Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefits package.
September 18, 2024Top 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 Industrial Gases Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | American Air Liquide |
1,472 |
2 | Praxair Inc. |
1,018 |
3 | Air Products Inc. |
589 |
4 | Linde North America |
508 |
5 | AmeriGas Partners |
386 |
6 | Matheson Tri-Gas |
344 |
7 | Ferrellgas Partners |
298 |
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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On the Bubble
Amazon Boosts Warehouse Worker Pay by at Least $1.50 an Hour
Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant
Intel and Amazon’s AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing — what’s known as a fabric chip — in a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.”
PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot
A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.
Washington State Moves to Block Albertsons-Kroger Deal
Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.
Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York
Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.
Jimmy Haslam Backs Initiative to Cut Heavy Industry Emissions
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s family office HF Capital has committed $725 million to help launch an initiative aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry, it announced Sept. 16.
Kroger Ups Full-Year Sales Forecast on Grocery Spending
Kroger Co. lifted its full-year sales guidance as the grocery-store operator benefits from consumers prioritizing spending on groceries and other essentials.
Private Fleets Ship Record 75% of Owners’ Outbound Freight
Prior to the past two years, the in-house market share had remained steady at the 67% level throughout the survey’s history, NPTC said.
Kroger, Albertsons CEOs in Court to Defend Merger
PORTLAND, Ore. — The CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons were set to testify in federal court Sept. 4, midway through a three-week hearing in which the grocery chains have defended their proposed merger.
Tyson Foods Names Calaway CFO, Replacing Heir
Tyson Foods said Curt Calaway has been named chief financial officer, replacing company heir John R. Tyson.