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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
NBCUniversal Media
206
2
Sony Pictures Entertainment
150
3
CBS Studios
67
4
Paramount Pictures
60
5
Walt Disney Pictures
52
6
Netflix Inc.
30
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.

Learn more about how carriers are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 largest private carriers list.

Private Carrier News
Business, Equipment, Private, Top 100

Beacon Roofing Solicits Bids to Fend Off Brad Jacobs' QXO

Beacon Roofing Supply has started soliciting interest from potential buyers as it looks to fend off an $11 billion takeover bid from rival QXO Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

David Carnevali | Bloomberg News
January 24, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Layoffs Prompt Canada to Review Government Deals

Canada’s industry minister said Amazon’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut close to 2,000 jobs would prompt the government to examine its current deals with the company.

January 24, 2025
Business, Private, Top 100

Walmart Raises Pay for Market Managers

Walmart Inc. is raising compensation for some managers as the big-box retailer seeks to attract and retain staff.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
January 24, 2025
Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Top 100

ADM Stops Loading Grain Vessels in Louisiana Amid Snowstorm

One of the world’s biggest crop traders has halted loading of grain vessels at U.S. Gulf terminals as the region’s worst snowstorm in 130 years slams the region.

Michael Hirtzer | Bloomberg News
January 22, 2025
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon to Close All Warehouses in Quebec

Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

Mathieu Dion | Bloomberg News
January 22, 2025
Government, Business, Private

FTC Accuses PepsiCo of Price Discrimination Favoring Walmart

The FTC sued PepsiCo on Jan. 17, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to Walmart at the expense of other vendors and consumers.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
January 17, 2025
Business, Equipment, Private

United Rentals to Buy H&E Equipment Services for $3.4B

United Rentals Inc. agreed to buy H&E Equipment Services Inc. for $3.4 billion in cash, gaining a fleet of equipment to serve construction and industrial markets.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 14, 2025
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Walgreens Shares Soar 28% After Sales Beat Forecasts

Revenue came to $39 billion for the fiscal quarter ended in November, driven by higher prices for branded drugs and prescription volumes at the company’s U.S. retail pharmacy division.

Ike Swetlitz | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2025
Business, Private

Albertsons Raises Profit Guidance After Dropping Kroger Deal

Albertsons Cos. raised its adjusted earnings outlook for the full year, a positive sign for the grocer seeking to pave a new path after its proposed deal with Kroger Co. fell apart.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
January 8, 2025
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Value-Seekers Drove 2024's Retail Trends and Dead Ends

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.

December 30, 2024
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