2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Here’s how shippers are coping with an increasingly constrained freight market.
Find out which North American regions host the largest private carriers.
How shippers are making better use of their limited hauling capacity.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Pepsi Beverages
8,578
2
Keurig Dr Pepper
2,331
3
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,427
4
Femsa Logistica
1,102
5
Reyes Coca Cola Bottling
947
6
Reyes Beverage Group
907
7
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
836
8
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
702
9
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
672
10
Swire Coca-Cola USA
669
11
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
666
12
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
620
13
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
598
14
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
441
15
Columbia Distributing
424
16
Silver Eagle Distributors
357
17
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
285
18
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
236
19
Clark Beverage Group
187
20
Breakthru Beverage Group
175
21
Gulf Distributing
170
22
Odom Corp.
154
23
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
148
24
Nestle Waters North America
140
25
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
100
26
Clare Rose Inc.
97
27
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
90
28
North Florida Sales
88
29
Republic National Distributing Co.
85
30
Virginia Eagle Distributing
84
31
Pepsi MidAmerica
77
32
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
33
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
34
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
35
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York
52
36
Carolina Beverage Corp.
47
37
Brown Bottling Group
46
38
Long Beverage
45
39
Birrell Brothers Co.
34
40
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
40
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
42
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven
32
42
Quality Beverage
32
44
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
29
45
Lane Sales
27
46
Corwin Beverage Co.
25
47
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
24
47
Shore Point Distributing
24
49
House of Schwan
23
49
Western Wyoming Beverages
23
51
Allen Beverages
22
51
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
22
53
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield
21
54
Chesterman Co.
20
55
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester
19
56
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln
18
Extras
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Private Carrier News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Private

Rivian CEO Scaringe Eyes New Commercial Clients

Rivian Automotive Inc. is ready to take on more commercial partners beyond Amazon.com Inc. after a recent run of production success.

Ed Ludlow and Sean O'Kane | Bloomberg News
July 6, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Fleets Can Expect Long Timelines for Facility Connections

Facility electrification timelines for  heavy-duty trucking fleets are likely to be more protracted than carrier executives might expect, according to executives at power utilities.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Pays Small Businesses for Last-Mile Deliveries

Amazon.com Inc. launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the “last mile” of delivery to customers’ doorsteps.

Mae Anderson | Associated Press
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Private, Global Freight

Pepsi Leads Calls for EU to Roll Out Green Trucks Faster

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.

John Ainger | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, Private

FBI Says EVs Raise Risk of Cyberattacks

Trucking companies that are considering electrifying their fleets must be on their guard for the heightened opportunities such decisions offer cybercriminals, according to the FBI.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Private

FTC Says Amazon Enrolls Consumers Into Prime Without Consent

NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on June 21 for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
June 21, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Debuts ‘HQ2’ Complex in Virginia

ARLINGTON, Va. — Amazon unveiled its new headquarters complex in Virginia June 15, a pair of gleaming amenity-packed towers that leaders hope will persuade employees to return to the office.

Matthew Barakat | Associated Press
June 15, 2023
Business, Fuel, Private, TCA

Walmart Announces Sustainability Initiatives

Walmart announced June 1 it will take steps to reduce the amount of plastic and cardboard it puts in the waste stream from online orders and reduce vehicle emissions from delivery of packages.

Robert Higgs | cleveland.com
June 2, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Private

NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegal Anti-Union Actions

Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law by unilaterally changing policies and terminating union supporters at its sole unionized warehouse, U.S. labor board prosecutors allege.

Josh Eidelson | Bloomberg News
May 23, 2023
Business, Private

Walmart Stock Outperforms Target

Walmart shares are outshining those of Target as Wall Street anticipates the shopping behemoth’s broad array of household necessities will offer shelter from slowing economic growth.

Katrina Lewis | Bloomberg News
May 19, 2023