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Best Trucking Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top trucking stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best trucking stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Trucking
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Trucking is Zen Rated F and is the 132nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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XPO
XPO INC
$194.680.19%-9.61%-2.71%29.42%49.42%83.21%461.85%65.40%645.61%$220.50$85.0611.71%128.87%1.631,204,000-34.57%
CVLG
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC
$26.40-1.09%-10.48%-9.71%15.03%14.78%10.14%48.82%160.48%153.85%$30.43$17.4613.25%51.20%1.08126,000-32.98%
ARCB
ARCBEST CORP
$93.64-0.53%-10.44%-11.71%27.19%32.47%26.22%-3.03%29.77%332.92%$112.92$55.1917.07%69.67%1.59187,000-43.16%
TFII
TFI INTERNATIONAL INC
$110.76-0.11%-6.52%-10.67%9.55%19.47%33.49%-8.67%55.91%567.63%$127.20$72.0212.92%53.79%1.13245,000-43.68%
SNDR
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC
$25.830.16%-7.55%-13.38%-4.08%8.30%1.57%-6.62%4.83%N/A$30.98$20.1116.62%28.44%0.841,072,000-11.77%
ODFL
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC
$195.02-1.12%-6.21%0.27%23.96%33.29%9.58%15.96%72.64%762.27%$221.63$126.0112.00%54.77%1.201,521,000-40.54%
KNX
KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC
$57.32-0.74%-6.96%-4.55%11.28%37.62%22.30%2.03%28.64%146.54%$64.10$36.6910.58%56.23%0.962,392,000-36.57%
MRTN
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
$12.47-0.40%-7.77%-8.11%8.15%7.13%-13.10%-42.77%-25.77%75.14%$15.42$9.3519.13%33.37%0.75342,000-48.02%
PAMT
PAMT CORP
$9.42-2.38%-5.61%-25.00%-10.80%-22.02%-28.15%-67.71%-39.49%22.31%$17.29$8.9045.52%5.84%1.1241,600168.39%
ULH
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC
$15.05-3.80%-15.45%-20.07%-12.50%-37.37%-44.79%-48.88%-43.38%-8.57%$30.76$12.7851.07%17.76%1.1451,0008.51%
SAIA
SAIA INC
$356.03-3.46%-14.01%-6.71%2.31%15.82%-2.88%28.85%61.92%1,257.34%$430.11$229.1217.22%55.39%1.51706,000-30.17%
HTLD
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
$10.030.91%-8.90%-15.00%8.32%18.42%1.31%-37.70%-48.19%-45.93%$12.13$7.0017.31%43.39%0.74353,000-39.66%
WERN
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC
$31.13-0.29%-9.85%-10.85%4.08%12.34%-3.14%-31.51%-31.88%13.57%$38.45$23.0219.04%35.23%0.76759,000-32.23%
RXO
RXO INC
$13.40-3.11%-18.49%-18.24%-11.43%-19.86%-30.28%-33.40%N/AN/A$19.65$10.4331.81%28.54%1.601,463,000-30.33%
TOPP
TOPPOINT HOLDINGS INC
$0.830.00%-0.24%4.40%-23.85%-59.41%-56.99%N/AN/AN/A$3.86$0.6778.50%23.88%-0.1311,50076.92%
ETS
ELITE EXPRESS HOLDING INC
$0.450.00%-5.26%-9.09%-24.11%-53.22%N/AN/AN/AN/A$4.23$0.4489.36%2.27%-0.365,600-80.69%
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Trucking Stocks FAQ

What are the best trucking stocks to buy right now in Mar 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best trucking stocks to buy right now are:

1. Xpo (NYSE:XPO)


Xpo (NYSE:XPO) is the #1 top trucking stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Xpo (NYSE:XPO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Xpo (NYSE:XPO) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 1 points higher than the trucking industry average of 29.

XPO passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Xpo has seen its stock return 83.21% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 71 percentage points.

Xpo has an average 1 year price target of $176.40, a downside of -9.39% from Xpo's current stock price of $194.68.

Xpo stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Xpo, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 13.33% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 6.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG)


Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) is the #2 top trucking stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 4 points higher than the trucking industry average of 29.

CVLG passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Covenant Logistics Group has seen its stock return 10.14% over the past year, underperforming other trucking stocks by -3 percentage points.

3. Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB)


Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) is the #3 top trucking stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the trucking industry average of 29.

ARCB passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arcbest has seen its stock return 26.22% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 14 percentage points.

Arcbest has an average 1 year price target of $92.22, a downside of -1.51% from Arcbest's current stock price of $93.64.

Arcbest stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Arcbest, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 55.56% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the trucking stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 9 trucking stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 trucking stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH)


Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.09%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.16%. Universal Logistics Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Universal Logistics Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Universal Logistics Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -10% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN)


Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.92%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.16%. Marten Transport's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Marten Transport's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Marten Transport's dividend payout ratio of 114.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN)


Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.16%. Werner Enterprises's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Werner Enterprises's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Werner Enterprises's dividend payout ratio of -233.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are trucking stocks down?

Trucking stocks were down -1.47% in the last day, and down -10.25% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why trucking stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued trucking stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued trucking stocks right now are:

1. Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT)


Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT) is the most undervalued trucking stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pamt has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the trucking industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pamt's stock has dropped -28.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -41 percentage points.

2. Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB)


Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) is the second most undervalued trucking stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Arcbest has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the trucking industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcbest's stock has gained 26.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 14 percentage points.

3. Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG)


Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) is the third most undervalued trucking stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Covenant Logistics Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the trucking industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Covenant Logistics Group's stock has gained 10.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -3 percentage points.

Are trucking stocks a good buy now?

45.45% of trucking stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect trucking stocks to rise by 2.62% over the next year.

0% of trucking stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.14% of trucking stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.14% are rated C (Hold), 35.71% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the trucking industry?

The average P/E ratio of the trucking industry is 50.34x.
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