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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, Autonomous, Private, TCA

Amazon to Roll Out Palm Payment Technology at Whole Foods

Customers at Amazon’s Whole Foods Market stores will soon be able to pay for their groceries with a wave of their hand.

Madison Iszler | San Antonio Express-News
July 21, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time

Amazon’s carbon emissions ticked lower for the first time since the company began reporting the figure, citing increased purchases of renewable electricity and a slowdown in sales growth.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
July 18, 2023
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lifts 2023 Profit Forecast as Q2 Revenue Up 10%

Higher prices lifted PepsiCo’s revenue in the second quarter but dented consumer demand, and the company said July 13 price increases could start to moderate in the second half of this year.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
July 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Drives All Online Sales Up 6.1%

U.S. shoppers spent $12.7 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.’s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe Inc.

July 13, 2023
Business, Private

Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours

U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon's Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc., up 6% from a year ago but short of estimates for even stronger growth.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
July 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration

Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an “invite-only” promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 11, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Private

Rivian CEO Scaringe Eyes New Commercial Clients

Rivian Automotive Inc. is ready to take on more commercial partners beyond Amazon.com Inc. after a recent run of production success.

Ed Ludlow and Sean O'Kane | Bloomberg News
July 6, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Fleets Can Expect Long Timelines for Facility Connections

Facility electrification timelines for  heavy-duty trucking fleets are likely to be more protracted than carrier executives might expect, according to executives at power utilities.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Pays Small Businesses for Last-Mile Deliveries

Amazon.com Inc. launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the “last mile” of delivery to customers’ doorsteps.

Mae Anderson | Associated Press
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Private, Global Freight

Pepsi Leads Calls for EU to Roll Out Green Trucks Faster

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.

John Ainger | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2023