2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
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Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Tractors | Trucks | Pickups/ Cargo Vans | Trailers | Annual Revenue |
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1 | 1 | PepsiCo Inc. |
11,100 | 3,500 | 20,600 | 17,500 | $63.5 billion |
2 | 2 | Sysco Corp. |
8,577 | 1,202 | - | 10,696 | $55.4 billion |
3 | 3 | Walmart Inc. |
6,472 | 145 | - | 61,640 | $500.3 billion |
4 | 6 | Reyes Holdings |
5,443 | 804 | 1,250 | 6,659 | $26.5 billion |
5 | 7 | Halliburton Co. |
5,382 | 2,885 | 254 | 10,362 | $20.6 billion |
6 | 5 | U.S. Foods |
5,336 | 389 | - | 6,650 | $24.0 billion |
7 | 8 | Nutrien |
4,349 | 2,261 | 8,622 | 8,554 | $13.7 billion |
8 | 9 | McLane Co. |
3,941 | 135 | 31 | 5,750 | - |
9 | 11 | Schlumberger Limited |
3,652 | 517 | 249 | 5,107 | $30.4 billion |
10 | 12 | Performance Food Group |
2,835 | 214 | - | 3,810 | $16.8 billion |
11 | 13 | Tyson Foods |
2,819 | 40 | 1,390 | 7,329 | $38.3 billion |
12 | 14 | Keurig Dr Pepper |
2,331 | 86 | 538 | 2,749 | $6.4 billion |
13 | 10 | C & J Energy Services |
2,306 | 454 | - | 3,715 | $1.6 billion |
14 | 20 | Basic Energy Services |
1,686 | 386 | - | 1,819 | $0.9 billion |
15 | 24 | United Rentals Inc. |
1,673 | 3,069 | - | 1,291 | $6.6 billion |
16 | 18 | CHS Inc. |
1,595 | 2,002 | - | 11,247 | $31.9 billion |
17 | 19 | Gordon Food Service |
1,519 | 17 | - | 2,041 | - |
18 | 17 | American Air Liquide Holdings |
1,472 | 4,184 | - | 2,331 | $23.7 billion |
19 | 23 | Albertsons Cos. |
1,450 | 1,030 | 75 | 5,300 | $59.9 billion |
20 | 44 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
1,427 | 513 | - | 1,915 | - |
21 | 25 | Clean Harbors Inc. |
1,375 | 5,187 | 21 | 4,361 | $2.9 billion |
22 | 26 | Dot Foods |
1,353 | 5 | 18 | 2,190 | - |
23 | 31 | The Quikrete Cos. |
1,248 | 47 | - | 1,899 | - |
24 | 27 | Gibson Energy Inc. |
1,200 | - | - | 2,500 | $6.1 billion |
25 | 30 | Sunbelt Rentals |
1,191 | 2,681 | - | 1,524 | $4.2 billion |
26 | - | FTS International |
1,116 | 178 | - | 1,485 | $1.5 billion |
27 | 41 | Core-Mark Holding Co. |
1,108 | 134 | - | 1,469 | $15.7 billion |
28 | 28 | Calfrac Well Services |
1,102 | 364 | - | 1,751 | $1.5 billion |
28 | 21 | Femsa Logistica |
1,102 | 1,100 | - | 2,130 | - |
30 | 37 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
1,066 | 82 | - | 1,333 | - |
31 | 57 | Ahold USA/Delhaize America |
1,062 | 714 | - | 4,560 | $44.5 billion |
32 | 33 | Pilot Flying J Inc. |
1,061 | 35 | - | 1,405 | - |
33 | 35 | Cemex USA |
1,030 | 3,354 | - | 1,689 | $3.5 billion |
34 | 32 | Praxair Inc. |
1,021 | 1,518 | - | 3,188 | $11.4 billion |
35 | 36 | Helena Chemical Co. |
1,004 | 2,507 | - | 2,575 | - |
36 | 43 | United Natural Foods |
943 | 6 | - | 1,084 | $9.3 billion |
37 | 39 | Builders FirstSource Inc. |
940 | 2,312 | - | 1,639 | $7.0 billion |
38 | 45 | Walgreen Co. |
920 | 24 | - | 2,387 | $118.2 billion |
39 | 69 | Maxim Crane Works |
903 | 99 | - | 1,428 | - |
40 | 22 | The Kroger Co. |
879 | 35 | - | 11,211 | $122.7 billion |
41 | 48 | Ashley Furniture Industries |
870 | 7 | - | 3,710 | - |
42 | 97 | BlueLinx Holdings |
836 | 47 | - | 881 | $1.8 billion |
42 | 38 | Veritiv Corp. |
836 | 97 | 149 | 1,415 | $8.4 billion |
44 | 34 | Darling Ingredients Inc. |
835 | 930 | 355 | 4,077 | $3.7 billion |
45 | 40 | Key Energy Services |
790 | 805 | - | 6,034 | $0.4 billion |
46 | 73 | Mondelēz International |
779 | 106 | - | 996 | $26.0 billion |
47 | 16 | Dean Foods Co. |
765 | 761 | - | 2,262 | $7.8 billion |
48 | 47 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
761 | 1,218 | - | 2,431 | $3.0 billion |
49 | 54 | ABC Supply Co. |
750 | 2,400 | 262 | 1,000 | - |
50 | 53 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores |
740 | - | - | 780 | - |
50 | 49 | Univar Inc. |
740 | 125 | - | 1,775 | $8.3 billion |
52 | 42 | Plains All American Pipeline |
730 | - | - | 900 | $26.0 billion |
53 | 61 | Shaw Industries Group |
725 | 60 | - | 3,210 | - |
54 | 46 | Food Services of America |
714 | 50 | - | 820 | - |
55 | 52 | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits |
702 | 2,203 | - | 1,118 | - |
56 | 59 | Supervalu Inc. |
694 | 5 | - | 2,637 | $14.2 billion |
57 | 75 | SE Independent Delivery Services |
691 | 103 | - | 1,202 | - |
58 | 80 | Bunzl Distribution USA |
686 | - | 37 | 1,168 | $6.5 billion |
59 | 83 | Beacon Roofing Supply |
682 | 1,436 | - | 1,168 | $4.4 billion |
60 | 68 | Golden State Foods |
681 | 33 | - | 877 | $7.0 billion |
61 | 55 | Advanced Drainage Systems |
675 | - | - | 1,200 | $1.3 billion |
62 | - | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England |
672 | 100 | - | 890 | - |
63 | 56 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
669 | 242 | - | 801 | $1.8 billion |
64 | 60 | Sherwin-Williams Co. |
667 | 1 | - | 1,670 | $15.0 billion |
65 | 50 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
666 | 133 | - | 773 | - |
66 | 65 | JBS USA Holdings |
665 | - | - | 1,430 | $26.8 billion |
67 | 62 | Publix Super Markets |
659 | 18 | 414 | 3,265 | $34.6 billion |
68 | 58 | Shamrock Foods |
655 | 75 | 75 | 1,098 | - |
69 | 98 | Select Energy Services |
653 | 630 | - | 1,763 | $0.7 billion |
70 | 63 | Cudd Energy Services |
638 | 239 | - | 881 | - |
71 | - | ProPetro Holding Corp. |
630 | 43 | - | 773 | $1.0 billion |
72 | - | Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages |
620 | 231 | - | 768 | - |
73 | 66 | Energy Transfer Partners |
605 | 95 | - | 712 | $29.0 billion |
74 | 71 | Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Co. |
602 | 87 | - | 1,702 | $60.8 billion |
75 | - | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
598 | 14 | - | 657 | - |
76 | 78 | Air Products Inc. |
589 | 94 | 330 | 2,000 | $8.2 billion |
77 | 64 | Brenntag North America |
587 | 80 | - | 1,487 | - |
78 | 74 | Nestle USA |
581 | 3,353 | - | 1,435 | $26.7 billion |
79 | - | Williams Brothers Construction |
575 | 200 | - | 253 | - |
80 | 15 | Baker Hughes |
571 | 63 | - | 355 | $22.0 billion |
81 | 77 | C&S Wholesale Grocers |
567 | - | - | 1,613 | - |
82 | 79 | MDU Resources Group Inc. |
563 | 1,797 | - | 1,844 | $4.4 billion |
83 | 80 | Stericycle Inc. |
556 | 3,762 | - | 2,095 | $3.6 billion |
84 | 82 | Foster Farms |
536 | 96 | 10 | 1,621 | - |
85 | 84 | Gravity Oilfield Services |
529 | 69 | - | 541 | - |
86 | 76 | H.E.B. Grocery Co. |
517 | 5 | - | 2,355 | - |
87 | 85 | Linde North America |
508 | 1,877 | - | 1,421 | - |
88 | 87 | Mohawk Industries |
488 | 159 | - | 2,217 | $9.5 billion |
89 | 90 | Ace Hardware Corp. |
469 | 1 | 1 | 1,440 | $5.4 billion |
90 | 88 | Valley Proteins Inc. |
466 | 151 | 54 | 1,198 | - |
91 | - | Medline Inc. |
462 | 121 | - | 547 | $10.0 billion |
92 | 72 | Oldcastle Inc. |
460 | 894 | 2 | 1,266 | - |
93 | 100 | Herc Rentals |
444 | 300 | - | 447 | $1.8 billion |
94 | 91 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
441 | 141 | 176 | 609 | - |
94 | 93 | The H.T. Hackney Co. |
441 | 172 | - | 578 | - |
96 | 89 | KeHE Distributors |
438 | 1 | 1 | 742 | - |
97 | 92 | Sanderson Farms Inc. |
436 | 31 | - | 706 | $3.3 billion |
98 | 94 | Bragg Cos. |
433 | - | - | 682 | - |
98 | 67 | Nuverra Environmental Solutions |
433 | 180 | - | 553 | $0.2 billion |
100 | 95 | Dunkin' Brands Group |
430 | 12 | - | 450 | $0.9 billion |
The Top 100 Private Carriers on this list operate their own trucks to carry freight and are ranked on the basis of the total number of highway tractors in the fleet. To be included in the Top 100 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
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