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2024 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front

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.

Rankings
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
Extras

Investments in electrification and alternative fuels are helping private fleets reach corporate sustainability targets.

The e-commerce giant has installed more than 17,000 chargers at 120 warehouses in the U.S.

Fleets across numerous industries have spent the past year growing in size and expanding operations.

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Private Carrier News
Business, Technology, Private, TCA

Walmart Now Offers Late-Evening Delivery, Pickup

Walmart is now offering express home delivery until 10 p.m. on orders placed by 9:30 p.m. so that “last-minute needs are delivered to your doorstep just in time,” the company said.

Leada Gore | al.com
September 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Service Lets Merchants Deliver to Physical Stores

Amazon.com Inc. is offering a new service that will let its 2 million merchant partners deliver inventory directly to physical retail stores and warehouses.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2023
Government, Business, Private

Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 413 Stores to C&S

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to sell 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a divestiture designed to help win antitrust approval for their $24.6 billion merger.

September 8, 2023
Government, Business, Private

Kroger, Albertsons In Talks to Sell Stores to C&S, SoftBank

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. are selling some of their stores in an effort to win regulatory approval for their $25 billion merger, according to people familiar with the matter.

September 7, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon, Shopify Open Amazon Logistics Resources to Sellers

Amazon .com Inc. and Shopify Inc. have struck a deal to allow merchants who pay for Shopify’s e-commerce tools to use Amazon’s logistics network.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
August 31, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Tyson Foods Reorganizes, Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

Tyson Foods will centralize areas such as transportation and warehousing under fresh meats head Brady Stewart in the food giant’s latest effort to restore profits.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
August 30, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Private

Sam’s Club to Open Big Distribution Center in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma officials applauded news that Sam’s Club will invest $40 million to open a large distribution center in the state scheduled to open early next year.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
August 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Instacart Files for IPO Revealing Profit, PepsiCo Investment

Instacart joined chip designer Arm Holdings Ltd. in moving ahead with an initial public offering, adding momentum to a return of high-profile listings.

August 25, 2023
Business, Equipment, Private, Top 100

Private Fleet Sector Rankings Illustrate Market Shifts

The biggest private motor carriers across a variety of industries experienced ups and downs during the past year as they adapted to changing freight market conditions.

Mike Senatore | Features Coordinator
August 25, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Ashley's Trucking Fleet Keeps Furniture Moving

In recent years, Ashley Furniture Industries has been expanding its own private trucking fleet — both organic­ally and through acquisition — to further bolster its supply chain.

Gregory Van Tighem | Special to Transport Topics
August 25, 2023