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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.

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:

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

Covenant Logistics Group (NYSE:CVLG) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the trucking industry average of 32.

CVLG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Covenant Logistics Group has seen its stock lose -15.88% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 8 percentage points.

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: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the trucking industry average of 32.

SNDR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Schneider National has seen its stock lose -15.01% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 9 percentage points.

Schneider National has an average 1 year price target of $26.18, an upside of 13.29% from Schneider National's current stock price of $23.11.

Schneider National stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Schneider National, 27.27% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 63.64% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE:KNX) 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 Knight Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE:KNX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, 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 11 points higher than the trucking industry average of 32.

KNX passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knight Swift Transportation Holdings has seen its stock lose -12.25% over the past year, overperforming other trucking stocks by 12 percentage points.

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $52.13, an upside of 16.45% from Knight Swift Transportation Holdings's current stock price of $44.76.

Knight Swift Transportation Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Knight Swift Transportation Holdings, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 31.25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Marten Transport (NASDAQ:MRTN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.22%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.28%. 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.

Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ:ULH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.02%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the trucking industry average of 1.28%. 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.

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.67%, which is the same as the trucking industry average of 1.28%. Schneider National's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Schneider National's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Schneider National's dividend payout ratio of 53.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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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:

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 15 points higher than the trucking industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Logistics Holdings's stock has dropped -51.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -28 percentage points.

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 57, which is 29 points higher than the trucking industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Covenant Logistics Group's stock has dropped -15.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by 8 percentage points.

Tfi International (NYSE:TFII) 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.

Tfi International has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the trucking industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tfi International's stock has dropped -33.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the trucking industry by -9 percentage points.

33.33% of trucking stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect trucking stocks to rise by 11.14% 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).