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2024 Top Grocery Carriers

2024 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

The retail giant’s investments in its private fleet lift it to the top spot on the Top 100 Private Carriers list.

Even with favorable rates available from for-hire carriers, many shippers are expanding their private fleets.

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
United Natural Foods Inc.
2,212
2
McLane Retail
1,923
3
The Kroger Co.
1,396
4
Ahold Delhaize USA
1,243
5
Albertsons Cos.
1,094
6
Publix Super Markets
938
7
H-E-B Grocery
689
8
SpartanNash
639
9
C&S Wholesale Grocers
406
10
Hy-Vee Inc.
280
11
Meijer Inc.
248
12
Bozzuto's Inc.
229
13
Wegmans Food Markets
220
14
Price Chopper Supermarkets/Tops Markets
110
15
Willow Run Foods
86
16
Grocery Supply
85
16
Smart & Final
85
18
Save Mart Supermarkets
79
18
URM Stores
79
20
Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company
75
21
Schnuck Markets
69
22
Indianapolis Fruit
57
23
Brookshire Brothers
42
24
Eastland Food
22

Extras

Investments in electrification and alternative fuels are helping private fleets reach corporate sustainability targets.

The e-commerce giant has installed more than 17,000 chargers at 120 warehouses in the U.S.

Fleets across numerous industries have spent the past year growing in size and expanding operations.

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Drone developers gain approval to operate in shared airspace for package deliveries in the Dallas area.

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Private Carrier News

BusinessPrivate

Tyson Foods to Eliminate Corn Syrup From Products

The meat producer’s goal is to stop using high-fructose corn syrup, sucralose, BHA/BHT and titanium dioxide in brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm.

September 15, 2025
BusinessTechnologyFuelLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

Amazon Tests GM BrightDrop EV Delivery Vans

The pilot, though modest — about 12 vehicles — places the GM vans among a fleet that includes vehicles built by Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Rivian.

September 12, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

FTC Investigates Amazon, Google Over Advertising Practices

The investigations focus on whether the companies properly disclosed the terms and pricing for ads, Bloomberg reports.

September 12, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomousPrivate

Kroger Questions Warehousing Partnership With Ocado

Kroger could close some existing automated warehouses to cut costs. Britain’s Ocado has been selling automated warehouse technology to power online grocery shopping since 2000.

September 12, 2025
BusinessLogisticsPrivate

Kroger Raises Outlook on Healthy Grocery Demand

Food retailers have posted steady sales in recent years, benefiting from shoppers prioritizing necessities even as they cut spending elsewhere.

September 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsPrivateGlobal Freight

More Than 60 Containers Fall Off Ship at Port of Long Beach

It isn’t clear what was in the containers, though local reports said shoes and clothing were seen floating in the water, and some containers appeared to have sunk.

September 10, 2025
BusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal FreightTop 100

Amazon Buys Stake in Latin American Delivery Startup Rappi

Amazon has taken a stake in Colombian delivery company Rappi, a partnership that pairs Amazon's retail and technology infrastructure with one of Latin America’s best-known last-mile companies.

September 8, 2025
BusinessPrivateTop 100

Tyson Foods Supply Chain Head Departs Over Conduct Breach

Chief Supply Chain Officer Brady Stewart is departing the U.S. meat giant after taking certain actions that violated its code of conduct, the company said in a statement.

September 3, 2025
BusinessLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Activist Investor Elliott Builds $4 Billion Stake in PepsiCo

The position makes Elliott Investment Management one of PepsiCo’s largest investors, the activist said Sept. 2 in a letter to the company board of directors.

September 2, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivateGlobal Freight

De Minimis Tariff Exemption Ends, Roiling E-Commerce

Now small parcels that used to let inexpensive items flow easily from across the rest of the globe will get hit with a tariff and customs forms, too.

August 29, 2025

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