2020 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets are changing practices for the long run while responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.

The fleets on this year’s Top 100 list have shown resilience amid financial and logistical challenges.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
PepsiCo North America Beverages
9,100
2
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,437
3
Reyes Beer Division
1,340
4
Reyes Coca Cola Bottling
931
5
Swire Coca-Cola USA
838
6
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
795
7
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
721
8
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
687
9
Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
677
10
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
611
11
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
598
12
Columbia Distributing
452
13
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
355
14
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
287
15
JJ Taylor Distributing
205
16
Breakthru Beverage Group
183
17
Nestle Waters North America
182
18
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
155
19
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.
150
20
Odom Corp.
141
21
Chesterman Co.
137
22
Clark Beverage Group
125
23
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
118
24
Virginia Eagle Distributing
100
25
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
91
26
North Florida Sales
89
27
Republic National Distributing Co.
84
28
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
29
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
30
Gulf Distributing
64
31
Pepsi MidAmerica
61
32
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
33
Canada Dry Potomac Corp.
53
34
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York
52
35
Brown Bottling Group
48
35
Long Beverage
48
37
Western Wyoming Beverages
47
38
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
45
39
Quality Beverage
40
40
Birrell Bottling Co
34
41
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
41
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
43
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New Haven
30
44
Shore Point Distributing
28
45
Lane Sales
27
46
Corwin Beverage Co.
26
47
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
23
47
House of Schwan
23
49
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
22
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Private Carrier News
Government, Business, Private

Colorado Files Lawsuit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger

Colorado sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. in court Feb. 14, becoming the second state to challenge the deal.

Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
February 14, 2024
Business, Private

Kroger CFO Departs During Uncertainty on Albertsons Merger

Kroger Co. said Feb. 5 that its chief financial officer is leaving for another company as the supermarket operator waits for regulators’ ruling on its proposed merger with Albertsons Cos.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
February 6, 2024
Business, Private

Walmart Adds Stock Grants as Perk in Manager-Retainment Push

NEW YORK — Walmart is further sweetening the perks for its U.S. store managers as it seeks to retain its leaders and attract new ones in a still competitive job market.

Anne D’Innocenzio | Associated Press
January 29, 2024
Business, Equipment, Private

United Rentals Q4 Profit Rises 6.3% on Broad Demand Strength

United Rentals reported net profit of $679 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 6.3% year-over-year increase compared with $639 million in the year-ago period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, For-Hire, Private

Kodiak Opens Truck Port at Ryder Facility in Houston

Kodiak Robotics opened a second truck port for its autonomous semis at a Ryder System Inc. fleet maintenance facility in Houston, the companies said Jan. 23.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Private

Hyzon Sends Four Hydrogen FCEV Trucks to PFG in California

Hyzon delivered four trucks to Performance Food Group’s Vistar facility in Fontana, Calif., the first deliveries of the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle to its largest U.S. customer.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Government, Business, Private

ADM Shares Plunge After Accounting Probe Places CFO on Leave

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. plunged after the U.S. agricultural trading giant suspended its CFO and cut its earnings outlook pending an investigation into its accounting practices.

January 22, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Food Trade, Risk Higher Grocery Costs

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit — and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers.

January 19, 2024
Business, Private

Walmart Boosts Managers’ Base Pay, Redesigns Bonus System

NEW YORK — Walmart Inc. is raising the starting base pay for store managers, while redesigning its bonus plan that will put more of an emphasis on profits for these leaders.

Anne D'Innocenzio | Associated Press
January 18, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Washington State Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger

SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Jan. 15 sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains.

January 16, 2024