2025 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
Up Front
Coming off yet another down year for freight in 2024, motor carriers now face an uncertain business environment.
Tariffs and shifting trade patterns have made business planning difficult for North American trucking companies.
Find out where the Top 100 For-Hire carriers are located by region; click links to view details about the company.
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 33 | 852,500 | - | 2,952 | 2,128 |
150 | |
| 69 | 68 | 575,148 est |
- | 2,933 | 2,200 |
5,800 | |
| 85 | - | 345,155 | - | 1,151 | 548 |
3,063 | |
| 22 | 22 | 1,871,000 | - | - | 7,000 |
1,000 | |
| 38 | 44 | 1,062,000 est |
- | - | 3,600 |
10,259 | |
| 54 | 51 | 851,000 | - | 3,000 | 2,632 |
8,382 | |
| 70 | 69 | 562,564 | - | 1,682 | 1,490 |
3,097 | |
| 86 | 85 | 331,920 est |
- | - | 623 |
962 | |
| 55 | 59 | 824,236 est |
- | 4,712 | 4,000 |
- | |
| 71 | 70 | 548,222 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,920 |
4,897 | |
| 87 | 84 | 327,000 | - | 1,250 | 1,100 |
2,100 | |
| 8 | 11 | 5,865,000 | - | 24,305 | 10,621 |
42,388 | |
| 24 | 24 | 1,700,000 est |
- | 8,592 | 2,924 |
8,426 | |
| 56 | 57 | 824,000 | - | 4,153 | 1,880 |
3,202 | |
| 72 | - | 501,000 | - | 2,895 | 1,408 |
5,356 | |
| 88 | 87 | 316,265 | - | 1,052 | 550 |
1,800 | |
| 25 | 28 | 1,650,000 | - | 3,500 | 5,000 |
8,850 | |
| 41 | 43 | 1,003,119 | - | - | 2,730 |
3,800 | |
| 73 | 75 | 470,238 | - | 661 | 1,215 |
2,194 | |
| 89 | 90 | 306,305 est |
- | - | 1,039 |
3,000 | |
| 26 | 23 | 1,639,676 est |
- | 5,000 | 3,782 |
5,663 | |
| 42 | 42 | 1,000,000 est |
- | - | 4,254 |
8,936 | |
| 58 | 55 | 777,000 est |
- | - | 3,814 |
6,835 | |
| 74 | 72 | 469,116 est |
- | - | 1,361 |
85,457 | |
| 90 | - | 301,000 | - | 160 | 1,125 |
50 | |
| 27 | 35 | 1,628,000 est |
- | - | 4,010 |
11,877 | |
| 43 | 34 | 992,616 | - | 539 | 2,670 |
4,442 | |
| 59 | 58 | 759,516 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 75 | 76 | 451,500 | - | 2,300 | 1,729 |
2,546 | |
| 91 | 89 | 285,500 | - | 601 | 910 |
3,700 | |
| 12 | 13 | 4,300,000 | - | 21,071 | 7,458 |
20,379 | |
| 28 | 25 | 1,597,000 est |
- | - | 3,335 |
8,500 | |
| 60 | 60 | 737,708 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,797 |
1,915 | |
| 76 | 74 | 443,886 est |
- | 2,231 | 1,535 |
- | |
| 92 | - | 262,431 | - | 931 | 839 |
839 | |
| 29 | 25 | 1,582,205 | - | 8,191 | 4,303 |
14,351 | |
| 45 | 49 | 971,441 | - | 5,339 | 1,982 |
4,698 | |
| 61 | 56 | 725,000 | - | 3,130 | 2,414 |
2,467 | |
| 77 | 77 | 440,000 est |
- | 143 | - | - | |
| 93 | 94 | 258,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 650 |
1,050 | |
| 30 | 30 | 1,528,767 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 78 | 78 | 416,700 | - | 1,250 | 613 |
2,054 | |
| 15 | 17 | 3,820,000 est |
- | - | 9,023 |
23,825 | |
| 31 | 29 | 1,498,420 | - | 8,468 | 3,222 |
9,023 | |
| 47 | - | 959,333 | - | 379 | 1,433 |
1,546 | |
| 63 | 61 | 677,352 est |
- | - | 3,880 |
5,145 | |
| 79 | 82 | 407,000 | - | 650 | 720 |
1,450 | |
| 95 | 95 | 239,770 | - | 1,295 | 639 |
864 | |
| 16 | 15 | 3,600,000 | - | 18,200 | 4,850 |
12,060 | |
| 32 | 31 | 1,428,838 | - | 2,412 | 2,223 |
6,170 | |
| 48 | 52 | 959,000 | - | 715 | 1,142 |
896 | |
| 64 | 65 | 648,294 est |
- | 400 | 1,775 |
2,379 | |
| 80 | 81 | 393,000 est |
- | - | 450 |
663 | |
| 96 | 97 | 225,000 | - | 1,200 | 800 |
1,000 | |
| 33 | 32 | 1,346,000 est |
- | - | 5,571 |
12,955 | |
| 65 | 73 | 639,000 | - | 3,049 | 1,936 |
6,475 | |
| 81 | 80 | 390,930 est |
- | - | 850 |
2,000 | |
| 97 | 93 | 218,619 | - | 1,022 | 775 |
2,931 | |
| 34 | 37 | 1,195,787 est |
- | - | 734 |
2,445 | |
| 50 | 48 | 924,665 est |
- | - | 3,500 |
5,000 | |
| 66 | 62 | 627,612 | - | 4,700 | 2,685 |
3,846 | |
| 82 | 83 | 375,273 | - | 1,848 | 1,559 |
2,379 | |
| 98 | 98 | 211,000 | - | - | 1,080 |
2,700 | |
| 51 | 46 | 908,034 | - | 4,166 | 2,475 |
9,160 | |
| 67 | 66 | 585,249 est |
- | 3,500 | 2,520 |
11,430 | |
| 83 | 88 | 362,000 | - | 1,955 | 919 |
2,849 | |
| 20 | 21 | 2,363,408 | - | 10,000 | 7,600 |
12,750 | |
| 36 | 39 | 1,129,603 est |
- | 1,215 | 3,499 |
3,345 | |
| 52 | 64 | 865,700 | - | - | 1,896 |
3,425 | |
| 68 | 67 | 575,817 est |
- | 3,400 | 2,200 |
5,000 | |
| 84 | 86 | 350,000 est |
- | 1,504 | 687 |
1,423 | |
| 37 | 41 | 1,115,163 | -816,969 | 6,319 | 325 |
5,346 | |
| 62 | 54 | 714,646 | -31,795 | 2,304 | 2,222 |
8,703 | |
| 39 | 36 | 1,047,511 | -29,722 | 5,220 | 5,404 |
16,725 | |
| 100 | 99 | 198,231 | -4,471 | 1,221 | 714 |
1,446 | |
| 99 | 96 | 200,125 | -2,303 | 640 | 486 |
1,273 | |
| 49 | 50 | 930,000 | 8,200 | 584 | 806 |
3,337 | |
| 94 | - | 250,000 | 15,000 | 265 | 855 |
239 | |
| 46 | 38 | 963,708 | 26,922 | 3,776 | 3,006 |
5,440 | |
| 18 | 16 | 3,030,258 | 33,570 | 13,191 | 9,808 |
25,495 | |
| 35 | 40 | 1,131,476 | 35,921 | 5,230 | 2,546 |
2,012 | |
| 44 | 47 | 990,803 | 81,971 | 5,177 | 2,373 |
6,784 | |
| 57 | 53 | 782,880 | 82,415 | 3,635 | 2,500 |
4,420 | |
| 14 | 14 | 3,946,390 | 103,993 | 6,300 | 2,720 |
7,110 | |
| 10 | 9 | 5,300,000 | 117,000 | 19,400 | 14,500 |
47,003 | |
| 23 | 27 | 1,846,035 | 129,907 | 10,763 | 4,124 |
4,953 | |
| 40 | 45 | 1,024,836 | 165,667 | 4,372 | 2,023 |
5,568 | |
| 13 | 12 | 4,179,019 | 173,361 | 14,000 | 4,258 |
24,783 | |
| 11 | 10 | 4,819,245 | 195,946 | 1,441 | 8,843 |
17,667 | |
| 21 | 19 | 2,011,679 | 209,489 | 14,000 | 547 |
1,040 | |
| 7 | 7 | 7,410,078 | 243,388 | 35,300 | 26,975 |
102,395 | |
| 19 | 20 | 2,474,403 | 333,776 | 4,956 | 9,681 |
13,824 | |
| 17 | 18 | 3,209,074 | 362,065 | 15,000 | 6,600 |
26,200 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8,072,000 | 387,000 | 38,000 | 9,700 |
34,400 | |
| 4 | 4 | 8,396,830 | 422,484 | 27,124 | 21,835 |
45,453 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12,087,204 | 570,886 | 33,646 | 20,500 |
46,300 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5,814,810 | 1,186,073 | 22,522 | 11,281 |
46,714 | |
| 2 | 2 | 87,815,000 | 3,918,000 | 430,000 | 38,384 |
148,585 | |
| 1 | 1 | 91,100,000 | 5,782,000 | 490,000 | 19,267 |
84,956 | |
| 6 | 6 | 7,700,000 | 5,800,000 | 39,200 | 66,700 |
44,700 |
Top For-Hire Carriers on this list are common and contract freight carriers operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Companies are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. To be included in the Top 100 or any of the sectors, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or email to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
* Tractor count includes company-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
#2 FedEx Corp. revenue and net income are for the 12-month period ended Feb. 28, 2025.
#21 Purolator, #44 Mullen Group revenue and income converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2024 exchange rate.
#26 Ruan, #30 OnTrac Inc., #34 Lynden, #36 Bennett Family of Cos., #50 10 Roads Express, #59 Manitoulin Group of Cos., #60 United Road Services, #63 TMC Transportation, #64 Mercer Transportation, #67 FirstFleet, #68 Trimac Transportation, #69 Roehl Transport, #71 Heniff Transportation Systems, #74 ContainerPort Group, #76 USA Truck, #81 Koch Cos., #86 Leonard’s Express, and #89 Western Flyer Express revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
#15 R+L Carriers, #24 Southeastern Freight Lines, #27 Central Transport, #28 CRST, #33 Crete Carrier, #38 Western Express, #42 C.R. England, #58 Hirschbach Motor Lines, #80 Daylight Transport, and #93 Ward Transport & Logistics revenue estimates are based on data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
Extras
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For-Hire News
R&R Becomes Latest Trucking Company to Fall
In January, Pittsburgh-based R&R Family of Cos. shut down, according to a source. According to the source and court documents, R&R lost the backing of its largest lender.
February 5, 2026Companies Announce Most Job Cuts for Any January Since 2009
The report on Feb. 5 also showed hiring intentions slid 13% from a year earlier to 5,306 — marking the weakest total for any January in the firm’s records back to 2009.
February 5, 2026Old Dominion Posts Lower Q4 Results While Investing in Growth
Old Dominion Freight Line doubled down on improving operations and services after reporting a drop in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025.
February 4, 2026International to Lay Off 300 Staff Due to Weak Truck Demand
Demand for trucks did not improve as 2025 progressed and what carrier executives have characterized as the longest North American freight market downturn in a half-century continued.
February 4, 2026Heartland Express Q4 Loss Widens on Fleet Merger Charge
As a result of the impairment charge and lower revenue from the ongoing freight rate recession, Heartland’s operating ratio spiked to 112.7. OR without the impairment charge was 101.6.
February 3, 2026ArcBest Sees Bright Spots Amid Down Q4 Freight Market
The Fort Smith, Ark.-based logistics company posted a net loss from continuing operations of $8.12 million, or a loss of 36 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending Dec. 31.
February 2, 2026Schneider Expresses Renewed Determination After Q4 Results
Schneider responded to a disappointing fourth quarter with renewed resolve to improve operations and prepare for an expected freight upturn, the company reported Jan. 29.
January 30, 2026Poland’s HayWay to Make US Entry With 80 VNL Sleepers
Parent company HayWay Group employs 900 staff in Europe and operates in 11 European countries, CEO Artur Lewandowski said in an interview with Transport Topics.
January 30, 2026Trump Policies Pinch Profits of Transport, Industrial Firms
Earnings reports from some large U.S. manufacturers and transportation companies drove home how President Trump’s policies on trade and energy are putting a squeeze on the sector’s profits.
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