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List of Publicly Traded Transportation Stocks
Explore the performance and market capitalization of 2026 leaders across rail, trucking, logistics, and airlines. Track the List of Publicly Traded Transportation Stocks as e-commerce freight and autonomous technology reshape the sector.
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The List of Publicly Traded Transportation Stocks encompasses a massive ecosystem of companies responsible for moving people and goods globally. In 2026, the sector is being propelled by a 18% surge in e-commerce freight volumes and a significant recovery in international air travel. Major rail operators like Railroads provide stable dividends and intermodal growth, while the trucking industry faces cyclical but aggressive expansion. Investors also look toward specialized Trucking leaders to gauge the health of the domestic supply chain. With ride-sharing giants like Uber evolving into logistics powerhouses, the transportation landscape is more diverse than ever before.
Key Takeaways
01
Rail & Intermodal Stability
Class I Railroads like Union Pacific remain anchor investments, showing 15% YTD gains driven by intermodal efficiency and steady dividend payouts.
02
LTL Trucking Outperformance
Less-than-truckload (LTL) specialists like Saia and Old Dominion are leading the sector with returns up to 42% YTD, benefiting from high-margin e-commerce fulfillment.
03
3PL Asset-Light Growth
Third-party logistics (3PL) firms in the Freight and Logistics subsector are scaling rapidly through technology investments without the overhead of heavy physical assets.
04
Airline Consolidation
Major Airlines are showing capacity discipline post-recovery, with international RASM (Revenue per Available Seat Mile) rising 12% in 2026.
Top List of Publicly Traded Transportation Stocks by Market Cap (2026)
The 2026 leaders are defined by heavy infrastructure giants and high-growth logistics technology platforms.
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Industry | Market Cap | YTD % | P/E Ratio | Div Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNP | Union Pacific Corp. | Railroads | $148B | +15% | 18.4 | 2.2% |
| 2 | UBER | Uber Technologies | Ride-Sharing/Logistics | $145B | +12% | 34.2 | 0.0% |
| 3 | UPS | United Parcel Service | Integrated Freight | $110B | +8% | 16.5 | 4.1% |
| 4 | FDX | FedEx Corporation | Integrated Freight | $85B | +10% | 14.2 | 2.1% |
| 5 | ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line | Trucking (LTL) | $33B | +28% | 25.8 | 0.6% |
| 6 | CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | Logistics (3PL) | $11B | +18% | 19.1 | 2.5% |
| 7 | SAIA | Saia, Inc. | Trucking (LTL) | $9B | +42% | 22.4 | 0.0% |
| 8 | TFII | TFI International | Trucking & Logistics | $9B | +14% | 17.8 | 1.2% |
| 9 | KNX | Knight-Swift Trans. | Trucking | $8.5B | +22% | 21.0 | 0.9% |
| 10 | DAL | Delta Air Lines | Airlines | $32B | +11% | 7.5 | 0.8% |
Market data is approximate and for informational purposes only. Data reflects early Q2 2026 figures. Not a recommendation to buy or sell. Performance tracking available via iShares Transportation ETF (IYT).
List of Publicly Traded Transportation Stocks — Complete Company List
Transportation Stocks
A list of publicly traded transportation companies can be found by scrolling down or you can access a list of the companies in each group by the industry links on this page.
- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK)
- American Airlines Group, Inc. (AAL)
- China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd. (CEA)
- China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. (ZNH)
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL)
- JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU)
- Southwest Airlines Company (LUV)
- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL)
- Ryanair Holdings Plc. (RYAAY)
- AMERCO (UHAL) (U-Haul)
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR)
- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ)
- Ryder System, Inc. (R)
- Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP)
- CSX Corporation (CSX)
- Kansas City Southern (KSU)
- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
- Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)
Industry Links: Transportation Stocks
- Air Freight
- Airlines
- Airlines (Foreign)
- Airports and Airport Services
- Car Rental and Moving
- Container Shipping
- Crude Oil Tankers
- Diversified Marine Shipping
- Dry Bulk Shipping
- LNG Tankers
- Logistics
- Railcar and Railroad Supply
- Railroads
- School Buses
- Trucking
Transportation: IPOs in 2016
- ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) (IPO October 27, 2016: express delivery services in China)
Shipping
- Euronav N.V. (EURN) (IPO in January 2015: Belgium: crude oil tankers)
- Gener8 Maritime Inc. (GNRT) (IPO in June 2015: Crude oil tankers)
Infrastructure
- Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure LLC (FTAI) (IPO in May 2015: Invests in aviation, energy, intermodal transport and rail infrastructure assets)
Transportation ETFs
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- Air T, Inc. (AIRT) (Air cargo services; aviation ground support)
- Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) (Outsourced air cargo transportation services)
- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) (Airline: Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air)
- Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) (Airline: Allegiant Air and Allegiant Vacations)
- AMERCO (UHAL) (U-Haul International – Do-it-yourself moving)
- American Airlines Group, Inc. (AAL) (American Airlines and US Airways)
- ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) (Freight transportation and logistics company: less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Ardmore Shipping Corporation (ASC) (Oil and chemical tankers)
- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) (Cargo freight services; outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services)
- Avianca Holdings S.A. (AVH) (Panama: airline)
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) (Car rental brands include Avis, Budget, Payless and Zipcar)
- Azul S.A. (AZUL) (IPO April 11, 2017; Brazil: airline)
- Best Inc. (BSTI) (IPO September 20, 2017; China: logistics and supply chain solutions; express delivery and less-than-truckload freight services)
- Bristow Group Inc. (BRS) (Helicopter services: offshore oil and gas, search and rescue, flight school)
- CAI International, Inc. (CAI) (Intermodal freight container leasing)
- Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) (Canada: 20,000 miles of track which crosses Canada and the United States)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) (Canada: 13,500 miles of track that spans across Canada and the United States)
- Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) (Greece, shipping: crude oil, diesel, fuel oil and jet oil)
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW) (Non-asset based transportation services; fresh produce)
- Celadon Group, Inc. (CGI) (Dedicated, local, long-haul and regional services throughout North America; freight management services; less-than-truckload consolidation and freight brokerage services; supply chain management)
- China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd. (CEA) (Airline: China)
- China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. (ZNH) (Airline: China)
- Costamare Inc. (CMRE) (Container shipping)
- Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS) (Airline: Mexico)
- Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA) (Airline: Panama)
- Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (CVTI) (Transportation and logistics services: the company is home to numerous subsidiaries)
- CSX Corporation (CSX) (20,000 miles of track primarily located in the Eastern region of the United States)
- Danaos Corporation (DAC) (Container shipping)
- Daseke, Inc. (DSKE) (Open deck trucking)
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) (Partners include Air France-KLM, Alitalia, Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic)
- DHT Holdings, Inc. (DHT) (Crude oil tanker company)
- Diana Containerships Inc. (DCIX) (Container shipping: Greece)
- Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) (Greece: dry bulk shipping)
- Dorian LPG Ltd. (LPG) (Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
- DryShips Inc. (DRYS) (Greece: dry bulk shipping)
- Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) (Greece: LNG carriers)
- Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (EGLE) (Dry bulk shipping)
- Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (ECHO) (Transportation and supply chain management services)
- eHi Car Services Limited (EHIC) (China: rent-a-car)
- Era Group, Inc. (ERA) (Helicopter services: offshore oil and gas)
- Euronav N.V. (EURN) (Belgium: crude oil shipping)
- Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) (Greece: Dry Bulk and Containerships)
- Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) (Non-asset based transportation services)
- FedEx Corporation (FDX)
- Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure LLC (FTAI) (Invests in aviation, energy, intermodal transport and rail infrastructure assets)
- Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) (Deferred air freight services)
- Frontline Ltd. (FRO) (Crude oil shipping)
- GasLog LP. (GLOG) (LNG carriers)
- GasLog Partners L.P. (GLOP) (LNG carriers)
- Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (GNK) (Dry bulk shipping)
- Gener8 Maritime Inc. (GNRT) (Crude oil tankers)
- Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWR) (Railroads: operations in North America, Australia and Europe)
- Globus Maritime Limited (GLBS) (Greece: dry bulk shipping)
- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) (Container shipping)
- Golar LNG Limited (GLNG) (LNG carriers)
- Golar LNG Partners L.P. (GMLP) (LNG Carriers and floating storage and regasification units)
- Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) (Dry bulk shipping: Bermuda)
- Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL) (Airline: Brazil)
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. (OMAB) (Airports: Mexico)
- Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico, S.A. de C.V. (PAC) (Airports: Mexico)
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A. de C.V. (ASR) (Airports: Mexico)
- Guangshen Railway Company Limited (GSH) (Railroads, China: Passenger and Freight)
- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (HA) (Airline: Holding company for Hawaiian Airlines)
- Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) (Transportation and logistics company: regional truckload, long haul)
- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (HTZ) (Car rental brands include Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly)
- Hoegh LNG Partners LP (HMLP) (Floating storage and regasification units)
- Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) (Intermodal, highway and logistics services)
- J B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) (Full truckload freight transportation services throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States)
- JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) (New York based airline)
- Kansas City Southern (KSU) (Holding company with subsidiaries that include Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Panama Canal Railway Company and Texas Mexican Railway Company)
- Kirby Corporation (KEX) (Tank barges)
- Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) (Container, dedicated, dry van, flat bed, heavy haul, intermodal and temperature controlled)
- KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP) (United Kingdom: shuttle tankers for crude oil)
- Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) (Asset-Light Provider: border crossing, emergency, expedited, less-than truckload (LTL)
- LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LTM) (Airline: Chile)
- Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (MIC) (Diversified: airport services, gas processing and distribution, solar and wind facilities)
- Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) (Time and temperature sensitive transportation services)
- Matson, Inc. (MATX) (Container shipping)
- Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) (United Kingdom: LNG carriers)
- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NNA) (Bulk chemical liquids, crude oil and refined petroleum)
- Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NM) (Dry bulk shipping)
- Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (NAP) (Large crude oil tankers)
- Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM) (Dry bulk and containerships)
- Nordic American Offshore Ltd (NAO) (Operates platform supply vessels used by the offshore oil & gas industry)
- Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) (Crude oil tankers)
- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) (Subsidiaries include Norfolk Southern Railway, Lambert’s Point Docks and Pocahontas Land)
- Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) (Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) (Crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas)
- P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (PTSI) (Trucking and logistics services: dry van truckload, expedited, intermodal)
- Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (PANL) (Dry bulk shipping)
- Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (PATI) (Liquid and dry bulk commodities)
- PHI, Inc. (PHII) (Helicopter services: offshore oil and gas, air medical)
- Pyxis Tankers Inc. (PXS) (Greece: petroleum products and other liquid bulk items)
- Radiant Logistics, Inc. (RLGT) (Non-asset based transportation services)
- Rand Logistics, Inc. (RLOG) (Bulk freight shipping services in the Great Lakes Region)
- Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (RRTS) (Asset-light logistics provider)
- Ryanair Holdings Plc. (RYAAY) (Ireland: airline)
- Ryder System, Inc. (R) (Commercial rental of trucks, tractors and trailers; logistic management services)
- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) (Dry bulk shipping)
- Saia, Inc. (SAIA) (Less-than-truckload (LTL)
- Schneider National, Inc. (SNDR) (IPO April 6, 2017; trucking, intermodal and logistics services)
- Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (SALT) (Dry bulk shipping)
- Scorpio Tankers Inc. (STNG) (Shipping: petroleum products)
- Seaboard Corporation (SEB) (Diversified company: container shipping in addition to numerous other activities)
- Seacor Holdings Inc. (CKH) (Diversified shipping: services to the energy and agricultural markets)
- Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (SHIP) (Greece: dry bulk shipping)
- Seaspan Corporation (SSW) (Container shipping)
- Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) (Car carriers, container vessels, crude oil tankers, drybulk carriers and offshore supply vessels)
- Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. (SINO) (Chartering, inland transportation management and ship management services)
- SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW) (Holding company for passenger airline operators SkyWest and ExpressJet)
- Southwest Airlines Company (LUV) (Approximately 3,600 daily flights)
- Spirit Airlines, Inc. (SAVE) (Airline)
- Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) (Greece: dry bulk shipping)
- StealthGas, Inc. (GASS) (Greece: LNG carriers)
- Student Transportation Inc. (STB) (School bus transportation services)
- TAL International Group, Inc. (TAL) (Leases intermodal freight containers)
- Teekay Corporation (TK) (Marine energy transportation)
- Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (TGP) (Liquefied gas and conventional tankers)
- Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (TOO) (Products and services to the offshore oil industry)
- Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) (Crude oil and refined product tankers)
- Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH) (Leases marine cargo containers)
- TOP Ships Inc. (TOPS) (Greece: petroleum products and bulk liquid chemicals)
- Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (TNP) (Greece: petroleum product tankers, crude oil carriers)
- Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) (Western region of the United States and connects with Canada’s rail systems and all six major gateways into Mexico)
- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) (United Air Lines)
- United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
- Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (ULH) (Asset-light provider: transportation and logistics services)
- USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) (Dry van truckload carrier)
- Virgin America Inc. (VA) (Airline)
- Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) (Transportation and logistics: dedicated van, expedited, flatbed, medium-to-long-haul, regional and local van and temperature-controlled)
- XPO Logistics, Inc. (XPO) (Transportation and logistics services)
- YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW) (Holding company for a number of transportation focused subsidiaries)
- ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) (IPO October 27, 2016: express delivery services in China)
Risks & Considerations
Fuel Price Volatility
Transportation companies are highly sensitive to spikes in diesel and jet fuel prices. While fuel surcharges help mitigate costs, sustained high prices can compress margins and deter consumer demand.
Cyclical Economic Exposure
The sector acts as a barometer for the economy. A downturn in consumer spending or manufacturing output directly leads to reduced freight volumes for rail and trucking stocks.
Labor & Regulatory Pressure
Union negotiations and driver shortages remain persistent headwinds. Additionally, stricter environmental regulations regarding emissions may require massive capital expenditures for fleet electrification.
Technological Disruption
The rise of autonomous trucking and drone delivery poses a long-term threat to traditional asset-heavy models. Companies failing to invest in tech may lose market share to agile fintech/logistics hybrids.
These risk factors are for educational purposes only and are not exhaustive. Individual investment decisions should be based on thorough due diligence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Union Pacific (UNP $148B rail), Uber (UBER $145B ride-sharing), and FedEx (FDX $85B) lead the diverse transportation landscape in 2026.
Saia (SAIA) has outperformed with a 42% YTD gain in trucking, followed by Old Dominion (ODFL) at +28%, driven by strong e-commerce tailwinds.
Leading companies include ODFL ($33B), SAIA ($9B), TFII ($9B), and KNX ($8.5B). LTL (Less-than-truckload) leaders typically maintain healthy 12-15% margins.
Major 3PL (Third-party logistics) firms include C.H. Robinson (CHRW), EXPD, HUBG, and XPO. While CHRW is a public leader with $15B+ in revenue, Amazon remains the dominant private 3PL force.
Railroads like UNP provide stable dividends and steady +15% returns, whereas trucking stocks like ODFL offer higher cyclical growth, recently returning +28%.
Delta (DAL), United (UAL), and American (AAL) have consolidated market share, with international recovery driving a 12% increase in revenue per available seat mile.
The IYT ETF is up 15% YTD, while the small-cap XTN ETF has returned 22% due to heavy weightings in outperforming LTL trucking stocks.
Uber (UBER) is considered a ride-sharing and logistics hybrid. Its freight arm is scaling rapidly, and it is positioned as a primary beneficiary of autonomous technology trends.
Last updated April 2026 · Data sourced from U.S. exchange filings