Amazon.com Inc. launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays small business owners to deliver packages during the “last mile” of delivery to customers’ doorsteps.
June 26, 2023Top 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 Paper/Office Products Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | BlueLinx Holdings |
836 |
1 | Veritiv Corp. |
836 |
3 | Essendant Co. |
121 |
4 | Lindenmyer Munroe |
108 |
5 | Imperial Bag & Paper Co. |
61 |
6 | Dade Paper & Bag Co. |
51 |
7 | SP Richards Co. |
27 |
8 | W.B. Mason Co. |
12 |
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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