2020 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Fleets are changing practices for the long run while responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.

The fleets on this year’s Top 100 list have shown resilience amid financial and logistical challenges.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Ashley Distribution Services
970
2
Shaw Transport
695
3
Mohawk Carpet Transportation of Georgia
624
4
Advanced Drainage Systems
620
5
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
322
6
Whiteline Express
312
7
Thyssenkrupp North America
310
8
FCA Transport
267
9
Bassett Furniture Industries/Zenith Freight Lines
250
10
La-Z-Boy Inc.
238
11
Ford Motor Co.
221
12
Ryerson Cos.
202
13
Andersen Corp.
188
14
Batesville Logistics
167
15
Huttig Building Products
156
16
Reliance Steel & Aluminum
140
17
Deere & Co.
131
18
Leggett & Platt Inc.
125
19
Austin Powder Co.
123
20
Atlas Trucking Co.
111
20
Product Distribution Co.
111
22
Boeing Co.
97
23
Flexsteel Industries
89
24
Great Plains Trucking
86
24
Toyota Transport/Toyota Logistics Services
86
26
Unifi Manufacturing
66
27
Greif Packaging
43
28
IFCO Systems/Chep USA
42
29
Associated Materials
36
30
ProVia Logistics
34
31
East Penn Manufacturing Co.
31
32
Southern Champion Tray
23
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On the Bubble

AmeriGas Partners (377 tractors), is a residential and commercial propane supplier.
Learn more about Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers publication.
Many private fleets are adjusting their freight networks as the pandemic accelerates online ordering.
The oilfield service firm has cut staffing to 11-year low amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Americans have turned to cooking at home and buying in bulk, with restaurants closing across the country causing a shift in food demand.
Private Carrier News
Business, Private

Low Prices Boost Walmart in Q3

NEW YORK — Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers seeking to cut spending where they could.

Anne D’Innocenzio | Associated Press
November 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Leading Freight Companies Prepare for Trucking Turnaround

Two of the largest for-hire carriers are making operational and financial preparations for an anticipated upturn in the freight market after months of weak demand, executives said.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 14, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

JBS Profit Surges to Two-Year High on Booming Chicken Demand

JBS, the biggest global meat producer, is reaping the benefits of a world that’s eating more chicken, sending demand surging and helping the company post its best quarterly profit in two years.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
November 13, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Aims at Temu With Low-Priced Storefront Called Haul

Amazon launched an online storefront designed to compete with Temu, the low-cost shopping app that gained traction with shoppers who trade longer shipping times for rock-bottom prices.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
November 13, 2024
Business, Private

Home Depot’s Q3 Results Top Expectations

Home Depot continued to deal with a pullback in spending from customers in fiscal Q3, but it was less severe than in the past, and its performance beat Wall Street’s expectations.

November 12, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Nikola Leads Field in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Deployment

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles may be envisioned as the future workhorse of a decarbonized longhaul freight sector, but their development has proceeded at a measured pace.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 7, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Retailers Offer ‘Returnless Refunds’ to Reduce Shipping Fees

Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned products.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
November 4, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

PepsiCo to Close Four US Bottling Plants, Cut 400 Jobs

The news follows PepsiCo's confirmation of the Chicago plant's full closure earlier in the week. Sales, delivery and warehouse functions will continue at the other three locations.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 30, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

PepsiCo to Close Chicago Plant, Offer 60 Days’ Pay

PepsiCo said the decision was difficult, but it described the 60-year-old building as a facility with “physical limitations.” The company said it would pay workers for the next 60 days

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 28, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Private

American Tire Seeks Bankruptcy After Deal With Lenders

American Tire Distributors, which sought bankruptcy protection in 2018 after the defection of two major manufacturers, has filed for Chapter 11 again as it considers a sale process to cut debt.

October 23, 2024
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