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.
Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
Equipment Rental | Building Materials | Waste Management | Paper/Office Products | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Food Service Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Sysco Corp. |
9,218 |
2 | US Foods |
5,983 |
3 | Performance Foodservice |
4,274 |
4 | PepsiCo Foods North America |
2,480 |
5 | Gordon Food Service |
2,144 |
6 | McLane Restaurant |
2,041 |
7 | Dot Foods |
1,755 |
8 | The Martin-Brower Co. |
1,444 |
9 | Core-Mark |
1,261 |
10 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
1,182 |
11 | Shamrock Foods |
850 |
12 | KeHE Distributors |
643 |
13 | Cheney Brothers |
613 |
14 | Domino's Pizza |
556 |
15 | Lipari Foods |
492 |
16 | Vistar Transportation |
468 |
17 | Dunkin' |
400 |
18 | Panera Bread |
295 |
19 | Blue Line Foodservice Distribution |
258 |
20 | Labatt Food Service |
247 |
21 | Merchants Foodservice |
228 |
22 | Papa John's |
172 |
23 | Arctic Glacier USA |
160 |
24 | QuikTrip Distribution |
144 |
25 | Coastal Pacific Food Distributors |
97 |
26 | Brakebush Transportation |
96 |
27 | Utz Quality Foods/Golden Flake Snack Foods |
90 |
28 | Blue Bell Creameries |
81 |
29 | Greco and Sons |
74 |
30 | Dutch Valley Food Distributors |
68 |
31 | Vendors Supply |
43 |
32 | Jake's Finer Foods |
37 |
33 | Golden State Foods |
24 |
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Top 100 Private Carriers Expand Fleets Despite Challenges
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