Find out where the 2026 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers are located by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map.

Prominent for-hire motor carriers generally agree that diesel will remain the trucking industry's predominant fuel well into the future.

North America’s largest carriers are focusing technology investments on AI to improve efficiency, automate processes and unlock better decision-making.

Carriers are seeing improved market conditions this year and largely agree with the emerging consensus that trucking is recovering from a prolonged downcycle.

While market conditions have begun to improve in 2026, the largest carriers across many trucking segments reported largely mixed revenue results for 2025.

This year’s Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list reflects a challenging market in 2025, but the outlook has brightened considerably for many large carriers.

After nearly four years of depressed freight rates, confidence is growing across the trucking industry that the market has finally flipped in its favor.

This annual publication ranks companies based on annual revenue and includes a listing of operating units and description of services, names of top executives and type of ownership, plus data on the number of employees and equipment.

“Foreign dispatchers should not be able to manipulate trucking safety records from halfway around the world,” said Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.).

Truck dealers are growing more optimistic about the prospects for Class 8 truck and tractor sales in 2026 and 2027, citing an improving economy.

FedEx Freight — North America's largest less-than-truckload carrier — benefited from spillover in backhaul lanes with heavier shipments, executives said.

Robert Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung is stepping down after leading a push to cut thousands of jobs and make the world’s biggest automotive supplier more competitive.

Samsara has introduced a smart tracking label that creates a new, lower-cost option for continuous shipment monitoring.

Volkswagen is looking to cut tens of thousands of additional jobs and may shutter factories in a push by CEO Oliver Blume to make the automaker more competitive.

The additions are the latest phase of the carrier’s expansion of its national network of terminals, an initiative coinciding with freight's ongoing rebound.

U.S. exports of goods decreased 5.4%, led by declines across categories including outbound shipments of industrial supplies. Imports rose 3.6%.

Waymo is planning to offer its driverless robotaxis in Germany, the latest move by the Alphabet unit to expand outside the U.S.

Stellantis and Nissan are in talks to take over some of the assets of Marelli, the auto parts maker that’s mired in a challenging reorganization in bankruptcy.

FedEx Freight is pursuing new business in sectors including data center infrastructure, grocery and healthcare to chart its future as a newly independent company.

A ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after several freighters turned around while attempting to cross the vital waterway.