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Freight Brokerage
Freight brokerage is a business with many participants and few clear leaders. A freight broker is someone who assists shippers with freight ready to haul by finding carriers who are qualified to haul the load.
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Freight brokerage is a business with many participants and few clear leaders. A freight broker is someone who assists shippers with freight ready to haul by finding carriers who are qualified to haul the load.
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Freight Brokerage Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Freight brokerage is a business with many participants and few clear leaders. A freight broker is someone who assists shippers with freight ready to haul by finding carriers who are qualified to haul the load.
Global Freight Brokerage key players include C.H. Robinson, Expeditors, Landstar System, TQL, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share about 60%.
United States is the largest market, with a share over 70%, followed by China, and Europe, both have a share about 15 percent.
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In terms of product, Truckload is the largest segment, with a share about 60%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Food and Beverage, followed by Retail, Manufacturing, Auto and Industrial, etc.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Freight Brokerage market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, service volume (K Units), using 2024 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of service Types and end-use Applications, harmonizes provider attribution, and delivers comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region or country, including indicative price bands (US$/K Units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10). Outputs are intended to support service design, budgeting, capacity planning, and benchmarking for providers, platforms, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable service innovations relevant to Freight Brokerage.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading service providers with 2021–2025 results and a 2026–2032 outlook—covering revenue, market share, price bands, service portfolio and client mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, network expansion, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—volume metrics by provider, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Freight Brokerage Market by Company
C.H. Robinson
Expeditors
Landstar System
TQL
Coyote Logistics
XPO Logistics
Yusen Logistics
Echo Global Logistics
JB Hunt Transport
Worldwide Express
Hub Group
GlobalTranz Enterprises
Allen Lund
Transplace
Werner Logistics
BNSF Logistics
Freight Brokerage Segment by Type
Truckload
LTL
Other
Freight Brokerage Segment by Application
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
Retail
Auto and Industrial
Chemical
Other
Freight Brokerage Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Freight Brokerage market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Freight Brokerage and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Freight Brokerage.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Freight Brokerage companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Truckload
- LTL
- Other
Applications
- Food and Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Auto and Industrial
- Chemical
- Other
Companies covered
- C.H. Robinson
- Expeditors
- Landstar System
- TQL
- Coyote Logistics
- XPO Logistics
- Yusen Logistics
- Echo Global Logistics
- JB Hunt Transport
- Worldwide Express
- Hub Group
- GlobalTranz Enterprises
- Allen Lund
- Transplace
- Werner Logistics
- BNSF Logistics
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Freight Brokerage by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.2.2 Truckload
- 2.2.3 LTL
- 2.2.4 Other
- 2.3 Freight Brokerage by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.3.2 Food and Beverage
- 2.3.3 Manufacturing
- 2.3.4 Retail
- 2.3.5 Auto and Industrial
- 2.3.6 Chemical
- 2.3.7 Other
- 2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Freight Brokerage Breakdown Data by Type
- 3.1 Global Freight Brokerage Historic Market Size by Type (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Freight Brokerage Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
4 Freight Brokerage Breakdown Data by Application
- 4.1 Global Freight Brokerage Historic Market Size by Application (2021-2026)
- 4.2 Global Freight Brokerage Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
5 Global Growth Trends
- 5.1 Global Freight Brokerage Market Perspective (2021-2032)
- 5.2 Global Freight Brokerage Growth Trends by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Freight Brokerage Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2.2 Freight Brokerage Historic Market Size by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Freight Brokerage Forecasted Market Size by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Freight Brokerage Market Dynamics
- 5.3.1 Freight Brokerage Industry Trends
- 5.3.2 Freight Brokerage Market Drivers
- 5.3.3 Freight Brokerage Market Challenges
- 5.3.4 Freight Brokerage Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
- 6.1 Global Top Freight Brokerage Players by Revenue
- 6.1.1 Global Top Freight Brokerage Players by Revenue (2021-2026)
- 6.1.2 Global Freight Brokerage Revenue Market Share by Players (2021-2026)
- 6.2 Global Freight Brokerage Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
- 6.3 Global Key Players of Freight Brokerage Head Office and Area Served
- 6.4 Global Freight Brokerage Players, Product Type & Application
- 6.5 Global Freight Brokerage Manufacturers Established Date
- 6.6 Global Freight Brokerage Market CR5 and HHI
- 6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
- 7.1 North America Freight Brokerage Market Size (2021-2032)
- 7.2 North America Freight Brokerage Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.3 North America Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.4 North America Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.5 United States
- 7.5 United States
- 7.6 Canada
- 7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
- 8.1 Europe Freight Brokerage Market Size (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Freight Brokerage Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3 Europe Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.4 Europe Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.5 Germany
- 8.6 France
- 8.7 U.K.
- 8.8 Italy
- 8.9 Spain
- 8.10 Russia
- 8.11 Netherlands
- 8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Freight Brokerage Market Size (2021-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Freight Brokerage Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.3 Asia-Pacific Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.4 Asia-Pacific Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.5 China
- 9.6 Japan
- 9.7 South Korea
- 9.8 India
- 9.9 Australia
- 9.10 China Taiwan
- 9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
- 10.1 South America Freight Brokerage Market Size (2021-2032)
- 10.2 South America Freight Brokerage Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.3 South America Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.4 South America Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.5 Brazil
- 10.6 Argentina
- 10.7 Chile
- 10.8 Colombia
- 10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Freight Brokerage Market Size (2021-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Freight Brokerage Market Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Freight Brokerage Market Size by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.5 Saudi Arabia
- 11.6 Israel
- 11.7 United Arab Emirates
- 11.8 Turkey
- 11.9 Iran
- 11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
- 12.1 C.H. Robinson
- 12.1.1 C.H. Robinson Company Information
- 12.1.2 C.H. Robinson Business Overview
- 12.1.3 C.H. Robinson Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.1.4 C.H. Robinson Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.1.5 C.H. Robinson Recent Developments
- 12.2 Expeditors
- 12.2.1 Expeditors Company Information
- 12.2.2 Expeditors Business Overview
- 12.2.3 Expeditors Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.2.4 Expeditors Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.2.5 Expeditors Recent Developments
- 12.3 Landstar System
- 12.3.1 Landstar System Company Information
- 12.3.2 Landstar System Business Overview
- 12.3.3 Landstar System Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.3.4 Landstar System Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.3.5 Landstar System Recent Developments
- 12.4 TQL
- 12.4.1 TQL Company Information
- 12.4.2 TQL Business Overview
- 12.4.3 TQL Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.4.4 TQL Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.4.5 TQL Recent Developments
- 12.5 Coyote Logistics
- 12.5.1 Coyote Logistics Company Information
- 12.5.2 Coyote Logistics Business Overview
- 12.5.3 Coyote Logistics Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.5.4 Coyote Logistics Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.5.5 Coyote Logistics Recent Developments
- 12.6 XPO Logistics
- 12.6.1 XPO Logistics Company Information
- 12.6.2 XPO Logistics Business Overview
- 12.6.3 XPO Logistics Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.6.4 XPO Logistics Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.6.5 XPO Logistics Recent Developments
- 12.7 Yusen Logistics
- 12.7.1 Yusen Logistics Company Information
- 12.7.2 Yusen Logistics Business Overview
- 12.7.3 Yusen Logistics Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.7.4 Yusen Logistics Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.7.5 Yusen Logistics Recent Developments
- 12.8 Echo Global Logistics
- 12.8.1 Echo Global Logistics Company Information
- 12.8.2 Echo Global Logistics Business Overview
- 12.8.3 Echo Global Logistics Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.8.4 Echo Global Logistics Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.8.5 Echo Global Logistics Recent Developments
- 12.9 JB Hunt Transport
- 12.9.1 JB Hunt Transport Company Information
- 12.9.2 JB Hunt Transport Business Overview
- 12.9.3 JB Hunt Transport Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.9.4 JB Hunt Transport Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.9.5 JB Hunt Transport Recent Developments
- 12.10 Worldwide Express
- 12.10.1 Worldwide Express Company Information
- 12.10.2 Worldwide Express Business Overview
- 12.10.3 Worldwide Express Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.10.4 Worldwide Express Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.10.5 Worldwide Express Recent Developments
- 12.11 Hub Group
- 12.11.1 Hub Group Company Information
- 12.11.2 Hub Group Business Overview
- 12.11.3 Hub Group Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.11.4 Hub Group Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.11.5 Hub Group Recent Developments
- 12.12 GlobalTranz Enterprises
- 12.12.1 GlobalTranz Enterprises Company Information
- 12.12.2 GlobalTranz Enterprises Business Overview
- 12.12.3 GlobalTranz Enterprises Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.12.4 GlobalTranz Enterprises Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.12.5 GlobalTranz Enterprises Recent Developments
- 12.13 Allen Lund
- 12.13.1 Allen Lund Company Information
- 12.13.2 Allen Lund Business Overview
- 12.13.3 Allen Lund Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.13.4 Allen Lund Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.13.5 Allen Lund Recent Developments
- 12.14 Transplace
- 12.14.1 Transplace Company Information
- 12.14.2 Transplace Business Overview
- 12.14.3 Transplace Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.14.4 Transplace Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.14.5 Transplace Recent Developments
- 12.15 Werner Logistics
- 12.15.1 Werner Logistics Company Information
- 12.15.2 Werner Logistics Business Overview
- 12.15.3 Werner Logistics Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.15.4 Werner Logistics Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.15.5 Werner Logistics Recent Developments
- 12.16 BNSF Logistics
- 12.16.1 BNSF Logistics Company Information
- 12.16.2 BNSF Logistics Business Overview
- 12.16.3 BNSF Logistics Revenue in Freight Brokerage Business (2021-2026)
- 12.16.4 BNSF Logistics Freight Brokerage Product Portfolio
- 12.16.5 BNSF Logistics Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer
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