401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $611M
- Total assets
- 18,311
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $33,388
- Avg per participant
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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #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.
- $611M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 18,311
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $33,388
- avg assets per participant
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.
Where Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan sits 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
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Participants vs Virginia filers
In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reports 18,311 participants - 23x that state average ($611M EOY assets).
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $721M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $611M |
| Net Income | -$111M |
| Employer EIN | 540492941 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Estes Express Lines)
| 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
- Northrop Grumman Savings Plan $32.6B · 92,420
- 401(k) Pension Plan $13.0B · 61,481
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 $9.6B · 36,822
- Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan $8.7B · 26,125
- Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan $8.2B · 31,556
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 (401(k), $866M, 19,247 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Meritor, Inc. Savings Plan (IN) $613M · 3,542
- In-N-Out Burger Associates' Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $613M · 11,265
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (NJ) $614M · 10,302
- The Adecco Group 401(k) Plan (FL) $609M · 15,854
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Virginia. Compare plans
- Estes Express Lines's sponsor-wide assets have grown 41.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans