2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Revenue
1 1
PepsiCo Inc.
11,100 3,500 20,600 17,500
$63.5 billion
2 2
Sysco Corp.
8,577 1,202 - 10,696
$55.4 billion
3 3
Walmart Inc.
6,472 145 - 61,640
$500.3 billion
4 6
Reyes Holdings
5,443 804 1,250 6,659
$26.5 billion
5 7
Halliburton Co.
5,382 2,885 254 10,362
$20.6 billion
6 5
U.S. Foods
5,336 389 - 6,650
$24.0 billion
7 8
Nutrien
4,349 2,261 8,622 8,554
$13.7 billion
8 9
McLane Co.
3,941 135 31 5,750 -
9 11
Schlumberger Limited
3,652 517 249 5,107
$30.4 billion
10 12
Performance Food Group
2,835 214 - 3,810
$16.8 billion
11 13
Tyson Foods
2,819 40 1,390 7,329
$38.3 billion
12 14
Keurig Dr Pepper
2,331 86 538 2,749
$6.4 billion
13 10
C & J Energy Services
2,306 454 - 3,715
$1.6 billion
14 20
Basic Energy Services
1,686 386 - 1,819
$0.9 billion
15 24
United Rentals Inc.
1,673 3,069 - 1,291
$6.6 billion
16 18
CHS Inc.
1,595 2,002 - 11,247
$31.9 billion
17 19
Gordon Food Service
1,519 17 - 2,041 -
18 17
American Air Liquide Holdings
1,472 4,184 - 2,331
$23.7 billion
19 23
Albertsons Cos.
1,450 1,030 75 5,300
$59.9 billion
20 44
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,427 513 - 1,915 -
21 25
Clean Harbors Inc.
1,375 5,187 21 4,361
$2.9 billion
22 26
Dot Foods
1,353 5 18 2,190 -
23 31
The Quikrete Cos.
1,248 47 - 1,899 -
24 27
Gibson Energy Inc.
1,200 - - 2,500
$6.1 billion
25 30
Sunbelt Rentals
1,191 2,681 - 1,524
$4.2 billion
26 -
FTS International
1,116 178 - 1,485
$1.5 billion
27 41
Core-Mark Holding Co.
1,108 134 - 1,469
$15.7 billion
28 28
Calfrac Well Services
1,102 364 - 1,751
$1.5 billion
28 21
Femsa Logistica
1,102 1,100 - 2,130 -
30 37
Ben E. Keith Co.
1,066 82 - 1,333 -
31 57
Ahold USA/Delhaize America
1,062 714 - 4,560
$44.5 billion
32 33
Pilot Flying J Inc.
1,061 35 - 1,405 -
33 35
Cemex USA
1,030 3,354 - 1,689
$3.5 billion
34 32
Praxair Inc.
1,021 1,518 - 3,188
$11.4 billion
35 36
Helena Chemical Co.
1,004 2,507 - 2,575 -
36 43
United Natural Foods
943 6 - 1,084
$9.3 billion
37 39
Builders FirstSource Inc.
940 2,312 - 1,639
$7.0 billion
38 45
Walgreen Co.
920 24 - 2,387
$118.2 billion
39 69
Maxim Crane Works
903 99 - 1,428 -
40 22
The Kroger Co.
879 35 - 11,211
$122.7 billion
41 48
Ashley Furniture Industries
870 7 - 3,710 -
42 97
BlueLinx Holdings
836 47 - 881
$1.8 billion
42 38
Veritiv Corp.
836 97 149 1,415
$8.4 billion
44 34
Darling Ingredients Inc.
835 930 355 4,077
$3.7 billion
45 40
Key Energy Services
790 805 - 6,034
$0.4 billion
46 73
Mondelez International
779 106 - 996
$26.0 billion
47 16
Dean Foods Co.
765 761 - 2,262
$7.8 billion
48 47
Prairie Farms Dairy
761 1,218 - 2,431
$3.0 billion
49 54
ABC Supply Co.
750 2,400 262 1,000 -
50 53
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
740 - - 780 -
50 49
Univar Inc.
740 125 - 1,775
$8.3 billion
52 42
Plains All American Pipeline
730 - - 900
$26.0 billion
53 61
Shaw Industries Group
725 60 - 3,210 -
54 46
Food Services of America
714 50 - 820 -
55 52
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
702 2,203 - 1,118 -
56 59
Supervalu Inc.
694 5 - 2,637
$14.2 billion
57 75
SE Independent Delivery Services
691 103 - 1,202 -
58 80
Bunzl Distribution USA
686 - 37 1,168
$6.5 billion
59 83
Beacon Roofing Supply
682 1,436 - 1,168
$4.4 billion
60 68
Golden State Foods
681 33 - 877
$7.0 billion
61 55
Advanced Drainage Systems
675 - - 1,200
$1.3 billion
62 -
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
672 100 - 890 -
63 56
Swire Coca-Cola USA
669 242 - 801
$1.8 billion
64 60
Sherwin-Williams Co.
667 1 - 1,670
$15.0 billion
65 50
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
666 133 - 773 -
66 65
JBS USA Holdings
665 - - 1,430
$26.8 billion
67 62
Publix Super Markets
659 18 414 3,265
$34.6 billion
68 58
Shamrock Foods
655 75 75 1,098 -
69 98
Select Energy Services
653 630 - 1,763
$0.7 billion
70 63
Cudd Energy Services
638 239 - 881 -
71 -
ProPetro Holding Corp.
630 43 - 773
$1.0 billion
72 -
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
620 231 - 768 -
73 66
Energy Transfer Partners
605 95 - 712
$29.0 billion
74 71
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Co.
602 87 - 1,702
$60.8 billion
75 -
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
598 14 - 657 -
76 78
Air Products Inc.
589 94 330 2,000
$8.2 billion
77 64
Brenntag North America
587 80 - 1,487 -
78 74
Nestle USA
581 3,353 - 1,435
$26.7 billion
79 -
Williams Brothers Construction
575 200 - 253 -
80 15
Baker Hughes
571 63 - 355
$22.0 billion
81 77
C&S Wholesale Grocers
567 - - 1,613 -
82 79
MDU Resources Group Inc.
563 1,797 - 1,844
$4.4 billion
83 80
Stericycle Inc.
556 3,762 - 2,095
$3.6 billion
84 82
Foster Farms
536 96 10 1,621 -
85 84
Gravity Oilfield Services
529 69 - 541 -
86 76
H.E.B. Grocery Co.
517 5 - 2,355 -
87 85
Linde North America
508 1,877 - 1,421 -
88 87
Mohawk Industries
488 159 - 2,217
$9.5 billion
89 90
Ace Hardware Corp.
469 1 1 1,440
$5.4 billion
90 88
Valley Proteins Inc.
466 151 54 1,198 -
91 -
Medline Inc.
462 121 - 547
$10.0 billion
92 72
Oldcastle Inc.
460 894 2 1,266 -
93 100
Herc Rentals
444 300 - 447
$1.8 billion
94 91
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
441 141 176 609 -
94 93
The H.T. Hackney Co.
441 172 - 578 -
96 89
KeHE Distributors
438 1 1 742 -
97 92
Sanderson Farms Inc.
436 31 - 706
$3.3 billion
98 94
Bragg Cos.
433 - - 682 -
98 67
Nuverra Environmental Solutions
433 180 - 553
$0.2 billion
100 95
Dunkin' Brands Group
430 12 - 450
$0.9 billion
Extras
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Private Carrier News
Business, Private

ADM Shares Fall as CEO Cites Transition From Boom Years

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s shares slumped as the agribusiness giant warned of pressured margins for the remainder of the year, even as quarterly earnings beat estimates.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
April 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Private

Air Products Plans Alberta Hydrogen Truck Refueling Network

Air Products plans to build a network of hydrogen refueling stations between Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta for trucks, the industrial gas giant said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Business, Private

PepsiCo Beats Q1 Revenue Forecasts

PepsiCo reported better-than-expected revenue in the first quarter on strong international demand for its snacks and beverages.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
April 23, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger, Albertsons Agree to Divest More Stores

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to divest more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, seeking to make their planned $24.6 billion merger more appealing to antitrust authorities.

John J. Edwards III | Bloomberg News
April 22, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Prime Memberships in US Gain 8% to New High

Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime subscription service hit a new high of 180 million U.S. shoppers in March, up 8% from a year earlier, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
April 16, 2024
Business, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Eyes Record High

Wall Street investors are finally doing what analysts have been recommending all along: buying Amazon.com Inc.

Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg News
April 8, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, TCA

Inside an Amazon Last-Mile Delivery Station

Take a look inside one of Amazon's newest delivery stations, where 40,000 to 50,000 packages a day are sorted and handed off to drivers to take them to their final destination. 

Angela Palermo | The Idaho Statesman
April 3, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Lawmakers Urge FTC to Take Action on Grocery Profits

A group of lawmakers wants the FTC to take action against large retailers, such as Amazon and Walmart, that increased profits during the COVID-19 pandemic and have kept prices high since.

Leah Nylen | Bloomberg News
March 28, 2024
Business, Private

Kroger Closing Three E-Commerce Facilities in Texas, Florida

NEW YORK — Kroger is shuttering three spoke facilities in its Texas and Florida e-commerce operations, the grocery chain confirmed this week.

March 28, 2024
Business, Private

Home Depot Buys SRS Distribution in $18 Billion Deal

Home Depot will buy SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion.

Michelle Chapman | Associated Press
March 28, 2024
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