How big is big? No, not that....................................motor carriers, okay?

Well the "big three" would be scheider, jb hunt and probably swift. Each with probably more than 8000 trucks. I work for FFE which I guess would be a medium size company but I might be wrong on that. I prefer a bigger company myself, I don't need a company to know me as a name rather than a number. Keep me rolling and get me home when I want it, and I'm happy

 

Examples of for-hire carriers in 2008:

UPS 18,470 company tractors.

FedEx Corp 15,000 company tractors; 22,000 owner-operator tractors, vans and straight trucks.

Frozen Food Express 1,629 company tractors; 400 owner-operator tractors.

Roehl Transport 1,630 company tractors; 125 owner-operator tractors.



Examples of private carriers in 2008:

Coca-Cola Enterprises 7,900 tractors.

Wal-Mart Stores 6,751 tractors

Air Products 600 tractors

Ace Hardware 447 tractors

Sherwin-Williams 350 tractors


Source: Transport Topics

 

Most are. Walmart for example has a huge waiting list. Plus the are extremely picky about who they hire.

 

So is UPS,........

 

Okay.. I'll be nice...

 

Most definitely they are picky, but then they do have a long standing rep to live up to. Just try getting in with ashley or walmart without having a near spotless record and mucho years under your wheels that are current. It won't happen. But for me I could NEVER NEVER EVER go back to WILLINGLY being a slave for a large or even medium sized trucking company. Been there done that and did not enjoy what went on

 

I should hope so,.........lol...