Iowa's 100 Biggest Trucking Fleets (2026)
Every fleet below is headquartered in Iowa and ranked by the power-unit count on its latest MCS-150 filing. Open any row for that carrier’s full public workup — risk flags, score breakdown, insurance filings, and its month-over-month FMCSA record timeline.
| Carrier | City | Power Units | Drivers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CRST EXPEDITED INC
USDOT 53773
|
CEDAR RAPIDS | 4,362 | 4,082 | — |
|
ANNETT HOLDINGS INC
USDOT 87409
|
DES MOINES | 3,883 | 3,272 | — |
|
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA
USDOT 134697
|
NORTH LIBERTY | 3,320 | 2,539 | — |
|
HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC
USDOT 65769
|
DUBUQUE | 2,948 | 2,556 | — |
|
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC
USDOT 170146
|
WEST DES MOINES | 2,426 | 2,515 | — |
|
10 ROADS EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3345061
|
CARTER LAKE | 1,934 | 1,704 | — |
|
INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO
USDOT 8273
|
NORTH LIBERTY | 1,670 | 1,579 | — |
|
FOODLINER INC
USDOT 46257
|
DUBUQUE | 1,226 | 1,153 | — |
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
USDOT 358443
|
ALTOONA | 1,043 | 941 | — |
|
SMITHWAY MOTOR XPRESS INC
USDOT 1803
|
FORT DODGE | 1,028 | 1,330 | — |
|
CROELL INC
USDOT 203490
|
NEW HAMPTON | 981 | 745 | — |
|
CASEY'S SERVICES COMPANY
USDOT 162449
|
ANKENY | 704 | 743 | — |
|
CROUSE CARTAGE CO
USDOT 64194
|
CARROLL | 695 | 550 | — |
|
INTERSTATE POWER & LIGHT
USDOT 751794
|
DUBUQUE | 657 | 514 | — |
|
DECKER TRUCK LINE INC
USDOT 53824
|
FORT DODGE | 646 | 573 | — |
|
BARR-NUNN TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 261978
|
GRANGER | 629 | 663 | — |
|
GREAT COASTAL EXPRESS INC
USDOT 121024
|
CORALVILLE | 623 | 595 | — |
|
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
USDOT 166001
|
DUBUQUE | 604 | 344 | — |
|
LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC
USDOT 107740
|
ANKENY | 551 | 404 | — |
|
WEST SIDE TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 165881
|
CEDAR RAPIDS | 550 | 566 | — |
|
INTERSTATE POWER 7 LIGHT
USDOT 216333
|
DUBUQUE | 540 | 785 | — |
|
AGRILAND FS INC
USDOT 854252
|
WINTERSET | 529 | 521 | — |
|
SCHUSTER COMPANY
USDOT 69852
|
LE MARS | 502 | 453 | — |
|
NATIONAL BY -PRODUCTS INC
USDOT 55684
|
DES MOINES | 482 | 370 | — |
|
W W TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 451896
|
DUBUQUE | 460 | 460 | — |
|
MANATT'S INC
USDOT 87392
|
BROOKLYN | 440 | 381 | — |
|
COLUMBIA PROPANE L P
USDOT 299649
|
CEDAR RAPIDS | 407 | 800 | — |
|
ALTER TRADING CORPORATION
USDOT 420791
|
DAVENPORT | 392 | 182 | — |
|
HY-VEE INC
USDOT 117784
|
CHARITON | 367 | 411 | — |
|
CHESTERMAN COMPANY
USDOT 200400
|
SIOUX CITY | 367 | 367 | — |
|
NATIONAL BY-PRODUCTS LLC
USDOT 384305
|
DES MOINES | 366 | 273 | — |
|
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
USDOT 55726
|
JOHNSTON | 344 | 762 | — |
|
QUEST LINER INC
USDOT 1609038
|
DUBUQUE | 344 | 239 | — |
|
WARREN TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1896
|
WATERLOO | 343 | 340 | — |
|
LANDUS COOPERATIVE
USDOT 723167
|
DES MOINES | 343 | 315 | — |
|
ART PAPE TRANSFER INC
USDOT 1674
|
DUBUQUE | 340 | 310 | — |
|
NEW COOPERATIVE INC
USDOT 723015
|
FORT DODGE | 322 | 578 | — |
|
MC LEOD USA
USDOT 772327
|
CEDAR RAPIDS | 321 | 288 | — |
|
DON HUMMER TRUCKING CORPORATION
USDOT 307512
|
CEDAR RAPIDS | 315 | 285 | — |
|
UMTHUN TRUCKING COMPANY
USDOT 1868
|
EAGLE GROVE | 313 | 319 | — |
|
AVE-PLP LLC
USDOT 1565582
|
PACIFIC JUNCTION | 302 | 308 | — |
|
STANDARD FORWARDING LLC
USDOT 1996747
|
DES MOINES | 302 | 277 | — |
|
JACOBSON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 241594
|
CLIVE | 299 | 459 | — |
|
DAKOTA MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD
USDOT 527121
|
DAVENPORT | 299 | 211 | — |
|
RAINBOW EXPRESS INC
USDOT 228032
|
COUNCIL BLUFFS | 289 | 328 | — |
|
BEST REFRIGERATED EXPRESS INC
USDOT 20125
|
COUNCIL BLUFFS | 287 | 276 | — |
|
STANDARD FORWARDING LLC
USDOT 137763
|
DES MOINES | 281 | 390 | — |
|
SILVEY REFRIGERATED CARRIERS INC
USDOT 53374
|
COUNCIL BLUFFS | 280 | 286 | — |
|
OMG INC
USDOT 680771
|
DES MOINES | 279 | 279 | — |
|
WINDSTAR LINES INC
USDOT 608224
|
CARROLL | 275 | 448 | — |
|
AMOCO OIL COMPANY
USDOT 76248
|
COUNSIL BLUFFS | 271 | 689 | — |
|
PETERSON CONTRACTORS INC
USDOT 260974
|
REINBECK | 267 | 344 | — |
|
HEARTLAND CO-OP
USDOT 216132
|
CLIVE | 263 | 285 | — |
|
FARNER BOCKEN CO
USDOT 64266
|
CARROLL | 262 | 307 | — |
|
MIR TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 3523033
|
DAVENPORT | 251 | 273 | — |
|
HTL TRUCK LINES INC
USDOT 72060
|
COUNCIL BLUFFS | 245 | 251 | — |
|
WRIGHT TREE SERVICE OF THE WEST INC
USDOT 2353631
|
WEST DES MOINES | 244 | 427 | — |
|
INNOVATIVE AG SERVICES CO
USDOT 1397843
|
MONTICELLO | 242 | 176 | — |
|
SENECA COMPANIES INC
USDOT 602542
|
DES MOINES | 238 | 349 | — |
|
HIGHWAY CARRIER CORPORATION
USDOT 96152
|
ALTOONA | 236 | 212 | — |
|
ALTORFER INC
USDOT 96519
|
CEDAR RAPIDS | 236 | 257 | — |
|
IOWA MOTOR TRUCK TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 313015
|
GARNER | 233 | 211 | — |
|
HYDRO-KLEAN LLC
USDOT 2190489
|
DES MOINES | 231 | 103 | — |
|
GREEN FIELD TRANSPORT COMPANY INC
USDOT 107181
|
FORT DODGE | 227 | 227 | — |
|
MIDWEST AGRICULTURE WAREHOUSE CO
USDOT 150705
|
WALL LAKE | 226 | 350 | — |
|
RIVER VALLEY COOPERATIVE
USDOT 322319
|
DAVENPORT | 216 | 241 | — |
|
DAKBEV LLC
USDOT 1005766
|
ESTHERVILLE | 214 | 153 | — |
|
CARROLL DISTRIBUTING & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC
USDOT 546925
|
OTTUMWA | 212 | 156 | — |
|
KINZLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
USDOT 700121
|
ANKENY | 211 | 279 | — |
|
VAN WYK INC
USDOT 69971
|
SHELDON | 209 | 221 | — |
|
MIDLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
USDOT 178184
|
MARSHALLTOWN | 209 | 244 | — |
|
IDEAL READY MIX CO INC
USDOT 227434
|
WEST BURLINGTON | 207 | 159 | — |
|
WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC
USDOT 501287
|
DES MOINES | 206 | 115 | — |
|
DARLING NATIONAL LLC
USDOT 1491745
|
DES MOINES | 205 | 274 | — |
|
ANNETT HOLDINGS INC II
USDOT 778131
|
DES MOINES | 204 | 215 | — |
|
AG PARTNERS LLC
USDOT 389758
|
CHEROKEE | 201 | 168 | — |
|
MIKE BROOKS INC
USDOT 235126
|
KNOXVILLE | 200 | 209 | — |
|
DYERSVILLE READY MIX INC
USDOT 739668
|
DYERSVILLE | 200 | 238 | — |
|
NIECE TRUCKING INC
USDOT 638655
|
DES MOINES | 194 | 202 | — |
|
MCANINCH CORPORATION
USDOT 224442
|
DES MOINES | 193 | 298 | — |
|
ATLANTIC BOTTLING COMPANY
USDOT 1938
|
ATLANTIC | 190 | 225 | — |
|
KEANE THUMMEL TRUCKING INC
USDOT 248505
|
NEW MARKET | 190 | 185 | — |
|
CENTRAL IOWA READY MIX
USDOT 432792
|
DES MOINES | 185 | 186 | — |
|
MARTIN BROS DISTRIBUTING
USDOT 229003
|
CEDAR FALLS | 182 | 228 | — |
|
ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY COMPANY
USDOT 2489
|
DES MOINES | 175 | 195 | — |
|
PERISHABLE DISTRIBUTORS OF IOWA LTD
USDOT 265725
|
ANKENY | 175 | 187 | — |
|
FARMERS COOPERATIVE COMPANY
USDOT 591884
|
AMES | 174 | 290 | — |
|
GRAY TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 322235
|
WATERLOO | 173 | 173 | — |
|
HAGEN INC
USDOT 64345
|
SIOUX CITY | 171 | 260 | — |
|
UNITED FARMERS COOPERATIVE
USDOT 1722872
|
AFTON | 167 | 167 | — |
|
MONSON & SONS INC
USDOT 1281660
|
BRITT | 165 | 165 | — |
|
NATIONWIDE TRUCK BROKERS INC
USDOT 158325
|
DES MOINES | 158 | 165 | — |
|
COOPERATIVE FARMERS ELEVATOR
USDOT 299222
|
ROCK VALLEY | 158 | 241 | — |
|
NEXUS COOPERATIVE
USDOT 299549
|
CHARLES CITY | 157 | 150 | — |
|
TWIN-STATE INC
USDOT 98152
|
DAVENPORT | 155 | 312 | — |
|
IOWA PLAINS SIGNING INC
USDOT 996534
|
SLATER | 154 | 100 | — |
|
H & W MOTOR EXPRESS COMPANY
USDOT 107190
|
DUBUQUE | 150 | 161 | — |
|
FLORILLI TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 307891
|
WEST LIBERTY | 150 | 120 | — |
|
MIDWEST CONNECTION INC
USDOT 295042
|
ANKENY | 149 | 171 | — |
|
C&W TRUCKING & SONS INC
USDOT 1457229
|
BETTENDORF | 149 | 112 | — |
Frequently asked questions
About trucking companies in Iowa
How big is the trucking industry in Iowa?
Nightly aggregation of the FMCSA census puts Iowa at 26,829 active motor carriers running roughly 145,443 power units combined, and about 50% of those carriers are single-truck owner-operators. Average active fleet size works out to 5.8 trucks.
How fast is the Iowa carrier market changing?
184 new IA carrier registrations appeared in the last 90 days — and 358 registrations carry an FMCSA prior-revocation link, the raw material of chameleon re-registrations.
Which Iowa carrier runs the biggest fleet?
CRST EXPEDITED INC out of CEDAR RAPIDS tops the IA ranking with 4362 power units on its latest MCS-150. Its complete vetting workup — risk flags, score breakdown, insurance filings, and record timeline — is at https://mclookup.com/carrier/53773.
Where does this Iowa ranking come from?
The list orders every carrier headquartered in IA by self-reported power units, filtered for plausibility (a driver-to-truck ratio between 0.3 and 5.0 screens out data-entry junk like thousand-truck fleets with zero drivers). Showing the top 100 of 5,858 qualifying carriers; every row links to that carrier's full public record.
Can I vet a Iowa carrier that isn't listed here?
Yes — this page only surfaces the largest fleets. Any of the 5,858 registered IA carriers can be pulled up by typing its USDOT or MC number into the search bar, which returns the same risk-flag screening, score breakdown, and month-over-month record history.
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