2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Wal-Mart Transportation
6,398
2
Core-Mark Holding Co.
866
3
Walgreen Oshkosh Inc.
791
4
Contract Transportation Systems
644
5
Lowe's Home Centers
607
6
SE Independent Delivery Services
575
7
Bunzl Distribution USA
546
8
Ace Hardware Corp.
469
9
The H.T. Hackney Co.
438
10
Dunkin' Brands Group
430
11
Autozone
363
12
O'Reilly Auto Enterprises
340
13
CVS Caremark
318
14
Costco Wholesale Corp.
315
15
Orgill Inc.
312
16
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
297
17
Hobby Lobby Stores
294
18
Owens & Minor Distribution
280
19
Fastenal Co.
270
20
Reddy Ice
236
21
Ferguson Enterprises
227
22
General Parts Distribution (Carquest)
163
23
Genuine Parts Co.
162
24
American Furniture Warehouse
130
25
J.J. Haines & Co.
96
26
Southern States Cooperative Inc.
83
27
Wawa Inc.
75
28
Rite Aid Corp.
67
29
Orscheln Farm and Home
57
30
Fisher Auto Parts
26
31
Dollar Tree
19
32
Target Transportation
18
33
Amazon Logistics
15
34
FleetPride Inc.
12
Extras
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On the Bubble

Wilbur-Ellis Co. (364 tractors), is an international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and ingredients.
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Private Carrier News
Business, Safety, For-Hire, Private, Top 100

ATA Honors Professional Drivers During Weeklong Celebration

Top commercial drivers highlighted the trucking workforce’s role in promoting transportation safety and economic prosperity nationwide at an event near the U.S. Capitol.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 20, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Launches AI Assistant to Help Online Merchants

Amazon.com Inc. is launching an artificially intelligent assistant designed to help online merchants manage their businesses.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Boosts Warehouse Worker Pay by at Least $1.50 an Hour

Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefits package.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 18, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant

Intel and Amazon’s AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing — what’s known as a fabric chip — in a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.” 

Ian King | Bloomberg News
September 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot

A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 17, 2024
Government, Business, Private, Top 100

Washington State Moves to Block Albertsons-Kroger Deal

Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
September 16, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York

Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2024
Business, Technology, Private

Jimmy Haslam Backs Initiative to Cut Heavy Industry Emissions

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s family office HF Capital has committed $725 million to help launch an initiative aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry, it announced Sept. 16.

Michelle Ma | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Kroger Ups Full-Year Sales Forecast on Grocery Spending

Kroger Co. lifted its full-year sales guidance as the grocery-store operator benefits from consumers prioritizing spending on groceries and other essentials.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Private Fleets Ship Record 75% of Owners’ Outbound Freight

Prior to the past two years, the in-house market share had remained steady at the 67% level throughout the survey’s history, NPTC said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
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