• FleetOwner 500: Top 10 for-hire refrigerated fleets

    Here are the FleetOwner 500: For-Hire list’s top 10 refrigerated trucking companies.
    May 17, 2024
    2 min read

    This year's annual FleetOwner 500: For-Hire list includes many operating types, but this media gallery highlights refrigerated fleets. These 10 fleets transport temperature-controlled goods around the U.S.

    See also: FleetOwner 500: For-Hire 2024

    1. C.R. England

    • Total vehicles: 4,254
    • Top 500 rank: 29
    • 2024 Growth: +5
    • Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

    2. Marten Transport

    • Total vehicles: 3,742
    • Top 500 rank: 32
    • 2024 Growth: +6
    • Headquarters: Mondovi, Wisconsin

    3. Hirschbach Motor Lines

    • Total vehicles: 3,348
    • Top 500 rank: 43
    • 2024 Growth: 0
    • Headquarters: Dubuque, Iowa

    4. KLLM Transport Services

    • Total vehicles: 2,980
    • Top 500 rank: 52
    • 2024 Growth: +3
    • Headquarters: Jackson, Mississippi

    5. Stevens Transport

    • Total vehicles: 2,911
    • Top 500 rank: 54
    • 2024 Growth: -2
    • Headquarters: Dallas, Texas

    6. K. L. Breeden & Sons

    • Total vehicles: 1,338
    • Top 500 rank: 89
    • 2024 Growth: -1
    • Headquarters: Terrell, Texas

    7. Leonard’s Express

    • Total vehicles: 904
    • Top 500 rank: 120
    • 2024 Growth: 0
    • Headquarters: Farmington, New York

    8. J&R Schugel Trucking

    • Total vehicles: 738
    • Top 500 rank: 148
    • 2024 Growth: +8
    • Headquarters: New Ulm, Minnesota

    9. Freymiller

    • Total vehicles: 726
    • Top 500 rank: 152
    • 2024 Growth: +11
    • Headquarters: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    10. K&B Transportation

    • Total vehicles: 700
    • Top 500 rank: 158
    • 2024 Growth: -6
    • Headquarters: South Sioux City, Nebraska

    About the Author

    Jenna Hume

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    Digital Editor Jenna Hume joined FleetOwner in November of 2o23 and previously worked as a writer in the gaming industry. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree in creative writing from Truman State University and a master of fine arts degree in writing from Lindenwood University. She is currently based in Missouri. 

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