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2018 Top Manufacturing Carriers

2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

Here’s how shippers are coping with an increasingly constrained freight market.
Find out which North American regions host the largest private carriers.
How shippers are making better use of their limited hauling capacity.

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Ashley Distribution Services
870
2
Shaw Transport
725
3
Allied Drainage Transport
675
4
Mohawk Carpet Transportation of Georgia
488
5
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
333
6
IFCO Systems/Chep USA
326
7
Whiteline Express
312
8
Thyssenkrupp North America
306
9
Bassett Furniture Industries/Zenith Freight Lines
273
10
FCA Transport
271
11
Tempur Sealy International
257
12
La-Z-Boy Logistics/England Furniture/Kincaid Furniture
238
13
Ford Motor Co.
219
14
Ryerson Cos.
202
15
Andersen Corp.
168
16
Batesville Logistics
167
17
Huttig Building Products
153
18
Howard Industries
135
19
Reliance Steel & Aluminum
131
20
Leggett & Platt Inc.
125
21
Atlas Trucking Co.
116
22
Austin Powder Co.
101
23
Product Distribution Co.
100
24
Boeing Co.
97
25
Foamex LP
93
26
Toyota Transport/Toyota Logistics Services
85
27
VF Corporation
83
28
Associated Materials
79
29
Unifi Manufacturing
65
30
Greif Packaging
48
31
Deere & Co.
27
32
Southern Champion Tray
26
33
ProVia Logistics
24
34
Bundy Baking Solutions
17

Extras

Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 Private Carriers
106

On the Bubble

BMC Stock Holdings (402 tractors), provides building products and services to builders, contractors and remodelers in 43 metropolitan areas across 18 states, principally in the South and West regions of the United States.
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Private Carrier News

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