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, Logistics, Private

Amazon Will Take Stake in Grubhub, Offer Prime Users Membership

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV’s shares jumped the most in almost four years after Amazon.com Inc. agreed to take a stake in its Grubhub business.

Amy Thomson | Bloomberg News
July 6, 2022
Business, Logistics, Private

Walmart Announces New Charges for Suppliers

Walmart Inc. is hitting some suppliers with two new charges as it struggles to soften the blow of surging transportation costs.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
July 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Names New Head for Troubled Retail Business

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on June 21 named a new head for the company’s troubled retail business, which is dealing with a glut of warehouse space after a massive expansion during the pandemic.

June 21, 2022
Business, Equipment, Private

Walmart to Add Four E-Commerce Warehouses to Speed Deliveries

Walmart Inc. announced plans to build what it said would be a “high-tech” fulfillment center in Joliet, Ill., which is 45 miles southwest of Chicago.

June 3, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Walmart, Others Amass $45 Billion in Extra Stuff to Sell

Big retailers rushed to build up inventories last year amid soaring consumer demand and transportation bottlenecks — going so far in some cases as to rent their own cargo ships. Now, they’re trying to figure out how to sell all their stuff.

May 31, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private, TCA

Walmart Expands Drone Delivery in Six States

Walmart soon will expand its drone delivery program across six states: Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Drone hubs will be set up at 34 sites by the end of the year.

Bernadette Berdychowski | Tampa Bay Times
May 25, 2022
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Sublease Warehouses as Online Shopping Slows

Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the e-commerce giant rake in soaring profits in the past two years, has eased.

May 24, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Private

Daimler to Deploy 800 eCascadias to Sysco

Food service distributor Sysco Corp. and Daimler Truck North America jointly announced Sysco’s letter of intent to deploy 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
May 19, 2022
Business, Private

Walmart Profit Drags as Inflation Takes a Bite

NEW YORK — Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a snarled global supply chain.

Anne D’Innocenzio | Associated Press
May 17, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private

New York Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Amazon

NEW YORK — An appeals court in New York dismissed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against Amazon over its coronavirus safety protocols and a former employee who led the successful union organizing effort on Staten Island.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
May 10, 2022