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Truckload Carriers

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Industry Description

The US truckload carriers industry includes about 30,000 establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of $80 billion. Major companies include JB Hunt, Swift Transportation, Schneider National, and Werner Enterprises. The industry is fragmented: more than 90 percent of truckload carriers in the US are classified as small businesses under Small Business Administration guidelines, and about 70 percent operate fewer than five trucks.

SIC: 4213
NAICS: 484121
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
WESFARMERS TRANSPORT LIMITED32,257.43MPerth, Western Australia
LINFOX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD30,803.02MEssendon, Vic
TRASPORTI DELTA SRL28,639.79MViadana, Mn
Transportes Urimar Ltda.27,642.86MSabaneta Antioquia - Colombia, Brazil
TOLL TRANSPORT PTY. LIMITED8,713.86MMelbourne, Vic
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Industry Indicator

The average US retail price for diesel and regular gas, a major operating cost for truckload carrier fleets, rose 13.1 percent and 9.3 percent respectively in the week ending January 16, 2012, compared to the same week in 2011.
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