401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$611M
Total assets Above avg plan size
18,311
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$33,388
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Estes Express Lines · Virginia · Transportation & Warehousing

$611M in assets, 18,311 participants

Estes Express Lines's Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $611M in total assets and 18,311 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,776 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 18,311 participants in Virginia, 23x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $611M.

#3,776
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-15.2%
assets change YoY
6.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $111M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$611,363,734 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan is a mega filing (18,311 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 540492941 · Estes Express Lines PY 2022 · 401(k)

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan · $611M · 18,311 · 98th

  • PCT $611M
  • EIN 18,311
  • RANK 98th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Meritor, Inc. Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #3776

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Avis Budget Group, Inc. Employee Savings PlanAvis Budget Group, Inc. Empl…$614MIn-N-Out Burger Associates' Profit Sharing PlanIn-N-Out Burger Associates' …$613MMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan$613MEstes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement PlanEstes Express Lines 401(k) R…$611MThe Adecco Group 401(k) Plan$609M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$721M
Net Assets (End of Year)$611M
Net Income-$111M
Employer EIN540492941
Plan Effective Date1987-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Estes Express Lines)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Estes Express Lines plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$866M 41.674112615911234% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $611M $866M ▲ +41.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 18,311 $611M
2023 1 18,563 $743M
2024 1 19,247 $866M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.611363734 · Participants: 18311Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 32.567331218 · Participants: 92420Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.972737361 · Participants: 61481401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 9.624791923 · Participants: 36822General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.665678993 · Participants: 26125Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.232987243 · Participants: 31556Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $611M in end-of-year assets across 18,311 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.019% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $33,388 per participant (24% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$111M.

This plan identity (EIN 540492941, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $611M to $866M (+41.7%) while covered participants moved from 18,311 to 19,247 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 18,311 $611M This page
2023 18,563 $743M Open filing
2024 · index core 19,247 $866M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Meritor, Inc. Savings Plan in IN ($613M); by covered participants it is Raising Cane's Retirement Savings Plan in TX (18,330 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($611M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18,311 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.2% during 2022, from $721M to $611M. Reported net income was -$111M.
How have Estes Express Lines plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Estes Express Lines's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.7%, from $611M to $866M.
Where does Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meritor, Inc. Savings Plan in IN ($613M, 3,542 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Raising Cane's Retirement Savings Plan in TX (18,330 participants, $50M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 540492941.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.