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2026 Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized Carriers

2026 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America

Up Front

This year’s Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list reflects a challenging market in 2025, but the outlook has brightened considerably.

Tougher enforcement is tightening capacity and driving up freight rates, closing the book on a painfully long downcycle.

Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by state and country; search company names to view details.

Rankings

Rank Company Revenue (000)
1 Landstar System 1,527,802
2 TFI International 1,508,825
est
3 PS Logistics 1,112,902
4 Anderson Trucking Service 889,678
5 TMC Transportation 673,288
est
6 Mercer Transportation 554,832
est
7 Bennett Family of Cos. 537,660
8 PGT Holdings 475,069
9 Maverick Transportation 463,224
10 Beemac Trucking 447,228
est
11 Melton Truck Lines 321,979
12 Bridgeway Connects 306,786
13 Prime Inc. 242,919
14 System Transport 240,000
15 Western Express 191,213
est
16 United Vision Logistics 187,000
17 Paul Logistics 180,574
est
18 CRST The Transportation Solution 162,997
19 Acme Truck Line 149,192
est
20 Roehl Transport 107,271
est
21 Long Haul Trucking 84,000
22 Universal Logistics Holdings 71,156
23 JLE Industries 69,928
est
24 Koch Cos. 53,998
est
25 Evans Network of Cos. 50,000
26 Canada Cartage 33,714
est
27 Day & Ross 24,180
28 Bison Transport 17,648
29 NFI 15,000
30 TGR Logistics 13,376
est

Premium

Business Optimism Grows Among Top Carriers

Prominent for-hire carriers largely agree with the view that the trucking industry is emerging from an extended downcycle.

Fleets’ Tech Investments Center on AI and Safety

Many of North America’s largest motor carriers are investing in AI to automate processes and improve efficiency.

Major Carriers See Diesel Continuing Dominance

Large for-hire carriers generally agree that diesel will remain the trucking industry’s predominant fuel well into the future.

Extras

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Carriers across various segments of the trucking industry navigated unfavorable business conditions in 2025.

Learn more about how companies are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest for-hire carriers list.

For-Hire News

GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsFor-HirePerspective

Elections change Congress, but they don’t change trucking’s priorities

Cargo theft does not have a party affiliation, notes ATA's Henry Hanscom. Neither do deteriorating roads and bridges, safety compliance or the shortage of truck parking.

November 4, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsAutonomousFor-Hire

What the midterms could mean for trucking

The results of Election Day 2026 may completely change how transportation policy is decided.

November 3, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Schneider shifts eastern intermodal freight to Norfolk Southern

Schneider unveiled a deal making Norfolk Southern its primary eastern rail provider Oct. 29, demonstrating the size of the carrier’s intermodal ambitions.

November 3, 2026
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFor-Hire

More states halt non-domiciled CDL programs

Louisiana and Wyoming have ceased issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses, while Ohio is ending its program and downgrading credentials.

November 2, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivate

Heniff to develop Ohio terminal for Cargill

Heniff Transportation Systems will develop a sweetener transload facility in Ohio dedicated to serving Cargill and its customers, Heniff announced Nov. 2.

November 2, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-Hire

Trucking awaits Congress’ next move on highway funds

The $36.8 billion funding lapse affects road, safety and bridge projects across the country as states and localities try to plan ahead.

November 2, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

TFI’s Bédard bemoans ‘broken record’ of disappointment in LTL

Longtime Chairman and CEO Alain Bédard told analysts and investors during TFI’s third-quarter 2026 earnings call that the carrier plans to raid its peers for manager replacements.

November 2, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

FedEx Freight goes hunting after initial consolidation

The company’s revenue was $2.442 billion in the three months that ended Sept. 30, an increase of 8.1% compared with $2.259 billion in the same period a year earlier. 

October 30, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

XPO’s higher Q3 volume, profit powered by SMB, grocery wins

Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO benefited from improved freight market conditions and customer service, the executives told analysts and investors.

October 30, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Schneider CEO Filter hopeful over supply-driven upcycle

Schneider CEO Jim Filter is optimistic capacity corrections will further drive trucking into a freight market upcycle.

October 30, 2026

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