2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Here’s how shippers are coping with an increasingly constrained freight market.
Find out which North American regions host the largest private carriers.
How shippers are making better use of their limited hauling capacity.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Walmart Transportation
6,472
2
Core-Mark Holding Co.
1,108
3
Walgreen Oshkosh Inc.
920
4
SE Independent Delivery Services
691
5
Bunzl Distribution USA
686
6
Contract Transportation Systems
508
7
Ace Hardware Corp.
469
8
The H.T. Hackney Co.
441
9
Dunkin' Brands Group
430
10
Lowe's Home Centers
409
11
O'Reilly Auto Enterprises
386
12
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
364
13
Autozone
363
14
Costco Wholesale Corp.
354
15
Hobby Lobby Stores
342
16
CVS Caremark
318
17
Orgill Inc.
313
18
Fastenal Co.
301
19
Owens & Minor Distribution
282
20
MFA Inc.
274
21
Ferguson Enterprises
246
22
Reddy Ice
191
23
General Parts Distribution (Carquest)
163
24
Genuine Parts Co.
162
25
American Furniture Warehouse
149
25
Carter Lumber Co.
149
27
J.J. Haines & Co.
81
28
Southern States Cooperative Inc.
76
29
Wawa Inc.
75
30
Rite Aid Corp.
67
31
Orscheln Farm and Home
54
32
Amazon Logistics
46
32
Hill-Rom Holdings
46
34
Pomps Tire Service
44
35
Fisher Auto Parts
30
36
Pioneer Hi-Bred
24
37
American Tire Distributors
21
38
Dollar Tree
18
38
Target Transportation
18
40
American Furniture Rentals
9
41
Savers
4
Extras
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On the Bubble

O’Reilly Auto Enterprises (386 tractors), sells auto parts and provides repair services through its 5,000-plus stores and online.
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Private Carrier News
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
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers Ramp Up Holiday Hiring

Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
October 3, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Online Holiday Spending Projected to Rise 8.4%

Steep discounts and easing inflation will compel U.S. shoppers to spend $240.8 billion online in November and December, up 8.4% from last year’s holidays and the biggest increase since 2021.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
September 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Private

PepsiCo Expands EV Fleet to Boost Cost Savings

HANOVER, Germany — Electrification within the PepsiCo fleet is creating cost savings, and the company has plans to scale electric trucks across North America. 

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 20, 2024
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
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