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 Grocery Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | McLane Grocery |
1,656 |
2 | Kroger Co. |
1,489 |
3 | Albertsons |
1,453 |
4 | United Natural Foods |
812 |
5 | Ahold Delhaize |
663 |
6 | Publix Super Markets |
642 |
7 | H.E.B. Grocery Co. |
569 |
8 | C & S Wholesale Grocers |
567 |
9 | Supervalu Inc. |
409 |
10 | SpartanNash |
343 |
11 | Bozzuto's Inc. |
243 |
12 | Unified Grocers |
239 |
13 | Hy-Vee Inc. |
223 |
14 | Meijer Inc. |
220 |
15 | Wegmans Food Markets |
180 |
16 | Save Mart Supermarkets |
115 |
17 | Willow Run Foods |
114 |
18 | Save-A-Lot Food Stores |
108 |
19 | Schnuck Markets |
81 |
20 | Golub Corp./Price Chopper |
69 |
21 | Smart & Final |
68 |
22 | U R M Stores |
60 |
23 | The Grocery Supply Co. |
55 |
23 | Tops Friendly Markets |
55 |
25 | Brookshire Brothers |
44 |
26 | Class Produce Group |
30 |
27 | Whole Foods Market |
23 |
28 | Eastland Food Corp. |
13 |
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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