2025 Top Refrigerated (Truckload and LTL) 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 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

Extras

Young professionals joining the trucking industry are reshaping their workplaces, advocating for flexible work environments.

Carriers across various segments of the trucking industry navigated unfavorable business conditions in 2024.

Motor carriers are sharing knowledge and resources to better support military veteran employees.

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Tariffs raised by the Trump administration create obstacles on the path to a market recovery, the study’s authors warned.

Learn more about how companies are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest for-hire carriers list.

For-Hire News

Business, For-Hire, Top 100

10 Roads Express Reaches Tentative Agreement With Teamsters

A four-month-long strike at Iowa-based contract carrier 10 Roads Express by members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has taken a major step toward resolution.

June 20, 2025
Business, For-Hire

Interactive Map: Where the 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Are in North America

Find out where the 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers are located by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map.

June 20, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking Leaders Share Best Practices for Hiring Veterans

Many trucking companies actively recruit members of the armed services transitioning to civilian life, but attracting, supporting and retaining military veterans can take extra work.

June 20, 2025
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking’s Next Generation Brings New Ideas to the Workplace

Young professionals joining the trucking industry are reshaping workplaces by advocating for flexible work environments, prioritizing mental health and acting on their vision of success.

June 20, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trade Uncertainty Clouds Outlook for Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list illustrates how weak freight market conditions have continued to squeeze margins for North America's largest motor carriers.

June 20, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Trucking Industry Segments Post Mixed Results in 2024

Carriers across the various segments of the trucking industry navigated difficult business conditions in 2024 as freight market conditions remained unfavorable.

June 20, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Fleets Grapple With Shifts in Trade, Freight Amid Tariffs

Shifting U.S. trade policies, fluctuating tariffs and the resulting supply chain upheaval have created an uncertain landscape for the trucking industry, in the present and down the road.

June 20, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

8 Additional Ex-Yellow Terminals Find New Owners

The sale of the properties follows the disposal of seven facilities via private sale in May as the administrators attempt to unload as many terminals as possible.

June 18, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Estes Eyes 14,000 Doors in 2026 After Buying Yellow Terminals

Estes Express Lines is boosting its terminal capacity as it incorporates assets acquired from bankrupt motor carrier Yellow, President and Chief Operating Officer Webb Estes said.

June 12, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

United Road CEO Kraft’s Adventure Continues at ý

“As opportunities arose … I was there to help and solve problems, and that led to where I am today,” Ryan Kraft said. He replaces Mark Anderson as United Road CEO.

June 5, 2025

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