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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

Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Trucking is Zen Rated F and is the 144th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
CVLG	COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC	$19.90	0.00%	5.85%	-10.36%	-29.68%	-22.43%	-11.93%	88.36%	348.20%	30.62%	$30.77	$17.46	35.33%	13.97%	1.06	239,563	57.71%
KNX	KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC	$39.17	-0.10%	-1.06%	-9.93%	-33.08%	-26.16%	-15.27%	-18.92%	5.35%	16.54%	$61.51	$36.69	36.32%	6.76%	0.84	3,532,691	32.07%
SNDR	SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC	$21.49	-0.97%	-3.98%	-5.95%	-28.82%	-24.57%	3.92%	-11.64%	-1.92%	N/A	$33.90	$20.59	36.61%	4.37%	0.77	1,516,807	93.95%
HTLD	HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC	$7.60	-3.06%	-8.65%	-17.57%	-33.33%	-31.16%	-23.54%	-44.89%	-61.20%	-63.67%	$13.67	$7.26	44.40%	4.68%	0.63	886,821	50.40%
TFII	TFI INTERNATIONAL INC	$81.33	0.46%	3.70%	5.01%	-41.01%	-39.52%	-37.58%	2.02%	193.08%	257.49%	$158.93	$72.02	48.83%	12.93%	1.09	255,549	-55.69%
RXO	RXO INC	$14.09	2.85%	5.15%	-26.23%	-45.28%	-51.51%	-25.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.82	$12.19	57.07%	15.59%	1.34	1,617,763	-18.39%
ARCB	ARCBEST CORP	$58.52	3.16%	-5.80%	-17.09%	-38.08%	-45.24%	-47.24%	-22.58%	187.29%	63.92%	$129.83	$55.19	54.93%	6.03%	1.52	813,945	-2.52%
ULH	UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC	$21.74	-1.23%	-19.36%	-17.15%	-52.31%	-47.03%	-51.34%	6.94%	56.07%	2.35%	$53.29	$20.60	59.20%	5.53%	1.05	98,498	-49.56%
ODFL	OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC	$153.28	2.43%	0.03%	-7.36%	-17.94%	-24.80%	-15.65%	9.47%	111.00%	546.48%	$233.26	$144.90	34.29%	5.78%	1.12	2,958,733	46.02%
XPO	XPO INC	$106.12	8.92%	6.16%	-1.36%	-22.24%	-20.80%	-1.25%	93.76%	59.01%	118.80%	$161.00	$85.06	34.09%	24.76%	1.57	4,177,238	33.76%
MRTN	MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD	$12.84	-0.23%	-1.91%	-6.41%	-17.16%	-18.16%	-24.11%	-27.87%	-14.10%	44.20%	$19.26	$12.52	33.33%	2.56%	0.74	558,198	68.37%
WERN	WERNER ENTERPRISES INC	$24.66	-10.85%	-12.74%	-15.84%	-32.86%	-33.89%	-27.89%	-37.73%	-38.53%	-8.22%	$42.48	$23.02	41.95%	7.12%	0.67	3,528,526	148.28%
SAIA	SAIA INC	$244.00	3.11%	-28.55%	-30.17%	-50.71%	-50.34%	-38.51%	16.81%	163.73%	498.77%	$624.55	$229.12	60.93%	6.49%	1.41	1,877,441	-6.32%
PAMT	PAMT CORP	$13.97	0.36%	0.36%	15.07%	-13.23%	-8.93%	-18.45%	-55.11%	46.36%	-4.63%	$23.70	$11.01	41.05%	26.88%	1.20	90,214	47.12%
YGMZ	MINGZHU LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LTD	$1.30	6.15%	24.52%	70.62%	56.02%	-6.83%	-62.05%	-89.88%	N/A	N/A	$4.35	$0.64	70.24%	101.40%	0.80	69,665	-3.82%

Trucking Stocks FAQ

What are the best trucking stocks to buy right now in May 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 15 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: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 13 points higher than the trucking industry average of 35.

CVLG passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Covenant Logistics Group has seen its stock lose -11.93% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 17 percentage points.

Covenant Logistics Group has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 80.9% from Covenant Logistics Group's current stock price of $19.90.

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

2. Knight Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE:KNX)

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE:KNX) is the #2 top trucking stock out of 15 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 Knight Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE:KNX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE:KNX) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the trucking industry average of 35.

KNX passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knight Swift Transportation Holdings has seen its stock lose -15.27% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 14 percentage points.

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $50.14, an upside of 28.01% from Knight Swift Transportation Holdings's current stock price of $39.17.

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Knight Swift Transportation Holdings, 64.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 35.71% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR)

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) is the #3 top trucking stock out of 15 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 33, which is -2 points lower than the trucking industry average of 35.

SNDR passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Schneider National has seen its stock return 3.92% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 33 percentage points.

Schneider National has an average 1 year price target of $26.83, an upside of 24.86% from Schneider National's current stock price of $21.49.

Schneider National stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Schneider National, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% 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. Tfi International (NYSE:TFII)

Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) has an annual dividend yield of 2.09%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.39%. 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 46% 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 1.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.39%. 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 8.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN)

Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.87%, which is the same as the trucking industry average of 1.39%. 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 72.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are trucking stocks up?

Trucking stocks were up 2.32% in the last day, and down -10.96% over the last week. Xpo was the among the top gainers in the trucking industry, gaining 8.92% yesterday.

XPO shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS results.

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. Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH)

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) 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.

Universal Logistics Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the trucking industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Logistics Holdings's stock has dropped -51.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -22 percentage points.

2. Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG)

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) is the second 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.

Covenant Logistics Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the trucking industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Covenant Logistics Group's stock has dropped -11.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 17 percentage points.

3. Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB)

Arcbest (NASDAQ:ARCB) is the third 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 100, which is 69 points higher than the trucking industry average of 31. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcbest's stock has dropped -47.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -18 percentage points.

Are trucking stocks a good buy now?

35.71% of trucking stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect trucking stocks to rise by 36.88% over the next year.

0% of trucking stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of trucking stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 35.71% are rated D (Sell), and 14.29% 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 26.59x.

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