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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 +28.50% 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:

Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) is the #1 top trucking stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the trucking industry average of 33.

ARCB passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arcbest has seen its stock return 99.91% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 65 percentage points.

Arcbest has an average 1 year price target of $163.09, an upside of 23.05% from Arcbest's current stock price of $132.54.

Arcbest stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Arcbest, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 45.45% 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 #2 top trucking stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -16 points lower than the trucking industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ULH as a "B".

ULH passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Universal Logistics Holdings has seen its stock return 111.8% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 77 percentage points.

Universal Logistics Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, a downside of -49.34% from Universal Logistics Holdings's current stock price of $29.61.

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.

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) is the #3 top trucking stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 4 points higher than the trucking industry average of 33.

CVLG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Covenant Logistics Group has seen its stock return 66.84% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 32 percentage points.

Covenant Logistics Group has an average 1 year price target of $53.20, an upside of 62.94% from Covenant Logistics Group's current stock price of $32.65.

Covenant Logistics Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Covenant Logistics Group, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 0% 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:

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.01%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.22%. 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 -73.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.22%. 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 141.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) has an annual dividend yield of 1.49%, which is the same as the trucking industry average of 1.22%. Tfi International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Tfi International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tfi International's dividend payout ratio of 43.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Trucking stocks were up 3.85% in the last day, and down -1.6% over the last week.

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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:

Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) 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.

Tfi International has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the trucking industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tfi International's stock has gained 11.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -23 percentage points.

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 29, which is 8 points higher than the trucking industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcbest's stock has gained 99.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 65 percentage points.

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) 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.

Universal Logistics Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the trucking industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Logistics Holdings's stock has gained 111.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 77 percentage points.

30.77% of trucking stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect trucking stocks to rise by 26.16% over the next year.

7.69% of trucking stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 38.46% of trucking stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.85% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).