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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 59 | 824,236 est |
- | 4,712 | 4,000 |
- | |
| 59 | 58 | 759,516 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 76 | 74 | 443,886 est |
- | 2,231 | 1,535 |
- | |
| 77 | 77 | 440,000 est |
- | 143 | - | - | |
| 30 | 30 | 1,528,767 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 90 | - | 301,000 | - | 160 | 1,125 |
50 | |
| 53 | 33 | 852,500 | - | 2,952 | 2,128 |
150 | |
| 94 | - | 250,000 | 15,000 | 265 | 855 |
239 | |
| 80 | 81 | 393,000 est |
- | - | 450 |
663 | |
| 92 | - | 262,431 | - | 931 | 839 |
839 | |
| 95 | 95 | 239,770 | - | 1,295 | 639 |
864 | |
| 48 | 52 | 959,000 | - | 715 | 1,142 |
896 | |
| 86 | 85 | 331,920 est |
- | - | 623 |
962 | |
| 22 | 22 | 1,871,000 | - | - | 7,000 |
1,000 | |
| 96 | 97 | 225,000 | - | 1,200 | 800 |
1,000 | |
| 21 | 19 | 2,011,679 | 209,489 | 14,000 | 547 |
1,040 | |
| 93 | 94 | 258,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 650 |
1,050 | |
| 99 | 96 | 200,125 | -2,303 | 640 | 486 |
1,273 | |
| 84 | 86 | 350,000 est |
- | 1,504 | 687 |
1,423 | |
| 100 | 99 | 198,231 | -4,471 | 1,221 | 714 |
1,446 | |
| 79 | 82 | 407,000 | - | 650 | 720 |
1,450 | |
| 47 | - | 959,333 | - | 379 | 1,433 |
1,546 | |
| 88 | 87 | 316,265 | - | 1,052 | 550 |
1,800 | |
| 60 | 60 | 737,708 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,797 |
1,915 | |
| 81 | 80 | 390,930 est |
- | - | 850 |
2,000 | |
| 35 | 40 | 1,131,476 | 35,921 | 5,230 | 2,546 |
2,012 | |
| 78 | 78 | 416,700 | - | 1,250 | 613 |
2,054 | |
| 87 | 84 | 327,000 | - | 1,250 | 1,100 |
2,100 | |
| 73 | 75 | 470,238 | - | 661 | 1,215 |
2,194 | |
| 64 | 65 | 648,294 est |
- | 400 | 1,775 |
2,379 | |
| 82 | 83 | 375,273 | - | 1,848 | 1,559 |
2,379 | |
| 34 | 37 | 1,195,787 est |
- | - | 734 |
2,445 | |
| 61 | 56 | 725,000 | - | 3,130 | 2,414 |
2,467 | |
| 75 | 76 | 451,500 | - | 2,300 | 1,729 |
2,546 | |
| 98 | 98 | 211,000 | - | - | 1,080 |
2,700 | |
| 83 | 88 | 362,000 | - | 1,955 | 919 |
2,849 | |
| 97 | 93 | 218,619 | - | 1,022 | 775 |
2,931 | |
| 89 | 90 | 306,305 est |
- | - | 1,039 |
3,000 | |
| 85 | - | 345,155 | - | 1,151 | 548 |
3,063 | |
| 70 | 69 | 562,564 | - | 1,682 | 1,490 |
3,097 | |
| 56 | 57 | 824,000 | - | 4,153 | 1,880 |
3,202 | |
| 49 | 50 | 930,000 | 8,200 | 584 | 806 |
3,337 | |
| 36 | 39 | 1,129,603 est |
- | 1,215 | 3,499 |
3,345 | |
| 52 | 64 | 865,700 | - | - | 1,896 |
3,425 | |
| 91 | 89 | 285,500 | - | 601 | 910 |
3,700 | |
| 41 | 43 | 1,003,119 | - | - | 2,730 |
3,800 | |
| 66 | 62 | 627,612 | - | 4,700 | 2,685 |
3,846 | |
| 57 | 53 | 782,880 | 82,415 | 3,635 | 2,500 |
4,420 | |
| 43 | 34 | 992,616 | - | 539 | 2,670 |
4,442 | |
| 45 | 49 | 971,441 | - | 5,339 | 1,982 |
4,698 | |
| 71 | 70 | 548,222 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,920 |
4,897 | |
| 23 | 27 | 1,846,035 | 129,907 | 10,763 | 4,124 |
4,953 | |
| 50 | 48 | 924,665 est |
- | - | 3,500 |
5,000 | |
| 68 | 67 | 575,817 est |
- | 3,400 | 2,200 |
5,000 | |
| 63 | 61 | 677,352 est |
- | - | 3,880 |
5,145 | |
| 37 | 41 | 1,115,163 | -816,969 | 6,319 | 325 |
5,346 | |
| 72 | - | 501,000 | - | 2,895 | 1,408 |
5,356 | |
| 46 | 38 | 963,708 | 26,922 | 3,776 | 3,006 |
5,440 | |
| 40 | 45 | 1,024,836 | 165,667 | 4,372 | 2,023 |
5,568 | |
| 26 | 23 | 1,639,676 est |
- | 5,000 | 3,782 |
5,663 | |
| 69 | 68 | 575,148 est |
- | 2,933 | 2,200 |
5,800 | |
| 32 | 31 | 1,428,838 | - | 2,412 | 2,223 |
6,170 | |
| 65 | 73 | 639,000 | - | 3,049 | 1,936 |
6,475 | |
| 44 | 47 | 990,803 | 81,971 | 5,177 | 2,373 |
6,784 | |
| 58 | 55 | 777,000 est |
- | - | 3,814 |
6,835 | |
| 14 | 14 | 3,946,390 | 103,993 | 6,300 | 2,720 |
7,110 | |
| 54 | 51 | 851,000 | - | 3,000 | 2,632 |
8,382 | |
| 24 | 24 | 1,700,000 est |
- | 8,592 | 2,924 |
8,426 | |
| 28 | 25 | 1,597,000 est |
- | - | 3,335 |
8,500 | |
| 62 | 54 | 714,646 | -31,795 | 2,304 | 2,222 |
8,703 | |
| 25 | 28 | 1,650,000 | - | 3,500 | 5,000 |
8,850 | |
| 42 | 42 | 1,000,000 est |
- | - | 4,254 |
8,936 | |
| 31 | 29 | 1,498,420 | - | 8,468 | 3,222 |
9,023 | |
| 51 | 46 | 908,034 | - | 4,166 | 2,475 |
9,160 | |
| 38 | 44 | 1,062,000 est |
- | - | 3,600 |
10,259 | |
| 67 | 66 | 585,249 est |
- | 3,500 | 2,520 |
11,430 | |
| 27 | 35 | 1,628,000 est |
- | - | 4,010 |
11,877 | |
| 16 | 15 | 3,600,000 | - | 18,200 | 4,850 |
12,060 | |
| 20 | 21 | 2,363,408 | - | 10,000 | 7,600 |
12,750 | |
| 33 | 32 | 1,346,000 est |
- | - | 5,571 |
12,955 | |
| 19 | 20 | 2,474,403 | 333,776 | 4,956 | 9,681 |
13,824 | |
| 29 | 25 | 1,582,205 | - | 8,191 | 4,303 |
14,351 | |
| 39 | 36 | 1,047,511 | -29,722 | 5,220 | 5,404 |
16,725 | |
| 11 | 10 | 4,819,245 | 195,946 | 1,441 | 8,843 |
17,667 | |
| 12 | 13 | 4,300,000 | - | 21,071 | 7,458 |
20,379 | |
| 15 | 17 | 3,820,000 est |
- | - | 9,023 |
23,825 | |
| 13 | 12 | 4,179,019 | 173,361 | 14,000 | 4,258 |
24,783 | |
| 18 | 16 | 3,030,258 | 33,570 | 13,191 | 9,808 |
25,495 | |
| 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 | |
| 8 | 11 | 5,865,000 | - | 24,305 | 10,621 |
42,388 | |
| 6 | 6 | 7,700,000 | 5,800,000 | 39,200 | 66,700 |
44,700 | |
| 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 | |
| 10 | 9 | 5,300,000 | 117,000 | 19,400 | 14,500 |
47,003 | |
| 1 | 1 | 91,100,000 | 5,782,000 | 490,000 | 19,267 |
84,956 | |
| 74 | 72 | 469,116 est |
- | - | 1,361 |
85,457 | |
| 7 | 7 | 7,410,078 | 243,388 | 35,300 | 26,975 |
102,395 | |
| 2 | 2 | 87,815,000 | 3,918,000 | 430,000 | 38,384 |
148,585 |
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
J.B. Hunt Misses Revenue Estimates on Freight Slump
J.B. Hunt handled fewer longhaul, coast-to-coast shipments during the quarter, with intermodal volumes shifting toward shorter hauls in the eastern U.S.
January 16, 2026Southeastern Freight Lines Boosts Cross-Border Operations
Southeastern Freight Lines joined the ranks of less-than-truckload carriers beefing up their cross-border operations as the value of trade between the U.S. and Mexico increases.
January 14, 2026STG Logistics Files for Bankruptcy, Continues Operations
STG and 64 affiliates filed for court protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The company expects to exit court protection in around five months’ time.
January 12, 2026Current, Former Executives Buy USA Truck From DSV
DSV said in October it was working on selling USA Truck, which did not fit its vision for asset-light North American on-road operations. USA Truck CEO George Henry will continue in the role.
January 12, 2026Dart Transit Group Sold After 90 Years of Family Ownership
The acquisition does not change day-to-day operations. The Dart name and operating entities remain unchanged, and drivers, customers, leadership and staff will remain in place.
January 9, 2026Ryder Acquires Georgia’s Truck Service Depot
Ryder System acquired Georgia mobile truck and trailer maintenance specialist Truck Service Depot on Jan. 6 for an undisclosed sum, the company said.
January 7, 2026Transport Stocks Jump to Record High on Economic Optimism
U.S. transportation stocks closed at a record level Jan. 6, capping off a rebound fueled by prospects of strong economic growth this year.
January 6, 2026
