Why Private Fleets Are Taking More Freight

Private fleets are putting their own trucks on demanding customers and high-cost lanes as companies seek greater control over service, costs, and capacity.

Private fleets have sometimes been accused of “cherry-picking” the easiest or most desirable freight from their for-hire partners. But the National Private Truck Council says many private fleets are doing just the opposite.

They are increasingly putting their own trucks on difficult customers, high-cost lanes and freight where service failures carry the greatest risk.

That strategy is helping private fleets capture a larger share of their companies’ inbound and outbound freight, according to the NPTC 2026 Benchmarking Survey Report, which reflects 2025 operations.

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