2025 Top Intermodal/Drayage 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 J.B. Hunt Intermodal 5,956,092
2 Hub Group 2,243,440
3 Evans Network of Cos. 1,292,000
4 Schneider 1,041,200
5 IMC Logistics 852,500
6 RoadOne IntermodaLogistics 492,275
est
7 ContainerPort Group 422,204
est
8 Swift Intermodal 387,232
9 NFI 343,000
10 Universal Intermodal Services 308,744
11 Forward Air 232,832
12 Gulf Winds International 200,000
13 C.R. England 118,000
est
14 Bison Transport 101,678
15 Landstar System 84,328
16 Canada Drayage Inc. 63,700
17 Marten Transport 58,754
18 Paper Transport 31,416
19 Supra National Express 31,139
est
20 Day & Ross 22,476
21 Pacific Shipping & Trucking 13,600
22 Dupré Logistics 13,467
23 Bay and Bay Transportation 12,000
24 All Chemical Transport 4,500

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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