The FAA has cleared Wing and Zipline to fly their drones simultaneously over the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth without visual observers, using technology to keep the drones apart.
July 30, 2024Top 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 Waste Management Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Clean Harbors Environmental Services |
1,375 |
2 | Ecology Auto Parts |
565 |
3 | Stericycle Inc. |
556 |
4 | Ecolab Inc./Nalco |
371 |
5 | Heritage Environmental Services |
287 |
6 | Hulcher Services |
270 |
7 | LKQ Corp. |
178 |
8 | Liquid Environmental Solutions |
156 |
9 | Veolia North America |
93 |
10 | Rumpke Waste & Recycling |
63 |
11 | Iron Mountain |
48 |
12 | Heritage-Crystal Clean |
40 |
13 | U.S. Ecology |
11 |
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.
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On the Bubble
FAA Clears Drone Companies to Operate in Shared Airspace
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PepsiCo’s Q2 Profits Jump, but Demand Continues to Slip
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Costco Hikes Annual Membership Fee for First Time Since 2017
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ADM Taps 3M CFO as Troubled Trader Seeks Return to Normalcy
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Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023
Amazon.com Inc. says its carbon emissions fell for a second straight year in 2023 as the company cut spending on new warehouses and cloud-computing data centers.