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
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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

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 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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

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

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company 401(k) Savings PlanThe Reynolds and Reynolds Co…$868MBaker & Mckenzie Illinois Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBaker & Mckenzie Illinois Pr…$867MEstes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement PlanEstes Express Lines 401(k) R…$866MAssociated Banc-Corp 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanAssociated Banc-Corp 401(k) …$866MAuto-Owners Insurance Company Retirement Savings PlanAuto-Owners Insurance Compan…$864M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$743M
Net Assets (End of Year)$866M
Net Income$123M
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. 020000400006000080000100000120000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.866144145 · Participants: 19247Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.473777135 · Participants: 104719Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.840459887 · Participants: 62869401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 12.395006194 · Participants: 49414General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04952818 · Participants: 44933Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings PlanLeidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.790942581 · Participants: 29734Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

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.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (19,247 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024?
Estes Express Lines 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2024, from $743M to $866M. Reported net income was $123M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Associated Banc-Corp 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($866M, 4,148 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 Winco Foods 401(k) Plan in ID (19,177 participants, $290M in assets).