2019 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Competition has heated up in food and oil sectors.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by U.S. region.
Private fleets are expanding to meet consumer expectations for e-commerce.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Pepsi Beverages
9,100
2
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,437
3
Solistica
1,102
4
Reyes Beverage Group
1,018
5
Reyes Coca Cola Bottling
931
6
Swire Coca-Cola USA
838
7
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
795
8
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
719
9
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
687
10
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
677
11
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
611
12
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
598
13
Columbia Distributing
450
14
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
397
15
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
285
16
Nestle Waters North America
182
17
Breakthru Beverage Group
179
18
JJ Taylor Distributing
170
19
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
155
20
Odom Corp.
152
21
Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling Co.
150
22
Chesterman Co.
135
23
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
118
24
Virginia Eagle Distributing
106
25
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
90
26
North Florida Sales
88
27
Clark Beverage Group
87
28
Republic National Distributing Co.
85
29
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
30
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
31
Gulf Distributing
67
32
Pepsi MidAmerica
61
33
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
34
Canada Dry Potomac Corp.
53
36
Brown Bottling Group
46
37
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
45
37
Long Beverage
45
39
Quality Beverage
40
40
Birrell Brothers Co.
34
41
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
41
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
43
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven
30
44
Shore Point Distributing
28
45
DBI Beverage Napa
27
45
Lane Sales
27
47
Corwin Beverage Co.
25
48
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
23
48
House of Schwan
23
48
Western Wyoming Beverages
23
51
Allen Beverages
22
51
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
22
53
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield
21
54
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester
19
55
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln
17
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Private Carrier News
Government, Business, Equipment, Private

American Tire Seeks Bankruptcy After Deal With Lenders

American Tire Distributors, which sought bankruptcy protection in 2018 after the defection of two major manufacturers, has filed for Chapter 11 again as it considers a sale process to cut debt.

October 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Walmart Challenges Amazon With Prescription Delivery

Walmart Inc. will start delivering prescriptions to U.S. homes in as little as 30 minutes, a move that’s intended to grab a bigger slice of online spending and compete against Amazon.com Inc.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
October 22, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Consumers Switch to Slower Shipping, Squeezing UPS, FedEx

More people are switching to slower delivery options to save money, and profits at FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. are getting squeezed.

Cailley LaPara | Bloomberg News
October 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon, Google Make Dueling Nuclear Investments

Amazon on Oct. 16 said it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity.

October 16, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private

Walgreens to Close 1,200 US Stores

Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turn around a struggling U.S. business that contributed to a $3 billion quarterly loss.

Tom Murphy | Associated Press
October 15, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Unveils AI Tool to Help Drivers Find Packages Faster

Amazon.com Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool designed to help drivers locate packages in cluttered vans.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
October 9, 2024
Business, Technology, Private, Global Freight

Charging Developer Terawatt Opens First Facility for Fleets

Terawatt Infrastructure’s truck charging ambitions took a step forward with the opening of its first full-build light-duty fleet facility.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 9, 2024
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lowers Revenue Forecast as Sales Growth Weakens

PepsiCo lowered its organic revenue forecast for the year after U.S. consumers continued to pull back on buying its snacks and drinks.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 8, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers Ramp Up Holiday Hiring

Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
October 3, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Online Holiday Spending Projected to Rise 8.4%

Steep discounts and easing inflation will compel U.S. shoppers to spend $240.8 billion online in November and December, up 8.4% from last year’s holidays and the biggest increase since 2021.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
September 25, 2024