2021 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Pandemic disruptions and their impact on the economy have upended the advantage private fleets used to enjoy.
See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.
The 2021 edition of the Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list reflects last year’s volatile business conditions.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Revenue
1 1
PepsiCo Inc.
10,870 4,658 16,137 19,430
$70.4 billion
2 2
Sysco Corp.
8,745 1,345 840 10,593
$52.9 billion
3 3
Walmart Inc.
7,400 25 - 58,826
$559.2 billion
4 4
Halliburton Co.
5,677 2,793 - 11,136
$14.4 billion
5 5
US Foods
5,426 375 - 7,096
$22.9 billion
6 6
Reyes Holdings
5,104 826 1,249 6,846
$29.0 billion
7 7
Performance Food Group
4,767 508 - 6,091
$25.1 billion
8 8
McLane Co.
3,852 109 31 5,833
$46.8 billion
9 11
Tyson Foods
2,594 46 - 5,024
$43.2 billion
10 25
Helena Agri-Enterprises
2,552 1,792 - 2,670 -
11 10
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,436 424 - 3,373
$1.2 billion
12 13
Basic Energy Services
2,218 642 - 1,880
$0.4 billion
13 9
Schlumberger Limited
2,101 363 - 5,582
$23.6 billion
14 12
United Rentals
2,047 3,730 - 2,361
$8.5 billion
15 14
Gordon Food Service
1,875 16 - 2,695
$14.0 billion
16 19
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,595 554 - 1,854 -
17 18
American Air Liquide Holdings
1,586 3,858 - 2,203
$23.4 billion
18 17
Dot Foods
1,568 10 40 2,645 -
19 20
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)
1,548 6 - 4,701
$26.5 billion
20 16
Sunbelt Rentals
1,537 3,517 - 1,507
$5.4 billion
21 15
CHS Inc.
1,534 1,868 - 5,746
$28.4 billion
22 -
Amazon.com Inc.
1,395 12,373 - 37,390
$386.1 billion
23 22
The Quikrete Cos.
1,348 5 - 2,051 -
24 23
Pilot Co.
1,341 28 - 1,688 -
25 27
Cemex USA
1,229 3,597 - 2,257
$6.8 billion
26 36
Ashley Furniture Industries
1,215 78 6 4,040 -
27 30
Clean Harbors
1,172 4,444 - 3,915
$3.1 billion
28 28
ProPetro Holding Corp.
1,156 32 - 1,662
$0.8 billion
29 29
Ahold USA/Delhaize America
1,149 724 - 4,577
$51.8 billion
30 24
Cudd Energy Services
1,126 291 - 1,399 -
31 58
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,120 1,649 318 3,671 -
32 32
Core-Mark Holding Co.
1,099 137 - 1,315
$17.0 billion
33 31
Ben E. Keith Co.
1,094 73 - 1,348 -
34 33
FTS International
1,083 74 - 1,343
$0.3 billion
35 46
Energy Transfer Partners
1,075 101 - 1,289
$39.0 billion
36 37
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,064 - - 876 -
37 49
Medline Inc.
973 348 - 1,279
$13.9 billion
38 38
Walgreen Co.
959 23 - 2,595
$139.5 billion
39 35
Albertsons Cos.
948 - - 3,309
$69.7 billion
40 39
The Kroger Co.
943 15 - 14,078
$132.5 billion
41 40
CRH Americas
930 1,745 - 2,338
$11.3 billion
42 42
Maxim Crane Works
882 641 - 1,818 -
43 43
Sherwin-Williams Co.
861 1 - 2,119
$18.4 billion
44 44
Swire Coca-Cola USA
853 278 - 1,172
$2.3 billion
45 45
BlueLinx Holdings
836 44 - 848
$3.1 billion
46 52
ABC Supply Co.
820 3,050 - 1,150
$12.1 billion
46 48
Darling Ingredients
820 710 245 4,340
$3.6 billion
48 47
Mondelez International
808 64 - 1,031
$8.2 billion
49 21
Univar Solutions
769 65 - 2,047
$6.6 billion
50 61
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
759 148 - 800
$15.6 billion
51 60
Shaw Industries Group
750 55 - 3,000 -
52 56
Calfrac Well Services
740 203 - 1,067
$0.5 billion
53 57
JBS USA Holdings
739 - - 1,336 -
54 59
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
721 2,189 - 820 -
55 -
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.
707 274 - 1,272
$1.4 billion
56 55
Shamrock Foods Co.
696 107 - 1,028 -
57 54
Brenntag North America
691 474 - 2,158
$4.8 billion
58 64
Publix Super Markets
689 13 - 3,840
$44.9 billion
59 53
Plains All American Pipeline
680 - - 840
$23.3 billion
60 65
Veritiv Corp.
661 53 - 1,026
$6.3 billion
61 51
Messer Americas
657 228 261 2,066 -
62 72
MDU Resources Group
651 2,009 - 2,095
$5.5 billion
63 63
Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
644 77 - 909 -
64 79
SE Independent Delivery Services
637 250 - 2,155 -
65 69
Advanced Drainage Systems
620 1 - 1,195
$1.7 billion
66 87
Costco Wholesale Corp.
611 320 - 4,725
$163.2 billion
67 67
Stericycle Inc.
603 4,186 - 2,555
$2.7 billion
68 68
Mohawk Industries
595 156 - 2,544
$9.6 billion
69 71
Beacon Roofing Supply
579 1,837 - 1,232
$6.9 billion
70 73
Air Products
578 98 339 2,000
$8.9 billion
70 -
KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc.
578 993 - 1,061
$0.3 billion
72 73
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
574 28 - 758 -
73 76
Herc Rentals
572 369 - 685
$1.8 billion
74 77
H-E-B Grocery Co.
567 8 - 3,002 -
75 85
Foster Farms
566 9 - 1,202 -
76 80
Sanderson Farms
556 26 - 664
$3.6 billion
77 70
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
553 136 - 722 -
78 78
Ecology Auto Parts
543 12 - 659 -
79 86
SpartanNash
538 4 - 1,225
$9.3 billion
80 34
Builders FirstSource
520 1,267 - 1,312
$8.6 billion
81 81
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
519 - - 1,453
$64.4 billion
82 95
The H.T. Hackney Co.
505 191 - 740 -
83 83
Ace Hardware Corp.
500 - - 1,400
$7.8 billion
84 93
Columbia Distributing
478 95 - 585 -
85 88
KeHE Distributors
472 1 - 793
$5.0 billion
86 96
Bunzl Distribution USA
457 32 - 864 -
87 98
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.
456 8 - 1,543 -
88 94
C&S Wholesale Grocers
451 - - 4,543 -
89 26
Linde
450 1,423 - 1,893
$10.5 billion
90 92
Key Energy Services
430 533 - 503 -
91 82
Domino's Pizza
419 48 - 587
$4.1 billion
92 62
Nine Energy Service
415 310 - 605
$0.3 billion
93 -
Wilbur-Ellis
403 856 - 1,167
$3.0 billion
94 90
Valley Proteins
402 128 - 1,342 -
95 -
Thyssenkrupp North America
399 537 - 793 -
96 100
Dunkin'
397 12 - 450 -
97 91
Bragg Cos.
396 - - 575 -
98 -
Orgill Inc.
393 2 - 1,080
$3.0 billion
99 -
Matheson Tri-Gas
392 685 - 918 -
100 -
Lowe's Companies Inc.
388 3,464 - 462
$89.6 billion
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Amazon Boosts Fort Worth Alliance to One of Nation’s Busiest Cargo Airports

Fort Worth Alliance airport now ranks among the 20 largest cargo airports in the country by landed weight, according to Federal Aviation Administration data, in large part due to Prime Air's distribution hub.

Kyle Arnold | The Dallas Morning News
October 19, 2022
Technology, Private, TCA

Amazon’s Hurricane Disaster Program Provides Relief in Tampa Bay

Amazon had donated more than 1.5 million items for victims of the Category 4 storm that hit Florida in early October to charities like the Red Cross and South Florida disaster nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission.

Bernadette Berdychowski | Tampa Bay Times
October 14, 2022
Business, Private

Kroger Eyes Merger With Albertsons

Kroger Co. is in talks about a tie-up with rival Albertsons Cos. in a deal that would create a U.S. grocery giant, people familiar with the matter said.

October 13, 2022
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lifts Outlook as Drink, Snack Sales Buck Inflation

PepsiCo Inc. said its playbook for battling inflation is still working, with price hikes fueling double-digit gains in sales despite lower volumes of snack purchases.

Brett Pulley | Bloomberg News
October 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Private

Volvo, Mack, Tesla Show Gains With BEVs

Truck makers both large and small recently announced deals and timetables for more of their battery-electric trucks reaching customers.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 7, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Broad Relief Efforts Converge After Hurricane Ian

Trucking companies, government entities and nonprofit groups responded to the devastation wrought along Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ian last month with relief efforts for the many areas affected by the storm, and are working to overcome challenges in getting aid to those in need.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 6, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Private

Amazon Plans to Hire 150,000 Workers for Holiday Season

Amazon.com Inc. plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers, about the same as last year despite slowing sales and predictions of a lackluster holiday shopping season.

October 6, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Cash Reinvigorates Critical Chicago-Area Transportation Network

CHICAGO — Since as early as 1848, some 12 years before the Civil War, Chicago has been a major center for transportation given its central location in the country, access to newly built railroad lines and the five Great Lakes. Now, more than 170 years later, millions of products pass through its massive transportation network for trucks, rail and air each day.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 4, 2022
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Walmart Opens First in Series of Next-Gen Fulfillment Centers

Walmart Inc. announced a 1.1 million-square-foot next-generation fulfillment center in Joliet, Ill.

September 29, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Clean Energy Fuels, Amazon Partner on RNG

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced Amazon.com Inc. will fuel trucks with renewable natural gas at the company’s public access station in Groveport, Ohio, as the two begin a larger partnership.

September 28, 2022
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