The retail giant’s investments in its private fleet lift it to the top spot on the Top 100 Private Carriers list.
Even with favorable rates available from for-hire carriers, many shippers are expanding their private fleets.
Find out where the Top 100 Private Carriers are headquartered by region; hover over a region to view all companies located there.
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Top Agriculture & Food Processing Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Tyson Foods |
2,913 |
2 | Nutrien |
2,815 |
3 | CHS Inc. |
1,440 |
4 | Darling Ingredients |
1,405 |
5 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
1,215 |
6 | Helena Agri-Enterprises |
1,195 |
7 | The J.R. Simplot Co. |
975 |
8 | Wayne-Sanderson Farms |
758 |
9 | Mondelez International |
737 |
10 | JBS Carriers |
689 |
11 | Archer Daniels Midland |
638 |
12 | Perdue Farms |
507 |
13 | Keystone Cooperative |
421 |
14 | Cal-Maine Foods |
416 |
15 | McKee Foods |
412 |
16 | Foster Farms |
384 |
17 | Goya Foods |
364 |
18 | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
319 |
19 | Wilbur-Ellis |
295 |
20 | Dairy Farmers of America |
285 |
21 | Cargill Inc. |
251 |
22 | MFA Inc. |
224 |
23 | America's Service Line |
221 |
24 | Gilster-Mary Lee |
213 |
25 | Borden Dairy |
203 |
26 | Producers Dairy |
167 |
27 | Growmark Inc. |
166 |
28 | Sunrise Transport |
96 |
29 | MFPS Transport |
75 |
30 | Seaboard Foods |
70 |
31 | Castellini Co. |
42 |
32 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative |
40 |
33 | National Food NW |
33 |
34 | Pioneer Hi-Bred |
24 |
34 | The Mennel Milling Co. of Virginia |
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.
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