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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.

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:

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: D, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Xpo (NYSE:XPO) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 2 points higher than the trucking industry average of 28.

XPO passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Xpo has seen its stock return 115.66% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 70 percentage points.

Xpo has an average 1 year price target of $193.36, a downside of -13.56% from Xpo's current stock price of $223.68.

Xpo stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Xpo, 64.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 21.43% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.14% have issued a Strong Sell.

Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) 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 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 41, which is 13 points higher than the trucking industry average of 28.

ARCB passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arcbest has seen its stock return 89.42% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 44 percentage points.

Arcbest has an average 1 year price target of $94.67, a downside of -22.72% from Arcbest's current stock price of $122.50.

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.

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) 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 Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -6 points lower than the trucking industry average of 28.

ULH passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Universal Logistics Holdings has seen its stock lose -11.71% over the past year, underperforming other trucking stocks by -57 percentage points.

Universal Logistics Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, a downside of -15.5% from Universal Logistics Holdings's current stock price of $23.67.

Universal Logistics Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Universal Logistics Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 10 trucking stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 trucking stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.77%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 0.99%. 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 -8.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.66%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 0.99%. 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.

Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.62%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 0.99%. 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.

Trucking stocks were up 0.26% in the last day, and up 2.13% over the last week. Heartland Express was the among the top gainers in the trucking industry, gaining 8.4% yesterday.

Heartland Express shares are trading higher after multiple analyst firms raised their respective price targets on the stock.

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:

Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) 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.

Arcbest has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the trucking industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcbest's stock has gained 89.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 44 percentage points.

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 14, which is -5 points higher than the trucking industry average of 19. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Logistics Holdings's stock has dropped -11.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -57 percentage points.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) 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.

Schneider National has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the trucking industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Schneider National's stock has gained 32.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -13 percentage points.

45.45% of trucking stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect trucking stocks to fall by -11.47% over the next year.

0% of trucking stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of trucking stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.23% are rated C (Hold), 23.08% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).