2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

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
90 - 301,000 - 160
1,125
50
92 - 262,431 - 931
839
839
94 - 250,000 15,000 265
855
239
47 - 959,333 - 379
1,433
1,546
85 - 345,155 - 1,151
548
3,063
72 - 501,000 - 2,895
1,408
5,356
1 1 91,100,000 5,782,000 490,000
19,267
84,956
2 2 87,815,000 3,918,000 430,000
38,384
148,585
3 3 12,087,204 570,886 33,646
20,500
46,300
4 4 8,396,830 422,484 27,124
21,835
45,453
5 5 8,072,000 387,000 38,000
9,700
34,400
6 6 7,700,000 5,800,000 39,200
66,700
44,700
7 7 7,410,078 243,388 35,300
26,975
102,395
9 8 5,814,810 1,186,073 22,522
11,281
46,714
10 9 5,300,000 117,000 19,400
14,500
47,003
11 10 4,819,245 195,946 1,441
8,843
17,667
8 11 5,865,000 - 24,305
10,621
42,388
13 12 4,179,019 173,361 14,000
4,258
24,783
12 13 4,300,000 - 21,071
7,458
20,379
14 14 3,946,390 103,993 6,300
2,720
7,110
16 15 3,600,000 - 18,200
4,850
12,060
18 16 3,030,258 33,570 13,191
9,808
25,495
15 17 3,820,000
est
- -
9,023
23,825
17 18 3,209,074 362,065 15,000
6,600
26,200
21 19 2,011,679 209,489 14,000
547
1,040
19 20 2,474,403 333,776 4,956
9,681
13,824
20 21 2,363,408 - 10,000
7,600
12,750
22 22 1,871,000 - -
7,000
1,000
26 23 1,639,676
est
- 5,000
3,782
5,663
24 24 1,700,000
est
- 8,592
2,924
8,426
28 25 1,597,000
est
- -
3,335
8,500
29 25 1,582,205 - 8,191
4,303
14,351
23 27 1,846,035 129,907 10,763
4,124
4,953
25 28 1,650,000 - 3,500
5,000
8,850
31 29 1,498,420 - 8,468
3,222
9,023
30 30 1,528,767
est
- - - -
32 31 1,428,838 - 2,412
2,223
6,170
33 32 1,346,000
est
- -
5,571
12,955
53 33 852,500 - 2,952
2,128
150
43 34 992,616 - 539
2,670
4,442
27 35 1,628,000
est
- -
4,010
11,877
39 36 1,047,511 -29,722 5,220
5,404
16,725
34 37 1,195,787
est
- -
734
2,445
46 38 963,708 26,922 3,776
3,006
5,440
36 39 1,129,603
est
- 1,215
3,499
3,345
35 40 1,131,476 35,921 5,230
2,546
2,012
37 41 1,115,163 -816,969 6,319
325
5,346
42 42 1,000,000
est
- -
4,254
8,936
41 43 1,003,119 - -
2,730
3,800
38 44 1,062,000
est
- -
3,600
10,259
40 45 1,024,836 165,667 4,372
2,023
5,568
51 46 908,034 - 4,166
2,475
9,160
44 47 990,803 81,971 5,177
2,373
6,784
50 48 924,665
est
- -
3,500
5,000
45 49 971,441 - 5,339
1,982
4,698
49 50 930,000 8,200 584
806
3,337
54 51 851,000 - 3,000
2,632
8,382
48 52 959,000 - 715
1,142
896
57 53 782,880 82,415 3,635
2,500
4,420
62 54 714,646 -31,795 2,304
2,222
8,703
58 55 777,000
est
- -
3,814
6,835
61 56 725,000 - 3,130
2,414
2,467
56 57 824,000 - 4,153
1,880
3,202
59 58 759,516
est
- - - -
55 59 824,236
est
- 4,712
4,000
-
60 60 737,708
est
- 2,000
1,797
1,915
63 61 677,352
est
- -
3,880
5,145
66 62 627,612 - 4,700
2,685
3,846
52 64 865,700 - -
1,896
3,425
64 65 648,294
est
- 400
1,775
2,379
67 66 585,249
est
- 3,500
2,520
11,430
68 67 575,817
est
- 3,400
2,200
5,000
69 68 575,148
est
- 2,933
2,200
5,800
70 69 562,564 - 1,682
1,490
3,097
71 70 548,222
est
- 2,000
1,920
4,897
74 72 469,116
est
- -
1,361
85,457
65 73 639,000 - 3,049
1,936
6,475
76 74 443,886
est
- 2,231
1,535
-
73 75 470,238 - 661
1,215
2,194
75 76 451,500 - 2,300
1,729
2,546
77 77 440,000
est
- 143 - -
78 78 416,700 - 1,250
613
2,054
81 80 390,930
est
- -
850
2,000
80 81 393,000
est
- -
450
663
79 82 407,000 - 650
720
1,450
82 83 375,273 - 1,848
1,559
2,379
87 84 327,000 - 1,250
1,100
2,100
86 85 331,920
est
- -
623
962
84 86 350,000
est
- 1,504
687
1,423
88 87 316,265 - 1,052
550
1,800
83 88 362,000 - 1,955
919
2,849
91 89 285,500 - 601
910
3,700
89 90 306,305
est
- -
1,039
3,000
97 93 218,619 - 1,022
775
2,931
93 94 258,000
est
- 1,600
650
1,050
95 95 239,770 - 1,295
639
864
99 96 200,125 -2,303 640
486
1,273
96 97 225,000 - 1,200
800
1,000
98 98 211,000 - -
1,080
2,700
100 99 198,231 -4,471 1,221
714
1,446

Extras

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For-Hire News

BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

10 Roads Express to Shut Down After Losing USPS Business

The Carter Lake, Iowa-based contract carrier cited headwinds hindering the overall transportation sector and the loss of USPS, whose contract accounted for 70% of the company’s revenue.

December 3, 2025
BusinessFor-HireTCA

ODFL Sells 2 North Carolina Properties for $9.65 Million

ODFL declined to comment on the sale, including whether it is a sale-leaseback transaction. The 10.67-acre properties are in Thomasville Business Park.

December 2, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

FedEx to Slash 856 Texas Jobs After Customer Moves Business

FedEx plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Texas after a third-party logistics customer opted to move its business to a new location and a different company.

November 26, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

UPS, FedEx, Others Face Long-Term Effects of MD-11 Grounding

The grounding of the workhorse freighter plane involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky may drag on for an “undeterminable period,” creating havoc for UPS, FedEx and a Florida-based carrier.

November 25, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

UPS and FedEx Strain as MD-11 Jets Stay Grounded

The grounding has drained capacity and complicated operations for the world’s largest package delivery companies just as shipping volumes surge for the peak period through Christmas.

November 24, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivateGlobal FreightTop 100

Layoffs Piling Up Across Many Industries

Amid wider economic uncertainty, sizable layoffs have continued to pile up for companies across many industries, including transportation — raising worker anxieties.

November 21, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

Trucking Prepares for Subdued 2025 Holiday Shipping Season

Carriers attribute the softer outlook to shippers front-loading inventory earlier in the year due to tariff concerns, combined with cautious consumer spending amid inflation worries.

November 20, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Truck Tonnage Slips 2.1% Sequentially During October

Freight tonnage continued to slow sequentially in October, reaching its lowest level since the start of the year, American Trucking Associations reported Nov. 18.

November 20, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

UPS Plane That Crashed in Kentucky Had Cracks in Engine Mount

A series of photos released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the left engine coming off the UPS plane and flying up and over the wing as it rolled down the runway.

November 20, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivateGlobal Freight

Walmart Raises Profit Expectations as Americans Hunt Deals

Walmart posted strong sales and profits that blew past Wall Street expectations as it sets itself up for a strong holiday shopping season.

November 20, 2025

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