The carriers on the TT100 list have kept busy despite a softer freight environment
Private carriers are placing increasing focus on asset utilization, costs and service
Find out where the Top 100 Private carriers are located by region
Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
Equipment Rental | Building Materials | Waste Management | Paper/Office Products | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Agriculture & Food Processing Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Tyson Foods |
2,594 |
2 | CHS Inc. |
1,426 |
3 | Helena Agri-Enterprises |
1,295 |
4 | Darling Ingredients |
1,205 |
5 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
1,120 |
6 | Mondelez International |
810 |
7 | Wayne-Sanderson Farms |
737 |
8 | JBS Carriers |
699 |
9 | Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
602 |
10 | Foster Farms |
566 |
11 | Perdue Farms |
507 |
12 | J.R. Simplot Co. |
497 |
13 | McKee Foods Corp. |
407 |
14 | Goya Foods |
317 |
15 | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
300 |
16 | Wilbur-Ellis |
288 |
17 | Dairy Farmers of America |
255 |
18 | Cargill Inc. |
233 |
19 | MFA Inc. |
224 |
20 | America's Service Line |
221 |
21 | Borden Dairy |
214 |
22 | Glister-Mary Lee Corp. |
180 |
23 | Growmark |
166 |
24 | Co-Alliance Cooperative |
127 |
25 | Sunrise Transport |
96 |
26 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative |
77 |
27 | MFPS Transport Inc. |
64 |
28 | Umpqua Dairy Products Co. |
62 |
29 | Castellini Co. |
45 |
30 | National Food NW |
30 |
31 | Mennel Milling |
24 |
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.
* Prairie Farms equipment counts are from 2022.
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