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 |
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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