Top 100 Chicago Trucking Fleets by Power Units (2026)
Every fleet below lists a Chicago, IL headquarters with FMCSA, ranked by the power units on its latest MCS-150. Open any row for that carrier’s full public workup — risk flags, score breakdown, insurance filings, and record timeline.
Chicago fleet snapshot
The 100 largest carriers headquartered in Chicago run a combined 22,121 power units. The median fleet in this group has 122 trucks, and the ten biggest account for 42% of the total — capacity is spread across many mid-size fleets. 0% hold an MC number (for-hire interstate authority); the rest are private or intrastate carriers hauling their own freight. 60 of 100 currently show an active USDOT status.
- 100+ power units
- 61
- 25–99 power units
- 39
- 5–24 power units
- 0
- For-hire (MC) share
- 0%
| Carrier | Power Units | Drivers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ABC SUPPLY INTERIORS, INC.
USDOT 104154
|
2,346 | 2,376 | — |
|
ROADSAFE TRAFFIC LP
USDOT 717663
|
1,311 | 1,775 | — |
|
SP PLUS LLC
USDOT 665732
|
1,147 | 2,840 | — |
|
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
USDOT 236997
|
1,036 | 1,082 | — |
|
HINCKLEY & SCHMITT INC
USDOT 471221
|
700 | 481 | — |
|
EDPO LLC
USDOT 2435977
|
594 | 432 | — |
|
ROCK GATE CAPITAL LLC
USDOT 2983752
|
585 | 331 | — |
|
ALLTOWN BUS SERVICE INC
USDOT 76635
|
551 | 370 | — |
|
L & W SUPPLY CORP
USDOT 539686
|
530 | 525 | — |
|
TPS PARKING MANAGEMENT LLC
USDOT 918843
|
524 | 1,355 | — |
|
COOK-DUPAGE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 3429933
|
436 | 628 | — |
|
GLOBE TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 2365562
|
398 | 450 | — |
|
KORDUN EXPRESS INC
USDOT 1606904
|
396 | 396 | — |
|
NATIONWIDE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
USDOT 2830045
|
363 | 347 | — |
|
HONEST ABE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 4116653
|
350 | 350 | — |
|
DARLING & COMPANY
USDOT 76156
|
338 | 157 | — |
|
THE AMERICAN BOTTLING CO
USDOT 276914
|
318 | 420 | — |
|
ALPHA BAKING DISTRIBUTION COMPANY INC
USDOT 767489
|
318 | 357 | — |
|
SUNRISE TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1081026
|
300 | 310 | — |
|
BEVERLY GROUP LLC
USDOT 4089329
|
275 | 275 | — |
|
UNLIMITED ADVACARE INC
USDOT 1035709
|
214 | 250 | — |
|
MORGAN SERVICES INC
USDOT 44591
|
209 | 124 | — |
|
BSL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 2412914
|
206 | 239 | — |
|
NEW WORLD VAN LINES INC
USDOT 258748
|
204 | 189 | — |
|
PACELLA TRUCKING EXPRESS INC
USDOT 207231
|
203 | 225 | — |
|
BRITE LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 1921535
|
189 | 189 | — |
|
DREW TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC
USDOT 1064226
|
179 | 143 | — |
|
CITY BEVERAGE ILLINOIS LLC
USDOT 3279256
|
177 | 200 | — |
|
ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF CHICAGO
USDOT 300944
|
173 | 173 | — |
|
TEAM EXPRESS INC
USDOT 551588
|
173 | 198 | — |
|
AL MEDINA INC
USDOT 3898005
|
171 | 201 | — |
|
FH PASCHEN SN NIELSEN & ASSOCIATES
USDOT 3585766
|
168 | 126 | — |
|
NEILSON BROS CARTAGE CO INC
USDOT 76641
|
167 | 102 | — |
|
ACME REFINING
USDOT 280832
|
162 | 143 | — |
|
PURE METAL RECYCLING LLC
USDOT 2547709
|
162 | 143 | — |
|
FRONT RUNNER FREIGHT LTD
USDOT 312528
|
157 | 78 | — |
|
DISTRIBUTORS SERVICE CO
USDOT 76179
|
152 | 129 | — |
|
TAMIRLAN LLC
USDOT 3697954
|
149 | 149 | — |
|
CENTRAL EXPEDITED INC
USDOT 2502025
|
146 | 146 | — |
|
AM BUS COMPANY
USDOT 1081281
|
144 | 100 | — |
|
CHARLES LEVY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 152712
|
140 | 140 | — |
|
AMERICAN DELIVERY SERVICE LLC
USDOT 239163
|
138 | 200 | — |
|
PETERLIN CARTAGE CO
USDOT 76686
|
137 | 272 | — |
|
LIDDELL LEASING CORP
USDOT 963200
|
137 | 76 | — |
|
KGZ TRANSPORT CORP
USDOT 2839654
|
135 | 130 | — |
|
COMPASS TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3052915
|
135 | 135 | — |
|
ALLPOINTS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC
USDOT 235571
|
131 | 185 | — |
|
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC
USDOT 104269
|
128 | 129 | — |
|
MOONDOG FREIGHT INC
USDOT 3711291
|
125 | 125 | — |
|
RD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
USDOT 550755
|
123 | 123 | — |
|
ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO OF CHICAGO
USDOT 132085
|
120 | 142 | — |
|
UNION TANK CAR CO
USDOT 461851
|
116 | 221 | — |
|
NAKAMURA LLC
USDOT 4246746
|
116 | 136 | — |
|
LYNK2GO LLC
USDOT 4144367
|
114 | 180 | — |
|
M I E TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 3785100
|
113 | 180 | — |
|
M&J EAGLE INTERMODAL LLC
USDOT 3871364
|
113 | 113 | — |
|
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO INC
USDOT 76601
|
112 | 270 | — |
|
AJ PARTNERS LLC
USDOT 3617842
|
111 | 111 | — |
|
DPI DEDICATED LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 2381105
|
105 | 173 | — |
|
H & H TRUCKING
USDOT 171432
|
102 | 102 | — |
|
FAST FREIGHT INC
USDOT 76796
|
100 | 100 | — |
|
ZEPTO LLC
USDOT 3122059
|
98 | 128 | — |
|
IRON REGIMENT FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3630214
|
98 | 51 | — |
|
JAY BEE CARTAGE CO INC
USDOT 76732
|
97 | 108 | — |
|
WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
USDOT 374649
|
96 | 124 | — |
|
DOLPHIN CARTAGE INC
USDOT 62849
|
95 | 93 | — |
|
ROMAR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC
USDOT 42565
|
94 | 92 | — |
|
BP PIPELINES NORTH AMERICA INC
USDOT 330883
|
92 | 121 | — |
|
MOTOR EXPRESS INC OF INDIANA
USDOT 70860
|
91 | 86 | — |
|
PLANET LOGISTICS
USDOT 2442648
|
91 | 91 | — |
|
CHICAGO BEVERAGE SYSTEMS LLC
USDOT 290773
|
89 | 101 | — |
|
ZIGI FREIGHT INC
USDOT 2828543
|
89 | 91 | — |
|
ABZ GLOBAL CORP
USDOT 3492124
|
89 | 88 | — |
|
P777K FREIGHT INC
USDOT 4196785
|
89 | 89 | — |
|
ANTHONY MARANO CO
USDOT 368962
|
88 | 88 | — |
|
NATIONAL POWER RODDING CORP
USDOT 297982
|
85 | 80 | — |
|
LIBERTY TRUCKING CO
USDOT 104078
|
84 | 132 | — |
|
HYATT CORPORATION
USDOT 1267033
|
83 | 83 | — |
|
OHIO RAIL CONNECTION INC
USDOT 1285063
|
83 | 83 | — |
|
UNITED SHIPPERS CORPORATION
USDOT 3352333
|
83 | 83 | — |
|
NEW CITY MOVING LLC
USDOT 4020807
|
82 | 87 | — |
|
TRI-EXPRESS INC
USDOT 866517
|
81 | 90 | — |
|
GRANE TRUCKING CO INC
USDOT 76358
|
80 | 110 | — |
|
A J CANFIELD CO
USDOT 237037
|
80 | 49 | — |
|
J&J TRUCKING ENTERPRISE INC
USDOT 1276545
|
80 | 75 | — |
|
EFFICIENT TRUCKING INC
USDOT 1843816
|
80 | 62 | — |
|
LOGIXSTER LLC
USDOT 3478253
|
80 | 184 | — |
|
ACE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
USDOT 304048
|
79 | 60 | — |
|
DEARBORN WHOLESALE GROCERS LP
USDOT 131527
|
76 | 70 | — |
|
RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES LLC
USDOT 457770
|
76 | 80 | — |
|
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS INC
USDOT 818997
|
75 | 60 | — |
|
HARBOR BRIDGE INTERMODAL INC
USDOT 868289
|
75 | 75 | — |
|
NATIONAL COACH LINES OF AMERICA
USDOT 1017652
|
75 | 100 | — |
|
SEVEN D CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
USDOT 2129131
|
75 | 75 | — |
|
CHRISTY WEBBER & COMPANY
USDOT 2450059
|
75 | 23 | — |
|
GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC
USDOT 2838429
|
75 | 75 | — |
|
IKAAR CORP
USDOT 3018645
|
75 | 90 | — |
|
TRANSCONTINENTAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
USDOT 184516
|
72 | 75 | — |
|
MICKEY'S LINEN TOWEL SUPPLY INC
USDOT 338950
|
72 | 71 | — |
|
GLAZER'S DISTRIBUTORS OF ILLINOIS LLC
USDOT 1584424
|
72 | 79 | — |
Frequently asked questions
About trucking companies in Chicago, IL
Which trucking company in Chicago has the biggest fleet?
ABC SUPPLY INTERIORS, INC. leads the Chicago, IL ranking with 2346 power units on its most recent MCS-150 filing. Its complete public workup — risk flags, score breakdown, insurance filing history, and record timeline — lives at https://mclookup.com/carrier/104154.
How many motor carriers operate out of Chicago?
1,617 active carriers list a Chicago, IL headquarters address in the FMCSA census (after filtering for realistic fleet data). The top 100 by fleet size are ranked on this page; the rest are searchable by USDOT or MC number.
How concentrated is trucking capacity in Chicago?
Among the 100 largest Chicago fleets, the top 10 hold 42% of the 22,121 combined power units, and the median fleet runs 122 trucks. 61 of these carriers operate 100+ power units, 39 run 25-99, and 0 run 5-24. 0% hold an MC number, meaning for-hire interstate authority rather than private carriage.
What does the ranking on this page measure?
Position reflects self-reported power units — tractors, straight trucks, and buses, excluding trailers — from each carrier's MCS-150. A plausibility filter (driver-to-truck ratio between 0.3 and 5.0) removes registrations with obviously bad data before ranking.
What shows up on each carrier's linked profile?
Every row links to that carrier's public record page: red and caution risk flags with point deductions, a category-by-category score breakdown, the month-over-month FMCSA record timeline, insurance filing history, and any shared-contact links to other carriers — all from federal data, refreshed on a rolling ~48-hour cycle.
Do I need an account to vet a Chicago carrier?
No — the public record pages are open. A free account adds the deeper workup: BASIC percentile detail, crash-by-crash records, live insurance verification against federal minimums, and watchlist monitoring with change alerts.
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