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2021 Top Petroleum/Chemical Carriers

2021 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

Pandemic disruptions and their impact on the economy have upended the advantage private fleets used to enjoy.
See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.
The 2021 edition of the Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list reflects last year’s volatile business conditions.

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Halliburton Energy Services
5,677
2
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,436
3
Basic Energy Services
2,218
4
Schlumberger Ltd.
2,101
5
Pilot Co.
1,341
6
ProPetro Services
1,156
7
Cudd Energy Services
1,126
8
FTS International
1,083
9
Energy Transfer Partners
1,075
10
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,064
11
Univar Solutions
769
12
Calfrac Well Services
740
13
Brenntag North America
691
14
Plains All American Pipeline
680
15
MDU Resources Group
651
16
KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc.
578
17
Key Energy Services
430
18
Nine Energy Service
415
19
Sentinel Transportation
360
20
Stallion Oilfield Services
352
21
Marathon Petroleum
303
22
Convenience Transportation
300
23
Gravity Oilfield Services
284
24
Eastex Crude Co.
276
25
Sun Coast Resources
241
26
Pilot Thomas Logistics
187
27
Baker Hughes
178
28
RelaDyne
177
29
Weatherford International
167
30
Carpenter Co.
150
30
Crestwood Transportation
150
32
Gulfmark Energy
130
33
NGL Energy Partners
126
34
Select Energy Services
121
35
Targa Resources Partners
120
36
PetroChoice
112
37
Sinclair Oil
75
38
Rinchem Co. Inc.
49
39
Pioneer Natural Resources
48
39
Southwestern Energy Co.
48
41
Rocky Mountain Crude Oil
39
42
Oil States Energy Services
38
43
Forbes Energy Services
28

Extras

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While industry sectors have unique demands, all have been dealing with various forms of disruption during the past year.
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Private Carrier News

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Dollar General Boosts Outlook as Value Pitch Draws Shoppers

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Kroger Cuts Guidance as Shoppers Get Choosy About Spending

Kroger’s results add to mixed signals about the health of the U.S. economy as consumers navigate persistent woes about inflation and the cooling labor market.

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