2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

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Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Pepsi Beverages
8,578
2
Coca-Cola Refreshments
5,487
3
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
2,331
4
Femsa Logistica
1,500
5
Reyes Beverage Group
1,120
6
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
806
7
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
795
8
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
714
9
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
699
10
Swire Coca-Cola USA
664
11
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
461
12
Columbia Distributing
402
13
Silver Eagle Distributors
363
14
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
292
15
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
249
16
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
213
17
Gulf Distributing
189
18
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
148
19
Nestle Waters North America
140
20
Clark Beverage Group
129
21
Odom Corp.
98
22
Clare Rose Inc.
97
23
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
93
24
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
91
25
North Florida Sales
88
26
Virginia Eagle Distributing
80
27
Pepsi MidAmerica
77
28
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
29
Republic National Distributing Co.
74
30
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
31
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
32
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York
52
33
Brown Bottling Group
47
33
Carolina Beverage Corp.
47
35
Long Beverage
45
36
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
36
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
38
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven
32
38
Quality Beverage
32
40
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
30
41
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
29
42
Birrell Brothers Co.
28
43
Lane Sales
25
44
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
24
44
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Logansport
24
44
Shore Point Distributing
24
47
House of Schwan
23
47
Western Wyoming Beverages
23
49
Allen Beverages
22
50
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield
21
51
Chesterman Co.
20
52
Corwin Beverage Co.
18
52
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln
18
52
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester
18

Extras

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Private Carrier News

Business, Private

Walmart Lowers Outlook for 2025

Walmart delivered another year of strong sales and profits with its competitive prices an increasingly strong magnet for shoppers, but 2025 appears to come with new challenges.

Anne D’Innocenzio | Associated Press
February 20, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Private

Curtain Falls on Hydrogen Truck Maker Hyzon

Hydrogen fuel cell electric truck manufacturer Hyzon closed its doors Feb. 18, according to an executive, almost exactly four years after promising to produce 40,000 trucks in 2025.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 19, 2025
Business, Equipment, Private

Herc Rentals Outbids United in $3.9B Merger with H&E

Herc Rentals is set to merge with fellow construction equipment supplier H&E Equipment Services after outbidding the largest player in the field, United Rentals, the company said Feb. 18.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
February 18, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Warehouse Workers Reject Union Bid in North Carolina

Amazon workers at a warehouse in North Carolina overwhelmingly rejected union representation.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
February 18, 2025
Business, Equipment, Private

United Rentals Drops $3.4 Billion Purchase of H&E Equipment

United Rentals abandoned its plan to acquire H&E Equipment Services, declining to increase its original offer of $3.4 billion for the rival construction equipment supplier.

John Lauerman | Bloomberg News
February 18, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Workers Seek $30 an Hour in North Carolina

Amazon employee organizers in Garner, N.C., won the right to hold an election this week to determine whether workers at the facility will be represented by an upstart union.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
February 11, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Private, Top 100

Cemex CEO Fernando González to Step Down After 30 Years

González will be replaced April 1 by Jaime Muguiro, who is the current head of Cemex’s U.S. operations, the company said in a statement.

Amy Stillman | Bloomberg News
February 10, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Rivian Broadens Sales of Van Once Exclusive to Amazon

Rivian said it will sell its electric delivery van designed for Amazon to other customers, a move to boost revenue from fleet operators as consumer demand for battery-powered cars slows.

Kara Carlson | Bloomberg News
February 10, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Amazon Posts Strong Q4 Earnings, but Stock Dips on Q1 Outlook

Amazon on Feb. 6 reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for the holiday shopping period, but its share price dipped in after-hours trading due to disappointing guidance for Q1.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
February 7, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Private

Beacon Roofing Rejects Hostile QXO Bid

Beacon Roofing Supply has officially rejected a hostile takeover approach from QXO, setting the stage for a potentially protracted battle for control of the building supplies provider.

David Carnevali | Bloomberg News
February 6, 2025