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 This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88,661,000 | 5,572,000 | 460,000 | 125,000 |
- | |
| 2 | 2 | 79,680,000 | 4,484,000 | 500,000 | 22,978 |
91,157 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11,999,096 | 598,282 | 31,750 | 21,448 |
49,300 | |
| 4 | - | 8,684,000 | - | 40,000 | 16,709 |
60,599 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8,157,000 | 316,000 | 37,000 | 9,700 |
34,400 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7,884,671 | 310,553 | 24,900 | 19,121 |
40,687 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7,800,000 | 5,900,000 | 39,500 | 10,700 |
20,400 | |
| 8 | 7 | 7,469,689 | 216,062 | 37,100 | 26,187 |
95,908 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5,730,000 | - | 24,207 | 9,939 |
42,494 | |
| 10 | 10 | 5,700,000 | 103,600 | 19,000 | 14,300 |
51,790 | |
| 11 | 9 | 5,496,389 | 1,023,703 | 21,304 | 10,184 |
45,137 | |
| 12 | 11 | 4,743,760 | 115,007 | 1,294 | 8,514 |
17,426 | |
| 13 | 12 | 4,210,000 | - | 20,994 | 7,462 |
19,081 | |
| 14 | 13 | 4,010,200 | 60,100 | 14,000 | 4,229 |
24,125 | |
| 15 | 14 | 3,922,712 est |
- | 6,300 | 2,421 |
4,440 | |
| 16 | 15 | 3,725,000 est |
- | - | 9,103 |
24,472 | |
| 17 | 16 | 3,700,000 | - | 17,000 | 4,980 |
9,600 | |
| 18 | 17 | 3,234,286 | 255,036 | 14,000 | 7,700 |
26,500 | |
| 19 | 18 | 2,974,296 | -14,399 | 12,031 | 7,712 |
25,262 | |
| 20 | 19 | 2,704,143 | 361,549 | 4,746 | 7,502 |
14,432 | |
| 21 | 21 | 2,437,053 | 231,760 | 17,075 | 547 |
1,040 | |
| 22 | 20 | 2,433,097 | - | 10,000 | 7,650 |
14,000 | |
| 23 | 22 | 1,900,000 | - | 530 | 7,500 |
300 | |
| 24 | 24 | 1,728,177 | 225,926 | 8,185 | 2,639 |
10,240 | |
| 25 | 27 | 1,705,000 est |
- | - | 4,719 |
16,577 | |
| 26 | 25 | 1,673,338 | - | 1,777 | 5,342 |
10,630 | |
| 27 | 31 | 1,560,000 | - | 8,000 | 3,857 |
9,053 | |
| 28 | 23 | 1,558,397 | -99,873 | 10,525 | 4,327 |
4,343 | |
| 29 | 29 | 1,504,400 | - | 7,560 | 4,109 |
13,440 | |
| 30 | 26 | 1,450,000 | - | 5,161 | 3,229 |
9,490 | |
| 31 | 32 | 1,409,424 | - | 2,380 | 2,174 |
6,158 | |
| 32 | 33 | 1,400,000 | - | 6,000 | 5,421 |
13,477 | |
| 33 | - | 1,391,687 | - | 1,207 | 3,506 |
14,937 | |
| 34 | 34 | 1,358,000 | - | 2,594 | 900 |
2,773 | |
| 35 | 42 | 1,343,510 | - | 5,687 | 4,000 |
7,000 | |
| 36 | 28 | 1,318,885 | - | 4,996 | 3,307 |
8,836 | |
| 37 | 37 | 1,243,092 | -107,796 | 6,356 | 297 |
4,863 | |
| 38 | 36 | 1,185,599 | 9,879 | 1,173 | 2,604 |
1,199 | |
| 39 | 35 | 1,164,472 | 7,239 | 5,352 | 2,358 |
4,436 | |
| 40 | 44 | 1,085,265 | 65,165 | 6,869 | 2,283 |
6,581 | |
| 41 | 47 | 1,067,471 | - | 363 | 1,388 |
1,649 | |
| 42 | 55 | 1,053,570 est |
- | 4,705 | - | - | |
| 43 | 40 | 1,030,000 | - | 5,990 | 2,321 |
5,672 | |
| 44 | 45 | 1,020,651 | - | 5,780 | 1,982 |
4,698 | |
| 45 | 41 | 939,114 | - | - | 3,130 |
4,316 | |
| 46 | 43 | 938,417 | 1,172 | 475 | 2,569 |
4,181 | |
| 47 | 49 | 917,739 | 8,108 | 475 | 1,366 |
3,023 | |
| 48 | 46 | 883,652 | 17,444 | 3,502 | 2,654 |
5,107 | |
| 49 | 52 | 860,506 est |
- | - | 1,521 |
4,913 | |
| 50 | 53 | 939,800 | - | 2,952 | 2,128 |
150 | |
| 51 | 56 | 818,600 | - | 4,240 | 1,817 |
3,265 | |
| 52 | 54 | 816,000 | - | - | 2,632 |
8,382 | |
| 53 | 39 | 805,709 | -52,453 | 3,630 | 4,533 |
12,869 | |
| 54 | 38 | 796,720 | - | 4,293 | 3,315 |
10,000 | |
| 55 | 51 | 788,404 | - | 3,436 | 1,945 |
8,630 | |
| 56 | 57 | 768,123 | 59,471 | 3,825 | 2,565 |
4,730 | |
| 57 | 59 | 754,959 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 58 | 58 | 747,000 est |
- | - | 2,952 |
5,542 | |
| 59 | 61 | 720,650 est |
- | 3,130 | 2,414 |
2,467 | |
| 60 | 63 | 673,288 est |
- | - | 3,880 |
5,145 | |
| 61 | 65 | 658,000 | - | 2,803 | 1,834 |
6,800 | |
| 62 | 72 | 650,500 | - | 2,976 | 1,482 |
3,007 | |
| 63 | 64 | 644,404 est |
- | 400 | 2,200 |
2,800 | |
| 64 | 66 | 627,155 | - | 4,500 | 2,800 |
3,757 | |
| 65 | 62 | 598,056 | -52,607 | 2,365 | 2,094 |
8,020 | |
| 66 | 70 | 561,616 | - | 1,643 | 1,487 |
3,147 | |
| 67 | 73 | 491,805 | - | 656 | 1,307 |
2,252 | |
| 68 | 77 | 475,774 est |
- | 312 | 518 |
660 | |
| 69 | 75 | 463,224 | - | 2,255 | 1,640 |
3,229 | |
| 70 | 69 | 456,474 | - | 2,766 | - | - | |
| 71 | 81 | 412,200 | - | 1,400 | 952 |
5,835 | |
| 72 | 78 | 410,000 | - | 1,000 | 700 |
2,000 | |
| 73 | 79 | 404,558 est |
- | 650 | 720 |
1,450 | |
| 74 | 82 | 387,990 | - | 1,818 | 1,440 |
2,400 | |
| 75 | 80 | 387,000 est |
- | - | 323 |
607 | |
| 76 | 83 | 368,000 | - | 1,925 | 948 |
2,985 | |
| 77 | 84 | 350,000 | - | 1,504 | 687 |
1,423 | |
| 78 | 87 | 333,000 | - | 1,250 | 1,145 |
2,100 | |
| 79 | 85 | 329,568 | 18,770 | 1,067 | 480 |
3,052 | |
| 80 | 90 | 286,000 | - | 160 | 1,005 |
1,110 | |
| 81 | 91 | 283,787 est |
- | 601 | 910 |
3,700 | |
| 82 | - | 265,000 | - | 1,500 | 950 |
1,100 | |
| 83 | 93 | 262,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 650 |
1,050 | |
| 84 | 86 | 250,000 | - | - | 599 |
734 | |
| 85 | 88 | 248,899 | - | 907 | 550 |
1,502 | |
| 86 | 92 | 242,669 | - | 952 | 790 |
790 | |
| 87 | 95 | 238,331 est |
- | 1,295 | 639 |
864 | |
| 88 | - | 218,727 | - | 1,029 | 759 |
1,759 | |
| 89 | 97 | 217,307 est |
- | 1,022 | 775 |
2,931 | |
| 90 | 98 | 209,734 est |
- | - | 1,080 |
2,700 | |
| 91 | 94 | 201,000 | - | 225 | 868 |
225 | |
| 92 | 96 | 200,000 | - | 895 | 400 |
1,200 | |
| 93 | 99 | 198,924 est |
- | 640 | 486 |
1,273 | |
| 94 | 100 | 190,067 | 5,168 | 1,080 | 618 |
1,434 | |
| 95 | - | 182,500 | 3,800 | 1,652 | 130 |
296 | |
| 96 | - | 178,410 | 7,204 | 803 | 681 |
1,589 | |
| 97 | - | 173,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 892 |
2,199 | |
| 98 | - | 162,390 | - | 800 | 560 |
1,580 | |
| 99 | - | 157,496 | 6,000 | 600 | 530 |
900 | |
| 100 | - | 149,738 | - | 595 | 514 |
3,695 |
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-operated, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
#4 FedEx Freight completed its spinoff from #2 FedEx Corp. on June 1. FedEx Corp.’s net income figures include the operations of FedEx Freight prior to the spinoff.
#15 Hub Group, #42 Canada Cartage, #49 Quantix, #57 Manitoulin, #59 RoadOne, #60 TMC, #63 Mercer Transportation, #68 Beemac, #73 Bay and Bay, #81 Artur Express, #87 Acme, #89 Paper Transport, #90 May Trucking, and #93 National Carriers revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
#16 R+L Carriers, #25 Central Transport, #58 Hirschbach Motor Lines, #75 Daylight Transport, #83 Ward Transport & Logistics, and #97 Magnum Ltd. revenue estimates are based on data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
#21 Purolator and #40 Mullen Group revenue and income converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2025 exchange rate.
#50 IMC Logistics’ and #77 TCI Transportation’s 2025 revenues were updated after the publication deadline.
Premium
Prominent for-hire carriers largely agree with the view that the trucking industry is emerging from an extended downcycle.
Many of North America’s largest motor carriers are investing in AI to automate processes and improve efficiency.
Large for-hire carriers generally agree that diesel will remain the trucking industry’s predominant fuel well into the future.
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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
Mexican truck production eases month on month in September
Mexican production of heavy-duty trucks slowed in September compared with August but again outstripped manufacturing in the year-ago period by a wide margin.
October 13, 2026Ryder grows Northeast used truck network with N.J. facilities
Ryder opened used commercial vehicle sales facilities in Newark and North Bergen, N.J., expanding customer access to its inventory in the New York-area freight market.
October 13, 2026STG Logistics names Jack Holmes CEO after restructuring
STG Logistics named Jack Holmes CEO as the company shifts its focus to growth after a financial restructuring that reduced its funded debt by nearly $1 billion.
October 13, 2026Speed violations top trucker citations in CVSA campaign
CVSA announced that law enforcement officers stopped 8,000 drivers in 36 states, Canada and Mexico during the July 12-18 roadway safety campaign.
October 9, 2026Isaac CEO urges fleets not to relinquish control of their data
“Only you should have access to all your data. Only you should have the big picture of your business. No one else,” Jacques DeLarochelliere said.
October 9, 2026Jury convicts 2 in Singh Organization cargo theft case
Facing federal prison sentences are two Indian nationals, Arshpreet Singh, 28, of Sacramento, Calif., and Vikramjeet Singh, 31, of Fontana, Calif.
October 7, 2026Truck driver pay rose in 2025 despite freight downturn
The ATA study drew on data from more than 130 fleets representing more than 140,000 employee drivers and 9,000 independent contractors.
October 7, 2026Hub Group continues to reshape oversight with board additions
CEO David Yeager is reshaping Hub Group’s management and oversight framework following the discovery of accounting errors at the carrier founded by his father.
October 6, 2026XPO opens 2 service centers as network expansion continues
The new facilities in Mesa, Ariz., and Cameron, Mo., are part of a broader investment in XPO’s North American network.
October 5, 2026Schneider expands driver training ranks by 26%
Schneider is increasing its driver instructor workforce by 26% to expand onboarding and behind-the-wheel training for new and experienced drivers.
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