Top Reefer (Refrigerated) Carriers in the United States

Browse 23,406 active Reefer (Refrigerated) carriers across the United States. Average rate: $2.80-$3.20/mile. Dominant freight: produce, frozen food, beverages, pharmaceuticals.

23,406

Active Carriers

5,116

Cities Covered

About Reefer (Refrigerated)

Reefer carriers haul temperature-controlled freight — produce, meat, dairy, frozen goods. Equipment requires refrigeration units, often paying 15-25% more than dry van.

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Top 100 Active Carriers

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Carrier	Location	Fleet	Drivers	Equipment
J B HUNT DOT# 80806	Lowell, AR	25,280	24,116	Reefer Dry Van +3
NORTH ARKANSAS WHOLESALE CO DOT# 63585	Bentonville, AR	13,618	16,466	Reefer Dry Van
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC DOT# 54283	Phoenix, AZ	12,940	12,883	Reefer Dry Van +2
R L CARRIERS DOT# 63391	Wilmington, OH	10,382	10,946	Reefer Dry Van +2
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC DOT# 264184	Green Bay, WI	9,866	11,335	Reefer Dry Van +3
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC DOT# 53467	Omaha, NE	9,863	9,107	Reefer Dry Van +1
NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORATION DOT# 692947	Purchase, NY	9,786	11,473	Reefer Dry Van +1
PRIME INC DOT# 3706	Springfield, MO	7,919	9,070	Reefer Dry Van +2
BISON TRANSPORT INC DOT# 245330	Winnipeg, MB	6,746	1,110	Reefer Dry Van +1
EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC DOT# 38111	Schuylkill Haven, PA	6,345	6,043	Intermodal Flatbed +2
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP DOT# 270150	Richmond, VA	6,340	7,480	Reefer Dry Van +1
PENSKE LOGISTICS DOT# 268015	Reading, PA	6,237	8,248	Reefer Dry Van +2
TYSON DOT# 3327	Springdale, AR	5,861	3,136	Reefer Dry Van +4
COMPASS GROUP USA INC DOT# 132504	Charlotte, NC	5,713	4,370	Reefer Dry Van +1
CRETE CARRIER CORP SHAFFER TRUCKING DOT# 73705	Lincoln, NE	5,257	4,975	Reefer Dry Van
US XPRESS DOT# 303024	Chattanooga, TN	4,953	5,412	Reefer Dry Van
US FOODS DOT# 358597	Rosemont, IL	4,941	5,453	Reefer Dry Van +2
RYDER DOT# 299073	Coral Gables, FL	4,471	6,210	Reefer Dry Van +2
CRST THE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION INC DOT# 53773	Cedar Rapids, IA	4,362	4,082	Flatbed Reefer +2
TFORCE FREIGHT DOT# 121058	Henrico, VA	4,155	4,379	Reefer Dry Van +2
AVERITT DOT# 36684	Cookeville, TN	4,150	4,293	Reefer Dry Van +3
CR ENGLAND DOT# 28406	Salt Lake City, UT	3,807	4,338	Reefer Dry Van +2
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD DOT# 74432	Mondovi, WI	3,794	2,660	Reefer Dry Van
HEARTLAND EXPRESS DOT# 134697	North Liberty, IA	3,320	2,539	Reefer Dry Van +1
NFI TRANSPORTATION DOT# 1486168	Camden, NJ	3,294	4,212	Reefer Dry Van +3
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC DOT# 428823	Phoenix, AZ	3,200	3,200	Reefer Dry Van +2
RYDER DOT# 191496	Concord, NC	2,954	3,010	Reefer Dry Van +2
HIRSCHBACH DOT# 65769	Dubuque, IA	2,948	2,556	Reefer Dry Van
LAZER SPOT LAZER LOGISTICS LAZER SHUTTLE LAZER TRAILER LAZER DRAY LAZER SHUNT DOT# 850629	Alpharetta, GA	2,770	4,836	Reefer Dry Van +2
MESILLA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION DOT# 270179	Las Cruces, NM	2,650	2,033	Reefer Dry Van
DG LOGISTICS, LLC DOT# 852587	Goodlettsville, TN	2,541	2,211	Reefer Dry Van
FIRSTFLEET DOT# 313891	Murfreesboro, TN	2,520	2,769	Reefer Dry Van
HUB GROUP DOT# 801828	Oak Brook, IL	2,505	3,194	Intermodal Reefer +3
RYDER DOT# 165420	Coral Gables, FL	2,367	4,200	Reefer Dry Van +1
UNFI DOT# 179097	Providence, RI	2,222	2,520	Reefer Dry Van +2
STEVENS TRANSPORT INC DOT# 79466	Dallas, TX	2,200	2,574	Reefer Dry Van
KFN DOT# 81583	Cincinnati, OH	2,152	2,170	Reefer Dry Van +2
ROEHL TRANSPORT INC DOT# 74481	Marshfield, WI	2,128	2,201	Reefer Dry Van +1
IMC DOT# 292991	Collierville, TN	2,100	2,100	Intermodal Flatbed +2
A DUIE PYLE INC DOT# 113594	West Chester, PA	2,097	2,200	Reefer Dry Van +3
MFS FLEET INC DOT# 917131	Temple, TX	2,073	3,202	Reefer Dry Van +1
GFS TRANSPORT LLC DOT# 175852	Wyoming, MI	2,011	2,672	Reefer Straight Truck
CHEESEMAN LLC DOT# 120612	Fort Recovery, OH	1,949	305	Reefer Dry Van +2
TRANSCO INC DOT# 1062707	Temple, TX	1,921	3,988	Reefer Dry Van +1
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC DOT# 548880	Baltimore, MD	1,882	1,882	Reefer Dry Van +1
DOT TRANSPORTATION INC DOT# 424023	Mt Sterling, IL	1,853	2,395	Reefer Dry Van
BLUE BELL CREAMERIES LP DOT# 119456	Brenham, TX	1,818	1,501	Reefer Tanker +1
CME TRANSCO LLC DOT# 1080997	Plainfield, IN	1,785	2,700	Reefer Dry Van +1
BEN E KEITH FOODS BEN E KEITH BEVERAGES DOT# 115479	Fort Worth, TX	1,768	2,439	Reefer Straight Truck
FL TRANSPORTATION INC DOT# 1421875	Plano, TX	1,763	2,574	Reefer Dry Van +1
FAF DOT# 728630	Groveport, OH	1,729	1,917	Reefer Dry Van +1
ARL DOT# 186375	Moon Twp, PA	1,628	791	Intermodal Reefer +3
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC DOT# 154712	Louisville, KY	1,605	1,708	Flatbed Reefer +1
AVI FOODSYSTEMS DOT# 320805	Warren, OH	1,555	892	Reefer Dry Van +1
HOGAN TRANSPORTS DOT# 1137660	Bridgeton, MO	1,542	1,768	Reefer Dry Van +5
THE MARTIN-BROWER COMPANY LLC DOT# 148192	Rosemont, IL	1,483	2,501	Reefer Dry Van +1
SYSCO USA I INC DOT# 156275	Houston, TX	1,472	1,719	Reefer Straight Truck +1
K & B TRANSPORTATION INC DOT# 320526	South Sioux City, NE	1,458	729	Reefer Dry Van +2
HILAND DAIRY FOODS DOT# 82004	Springfield, MO	1,437	1,202	Reefer Dry Van +1
COSTCO WHOLESALE DOT# 589006	Issaquah, WA	1,436	2,612	Reefer Dry Van +1
HC TRANSPORT INC DOT# 726855	Cincinnati, OH	1,297	1,823	Reefer Dry Van +1
E&O ONE DOT# 2531368	Elgin, IL	1,254	515	Reefer Dry Van
PERFORMANCE TEAM-HUDD TRANSPORTATION-PILOT FREIGHT SERVICES DOT# 516243	Florham Park, NJ	1,239	1,385	Intermodal Reefer +2
ASHLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC DOT# 546240	Tampa, FL	1,234	1,124	Reefer Dry Van +1
KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES DOT# 154237	Jackson, MS	1,233	1,182	Reefer Dry Van +1
DFA DAIRY BRANDS WEST DOT# 3421176	Kansas City, KS	1,218	1,186	Reefer Dry Van +2
KROGER BROKERAGE SERVICES DOT# 624483	Cincinnati, OH	1,198	709	Reefer Dry Van +2
JBS CARRIERS INC DOT# 184843	Greeley, CO	1,188	573	Reefer Dry Van +3
BALDOR EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC DOT# 823890	Bronx, NY	1,162	723	Reefer Straight Truck
CONTAINERPORT GROUP DOT# 232734	Cleveland, OH	1,150	1,150	Intermodal Reefer +3
US FOODS DOT# 745614	Rosemont, IL	1,143	1,965	Reefer Dry Van +1
CEVA FREIGHT LLC DOT# 1719074	Houston, TX	1,112	1,386	Reefer Dry Van +1
MIGWAY INC DOT# 2328470	Pineville, NC	1,099	315	Reefer Dry Van +2
MAY TRUCKING COMPANY DOT# 94081	Salem, OR	1,049	1,049	Reefer Dry Van +1
TRANSCO LINES INC DOT# 260968	Russellville, AR	1,010	550	Reefer Dry Van
VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT# 333153	Richmond, VA	995	644	Reefer Dry Van +1
ARAMARK DOT# 1747540	Philadelphia, PA	982	1,376	Reefer Dry Van +2
THE SYGMA NETWORK DOT# 14811	Dublin, OH	977	1,700	Reefer Dry Van +1
CASEY'S SERVICES COMPANY DOT# 162449	Ankeny, IA	975	743	Tanker Reefer +2
DART TRANSIT COMPANY DOT# 75525	Eagan, MN	971	855	Reefer Dry Van +1
STAN KOCH & SONS TRUCKING INC DOT# 146060	Golden Valley, MN	968	968	Reefer Dry Van +2
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY DOT# 111943	Edwardsville, IL	966	849	Reefer Straight Truck
PGT TRUCKING INC DOT# 192897	Aliquippa, PA	965	883	Flatbed Reefer +1
LEGEND TRANSPORTATION DOT# 1419483	Phoenix, AZ	950	900	Reefer Dry Van
CADENCE PREMIER CARGO INC DOT# 1861195	Joliet, IL	946	981	Reefer Dry Van +1
PUBLIX DOT# 439262	Lakeland, FL	945	1,720	Reefer Dry Van
CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC DOT# 247765	Cambridge, ON	933	675	Reefer Dry Van +1
H-E-B DOT# 351057	San Antonio, TX	922	1,407	Reefer Dry Van
LEW THOMPSON & SON TRUCKING DOT# 665224	Huntsville, AR	910	904	Tanker Reefer +4
LILY TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT# 24491	Needham, MA	903	1,040	Reefer Dry Van +1
RIVERSIDE TRANSPORTATION INC DOT# 1955762	Rockport, IN	903	903	Reefer Dry Van
FORWARD INTERMODAL DOT# 185732	Oak Brook, IL	900	881	Intermodal Flatbed +3
TRANSAM DOT# 315503	Olathe, KS	892	481	Reefer Dry Van
P & P TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT# 597580	Indianapolis, IN	882	686	Reefer Dry Van +1
CARTER EXPRESS INCORPORATED DOT# 223337	Anderson, IN	876	911	Reefer Dry Van +1
ADUSA TRANSPORTATION LLC DOT# 57029	Salisbury, NC	862	1,335	Reefer Dry Van +2
R E GARRISON TRUCKING INC DOT# 95610	Vinemont, AL	862	863	Reefer Dry Van +1
TA DEDICATED DOT# 183949	Eagan, MN	838	927	Reefer Dry Van +3
FFE OR KOOL SHOT EXPEDITED DOT# 109745	Lancaster, TX	829	708	Reefer Dry Van +1
SHAMROCK FOODS COMPANY DOT# 54336	Phoenix, AZ	826	1,032	Reefer Dry Van +2

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Reefer (Refrigerated) carriers are registered with FMCSA?

There are 23,406 active FMCSA-registered Reefer (Refrigerated) carriers in the United States, operating across all 50 states. Reefer carriers haul temperature-controlled freight — produce, meat, dairy, frozen goods. Equipment requires refrigeration units, often paying 15-25% more than dry van.

What rate per mile do Reefer (Refrigerated) carriers typically charge?

Average rate: $2.80-$3.20/mile. Dominant freight: produce, frozen food, beverages, pharmaceuticals.

How do I verify a Reefer (Refrigerated) carrier's safety record?

Check the carrier's USDOT number on FMCSA SAFER (safer.fmcsa.dot.gov) for active operating authority, crash history, and out-of-service inspection rates. Cross-reference insurance status via FMCSA L&I (li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov) and detailed safety performance on SMS (ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS). Click any carrier above to see their full FMCSA profile.