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2024 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front

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.

Rankings
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
Extras

Investments in electrification and alternative fuels are helping private fleets reach corporate sustainability targets.

The e-commerce giant has installed more than 17,000 chargers at 120 warehouses in the U.S.

Fleets across numerous industries have spent the past year growing in size and expanding operations.

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Drone developers gain approval to operate in shared airspace for package deliveries in the Dallas area.

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Private Carrier News
Business, Technology, Private

Jimmy Haslam Backs Initiative to Cut Heavy Industry Emissions

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s family office HF Capital has committed $725 million to help launch an initiative aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry, it announced Sept. 16.

Michelle Ma | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Kroger Ups Full-Year Sales Forecast on Grocery Spending

Kroger Co. lifted its full-year sales guidance as the grocery-store operator benefits from consumers prioritizing spending on groceries and other essentials.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Private Fleets Ship Record 75% of Owners’ Outbound Freight

Prior to the past two years, the in-house market share had remained steady at the 67% level throughout the survey’s history, NPTC said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger, Albertsons CEOs in Court to Defend Merger

PORTLAND, Ore. — The CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons were set to testify in federal court Sept. 4, midway through a three-week hearing in which the grocery chains have defended their proposed merger.

Claire Rush and Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
September 4, 2024
Business, Private

Tyson Foods Names Calaway CFO, Replacing Heir

Tyson Foods said Curt Calaway has been named chief financial officer, replacing company heir John R. Tyson.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
August 29, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger-Albertsons Deal Heads to Court With Food Price Focus

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. are finally getting their day in court. Nearly two years after the acquisition was announced, the grocery giants on Aug. 26 started a federal court hearing in Portland, Ore., on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the $24.6 billion deal.

Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
August 26, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Private

Halliburton Warning Oil Clients After Cybersecurity Attack

Halliburton, the world’s biggest provider of fracking services, said it is alerting customers and other stakeholders after an unauthorized third party gained access to some of its systems.

August 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Albertsons Sued for Allegedly Copying Startup’s Software

Albertsons Cos. was sued by an e-commerce software maker that claims the grocery chain conducted trials with its product for three years only to steal its trade secrets to build its own system.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
August 19, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger Plans Minimum 7-Tranche Bond Sale for Albertsons Deal

Kroger is poised to sell investment-grade bonds in at least seven parts to help fund its proposed acquisition of Albertsons as antitrust scrutiny continues to hang over the plan.

Emma Sanchez | Bloomberg News
August 19, 2024
Business, Equipment, Private, Top 100

Walmart Overtakes PepsiCo on Top 100 Private Carriers List

Walmart Inc.’s initiatives to strengthen its in-house trucking operations have elevated it to No. 1 on this year’s updated Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
August 16, 2024
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