Best Trucking Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top trucking stocks in 2025 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 128th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
CVLG
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC
NYSE
Trucking
$611.85M$23.04-2.74%$150.53M15.67x1.21
United States
SNDR
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC
NYSE
Trucking
$4.18B$23.83-2.93%$621.70M33.10x0.65
United States
TFII
TFI INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Trucking
$7.86B$93.63-1.24%$1.27B21.47x1.69
Canada
KNX
KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Trucking
$6.77B$41.69-2.93%$1.34B40.87x0.76
United States
WERN
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
$1.68B$28.01-2.40%$393.02M32.57x1.05
United States
ETS
ELITE EXPRESS HOLDING INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
N/A$1.003.20%N/AN/A0.16
United States
XPO
XPO INC
NYSE
Trucking
$15.33B$130.19-3.13%$1.20B44.13x3.57
United States
RXO
RXO INC
NYSE
Trucking
$2.71B$16.55-3.50%-$177.00M-8.03x1.02
United States
ARCB
ARCBEST CORP
NASDAQ
Trucking
$1.60B$70.33-4.09%$381.56M10.42x0.90
United States
ULH
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
$650.17M$24.69-1.95%$321.45M7.76x1.79
United States
MRTN
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
NASDAQ
Trucking
$952.66M$11.69-2.26%$146.81M43.30x0.28
United States
ODFL
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
$30.45B$144.89-3.02%$1.81B28.13x0.31
United States
SAIA
SAIA INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
$8.33B$312.63-1.00%$627.92M28.81x0.42
United States
HTLD
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
$665.35M$8.47-2.31%$156.80M-22.89x0.67
United States
PAMT
PAMT CORP
NASDAQ
Trucking
$268.93M$12.34-2.45%$64.65M-6.74x1.64
United States
YGMZ
MINGZHU LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Trucking
$59.04M$0.771.05%-$4.98M-0.59x1.02
China

Trucking Stocks FAQ

What are the best trucking stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

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. Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG)


Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) is the #1 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: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the trucking industry average of 31.

CVLG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Covenant Logistics Group has seen its stock lose -10.3% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 12 percentage points.

2. Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR)


Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) 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 Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 10 points higher than the trucking industry average of 31.

SNDR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Schneider National has seen its stock lose -12.26% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 10 percentage points.

Schneider National has an average 1 year price target of $26.30, an upside of 10.37% from Schneider National's current stock price of $23.83.

Schneider National stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Schneider National, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 70% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Tfi International (NYSE:TFII)


Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) 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 Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) is: Value: C, Growth: F, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -2 points lower than the trucking industry average of 31.

TFII passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tfi International has seen its stock lose -34.49% over the past year, underperforming other trucking stocks by -12 percentage points.

Tfi International has an average 1 year price target of $102.14, an upside of 9.09% from Tfi International's current stock price of $93.63.

Tfi International stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Tfi International, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 14.29% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the trucking stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 trucking stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 trucking stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN)


Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.05%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.18%. 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 88.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH)


Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.72%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.18%. 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 13.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN)


Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.5%, which is the same as the trucking industry average of 1.18%. 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 65.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are trucking stocks down?

Trucking stocks were down -2.2% in the last day, and down -2.07% 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. Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB)


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

Arcbest has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the trucking industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcbest's stock has dropped -29.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -7 percentage points.

2. Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH)


Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) 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.

Universal Logistics Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the trucking industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Logistics Holdings's stock has dropped -39.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -17 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 57, which is 30 points higher than the trucking industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Covenant Logistics Group's stock has dropped -10.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 12 percentage points.

Are trucking stocks a good buy now?

41.67% of trucking stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect trucking stocks to rise by 11.64% over the next year.

0% of trucking stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of trucking stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.43% are rated C (Hold), 21.43% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% 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 29.78x.
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