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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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Drone developers gain approval to operate in shared airspace for package deliveries in the Dallas area.

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Private Carrier News
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Tests Speedy Delivery Service Featuring Kia Souls

Amazon.com Inc. has deployed a new secret weapon in its same-day delivery operation: a convoy of Kia Souls.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
August 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private

Pipeline Firms in Talks With Data Centers About Gas Supply

Energy Transfer and Williams Cos. are talking to data center operators about building pipelines directly to their facilities to fuel on-site power plants as the centers prepare for a boom in AI.

Elizabeth Elkin | Bloomberg News
August 8, 2024
Business, Private

Fertilizer Giant Nutrien Names New CFO Amid Industry Swoon

Nutrien Ltd. named a new chief financial officer amid an industry downturn that has eroded the fertilizer giant’s profits.

Kim Chipman | Bloomberg News
August 7, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Reports Boost in Quarterly Profit to $13.5 Billion

Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Aug. 1, but the company missed revenue estimates, sending stocks lower in after-hours trading.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
August 1, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Tyson, JBS Set for Earnings Spike From Poultry Rebound

Companies including Tyson Foods and JBS SA, which control a sizable chunk of global meat supplies, are set to report a spike in earnings for the quarter ended in June as a rebound in poultry profits counterbalances a downturn in their U.S. beef operations.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
July 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

FAA Clears Drone Companies to Operate in Shared Airspace

The FAA has cleared Wing and Zipline to fly their drones simultaneously over the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth without visual observers, using technology to keep the drones apart.

Allyson Versprille | Bloomberg News
July 30, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Deemed Responsible for Hazardous Third-Party Items

Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company, a U.S. government agency ordered July 30.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
July 30, 2024
Business, Private

ADM’s Profit Shrinks on Crop Market Downturn

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s quarterly profit shrank more than expected as the grain trading giant faces a downturn in crop markets.

July 30, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Prime Day Drives Online Sales Up 11% to $14.2 Billion

U.S. shoppers spent $14.2 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.’s 48-hour Prime Day sale, up 11% from a year ago and in line with estimates, according to Adobe Inc.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 18, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Prime Day Sales Rise 13% in First Six Hours of Event

Amazon’s Prime Day sales rose about 13% in the first six hours of the event compared with the same period last year, according to Momentum Commerce.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 16, 2024