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2018 Top Petroleum/Chemical 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
Halliburton Energy Services
5,382
2
Schlumberger Limited
3,652
3
C & J Energy Services
2,306
4
Basic Energy Service
1,686
5
Gibson Energy
1,200
6
FTS International
1,116
7
Calfrac Well Services
1,102
8
Pilot Flying J Inc.
1,084
9
Helena Chemicals
1,004
10
Key Energy Services
790
11
Gemini Motor Transport
765
12
Univar Inc.
740
13
Plains All American Pipeline
730
14
Select Energy Services
653
15
Cudd Energy Services
638
16
ProPetro Services
630
17
Energy Transfer Partners
605
18
Brenntag North America
587
19
Baker Hughes Inc.
571
20
MDU Resources Group
563
21
Gravity Oilfield Services
529
22
Nuverra Environmental Solutions
433
23
Nexeo Solutions
386
24
Eastex Crude
337
25
Sentinel Transportation
323
26
Sun Coast Resources
267
27
NGL Energy Partners
244
28
Stallion Oilfied Services
238
29
Pilot Thomas Logistics
226
30
Marathon Petroleum
213
31
Carpenter Co.
200
32
Nine Energy Services
190
33
Convenience Transportation
177
34
Weatherford International
139
35
KLX Energy Services
108
36
Growmark
102
37
Targa Resouces Partners
98
38
Patterson UTI
96
39
HydroChem
88
40
RelaDyne
75
41
Trican
49
42
Southwestern Energy Co.
48
43
Oil States Energy Services
45
44
Mapco Express
42
45
Delek U.S.
27
46
Pioneer Hi-Bred
24
46
Unimin Corp.
24
48
Exxon Mobil Corp.
14
49
Tetra Tech
11

Extras

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Private Carrier News

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Mondelez Reiterates Guidance as Earnings Beat Estimates

Mondelez International posted quarterly results that topped estimates but reiterated its annual outlook.

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Sysco Says Consumer Woes Hamper Long-Term Outlook

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Albertsons Seeks Details on Ex-Kroger CEO’s Personal Conduct

Albertsons demanded that Kroger provide details on the personal conduct that led the company to replace its CEO, Rodney McMullen, who shepherded the grocers' failed merger.

July 28, 2025
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Buffett's Pilot Explores Sale of Water Management Unit

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C&S Wholesale Grocers is looking to raise $400 million from a leveraged loan sale to help finance its $1.77 billion acquisition of food distributor SpartanNash.

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Coca-Cola said July 22 that it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump.

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