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
Top 100 For-Hire | Less-Than-Truckload | Truckload/Dedicated | Intermodal/Drayage | Motor Vehicle/Driveaway | Tank/Bulk
Air/Expedited | Refrigerated | Flatbed/Heavy Specialized | Package/Courier | Household Goods/Commercial Delivery
Top Less-Than-Truckload Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Freight | 8,901,000 |
| 2 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 5,814,810 |
| 3 | Estes Express Lines | 4,994,000 |
| 4 | XPO | 4,899,000 |
| 5 | R+L Carriers | 3,820,000 est |
| 6 | TFI International | 3,702,935 |
| 7 | Saia Inc. | 3,209,074 |
| 8 | ABF Freight | 2,750,134 |
| 9 | Central Transport | 1,628,000 est |
| 10 | Southeastern Freight Lines | 1,609,900 est |
| 11 | AAA Cooper Transportation (Knight-Swift) | 1,235,547 |
| 12 | Averitt Express | 1,106,246 |
| 13 | Dayton Freight Lines | 1,024,836 |
| 14 | Pitt Ohio Transportation Group | 934,526 est |
| 15 | Manitoulin Transport | 759,516 est |
| 16 | A. Duie Pyle | 616,000 |
| 17 | Day & Ross | 570,149 |
| 18 | Mullen Group | 547,737 |
| 19 | Roadrunner Freight | 416,700 |
| 20 | Daylight Transport | 393,000 est |
| 21 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | 362,000 |
| 22 | Ward Trucking | 258,000 est |
| 23 | CrossCountry Freight Solutions | 225,000 |
| 24 | Fastfrate Group | 182,689 |
| 25 | Magnum LTL | 164,000 est |
| 26 | Sutton Transport | 115,000 est |
| 27 | Peninsula Truck Lines | 103,000 est |
| 28 | Landstar System | 99,828 |
| 29 | North Park Transportation | 93,342 est |
| 30 | Anderson Trucking Service | 54,485 |
| 31 | TGR Logistics | 50,643 est |
| 32 | Highlight Motor Group | 41,628 est |
| 33 | TCI Transportation | 39,720 |
| 34 | Evans Network of Cos. | 38,000 |
| 35 | Bison Transport | 29,665 |
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.
FedEx Freight revenue is for the 12-month period ended Feb. 28, 2025.
Mullen Group revenue converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2024 exchange rate.
R+L Carriers, Central Transport, Daylight Transport, Ward Trucking, Magnum LTL, Sutton Transport and Peninsula Truck Lines revenues estimates are based on data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
Southeastern Freight Lines, Pitt Ohio, Manitoulin Transport, North Park Transportation and TGR Logistics revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
Extras
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For-Hire News
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December 17, 2025Volvo Trucks Receives Order for 185 VNLs From Koch Trucking
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December 16, 2025Transportation Jobs Fall as Broader Labor Market Cools
Transportation and warehousing employment fell by 8,000 jobs in November and is down 78,000 jobs since its February peak, according to the BLS Employment Situation report for November.
December 16, 2025How Uncertainty Defined Trucking in 2025
President Trump's aggressive approach to trade policy, alongside other market disruptions, left trucking looking for clarity on a market recovery, investments and equipment.
December 16, 2025UPS Purchases 400 Robots to Unload Trucks in Automation Push
UPS will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, according to sources, revealing new details on the logistics giant’s $9 billion automation plan that aims to boost profit.
December 15, 2025Brad Jacobs to Step Down as Chairman of XPO and GXO
Brad Jacobs joined XPO in 2011 and built it into one of North America’s largest transportation companies before spinning off GXO in 2021 and RXO in 2022.
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