The retail giant’s investments in its private fleet lift it to the top spot on the Top 100 Private Carriers list.
Even with favorable rates available from for-hire carriers, many shippers are expanding their private fleets.
Find out where the Top 100 Private Carriers are headquartered by region; hover over a region to view all companies located there.
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Top Beverage Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | PepsiCo Beverages North America |
9,138 |
2 | Reyes Beverage Group |
2,369 |
3 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
1,746 |
4 | Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling |
1,726 |
5 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
1,016 |
6 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
967 |
7 | Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages |
862 |
8 | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
773 |
9 | Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast |
644 |
10 | Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages |
504 |
11 | Columbia Distributing |
435 |
12 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
433 |
13 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
336 |
14 | Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling |
332 |
15 | Buffalo Rock |
279 |
16 | Breakthru Beverage Group |
263 |
17 | Republic National Distributing Co. |
259 |
18 | Admiral Beverage |
227 |
19 | JJ Taylor Distributing |
223 |
20 | Chesterman Co. |
213 |
21 | Manhattan Beer Distributors |
199 |
22 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country |
167 |
23 | C.C. Clark |
162 |
24 | Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling |
158 |
25 | Bettaway Beverage Distributors |
150 |
26 | Johnson Brothers |
149 |
27 | BlueTriton Brands |
142 |
28 | Gulf Distributing Holdings |
140 |
29 | Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling |
125 |
30 | The Odom Corp. |
118 |
31 | Martignetti Cos. |
103 |
32 | Virginia Eagle Distributing |
100 |
33 | North Florida Sales |
84 |
33 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Central Virginia |
84 |
35 | Long Beverage |
78 |
36 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory (N.C.) |
71 |
37 | Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Group (Mo.) |
68 |
38 | Pepsi MidAmerica |
65 |
39 | Pepsi-Cola of the Hudson Valley |
60 |
40 | Anheuser-Busch Sales Pomona (Calif.) |
59 |
41 | Shore Point Distributing Co. |
55 |
42 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York |
52 |
43 | Brown Bottling Group |
48 |
44 | Viking Coca-Cola Bottling |
42 |
45 | Birrell Bottling |
40 |
45 | Refreshment Services |
40 |
47 | Monster Energy |
35 |
48 | Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington |
33 |
48 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling of Corbin (Ky.) |
33 |
50 | Wyoming Beverages |
31 |
The Top 100 Private Carriers on this list operate their own trucks to carry freight and are ranked on the basis of the total number of highway tractors in the fleet. To be included in the Top 100 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 100 list.
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