2019 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Competition has heated up in food and oil sectors.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by U.S. region.
Private fleets are expanding to meet consumer expectations for e-commerce.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Halliburton Energy Services
5,771
2
Schlumberger Ltd.
3,652
3
C&J Energy Services
2,364
4
Helena Agri-Enterprises
2,054
5
Basic Energy Services
1,686
6
Cudd Energy Services
1,664
7
Keane Group
1,201
8
Pilot Flying J
1,061
9
FTS International
1,055
10
Univar Solutions
1,036
11
Energy Transfer Partners
852
12
Key Energy Services
792
13
Calfrac Well Services
780
14
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
765
15
Plains All American Pipeline
750
15
ProPetro Services
750
17
Select Energy Services
749
18
Brenntag North America
732
19
Nine Energy Service
702
20
Baker Hughes
649
21
MDU Resources Group
616
22
Gravity Oilfield Services
614
23
Pioneer Natural Resources
410
24
Stallion Oilfield Services
379
25
Eastex Crude Co.
299
26
Sun Coast Resources
277
27
Convenience Transportation
263
28
Sentinel Transportation
260
29
Marathon Petroleum
254
30
Pilot Thomas Logistics
234
31
Crestwood Transportation
210
32
NGL Energy Partners
201
33
Weatherford International
197
34
HOP Energy
175
35
Carpenter Co.
150
35
KLX Energy Services
150
37
Targa Resources Partners
132
38
Growmark
125
39
Gulfmark Energy
115
40
PetroChoice
96
41
Allied Universal
93
42
RelaDyne
92
43
Oil States Energy Services
48
43
Southwestern Energy Co.
48
45
Rocky Mountain Crude Oil
39
46
Forbes Energy Services
36
47
Delek U.S.
24
47
Mansfield Energy
24
47
Trican
24
50
Exxon Mobil Corp.
13
50
Johnson Oil Co. of Gaylord
13
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Private Carrier News
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Nikola Leads Field in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Deployment

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized longhaul freight sector, but their development has proceeded at a measured pace.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Retailers Offer ‘Returnless Refunds’ to Reduce Shipping Fees

Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned products.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
November 4, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

PepsiCo to Close Four US Bottling Plants, Cut 400 Jobs

The news follows PepsiCo's confirmation of the Chicago plant's full closure earlier in the week. Sales, delivery and warehouse functions will continue at the other three locations.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 30, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

PepsiCo to Close Chicago Plant, Offer 60 Days’ Pay

PepsiCo said the decision was difficult, but it described the 60-year-old building as a facility with “physical limitations.” The company said it would pay workers for the next 60 days

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 28, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Private

American Tire Seeks Bankruptcy After Deal With Lenders

American Tire Distributors, which sought bankruptcy protection in 2018 after the defection of two major manufacturers, has filed for Chapter 11 again as it considers a sale process to cut debt.

October 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Walmart Challenges Amazon With Prescription Delivery

Walmart Inc. will start delivering prescriptions to U.S. homes in as little as 30 minutes, a move that’s intended to grab a bigger slice of online spending and compete against Amazon.com Inc.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
October 22, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Consumers Switch to Slower Shipping, Squeezing UPS, FedEx

More people are switching to slower delivery options to save money, and profits at FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. are getting squeezed.

Cailley LaPara | Bloomberg News
October 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon, Google Make Dueling Nuclear Investments

Amazon on Oct. 16 said it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity.

October 16, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private

Walgreens to Close 1,200 US Stores

Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turn around a struggling U.S. business that contributed to a $3 billion quarterly loss.

Tom Murphy | Associated Press
October 15, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Unveils AI Tool to Help Drivers Find Packages Faster

Amazon.com Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool designed to help drivers locate packages in cluttered vans.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
October 9, 2024
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