Research Outline

Trucking Market Segmentation by Fleet Size

Goals

Produce a list of trucking companies by fleet size, with 5 companies in each group.
  • 1000+
  • 500-999
  • 100-499
  • less than 100

Early Findings

Trucking Market Segmentation by Fleet Size (looking at the number of tractors to haul trailers, excluding local delivery trucks)

1000+

  • Knight-Swift: combined fleet of 23,000 tractors and 77,000 trailers
  • JB Hunt Transportation Company: fleet of 12,000 tractors and 100,000 trailers
  • XPO Logistics: fleet of 16,000 tractors and 39,000 trailers
  • Schneider National: fleet of 10,000 tractors and over 33,830 trailers
  • Werner Enterprises: fleet of 7,400 tractors and 24,000 trailers

500-999

  • Lynden: fleet of 768 tractors and 2,889 trailers
  • Forward Air Corp: fleet of 964 tractors and 6,464 trailers
  • A. Duie Pyle: fleet of 946 tractors and 1,936 trailers
  • Salmon Cos: fleet of 713 tractors and 1,092 trailers
  • A&R Logistics: fleet of 858 tractors and 1,132 trailers
  • John Christner Trucking: fleet of 809 tractors and 1,112 trailers

100-499

  • Purolator: fleet of 465 tractors and 1,329 trailers
  • Dependable Supply Chain Services: fleet of 344 tractors and 1,220 trailers
  • Indiana Transport: fleet of 134 tractors and 65 trailers
  • Panther Premium Logistics: fleet of 330 tractors and 503 trailers
  • TCI Leasing and Rentals: fleet of 444 tractors and 200 trailers

Less than 100

  • OnTrac: fleet of 36 tractors and 950 trailers
  • LaserShip: fleet of 29 tractors and 27 trailers
  • MPW Transportation Services: fleet of 79 tractors and 396 trailers
  • Meyer Logistics: fleet of 56 tractors and 106 trailers
  • Turner Holdings LLC: fleet of 77 tractors and 175 trailers

References

  • https://cdn.fleetowner.com/files/base/ebm/fleetowner/document/2020/03/201920Fleet20Owner20For-Hire20500_0.pdf
  • https://www.careersingear.com/blog/largest-trucking-companies-us-11940
  • https://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/top-50-trucking-company-rankings-2018_20190813.html
  • https://www.ttnews.com/top100/for-hire/2018