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.
Top 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 Petroleum/Chemical Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Halliburton Co. |
4,695 |
2 | Patterson-UTI Energy/NexTier Oilfield Solutions |
2,144 |
3 | Cudd Energy Services (RPC Inc.) |
1,347 |
4 | Pilot Co. |
1,308 |
5 | ProFrac Services |
1,201 |
6 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores |
1,194 |
7 | Select Water Solutions |
1,094 |
8 | Brenntag North America |
1,028 |
9 | ProPetro Services |
1,017 |
10 | Univar Solutions |
921 |
11 | Plains All American Pipeline |
740 |
12 | Marathon Petroleum |
705 |
13 | Energy Transfer |
684 |
14 | Convenience Transportation (Kwik Trip) |
633 |
15 | Calfrac Well Services |
609 |
16 | Knife River |
589 |
17 | RelaDyne/Sun Coast Resources |
420 |
18 | KLX Energy Services |
411 |
19 | Stallion Infrastructure Services |
389 |
20 | Nine Energy Service |
374 |
20 | Sentinel Transportation |
374 |
22 | Schlumberger Ltd. |
373 |
23 | Gulfmark Energy |
290 |
24 | Axis Energy Services |
220 |
25 | Eastex Crude |
208 |
26 | Baker Hughes Oilfield |
194 |
27 | Ranger Energy Services |
193 |
28 | Pilot Thomas Logistics |
148 |
29 | Targa Resources |
147 |
30 | Carpenter Co. |
145 |
31 | Weatherford International |
135 |
32 | Key Energy Services |
100 |
33 | Nalco Water (Ecolab Inc.) |
85 |
34 | PetroChoice |
79 |
35 | Rocky Mountain Crude Oil |
66 |
36 | Rinchem Co. |
63 |
37 | Gravity Oilfield Services |
59 |
38 | Atlas Energy Solutions |
48 |
39 | Occidental Petroleum |
42 |
40 | Pike Electric |
40 |
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.
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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