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 Refrigerated (Truckload & LTL) Carriers
| Rank | Company | Revenue (000) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Inc. | 2,131,312 |
| 2 | KLLM Transport Services | 1,003,119 |
| 3 | Stevens Transport | 782,880 |
| 4 | Hirschbach Motor Lines | 724,941 est |
| 5 | Marten Transport | 439,792 |
| 6 | C.R. England | 237,000 est |
| 7 | Leonard's Express | 209,110 est |
| 8 | NFI | 182,000 |
| 9 | Day & Ross | 180,410 |
| 10 | National Carriers | 162,685 |
| 11 | Continental Express | 154,500 |
| 12 | May Trucking Co. | 151,000 |
| 13 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 145,000 |
| 14 | WEL Cos. | 128,299 |
| 15 | Hurricane Express | 110,419 |
| 16 | Pride Transport | 110,000 |
| 17 | Schuster Co. | 101,202 est |
| 18 | Canada Cartage | 99,733 est |
| 19 | Raider Express | 95,000 |
| 20 | Roehl Refrigerated Transport | 79,370 est |
| 21 | Bison Transport | 68,965 |
| 22 | PS Logistics | 40,000 |
| 23 | Portage Transport | 32,194 est |
| 24 | Pacific Shipping & Trucking | 20,400 |
| 25 | Sorenson Transport | 16,873 |
| 26 | Beemac Trucking | 13,798 est |
| 27 | Artur Express | 11,500 |
| 28 | TWT Refrigerated | 11,000 |
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.
Hirschbach, C.R. England, Leonard’s Express, Schuster, Canada Cartage, Roehl, Portage Transport and Beemac revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
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For-Hire News
Search Continues for Victims of UPS Cargo Jet Crash
First responders were searching for more victims Nov. 5 after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least 11 people.
November 5, 2025Shipping Delays Expected After UPS Cargo Jet Crash
The UPS cargo plane crash on Nov. 4 at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays.
November 5, 2025Death Toll Rises to 9 in UPS Cargo Jet Crash in Kentucky
The death toll from a UPS Inc. cargo plane crash rose to nine as investigators began looking into what caused the fiery Nov. 4 accident near the company’s global hub in Kentucky.
November 5, 2025XPO Reports Q3 Revenue Jumps to $2 Billion
The Greenwich, Conn.-based LTL carrier reported net income of $82 million for the three months ending Sept. 30. That compared with $95 million the previous year.
November 5, 2025Werner Posts Q3 Revenue Gain Despite Cost-Driven Losses
Werner Enterprises saw its third-quarter bottom line swing from a year-ago profit to a loss as one-time expenses took a toll on its three-month results.
October 31, 2025Landstar Profit Falls by More Than Half on Review Write-Downs
“We are working toward a late 2025 or early 2026 sale of Landstar Metro and have thus far experienced a good deal of interest in that company,” CEO Frank Lonegro said.
October 31, 2025Schneider Reports Revenue Growth, Profit Dip in Tough Market
Schneider experienced revenue growth in the third quarter from the previous year even as a slowing market and claims costs dragged down earnings, the company reported Oct. 30.
October 30, 2025ODFL Focuses on Costs to Limit Q3 Profit Hit in Weak Market
The company posted a $271 million profit in Q3 2025, down 12.2% compared with $308.6 million last year. Revenue was $1.41 billion, a 4.3% decrease compared with $1.47 billion.
October 30, 2025UPS Stuns Wall Street With Strong Profit and 34,000 Job Cuts
The results suggest CEO Carol Tomé’s revival efforts are gaining traction after UPS struggled with slow demand, high expenses and uncertainty fueled by tariffs.
October 28, 2025Shippers Eye Earlier Bid Cycles to Beat Market’s Turn
Customers are telling J.B. Hunt it has been a shipper’s market for longer than any of them expected, but they expect change in the market soon, said Director of Intermodal Pricing Amy Horn.
October 27, 2025
