2025 Top Flatbed/Heavy Specialized 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 Landstar System 1,445,663
2 Daseke Inc. (TFI) 1,408,800
3 PS Logistics 940,000
4 Anderson Trucking Service 850,968
5 Bennett Family of Cos. 841,554
est
6 TMC Transportation 677,352
est
7 Mercer Transportation 558,181
est
8 PGT Holdings 446,746
9 Beemac Trucking 413,600
est
10 Melton Truck Lines 326,488
11 CRST The Transportation Solution 322,594
est
12 R&R Express 307,839
est
13 Bridgeway Connects 273,304
14 Western Express 254,880
est
15 System Transport 231,000
16 Prime Inc. 230,153
17 United Vision Logistics 203,000
18 Paul Logistics 172,303
est
19 Evans Network of Cos. 146,000
20 Acme Truck Line 142,359
21 Maverick Transportation 138,200
22 Roehl Transport 135,160
est
23 Long Haul Trucking 83,029
est
24 JLE Industries 66,725
25 C.R. England 56,000
est
26 AFC Transport 51,748
est
27 Koch Cos. 51,212
est
28 Bison Transport 28,429
29 Canada Cartage 26,376
est
30 Day & Ross 23,226
31 NFI 16,000
32 TGR Logistics 12,763
est
33 Hogland Transfer 6,000
34 A. Duie Pyle 5,000

Extras

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For-Hire News

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Hub Group Reports Q2 Revenue Decline Amid Tariff Turmoil

Hub Group experienced a decline in revenue as it worked to navigate tariff-driven effects on its business in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 31.

August 1, 2025
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Schneider Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth in Q2

Schneider posted higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 31.

July 31, 2025
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XPO Reports Unchanged Revenue at $2.08 Billion for Q2

The Greenwich, Conn.-based less-than-truckload carrier posted net income of $106 million, or 89 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending June 30.

July 31, 2025
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ODFL Q2 Profit Slides 16.6% as Market Weakness Persists

Profit and revenue at Old Dominion Freight Line fell in the second quarter, but senior executives said clarity is growing on how the ongoing freight recession might start to see an upturn.

July 30, 2025
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Soft Freight Weighs on ArcBest, but Tech Boosts Efficiency

ArcBest experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings amid the continuing soft freight environment during the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 30.

July 30, 2025
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Werner Q2 Earnings Lifted by Texas Nuclear Verdict Reversal

A pair of favorable financial outcomes tied to legal and business proceedings helped lift Werner Enterprises’ bottom-line results in the second quarter of 2025, the company reported July 29.

July 30, 2025
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Roadrunner Adds 100+ Lanes, Continues LTL Network Expansion

Roadrunner’s latest lanes add over 21,000 new miles of coverage across the U.S. and Canada and establish Kansas City as a major new hub, the company said July 24.

July 30, 2025
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TFI Q2 Profit, Revenue Fall Double Digits as Tariffs Bite

“We’re most affected by the [tariff] instability in our industrial truckload base in the U.S.,” TFI CEO Alain Bédard said during a July 28 conference call with investors.

July 29, 2025
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UPS Withholds Outlook on Market Upheaval After Mixed Quarter

UPS has struggled to get a handle on volatility in the market, underscoring the challenges for the courier’s effort to reconfigure its network and revitalize its business.

July 29, 2025
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Hub Group Buys Marten’s Intermodal Unit for $51.8 Million

The deal, which Hub Group expects to more than double the size of its temperature-controlled intermodal fleet, is set to close by the end of the third quarter.

July 28, 2025

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