401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $866M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 19,247
- Participants Very large workforce
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $45,002
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Estes Express Lines · Virginia · Transportation & Warehousing
$866M in assets, 19,247 participants
Estes Express Lines's Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $866M in total assets and 19,247 participants in its 2024 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.
- #3,203 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in Virginia
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 19,247 participants in Virginia, 25x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $866M.
- #3,203
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
- +16.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 8.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$866,144,145 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (19,247 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $743M in the plan year 2023 filing to $866M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $131M in the plan year 2023 filing to $123M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 18,563 in the plan year 2023 filing to 19,247 in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 540492941 · Estes Express Lines PY 2024 · 401(k)
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan · $866M · 19,247 · 98th
- SCH $866M
- EBSA 19,247
- PART 98th
- TYPE 401(k)
- NET near Associated Banc-Corp 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- BOOK ind #3203
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
Virginia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $743M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $866M |
| Net Income | $123M |
| Employer EIN | 540492941 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Northrop Grumman Savings Plan $39.5B · 104,719
- 401(k) Pension Plan $16.8B · 62,869
- General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 $12.4B · 49,414
- Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan $12.0B · 44,933
- Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan $11.8B · 29,734
Scale composition for Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan reports $866M in end-of-year assets across 19,247 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $45,002 per participant (33% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $123M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 18,563 | $743M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 19,247 | $866M | This page |
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 Associated Banc-Corp 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($866M); by covered participants it is Winco Foods 401(k) Plan in ID (19,177 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($866M here).
- Associated Banc-Corp 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (WI) $866M · 4,148
- Baker & Mckenzie Illinois Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan (IL) $867M · 1,179
- Auto-Owners Insurance Company Retirement Savings Plan (MI) $864M · 6,663
- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company 401(k) Savings Plan (OH) $868M · 5,448
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (19,247 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Winco Foods 401(k) Plan (ID) 19,177 · 70 off
- Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan (MO) 19,357 · 110 off
- Abc Supply Company Employees' Savings & Retirement Plan (WI) 19,388 · 141 off
- Heartland Dental 401(k) and Stock Participation Plan (IL) 19,102 · 145 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.