2025 Top Tank Truck/Bulk 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 Kenan Advantage Group 2,363,408
2 Quality Carriers 851,000
est
3 Trimac Transportation Services 575,817
est
4 Foodliner/Quest Liner 562,564
5 Heniff Transportation Systems 548,222
est
6 Quantix Supply Chain Solutions 472,200
7 United Petroleum Transports 166,761
est
8 Grammer Logistics 130,000
9 Viessman Trucking 117,291
est
10 Prime Inc. 112,938
11 Andrews Logistics 107,731
est
12 Liquid Trucking 64,013
13 NFI 54,000
14 All Chemical Transport 37,722
15 Canada Cartage 32,969
est
16 Bulk Service Transport 23,000
17 Dupré Logistics 22,531
18 PGT Holdings 15,637

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

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Natural Gas Options Return to NACFE 'Messy Middle' Spotlight

The second day of NACFE's “Messy Middle” demonstration — Sept. 9 — was World EV Day. But the event features almost as many natural-gas powered tractors as battery-electric models.

September 19, 2025
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FedEx Restores Profit Guidance After Strong Q1 Results

The Memphis-based courier had previously withheld a full-year forecast citing an inability to predict how demand would be shaped by President Trump’s tariff policies.

September 18, 2025
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DHL Supply Chain to Acquire Health Care Specialist SDS Rx

The SDS Rx acquisition is the second purchase of a health care logistics provider in 2025 by the DHL Group unit as part of a worldwide expansion in the high-margin segment.

September 11, 2025
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LTL Fleets' 'Y2K' Fears Ease as NMFC Updates Take Hold

On a panel at the FTR conference, when asked how the reclassification was going so far, Echo Global Logistics Senior Vice President Marty Martin said: “I’d put it in the TBD category.”

September 11, 2025
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Trucking Carriers Expect Bumpy Ride for Next 18 Months

Fleet executives are expecting freight market struggles to continue for 12 to 18 months, with high capacity and low demand keeping rates depressed.

September 10, 2025
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Pinch Acquires Levinge in Oil Field Freight Merger

Houston-based Pinch is seeking to expand its flatbed less-than-truckload and truckload operations for oil and natural gas exploration and service companies with the deal.

August 29, 2025
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De Minimis Tariff Exemption Ends, Roiling E-Commerce

Now small parcels that used to let inexpensive items flow easily from across the rest of the globe will get hit with a tariff and customs forms, too.

August 29, 2025
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Consumers to Feel Tariff Pain as Small Parcel Exemption Ends

President Donald Trump’s decision to scrap the policy means that surprise bills will increasingly accompany deliveries that have become a staple of modern life for many consumers.

August 28, 2025
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UPS Outsources Weather Forecasting Operation

The company has also shifted its technology support functions in recent months to third-party tech vendors.

August 27, 2025
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Yellow Bankruptcy Estate Moves 3 More Terminals

Three more less-than-truckload service terminals once operated by Yellow are close to finding new owners, including two in Canada, according to a court filing.

August 27, 2025

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