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2024 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
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The retail giant’s investments in its private fleet lift it to the top spot on the Top 100 Private Carriers list.

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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Revenue
1 2
Walmart Inc.
12,663 29 - 89,447
$648.1 billion
2 1
PepsiCo Inc.
11,618 18,852 4,248 29,286
$91.5 billion
3 3
Sysco Corp.
9,218 2,679 1,108 11,088
$76.0 billion
4 5
Performance Food Group
6,231 1,075 - 7,933
$57.3 billion
5 4
US Foods
5,983 436 - 7,741
$35.6 billion
6 6
Reyes Holdings
5,539 963 1,337 7,493 -
7 7
Halliburton Co.
4,695 2,813 89 10,694
$23.0 billion
8 8
McLane Co.
3,964 170 - 6,103
$52.6 billion
9 11
Tyson Foods
2,913 74 - 10,258
$52.9 billion
10 -
Nutrien
2,815 9,400 - 4,427
$19.5 billion
11 10
United Rentals
2,513 5,276 - 3,648
$14.3 billion
12 9
Amazon.com Inc.
2,316 13,287 - 65,163
$574.8 billion
13 14
Clean Harbors
2,302 5,782 5,110 10,387
$5.4 billion
14 15
United Natural Foods Inc.
2,212 21 - 3,878
$30.3 billion
15 16
Sunbelt Rentals
2,172 2,918 5,799 2,145
$10.0 billion
16 12
Gordon Food Service
2,144 29 - 3,099
$21.0 billion
16 13
Patterson-UTI Energy/NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,144 538 - 4,512
$1.9 billion
18 -
Dollar General
2,000 - - -
$38.7 billion
19 17
The Quikrete Cos.
1,886 103 - 2,714 -
20 18
Dot Foods
1,755 2 - 2,769 -
21 19
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,746 550 - 2,085 -
22 44
Builders FirstSource
1,648 3,414 - 3,298
$17.1 billion
23 21
American Air Liquide Holdings
1,581 3,830 - 2,175
$11.6 billion
24 24
CHS Inc.
1,440 1,702 - 6,174
$45.6 billion
25 30
Darling Ingredients
1,405 788 - 5,826
$6.8 billion
26 38
The Kroger Co.
1,396 232 - 21,416
$150.0 billion
27 34
RPC Inc.
1,347 852 - 1,790
$1.6 billion
28 20
Pilot Co.
1,308 15 - 1,469
$0.6 billion
29 28
Ahold Delhaize USA
1,243 709 - 5,931
$59.0 billion
30 29
Medline Industries
1,237 493 - 1,940
$23.2 billion
31 23
CRH Americas
1,231 2,489 - 3,049
$22.7 billion
32 27
Cemex USA
1,229 3,959 - 1,763
$10.4 billion
33 35
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,215 2,128 - 4,311 -
34 31
ProFrac Services
1,201 84 - 2,083
$2.6 billion
35 26
Helena Agri-Enterprises
1,195 1,996 - 1,625 -
36 32
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,194 - - 1,154 -
37 33
Ben E. Keith Co.
1,182 78 - 1,363 -
38 -
Select Water Solutions
1,159 1,680 - 9,227
$1.6 billion
39 39
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
1,141 444 - 3,005
$2.4 billion
40 22
Ashley Furniture Industries
1,138 105 - 3,531 -
41 37
Sherwin-Williams Co.
1,103 4 - 2,642
$23.1 billion
42 40
Albertsons Cos.
1,094 - - 3,555
$79.2 billion
43 36
Walgreen Co.
1,074 22 - 3,161
$139.0 billion
44 60
Brenntag North America
1,028 337 - 2,329
$18.2 billion
45 42
ProPetro Services
1,017 198 - 1,579
$1.6 billion
46 45
Swire Coca-Cola USA
1,016 417 - 1,212
$3.0 billion
47 46
Costco Wholesale
987 422 - 7,792
$242.3 billion
48 86
The J.R. Simplot Co.
975 933 - 4,296 -
49 47
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
967 1,239 - 2,656 -
50 -
The Home Depot
947 6,402 - 1,643
$152.7 billion
51 41
Publix Super Markets
938 19 - 4,087
$57.1 billion
52 25
Carvana
924 1,084 - 940
$10.8 billion
53 43
Univar Solutions
921 75 - 2,048 -
54 48
ABC Supply
906 3,391 - 1,276
$20.4 billion
55 -
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
862 1,685 - 1,814 -
56 55
Shamrock Foods
850 125 116 1,265 -
57 50
BlueLinx Holdings
815 44 - 816
$3.1 billion
58 52
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
773 37 - 928 -
59 49
Shaw Industries Group
760 36 - 3,075 -
60 54
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
758 79 - 1,000 -
61 71
Air Products
744 176 - 2,063
$12.6 billion
62 58
Messer Americas
743 242 358 1,476 -
63 57
Beacon Roofing Supply
742 1,667 - 985
$9.1 billion
64 56
Plains All American Pipeline
740 - - 1,355
$48.7 billion
65 73
MasTec Inc.
737 11,638 - 9,166
$12.0 billion
65 51
Mondelez International
737 75 - 1,061
$36.0 billion
67 67
Marathon Petroleum
705 288 - 870
$150.3 billion
68 68
H-E-B Grocery
689 69 - 4,144 -
68 59
JBS USA Holdings
689 - - 1,394 -
70 60
Energy Transfer
684 1,263 - 1,134
$78.6 billion
71 76
Herc Rentals
676 1,394 - 1,004
$3.3 billion
72 63
Ace Hardware
654 - - 1,636
$9.1 billion
73 65
Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
644 77 - 909 -
73 -
Kwik Trip
644 28 - 506 -
75 79
KeHE Distributors
643 - - 1,080 -
76 75
SpartanNash
639 4 - 1,916
$9.7 billion
77 74
Archer Daniels Midland
638 87 - 1,702
$93.9 billion
77 64
Mohawk Industries
638 193 - 2,847
$11.1 billion
79 84
Linde
629 1,871 - 2,065
$32.9 billion
80 69
Advanced Drainage Systems
621 6 - 1,250
$2.9 billion
81 62
Ecology Transportation Services
620 12 - 1,401 -
81 -
Matheson Tri-Gas
620 726 - 1,421 -
83 -
Cheney Brothers
613 40 - 1,025
$3.0 billion
84 53
Calfrac Well Services
609 198 - 763
$1.4 billion
85 70
Knife River
589 2,264 5 2,166
$2.8 billion
86 88
Stericycle Inc.
588 3,391 - 1,833
$2.7 billion
87 81
Domino's Pizza
556 107 - 613
$4.5 billion
88 78
The H.T. Hackney Co.
534 195 - 791 -
89 71
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
525 104 67 557
$15.1 billion
90 80
Bunzl Distribution USA
517 37 - 967
$12.8 billion
91 82
Perdue Farms
507 6 - 1,510
$9.5 billion
92 91
Hobby Lobby Stores
504 11 - 1,717 -
92 83
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
504 116 - 722 -
94 -
H&E Equipment Services
493 546 - 474
$1.5 billion
95 100
Lipari Foods
492 52 - 547 -
96 66
SE Independent Delivery Services
491 446 - 1,666 -
97 -
UFP Industries
482 28 187 2,435
$7.2 billion
98 90
Thyssenkrupp Materials NA
457 598 - 726 -
99 -
AutoZone Inc.
452 - - 1,036
$17.5 billion
100 87
Veritiv Corp.
443 32 - 953 -
Extras

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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Drone developers gain approval to operate in shared airspace for package deliveries in the Dallas area.

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Private Carrier News
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
Business, Technology, Private, Global Freight

Charging Developer Terawatt Opens First Facility for Fleets

Terawatt Infrastructure’s truck charging ambitions took a step forward with the opening of its first full-build light-duty fleet facility.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
October 9, 2024
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lowers Revenue Forecast as Sales Growth Weakens

PepsiCo lowered its organic revenue forecast for the year after U.S. consumers continued to pull back on buying its snacks and drinks.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 8, 2024
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