2020 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets are changing practices for the long run while responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.

The fleets on this year’s Top 100 list have shown resilience amid financial and logistical challenges.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Halliburton Energy Services
6,101
2
Schlumberger Ltd.
3,652
3
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,759
4
Basic Energy Services
2,156
5
Univar Solutions
1,372
6
Pilot Co.
1,340
7
Cudd Energy Services
1,320
8
Helena Agri-Enterprises
1,237
9
ProPetro Services
1,156
10
FTS International
1,037
11
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
963
12
Energy Transfer Partners
820
13
Plains All American Pipeline
760
14
Brenntag North America
759
15
Calfrac Well Services
740
16
Nine Energy Service
685
17
Baker Hughes
642
18
MDU Resources Group
604
19
Stallion Oilfield Services
502
20
Gravity Oilfield Services
471
21
Key Energy Services
453
22
Select Energy Services
417
23
Sentinel Transportation
357
24
Pilot Thomas Logistics
302
25
Marathon Petroleum
298
26
Convenience Transportation
293
27
Eastex Crude Co.
276
28
Sun Coast Resources
241
29
Crestwood Transportation
210
30
NGL Energy Partners
196
31
Weatherford International
180
32
RelaDyne
167
33
Carpenter Co.
150
33
KLX Energy Services
150
35
Growmark
142
36
Targa Resources Partners
132
37
Gulfmark Energy
130
38
PetroChoice
109
39
Sinclair Oil
86
40
Pioneer Natural Resources
62
41
Rinchem Company Inc.
58
42
Southwestern Energy Co.
48
43
Oil States Energy Services
47
44
Rocky Mountain Crude Oil
39
45
Forbes Energy Services
34
Extras
If your company appears in the 2020 list, you have a few ways to announce it. Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.
103

On the Bubble

Golden State Foods (382 tractors), is food service company.
Learn more about Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers publication.
Many private fleets are adjusting their freight networks as the pandemic accelerates online ordering.
The oilfield service firm has cut staffing to 11-year low amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Americans have turned to cooking at home and buying in bulk, with restaurants closing across the country causing a shift in food demand.
Private Carrier News
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time

Amazon’s carbon emissions ticked lower for the first time since the company began reporting the figure, citing increased purchases of renewable electricity and a slowdown in sales growth.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
July 18, 2023
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lifts 2023 Profit Forecast as Q2 Revenue Up 10%

Higher prices lifted PepsiCo’s revenue in the second quarter but dented consumer demand, and the company said July 13 price increases could start to moderate in the second half of this year.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
July 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Drives All Online Sales Up 6.1%

U.S. shoppers spent $12.7 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.’s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe Inc.

July 13, 2023
Business, Private

Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours

U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon's Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc., up 6% from a year ago but short of estimates for even stronger growth.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
July 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration

Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an “invite-only” promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 11, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Private

Rivian CEO Scaringe Eyes New Commercial Clients

Rivian Automotive Inc. is ready to take on more commercial partners beyond Amazon.com Inc. after a recent run of production success.

Ed Ludlow and Sean O'Kane | Bloomberg News
July 6, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Fleets Can Expect Long Timelines for Facility Connections

Facility electrification timelines for  heavy-duty trucking fleets are likely to be more protracted than carrier executives might expect, according to executives at power utilities.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 28, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Pays Small Businesses for Last-Mile Deliveries

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.

Mae Anderson | Associated Press
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Private, Global Freight

Pepsi Leads Calls for EU to Roll Out Green Trucks Faster

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.

John Ainger | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, Private

FBI Says EVs Raise Risk of Cyberattacks

Trucking companies that are considering electrifying their fleets must be on their guard for the heightened opportunities such decisions offer cybercriminals, according to the FBI.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
June 22, 2023
Archives
  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

  • 2011

  • 2010

  • 2009

  • 2008

  • 2007

  • 2006

  • 2005

  • 2004