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, Private

New Executives Chosen to Steer Pilot Overhaul

Pilot Co. is to replace its top two officers with executives hand-picked by its new majority owner as one of the biggest truck stop operators readies a major overhaul of its facilities.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2023
Business, Private

Albertsons Eyes Higher Wages, Tougher Consumer Backdrop

Albertsons Cos. is anticipating higher labor costs and “a more difficult consumer environment” in a new sign of caution from big U.S. retailers.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
April 11, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Private

Walmart to Expand EV Charging Network to Thousands of Stores

Walmart Inc. plans to add thousands of electric vehicle charging stations by 2030 to make it easier for motorists to pivot away from cars powered by fossil fuels.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
April 6, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

CMA CGM’s CEO Forges Ahead With China, Media Deals

CMA CGM SA CEO Rodolphe Saade said the world’s third-largest container line has reached new supply deals in China and an investment in a French online media company.

April 6, 2023
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, Private

Walmart Bets on Automation, Dangles Profit Potential

Walmart Inc. is betting on greater supply chain automation and hinting that a recent investment binge might lift profit beyond the retailer’s stated long-term goals.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
April 4, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private

Walmart Cuts Staffing Levels at Some E-Commerce Warehouses

Walmart Inc. is cutting staffing levels at some e-commerce fulfillment centers in the U.S. as the nation’s largest private-sector employer steps up investment in automation.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
March 23, 2023
Business, Safety, Logistics, Private

Amazon Contractors Confront Customer Bias in Driver Reviews

Amazon trusts customers to provide an honest rating of their delivery driver. But what if the customer is biased against the driver?

March 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private, TCA

Pie From the Sky? Walmart Drone Deliveries Take Off

Drone delivery is no longer a thing of the future. It’s happening in Hampton Roads, Va., and soon, at Walmart stores across the country.

Trevor Metcalfe | The Virginian-Pilot
March 20, 2023
Business, Private

More Amazon Layoffs: 9,000 on Top of the 18,000 in January

NEW YORK — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on March 20.

March 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Private

Automated Truck Developer Gatik to Make Kroger Deliveries

Autonomous technology developer Gatik is partnering with grocery store chain Kroger for deliveries via automated medium-duty trucks in the Dallas area.

Joe Howard | Executive Editor
March 15, 2023
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