The 2025 FleetOwner 500: For-Hire list ranks the most prominent motor carrier and commercial fleet operations in the U.S. by total registered power units. Released in February, the FO500 saw many ranking shifts after a busy 2024 of carrier acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, and expansions.
In addition to ranking the largest for-hire fleet operations overall, FleetOwner breaks down these companies into categories based on equipment, cargo types, and industry segments. This media gallery focuses on package/LTL fleets.
See also: 2025 FleetOwner 500: Top for-hire motor vehicle fleets
Less-than-truckload shipments are like they sound—one batch of cargo from one source isn’t large enough to take up a whole trailer, so the trailer is instead filled with cargo from multiple sources. The truck will make multiple stops to pick up and deliver cargo, or the cargo is separated at a distribution center and loaded onto smaller vehicles for delivery.
Courier (package) fleets include well-known carrier brands such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, and the U.S. Postal Service. It can also include private fleets such as Amazon and grocers who deliver their goods directly to consumers. More recently, courier delivery has sometimes been included within last-mile classifications that bring a delivery to its final destination, such as a front porch or mailbox.
This year’s top 10 media gallery is almost identical to last year’s; all the fleets retained their exact positions, but some grew their overall 500 ranking and number of total vehicles.
To learn more about each package/LTL fleet, click the media gallery above.
