2025 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest For-Hire Carriers in North America
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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 This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Revenue (000) | Net Income (000) | Employees | Tractors* | Trailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 91,100,000 | 5,782,000 | 490,000 | 19,267 |
84,956 | |
| 2 | 2 | 87,815,000 | 3,918,000 | 430,000 | 38,384 |
148,585 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12,087,204 | 570,886 | 33,646 | 20,500 |
46,300 | |
| 4 | 4 | 8,396,830 | 422,484 | 27,124 | 21,835 |
45,453 | |
| 5 | 5 | 8,072,000 | 387,000 | 38,000 | 9,700 |
34,400 | |
| 6 | 6 | 7,700,000 | 5,800,000 | 39,200 | 66,700 |
44,700 | |
| 7 | 7 | 7,410,078 | 243,388 | 35,300 | 26,975 |
102,395 | |
| 8 | 11 | 5,865,000 | - | 24,305 | 10,621 |
42,388 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5,814,810 | 1,186,073 | 22,522 | 11,281 |
46,714 | |
| 10 | 9 | 5,300,000 | 117,000 | 19,400 | 14,500 |
47,003 | |
| 11 | 10 | 4,819,245 | 195,946 | 1,441 | 8,843 |
17,667 | |
| 12 | 13 | 4,300,000 | - | 21,071 | 7,458 |
20,379 | |
| 13 | 12 | 4,179,019 | 173,361 | 14,000 | 4,258 |
24,783 | |
| 14 | 14 | 3,946,390 | 103,993 | 6,300 | 2,720 |
7,110 | |
| 15 | 17 | 3,820,000 est |
- | - | 9,023 |
23,825 | |
| 16 | 15 | 3,600,000 | - | 18,200 | 4,850 |
12,060 | |
| 17 | 18 | 3,209,074 | 362,065 | 15,000 | 6,600 |
26,200 | |
| 18 | 16 | 3,030,258 | 33,570 | 13,191 | 9,808 |
25,495 | |
| 19 | 20 | 2,474,403 | 333,776 | 4,956 | 9,681 |
13,824 | |
| 20 | 21 | 2,363,408 | - | 10,000 | 7,600 |
12,750 | |
| 21 | 19 | 2,011,679 | 209,489 | 14,000 | 547 |
1,040 | |
| 22 | 22 | 1,871,000 | - | - | 7,000 |
1,000 | |
| 23 | 27 | 1,846,035 | 129,907 | 10,763 | 4,124 |
4,953 | |
| 24 | 24 | 1,700,000 est |
- | 8,592 | 2,924 |
8,426 | |
| 25 | 28 | 1,650,000 | - | 3,500 | 5,000 |
8,850 | |
| 26 | 23 | 1,639,676 est |
- | 5,000 | 3,782 |
5,663 | |
| 27 | 35 | 1,628,000 est |
- | - | 4,010 |
11,877 | |
| 28 | 25 | 1,597,000 est |
- | - | 4,746 |
13,607 | |
| 29 | 25 | 1,582,205 | - | 8,191 | 4,303 |
14,351 | |
| 30 | 30 | 1,528,767 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 31 | 29 | 1,498,420 | - | 8,468 | 3,222 |
9,023 | |
| 32 | 31 | 1,428,838 | - | 2,412 | 2,223 |
6,170 | |
| 33 | 32 | 1,346,000 est |
- | - | 5,571 |
12,955 | |
| 34 | 37 | 1,195,787 est |
- | - | 734 |
2,445 | |
| 35 | 40 | 1,131,476 | 35,921 | 5,230 | 2,546 |
2,012 | |
| 36 | 39 | 1,129,603 est |
- | 1,215 | 3,499 |
3,345 | |
| 37 | 41 | 1,115,163 | -816,969 | 6,319 | 325 |
5,346 | |
| 38 | 44 | 1,062,000 est |
- | - | 3,600 |
10,259 | |
| 39 | 36 | 1,047,511 | -29,722 | 5,220 | 5,404 |
16,725 | |
| 40 | 45 | 1,024,836 | 165,667 | 4,372 | 2,023 |
5,568 | |
| 41 | 43 | 1,003,119 | - | - | 2,730 |
3,800 | |
| 42 | 42 | 1,000,000 est |
- | - | 4,254 |
8,936 | |
| 43 | 34 | 992,616 | - | 539 | 2,670 |
4,442 | |
| 44 | 47 | 990,803 | 81,971 | 5,177 | 2,373 |
6,784 | |
| 45 | 49 | 971,441 | - | 5,339 | 1,982 |
4,698 | |
| 46 | 38 | 963,708 | 26,922 | 3,776 | 3,006 |
5,440 | |
| 47 | - | 959,333 | - | 379 | 1,433 |
1,546 | |
| 48 | 52 | 959,000 | - | 715 | 1,142 |
896 | |
| 49 | 50 | 930,000 | 8,200 | 584 | 806 |
3,337 | |
| 50 | 48 | 924,665 est |
- | - | 3,500 |
5,000 | |
| 51 | 46 | 908,034 | - | 4,166 | 2,475 |
9,160 | |
| 52 | 64 | 865,700 | - | - | 1,896 |
3,425 | |
| 53 | 33 | 852,500 | - | 2,952 | 2,128 |
150 | |
| 54 | 51 | 851,000 | - | 3,000 | 2,632 |
8,382 | |
| 55 | 59 | 824,236 est |
- | 4,712 | 4,000 |
- | |
| 56 | 57 | 824,000 | - | 4,153 | 1,880 |
3,202 | |
| 57 | 53 | 782,880 | 82,415 | 3,635 | 2,500 |
4,420 | |
| 58 | 55 | 777,000 est |
- | - | 3,814 |
6,835 | |
| 59 | 58 | 759,516 est |
- | - | - | - | |
| 60 | 60 | 737,708 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,797 |
1,915 | |
| 61 | 56 | 725,000 | - | 3,130 | 2,414 |
2,467 | |
| 62 | 54 | 714,646 | -31,795 | 2,304 | 2,222 |
8,703 | |
| 63 | 61 | 677,352 est |
- | - | 3,880 |
5,145 | |
| 64 | 65 | 648,294 est |
- | 400 | 1,775 |
2,379 | |
| 65 | 73 | 639,000 | - | 3,049 | 1,936 |
6,475 | |
| 66 | 62 | 627,612 | - | 4,700 | 2,685 |
3,846 | |
| 67 | 66 | 585,249 est |
- | 3,500 | 2,520 |
11,430 | |
| 68 | 67 | 575,817 est |
- | 3,400 | 2,200 |
5,000 | |
| 69 | 68 | 575,148 est |
- | 2,933 | 2,200 |
5,800 | |
| 70 | 69 | 562,564 | - | 1,682 | 1,490 |
3,097 | |
| 71 | 70 | 548,222 est |
- | 2,000 | 1,920 |
4,897 | |
| 72 | - | 501,000 | - | 2,895 | 1,408 |
5,356 | |
| 73 | 75 | 470,238 | - | 661 | 1,215 |
2,194 | |
| 74 | 72 | 469,116 est |
- | - | 1,361 |
85,457 | |
| 75 | 76 | 451,500 | - | 2,300 | 1,729 |
2,546 | |
| 76 | 74 | 443,886 est |
- | 2,231 | 1,535 |
- | |
| 77 | 77 | 440,000 est |
- | 143 | - | - | |
| 78 | 78 | 436,000 est |
- | 1,250 | 613 |
2,054 | |
| 79 | 82 | 407,000 | - | 650 | 720 |
1,450 | |
| 80 | 81 | 393,000 est |
- | - | 450 |
663 | |
| 81 | 80 | 390,930 est |
- | - | 850 |
2,000 | |
| 82 | 83 | 375,273 | - | 1,848 | 1,559 |
2,379 | |
| 83 | 88 | 362,000 | - | 1,955 | 919 |
2,849 | |
| 84 | 86 | 350,000 est |
- | 1,504 | 687 |
1,423 | |
| 85 | - | 345,155 | 13,123 | 1,151 | 548 |
3,063 | |
| 86 | 85 | 331,920 est |
- | - | 623 |
962 | |
| 87 | 84 | 327,000 | - | 1,250 | 1,100 |
2,100 | |
| 88 | 87 | 316,265 | - | 1,052 | 550 |
1,800 | |
| 89 | 90 | 306,305 est |
- | - | 1,039 |
3,000 | |
| 90 | - | 301,000 | - | 160 | 1,125 |
50 | |
| 91 | 89 | 285,500 | - | 601 | 910 |
3,700 | |
| 92 | - | 262,431 | - | 931 | 839 |
839 | |
| 93 | 94 | 258,000 est |
- | 1,600 | 650 |
1,050 | |
| 94 | - | 250,000 | 15,000 | 265 | 855 |
239 | |
| 95 | 95 | 239,770 | - | 1,295 | 639 |
864 | |
| 96 | 97 | 225,000 | - | 1,200 | 800 |
1,000 | |
| 97 | 93 | 218,619 | - | 1,022 | 775 |
2,931 | |
| 98 | 98 | 211,000 | - | - | 1,080 |
2,700 | |
| 99 | 96 | 200,125 | -2,303 | 640 | 486 |
1,273 | |
| 100 | 99 | 198,231 | -4,471 | 1,221 | 714 |
1,446 |
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-owned, lease-to-own and owner-operator tractors.
#2 FedEx Corp. revenue and net income are for the 12-month period ended Feb. 28, 2025.
#21 Purolator, #44 Mullen Group revenue and income converted to U.S. dollars based on average 2024 exchange rate.
#26 Ruan, #30 OnTrac Inc., #34 Lynden, #36 Bennett Family of Cos., #50 10 Roads Express, #59 Manitoulin Group of Cos., #60 United Road Services, #63 TMC Transportation, #64 Mercer Transportation, #67 FirstFleet, #68 Trimac Transportation, #69 Roehl Transport, #71 Heniff Transportation Systems, #74 ContainerPort Group, #76 USA Truck, #81 Koch Cos., #86 Leonard’s Express, and #89 Western Flyer Express revenues are estimated by Transport Topics based on prior-year data and industry revenue trends.
#15 R+L Carriers, #24 Southeastern Freight Lines, #27 Central Transport, #28 CRST, #33 Crete Carrier, #38 Western Express, #42 C.R. England, #58 Hirschbach Motor Lines, #78 Roadrunner Freight, #80 Daylight Transport, and #93 Ward Transport & Logistics revenue estimates are based on data provided by SJ Consulting Group.
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.
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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.
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