2025 Top Agriculture & Food Processing Carriers

2025 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

Many shippers have paused expansion or trimmed the size of their private fleets in an uncertain business landscape.

Private carriers have been adapting to unpredictable market conditions amid shifts in international trade.

Find out where the Top 100 Private Carriers are headquartered by region; hover over a region to view all companies located there.

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Tyson Foods
3,033
2
Nutrien
2,815
3
Dairy Farmers of America
2,110
4
CHS Inc.
1,497
5
Darling Ingredients
1,350
6
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,209
7
Helena Agri-Enterprises
1,176
8
The J.R. Simplot Co.
1,042
9
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
791
10
Mondelēz International
737
11
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
633
12
JBS Carriers
594
13
Perdue Farms
457
14
Keystone Cooperative
448
15
Cal-Maine Foods
416
16
McKee Foods
412
17
Bimbo Bakeries USA
319
18
Goya Foods
308
19
Wilbur-Ellis
295
20
Foster Farms
291
21
Cargill Inc.
258
22
Growmark Inc.
228
23
Gilster-Mary Lee
225
24
MFA Inc.
224
25
American Foods Group
202
26
Borden Dairy
189
27
Producers Dairy
180
28
Four Seasons Produce
101
29
Meherrin Agricultural & Chemical
100
30
Lamb Weston
90
31
Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe
75
31
Seaboard Foods
75
33
Innovative Ag Services
63
34
Agricultural Commodities
38
35
National Food NW
36
36
Agricultural Services
26
36
Castellini Co.
26
36
The Mennel Milling Co. of Virginia
26
39
Pioneer Hi-Bred
24
39
Pro-Ag Organic Farms
24

Extras

Food and beverage shippers are increasingly adopting electric trucks, electric transport refrigeration units and alternative fuels.

The $2.1 billion deal will provide CRH with a long-term supply of building materials and aid its transition to eco-friendly products. 

Uncertain business conditions and supply chain upheaval has led shippers to reassess their private fleets’ growth strategies.

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The company expects to have about 210 delivery stations up and running before the end of 2026.

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Private Carrier News

BusinessTechnologyEquipmentPrivateTop 100

EquipmentShare, Motive to Weigh Marketing IPOs Next Week

EquipmentShare.com Inc. and Motive Technologies are set to begin formal marketing for their initial public offerings as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter.

January 9, 2026
BusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal FreightTop 100Top 50

Amazon Plans Walmart-Style Big Box Store Near Chicago

Amazon is planning a 229,000-square-foot store selling groceries and general merchandise in the Chicago area, a fresh attempt at physical retail that borrows from stories like Walmart and Target.

January 9, 2026
BusinessPrivate

AB InBev to Buy Back US Can Plants From Apollo for $3B

“AB InBev is securing the quality of key packaging assets in the U.S. likely as a result of aluminum tariffs,” according to Duncan Fox, a Bloomberg Intelligence senior industry analyst. 

January 6, 2026
BusinessFuelPrivateTop 100

Love’s Travel Stops Acquires 3 Factoring Companies

Truck stop operator Love’s expanded its financial services arm with the acquisition of three factoring companies. The deals follow earlier factoring acquisitions in July 2020 and July 2024.

December 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Walmart’s E-Commerce Platform Sees Temporary Outage

More than 6,000 customers reported they were unable to use the app or website the morning of Dec. 30, according to data collected by the website Downdetector.

December 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyPrivate

Ocado Ends Exclusivity Terms After Setbacks to Kroger Deal

The move means Ocado can sell more of its technology to other retailers around the world, according to a statement Dec. 30.

December 30, 2025
BusinessPrivate

Cintas Makes Another Attempt to Buy Out Rival UniFirst

Cintas said its new bid implies a total value of about $5.2 billion. It represents a 62% premium to the stock’s last closing price after shares fell in the wake of the last offer being rebuffed in March.

December 22, 2025
BusinessEquipmentPrivateTop 100

Scott McPherson to Succeed George Holm as PFG CEO

The move comes less than one month after Richmond, Va.-based PFG and US Foods called off talks for a planned merger that would have reshaped the food service carrier arena.

December 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

More US Beef Plants May Close as Cattle Herds Keep Tightening

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots, where animals are fed until ready to be slaughtered, are expected to have dropped in November to the lowest levels for the month since 2015, Bloomberg reports.

December 19, 2025
BusinessFuelPrivateTop 100

Energy Transfer Halts LNG Project to Focus on Gas Pipelines

Billionaire Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer suspended development of a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project to concentrate on building and expanding pipelines. 

December 18, 2025

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