2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America
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Top Beverage Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
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1 | Pepsi Beverages |
8,578 |
2 | Coca-Cola Refreshments |
5,487 |
3 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
2,331 |
4 | Femsa Logistica |
1,500 |
5 | Reyes Beverage Group |
1,120 |
6 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
806 |
7 | Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution |
795 |
8 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
714 |
9 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
699 |
10 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
664 |
11 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
461 |
12 | Columbia Distributing |
402 |
13 | Silver Eagle Distributors |
363 |
14 | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
292 |
15 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated |
249 |
16 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England |
213 |
17 | Gulf Distributing |
189 |
18 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country |
148 |
19 | Nestle Waters North America |
140 |
20 | Clark Beverage Group |
129 |
21 | Odom Corp. |
98 |
22 | Clare Rose Inc. |
97 |
23 | Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
93 |
24 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative |
91 |
25 | North Florida Sales |
88 |
26 | Virginia Eagle Distributing |
80 |
27 | Pepsi MidAmerica |
77 |
28 | Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
75 |
29 | Republic National Distributing Co. |
74 |
30 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C. |
71 |
31 | Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co. |
60 |
32 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York |
52 |
33 | Brown Bottling Group |
47 |
33 | Carolina Beverage Corp. |
47 |
35 | Long Beverage |
45 |
36 | Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York |
33 |
36 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin |
33 |
38 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven |
32 |
38 | Quality Beverage |
32 |
40 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia) |
30 |
41 | Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington |
29 |
42 | Birrell Brothers Co. |
28 |
43 | Lane Sales |
25 |
44 | Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii |
24 |
44 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Logansport |
24 |
44 | Shore Point Distributing |
24 |
47 | House of Schwan |
23 |
47 | Western Wyoming Beverages |
23 |
49 | Allen Beverages |
22 |
50 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield |
21 |
51 | Chesterman Co. |
20 |
52 | Corwin Beverage Co. |
18 |
52 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln |
18 |
52 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester |
18 |
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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