2025 Top Petroleum/Chemical 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
Halliburton Co.
3,233
2
Patterson-UTI Energy
2,142
3
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,464
4
Pilot Co.
1,333
5
Cudd Energy Services (RPC Inc.)
1,269
6
ProFrac Services
1,099
7
Select Water Solutions
1,094
8
Univar Solutions
1,049
9
ProPetro Services
926
10
Brenntag North America
877
11
Plains All American Pipeline
746
12
Knife River
745
13
Marathon Petroleum
707
14
Energy Transfer
685
15
Calfrac Well Services
609
16
RelaDyne
420
17
KLX Energy Services
417
18
Schlumberger Ltd.
412
19
Stallion Infrastructure Services
389
20
Convenience Transportation
388
21
Sentinel Transportation
374
22
Nine Energy Service
356
23
Gulfmark Energy
290
24
Eastex Crude
222
25
Parkland USA
219
26
Baker Hughes Oilfield
194
27
Ranger Energy Services
193
28
Rolfson Oil
172
29
Axis Energy Services
171
30
Corrigan Oil
158
31
Harms Oil
155
32
Carpenter Co.
150
32
Targa Resources
150
34
Pilot Thomas Logistics
148
35
South Texas Oilfield Solutions
137
36
Weatherford International
135
37
Brenner Oil
134
38
Farmers Oil
131
39
Irving Oil
127
40
World Oil
120
41
Keystops
111
42
Key Energy Services
94
43
Diesel Direct
91
44
Atlas Oil
89
45
Nalco Water
85
46
Fortress Development Solutions
80
47
PetroChoice
79
48
John R. Lawson Rock & Oil
78
49
Arguindegui Oil
77
50
Rocky Mountain Crude Oil
73

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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