Freight brokerage is a competitive business. We’d venture to say that providing this third-party transportation service is one of the nation’s most competitive jobs in one of the most saturated markets.
While the industry has advanced its technology requirements, broker liability standards, and proactivity against fraud in recent years — helping to raise the bar for entry and weed out bad actors — there’s still a vast sea of brokerages to choose from.
With nearly 26,000 freight brokers currently operating in the U.S., it can be difficult to know which one will best meet your business’s shipping needs.
You want to make the right selection and find a company that will become not only your transportation provider, but a partner you can turn to all year long. But how?
ATS Logistics has operated as a freight brokerage since 1989, and while we’re confident in our service levels and top-of-the-line solutions, we recognize that there are other options out there.
We believe you deserve an effective, fruitful freight brokerage partnership, even if you don’t choose ATS Logistics.
To that end, this article outlines 15 successful freight brokerages to consider when sourcing truck capacity in 2025.
The Top 15 Freight Brokerage Firms of 2025
We’ve compiled this list by reviewing the 2024 revenue numbers reported by Transportation Topics, which ranks brokerages based on gross revenue for the latest 12-month period.
While revenue is just one piece of the greater picture, remember that brokerages can’t achieve outstanding revenue without well-rounded freight diversification, consistent high-quality service, and an impressive overall customer experience.
Many of these companies top the gross revenue rankings year after year, pointing to a proven track record of success that makes them worth considering as you strive to improve your supply chain in 2025.
These companies are ordered by date founded, listed from oldest to newest.
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide
- Schneider
- J.B. Hunt Integrated Capacity Solutions
- ArcBest Corp.
- Hub Group
- MODE Global
- Landstar System
- WWEX Group
- Total Quality Logistics
- Echo Global Logistics
- Nolan Transportation Group
- Arrive Logistics
- Ascent Global Logistics
- RXO
- Uber Freight
To help you make the best decision for your business, we’ve included some relevant high-level information about each of these top-performing brokerages. You’ll find specific statistics attributed using the following system:
- One asterisk (*) — Information found on the company’s official website
- Two asterisks (**) — Information provided by TransportTopics
- All other sources will be noted with three asterisks (***) and listed at the conclusion of the company’s feature.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
C.H. Robinson is one of the largest freight brokerage companies in the world, handling more than 35 million shipments every year. A company rooted in technology and innovation, C.H. Robinson offers supply chain solutions complemented by a robust customer portal. C.H. Robinson serves most parts of the world, including five continents.
Founded*: 1905
Headquarters*: Eden Prairie, Minn.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $12.47B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 300,000+
Number of Carriers*: 450,000+
Number of Customers*: 90,000+
Number of Employees**: 10,000+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Bulk and tanker
- Drop trailer
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- Intermodal
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Ocean freight
- Temperature controlled
Schneider
Another company with a huge fleet of vehicles and equipment, Schneider has a rich history (90 years!) within the transportation industry. You'll probably recognize Schneider for its bright orange branding, which can be seen on their thousands of trucks and trailers.
Schneider's FreightPower transportation network is one of the largest in North America, accessible by both carriers and shippers through their digital freight marketplace app.
Founded*: 1935 (Schneider National, Inc.)
Headquarters*: Green Bay, Wis.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $6.64B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: N/A
Number of Carriers*: 22,000+
Number of Customers*: 7,900 (est.)
Number of Employees*: 19,250 (est., worldwide)
Core Services*:
- Bulk and tanker
- Drayage
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- Intermodal
- Less than truckload (LTL)
- Power only
- Refrigerated
J.B. Hunt Integrated Capacity Solutions
J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a massive transportation solutions company that owns and operates more than 18,000 trucks and 119,000 trailers. Its freight brokerage company, J.B. Hunt Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), brokers more than 2,000 shipments each day.
The company’s Shipper 360 and Carrier 360 digital platforms are extremely popular self-service tools for freight matching and logistics management.
Founded*: 1961
Headquarters*: Lowell, Ark.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $1.84B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 2,100 (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 900,000+ trucks
Number of Customers: N/A
Number of Employees: 38,000 (est., J.B. Hunt Transport Services)
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Bulk and tanker
- Dedicated transportation
- Dry van
- Final mile
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- Intermodal
- International
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Refrigerated
ArcBest Corp.
With a culture steeped in innovation, ArcBest has created a robust network of freight solutions to serve shippers around the world. MoLo, the company’s truckload brokerage service, focuses on network reach and flexibility to quickly meet customer needs.
Founded*: 1966
Headquarters*: Fort Smith, Ark.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $1.53B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 5,000+
Number of Carriers*: 70,000+
Number of Customers: N/A
Number of Employees*: 15,000+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- International
- Intermodal
- Less than truckload (LTL)
- Temperature-sensitive
- Time-sensitive
Hub Group
Hub Group operates the industry’s second-largest fleet, with assets including 45,000 53’ intermodal containers, a network of nearly 4,000 drivers and 5,500 trailers, 29 terminals, and a growing fleet of temperature-controlled containers.
While their brokerage arm does not disclose how many carriers are in their network, their network does contain both regional and national carriers and “a deep network of GPS-equipped carrier fleets.”
Founded*: 1971
Headquarters*: Oak Brook, Ill.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $1.825B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: N/A
Number of Carriers*: N/A
Number of Customers: N/A
Number of Employees*: 6,000 (est.)
Core Services*:
- Cross-border
- Drayage
- Dry van
- Expedited
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- High-value shipping
- Intermodal
- International
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Refrigerated
MODE Global
Founded in Dallas, Texas in 1989, the MODE of today utilizes more than 50,000 carriers to provide full truckload and less-than-truckload transportation services around the nation as well as air, ocean, and parcel solutions.
Founded*: 1989
Headquarters*: Dallas, Texas
2024 Gross Revenue**: $2.3B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: N/A
Number of Carriers*: 50,000+
Number of Customers*: 10,000+ (est.)
Number of Employees**: 600+ (est.)
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Intermodal
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Ocean freight
- Temperature-controlled
Landstar System
Landstar provides a platform for freight brokerage agencies to access capacity within the "Landstar Network." More than 100,000 carriers comprise the Landstar Network, which Landstar agents use to source capacity for the loads they book (backed by Landstar's support staff).
Founded*: 1991
Headquarters*: Jacksonville, Fla.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $2.93B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: N/A
Number of Carriers*: 90,000+ (est.)
Number of Customers*: 25,000+
Number of Employees**: 1,400+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Cross-border
- Drayage
- Dry van
- Expedited
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- Intermodal
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Specialized
WWEX Group
The WWEX Group brands include Worldwide Express, GlobalTranz, and Unishippers. Together, these companies serve thousands of shippers per day and move more than 48 million shipments each year.
Founded*: 1994
Headquarters*: Dallas, Texas
2024 Gross Revenue**: $4.02B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 140,000+ (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 85,000+
Number of Customers*: 108,000+
Number of Employees**: 2,800+
Core Services*:
- Dry van
- Expedited
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Hazardous materials
- International
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Managed transportation
- Refrigerated
- Specialty
- Warehousing
Total Quality Logistics
Founded in 1997, Total Quality Logistics (TQL) has been on an extreme growth track. In 2011, TQL had its first $1 billion revenue year and has since exploded in size and service area. Today, TQL has 60+ office locations in more than 26 U.S. states and employs nearly 10,000 people.
Founded*: 1997
Headquarters*: Union Township, Ohio
2024 Gross Revenue**: $6.64B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 10,000+ (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 140,000+
Number of Customers: N/A
Number of Employees*: 9,000+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Drayage
- Drop trailer
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Intermodal
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Ocean freight
- Oversize/overweight (OSOW)
- Specialized
- Warehousing
Echo Global Logistics
For nearly 20 years, Echo has been expanding its footprint within the transportation realm. Based out of Chicago, Echo Global Logistics is a freight brokerage and 3PL company focused on providing customers with innovating transportation technology to drive their businesses forward.
Founded*: 2005
Headquarters*: Chicago, Ill.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $3B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: N/A
Number of Carriers*: 50,000+
Number of Customers: N/A
Number of Employees**: 2,600+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Intermodal rail
- International
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Ocean freight
- Partial truckload (PTL)
- Specialized
- Temperature-controlled
Nolan Transportation Group
Nolan Transportation Group (NTG) is a freight broker offering truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized, and drayage services.
As a sister company to Transportation Insight, a transportation logistics and technology provider, NTG notably leverages its Beon transportation technology stack to provide self-service carrier, shipper, AI, and rewards resources.
Founded*: 2005
Headquarters*: Atlanta, Ga.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $1.4B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 3,000+ (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 80,000+
Number of Customers*: 14,000+
Number of Employees**: 2,000+ (est., Transportation Insight Holding Co.)
Core Services*:
- Drayage
- Drop trailer
- Dry van
- Expedited
- Final mile
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Power only
- Refrigerated
- Warehousing
Arrive Logistics
Arrive Logistics is a digital freight brokerage on a mission to combine automation and people power to drive transportation into the future. As such, the company has pledged to contribute $120M to transportation software development and hire more than 3,000 new team members by 2025.
Arrive also has the distinction of being the fastest brokerage in the industry to reach $1 billion and $2 billion in sales, which speaks to a pattern of organic, sustainable growth.
Founded*: 2014
Headquarters*: Austin, Texas
2024 Gross Revenue**: $1.8B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 5,000+
Number of Carriers*: 40,000+
Number of Customers*: 4,000+
Number of Employees*: 2,000+
Core Services*:
- Cross-border
- Drop trailer
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Intermodal
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Temperature-controlled
Ascent Global Logistics
Ascent ranks among the largest freight brokerage and 3PL companies in the world. Ascent is best known for its brokerage and managed transportation services, which are backed by its proprietary PEAK technology suite.
Founded*: 2017
Headquarters*: Belleville, Mich.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $1.4B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 1,300+ (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 60,000+
Number of Customers*: 4,000+
Number of Employees*: 1,000+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Dry van
- Expedited
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Global freight forwarding
- Heavy haul
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Oversize/overweight (OSOW)
- Specialized
- Temperature-controlled
RXO
RXO is a “tech-enabled” third-party logistics provider and freight brokerage. RXO separated from its parent company, major shipping company XPO Logistics, in 2022.
In Sept. 2024, RXO acquired Coyote Logistics from UPS for $1.025B, making RXO the third-largest freight brokerage company in North America. Combined, the two entities’ gross revenues from 2023 amount to more than $6 billion.
Founded*: 2022 (Separated from XPO Logistics)
Headquarters*: Charlotte, N.C.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $2.36B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day*: 8,000+ (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 100,000+
Number of Customers*: 10,000+
Number of Employees***: 6,000+
Core Services*:
- Air freight
- Dedicated transportation
- Dry van
- Expedited
- Final mile
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Freight forwarding
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Managed transportation
***According to Stock Analysis
Uber Freight
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. quietly launched a digital freight marketplace app for shippers and carriers in 2017 — less than a year after first filing for a trademark on the Uber Freight name. A period of rapid growth ensued, and the Uber Freight of today managed $20B worth of freight annually.
Of particular note is the company’s diverse suite of proprietary technology, including its Uber Freight Exchange digital contract and spot marketplace, TMS, Emissions Dashboard, and Insights AI.
Most recently, Uber Freight launched Broker Access, a truckload capacity-as-a-service solution that allows brokers to book and execute loads on the Uber Freight carrier network while remaining the sole broker on the load.
Founded*: 2016
Headquarters*: Chicago, Ill.
2024 Gross Revenue**: $2.1B (est.)
Customer Portal*: Yes
Number of Shipments Handled Per Day***: 70,000+ (est.)
Number of Carriers*: 100,00+ (est.)
Number of Customers*: 6,000+ (est.)
Number of Employees**: 3,300 (est.)
Core Services**:
- Air freight
- Bulk and tank
- Dedicated transportation
- Dry van
- Flatbed/open-deck
- Heavy haul
- Intermodal
- Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Ocean freight
- Refrigerated
- Warehousing
How to Choose The Freight Brokerage in 4 Simple Steps
Now that you understand some of the options available to you, you’re ready to tackle the trickiest part: finding your best-fit freight brokerage.
As you may have guessed, it isn’t as simple as closing your eyes and picking a provider off this list at random — nor should you merely choose the largest company or the one closest to your home base.
To truly find a stand-out partnership, you’ll want to do four things:
- Take stock of your needs
- Determine the brokerage’s strengths
- Consider financial security and longevity
- Prioritize carrier safety
1. Take Stock of Your Needs
Selecting a transportation provider that can successfully serve your business's day-to-day requirements is key to surviving and thriving in today’s fast-paced marketplace.
To meet your needs, you’ll first need to know what they are. That’s why the first step toward finding your best-fit brokerage is identifying what exactly you want and need from a transportation partner.
Consider all of your transportation needs, including:
- How often you’ll need truck capacity
- How many trucks you’ll need per day, week, etc.
- Where you’ll need coverage, both on a macro scale (regions) and a micro scale (lanes/locations)
- The type of equipment (trailer type) you’ll require
- Your desired level of load-tracking visibility
It’s impossible to find the right partnership if you don’t understand what you’re looking for and the part they’ll play in your supply chain. Taking stock of these key requirements before you start vetting freight brokerages will help streamline your search.
2. Determine The Brokerage’s Strengths
With so many freight types needing transportation and the complexity of those processes, some of the nation’s best freight brokerages don’t have experience moving all commodity types.
The last thing you want to do is to select a brokerage that can’t successfully service your needs. To avoid running into this issue, make sure to ask prospective brokerages questions about:
- The types of freight they're best at moving
- Their experience moving your commodity type
- Whether your freight needs would take the company outside its comfort zone in any way
- Their preferred lanes and lengths of hauls
The answers to these questions will help you determine whether this brokerage’s core competencies will fit your supply chain. The best freight brokers comprehensively understand their own strengths and weaknesses and are comfortable discussing them with shippers.
Find a brokerage that has strengths that match up with your challenges, so when it’s time to get your freight moving, they’ll know exactly what it takes to do so effectively.
3. Consider Financial Security and Longevity
Without the proper vetting procedures, the highly-saturated freight brokerage landscape can be difficult to navigate, particularly if you’re looking for a partner you can rely on to be there for you through thick and thin.
A brokerage with a long tenure in the industry and demonstrable financial security is more likely to be a dependable partner. After all, brokers who don’t serve their customers well tend not to stick around for very long.
Look into any potential broker’s history and track record by looking at:
- How many years it has been in business
- How many employees it has
- How it navigates economic downturns and market unpredictability
- How it typically handles issues with shipments while in-transit
These questions will help you suss out what kind of partner that brokerage will be in all market conditions and situations.
4. Prioritize Carrier Safety
Freight brokerages are in the business of transporting heavy freight at high speeds on interstate highways alongside the motor public — so it goes without saying that a high standard of carrier safety is crucial.
A brokerage that doesn’t have the proper safety procedures and oversight across its network can do a lot of damage to both your supply chain and your reputation. That’s why it’s vital to ask any prospective brokerage about their carrier safety qualifications and policies before making a final decision.
Ask questions about:
- The brokerage's process for vetting the carriers in its network
- Its safety standards for carriers in its network (and how it holds carriers accountable to them)
- The brokerage's safety ratings
Nothing is more important than safety in this industry. Good brokerages know this and have solid processes in place to vet their carriers. If the brokerage in question values safety as highly as you do, their answers will be straightforward, specific, and rooted in continuous improvement.
Find the Best Brokerage For Your Business in 2025
Our list of 15 of the top-performing freight brokerages has given you a great place to start your search for a quality transportation partner in 2025.
As these providers prove, the best freight brokerages sit at the intersection of capacity, capabilities, equipment, technology, and expertise. Your best-fit broker will have the right balance of these critical success drivers for your business’s needs.
As you start compiling your criteria for your best-fit broker, consider downloading our Freight Brokerage Selection Checklist to use as a simple yet comprehensive vetting rubric.
This free resource will help you evaluate brokers on their carrier selection, technology usage, and expertise, so you can ensure that the only partners you add to your network this year are ones that check all the boxes.
