2025 Top Less-Than-Truckload 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 FedEx Freight 8,901,000
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 5,814,810
3 Estes Express Lines 4,994,000
4 XPO 4,899,000
5 R+L Carriers 3,820,000
est
6 TFI International 3,702,935
7 Saia Inc. 3,209,074
8 ABF Freight 2,750,134
9 Central Transport 1,628,000
est
10 Southeastern Freight Lines 1,609,900
est
11 AAA Cooper Transportation (Knight-Swift) 1,235,547
12 Averitt Express 1,106,246
13 Dayton Freight Lines 1,024,836
14 Pitt Ohio Transportation Group 934,526
est
15 Manitoulin Transport 759,516
est
16 A. Duie Pyle 616,000
17 Day & Ross 570,149
18 Mullen Group 547,737
19 Roadrunner Freight 436,000
est
20 Daylight Transport 393,000
est
21 Oak Harbor Freight Lines 362,000
22 Ward Trucking 258,000
est
23 CrossCountry Freight Solutions 225,000
24 Fastfrate Group 182,689
25 Magnum LTL 164,000
est
26 Sutton Transport 115,000
est
27 Peninsula Truck Lines 103,000
est
28 Landstar System 99,828
29 North Park Transportation 93,342
est
30 Anderson Trucking Service 54,485
31 TGR Logistics 50,643
est
32 Highlight Motor Group 41,628
est
33 TCI Transportation 39,720
34 Evans Network of Cos. 38,000
35 Bison Transport 29,665

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, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

FedEx Cuts Q1 Guidance Despite Q4 Gains

FedEx reported gains in fourth-quarter revenue and earnings on the heels of a profitability initiative that helped counter market headwinds, but cut its guidance amid trade worries.

June 24, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Top 100

Target Eyes Shein, Temu Model With Factory-Direct Shipping

The company is seeking to broaden its range of low-cost offerings through the program, said people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the test hasn’t been announced.

June 24, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Fred Smith, FedEx Chairman and Founder, Dies at 80

“It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share that Frederick W. Smith, our founder and executive chairman, died earlier today,” CEO Raj Subramaniam wrote June 21.

June 22, 2025
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

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