA Private TL/Expedited www.crst.com23 Saia Johns Creek, GA NASDAQ-SAIA TL/LTL/Expeditedwww.saia.com regulations and business analytics. Each course includes eight hours of 24 C.R. England Inc. Salt Lake City, UT Private TL/Intermodal www.crengland.com interactive instruction and costs $495.25 RoadOne Intermodal LogisLcs Randolph, MA Private TL/LTL/DRAY www.roadone.com Theres a wide spectrum of people that have come in to take the 26 Universal LogisLcs Holdings Warren, MI NASDAQ-ULH 3PL www.universallogisLcs.com courses and go through the certification program, said Joe Tillman, man-27 Forward Air Corp. Greenville, TN NASDAQ-FWRD TL/LTL/Expeditedwww.forwardair.com ager education programs at SMC.Tillman teaches some of the courses 28 Southeastern Freight Lines Lexington, SC Private LTL www.se.com and helped develop them while at the Logistics Training Center. 29 Averij Express Cookeville, TN Private TL/LTL www.averij.com Tillman cited pricing as a course that illustrates the demand for process 30 Evans Delivery Co. Schuylkill Haven, PA Private TL/LTL www.evansdelivery.com knowledge throughout the LTL chain. Lack of understanding of the intrica-31 Crete Carrier Corp. Lincoln, NB Private TL www.cretecarrier.com32 Purolator Mississauga, ON Private/Canada Post 91% Integrator www.purolator.com cies of National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) standards can lead to 33 Lynden Inc. Anchorage, AK Private TL/LTL www.lynden.com shipper-carrier misunderstandings, bad feelings or even revenue loss.34 Midwest Motor Express Bismarck, ND Subsidiary/Knight-SwiW LTL www.mmeinc.com The course is very interactive, Tillman said. We walk through differ-35 KLLM Transport Services Jackson, MS Private TL/LTL www.kllm.com ent formulas and calculations that are necessary in order to price a ship-36 Ruan Des Moines, IA Private TL www.ruan.com ment and understand what goes into pricing a shipment, said Tillman. 37 Heartland Express Inc. North Liberty, IA NASDAQ-HTLD TL www.heartlandexpress.com We look up the NMFC and we walk through all those processes, such as 38 Alliance Shippers Englewood Clis, NJ Private 3PL www.alliance.com how you calculate a hundred weight. There are a number of other different 39 Covenant Transport Services Chajanooga, TN NASDAQ-CVTI TL/Expedited www.covenantlogisLcs.com40 Pij Ohio TransportaLon Group Pijsburgh, PA Private/Hammel Companies TL/LTL/Expeditedwww.pijohio.com things to look at with dimensional pricing.41 Central Transport InternaLonal [CenTra] Warren, MI PrivateLTL www.centraltransport.com C laSSifiCation at theh eart ofltl42 Day & Ross TransportaLon GroupHartland, NB, CA Subsidiary/McCain Foods Ltd TL/LTL www.dayross.com Participants in this kind of technical work have demonstrated surpris-43 Cardinal LogisLcsConcord, NC Private/H.I.G. Capital TL/LTL www.cardinal-logisLcs.com44 Marten Transport Ltd. Mondovi, WI NASDAQ-MRTN TL/Intermodal/DRAY www.marten.com ing enthusiasm. 45 Stevens Transport Dallas, TX Private TCL/Intermodal www.stevenstransport.com You would think most people would fall asleep during classification, 46 Western Express Nashville, TN Private TL/Intermodal/DRAY www.westernexp.com continued Manrodt. We had the most interaction in the hybrid series.47 TeamOne LogisLcs Alphareja, GA Private LTL www.teamonelogisLcs.com Why did it strike such a positive chord?Thats at the heart of LTL, 48 Mullen Group Okotoks, AB, CA TSX-MTL TL/LTL www.mullen-group.com explained Manrodt. Its so much different than truckload because clas-49 Dayton Freight Lines Dayton, OH Private TL/LTL www.daytonfreight.com sification drives everything [in LTL pricing]. Really understanding how it 50 Roehl Transport Marsheld, WI Private TL www.roehllogisLcs.com operates and how it works is definitely needed.51 Performance Team Los Angeles, CA Private/Maersk 3PL www.performanceteam.net Both Tillman and Manrodt stressed, this effort especially resonates with 52 OnTrac Inc. Chandler, AZ Private Parcel Delivery www.ontrac.com those new to the industry, so much so that theres a clamor for something 53 Bison Transport Winnipeg, MB, CA Private/Subsidiary/JRSL TL/LTL www.bisontransport.com even more basic. We get this question a lot: Do you have a fundamentals 54 Cowan Systems BalLmore, MD Private TL www.cowansystems.com55 PAM Transport TonLtown, AR NASDAQ-PTSI TL/Intermodal/DRAY www.pamtransport.com course or fundamentals of transportation or principles of transportation? 56 Canada CartageMississauga, ON CA Private/Subsidiary/Mubadala Capital TL/Intermodal/DRAY www.canadacartage.com said Manrodt. Its one of those courses that are really missing even from 57 Dart Transit Company Egan, MN Private TL/Intermodal www.dart.net a lot of university programs that Ive seen or is not addressed as an indi-58 Fasdrate Group Woodbridge, ON, CA Private/Tepper Holdings Dray/LTL/TL www.fasdrate.com vidual course but encapsulated as part of another course.59 NRS (NaLonal Retail Systems) North Bergen, NJ Private/IDT 3PL/TL/DRAY www.nrs3pl.com60 A.Duie Pyle Inc. West Chester, PA Private TL/LTL www.aduiepyle.com ltl: t ruCkingi nDuStryB ellwether61 Bridgeway Connects [American Transport] Pijsburgh, PA Private/Gemspring Capital TL/LTL www.bridgewayconnects.com TheincreasedinterestmirrorsthegrowthinLTLitself. Although 62 Mesilla Valley TransportaLon Las Cruces, NM Private TL www.m-v-t.com market size estimates are all over the place, according to the research firm 63 IMC Companies Collierville, TN Private Intermodal/DRAY www.imcc.com IBIS, LTL shipping in the US totaled $103 billion in 2022, with a pro-64 TransAm Trucking Inc Olathe, KS Private TCL www.transamtruck.com jected 1.3% increase this year. From 2018 until 2023, LTL annual growth 65 ContainerPort Group Cleveland, OH Private/World Shipping TL/Intermodal/DRAY www.containerport.com averaged 4%, IBIS estimated. 66 Dependable Supply Chain Services Los Angeles, CA Private 3PL/LTL/FTL www.godependable.com According to IBIS, truckload shipping last year totaled $270 billion, 67 MarLn TransportaLon SystemsByron Center, MI Private TL www.mtstrans.com or about 1.6 times the LTL market. However, in terms of freight rates, 68 JP Express Deer Park, NY Private LTL www.myjpexpress.com truckload rates saw a softening during the second half of last year, while 69 Daylight Transport Long Beach, CA Private LTL/Expedited/Long Haul www.dylt.com70 TGR LogisLcs Portland, OR Private LTL/TL/Epedited www.tgrlogisLcs.com LTL rates held steady and saw a slight gain.71 Oak Harbor Freight Lines Auburn, WA Private LTL www.oakh.com Tillman and Manrodt cite e-commerce as one big driver of LTL growth. 72 Wilson LogisLcs Springeld, MO Private TL www.wilsonlogisLcs.com With the pandemic and the buying habits of most Americans today, 73 Sterling TransportaLon Los Angeles, CA PrivateExpedited Freight CA-FL www.sterlingtransportaLon.com they are going to online and theyre making a purchase for big and bulky 74 Duncan and Sons Lines Phoenix, AZ Private Dray/Container Haulage www.duncanandson.com items like the 200-bottle capacity wine fridge, or the couch from Wayfair 75 Raven Transport Jacksonville, FL Private TL/Intermodal www.raventransport.com or some other type of big and bulky item that they need to have delivered 76 RJR TransportaLon El Paso, IL Private TL www.rjrtransportaLon.net to their house, explained Tillman. LTL carriers are handling those deliv-77 S&S Transport Inc. Grand Forks, ND Private TL www.sstransport.com eries because FedEx and UPS just arent capable of picking up a package 78 Hirschbach Motor Lines Dubuque, IA Private TL/LTL/TCL www.hirschbach.com that weighs more than 150 pounds. So, this is an opportunity, and this is 79 Horizon Freight Lines Cleveland, OH Private Intermodal www.horizonfreightsystem.com also where a lot of growth is happening. 80 Paper Transport De Pere, WI Private/ Equity Group Investments TL/Intermodal www.papertransport.com81 Nussbaum TransportaLon ServicesHudson, IL Employee Owned TL www.nussbaum.com Tillman cited Statista, which estimated that furniture and hardware as 82 Halvor Lines Superior, WI Private TL/LTL www.halvorlines.com a product category has a compound annual growth rate from 2017-to-2023 83 McFarland Truck Lines, Inc AusLn, MN Private TL www.mcfgtl.com of 11.5%, while household appliances during the same period has been 84 Highlight Motor Group Toronto, ON, CA Private LTL/Cross Border www.highlightmotor.com 6.6%. Both fit within the ability for LTL carriers to do more residential 85 Saddle Creek LogisLc Services Lakeland, FL Private 3PL www.sclogisLcs.com deliveries, Tillman said.86 Prime Inc Springeld, MO Private TL/Intermodal www.primeinc.com While LTL business may be expanding, a perception lingers that this 87 Salgado Family Trucking Inc. Adelanto, CA Private /Bell Rose Capital LTL/TL/Dray www.salgadofamilytrucking.com segment of logistics lacks the necessary experience and skills set. Ive 88 R&R Express Pijsburgh, PA PrivateLTL/TL www.shiprrexp.com done another study looking at how industries are perceived and profes-89 Bennej InternaLonal Group McDonough, GA Private LTL/TL Oversized Loads www.bennesg.com sionalism in truckload was rated higher than the professionalism in LTL, 90 ConLnental Expedited Services Clarksville, TN Private Expedited Freight www.conLnentalexpedited.com said Manrodt. But I think we can close that skill gap by providing addi-91 Lily TransportaLon Corp. Needham, MA Private Dedicated LogisLcs www.lily.com92 McLeod Express Decatur, IL Private LTL www.mcleodexpress.com tional information, education on how they can approach and how they can 93 M&W TransportaLon [M&W LogisLcs] Nashville, TN Private 3PL www.mwlginc.com change and how they can help educate their clients.94 Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) St. Cloud, MN PrivateLTL/Intermodal www.atsinc.com95 Ward Transport & LogisLcs Corp. Altoona, PA Private LTL www.wardtlc.com96 Koch Trucking Minneapolis, MN PrivateLTL/FTL/Dray www.kochtrucking.us (SHIFTScontinued from page 6)97 Quality DistribuLon Salt Lake City, UT Private/North PointDevelopment LTl/TL www.qdislc.com where it has an impact on inflation.98 Paschall Truck Lines Murray, KY Employee Owned TL/Expedited www.ptl-inc.com The start of 2023 wont be gangbusters for trucking, he added, but 99 Armstrong Transport Group Charloje, NC Private LTLwww.armstrongtransport.com there will be more stability in the market. Thats going to set up a strong 100 Givens TransportaLon Inc. Chesapeake, VA Private TL/LTL/Dray/Intermodal www.givensts.com second half of 2023 and a great 2024."