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Shippers work to improve the efficiency and reliability of their private fleet operation, starting with attracting, retaining drivers.
See the headquarters locations by region for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.
Top 100 companies overcome supply chain constraints and stiff competition for drivers; now they face mixed economic signals.
Rankings
Top 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 Beverage Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | PepsiCo North America Beverages |
9,512 |
2 | Reyes Beer Division |
1,680 |
3 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
1,595 |
4 | Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling |
931 |
5 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
867 |
6 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
823 |
7 | Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution |
795 |
8 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
758 |
9 | Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast |
644 |
10 | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
574 |
11 | Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages |
504 |
12 | Columbia Distributing |
486 |
13 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
336 |
14 | Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
327 |
15 | Buffalo Rock Co. |
289 |
16 | Breakthru Beverage Group |
215 |
17 | Manhattan Beer Distributors |
190 |
18 | BlueTriton Brands |
186 |
19 | JJ Taylor Distributing |
170 |
20 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country |
164 |
21 | Gulf Distributing Holdings |
155 |
22 | Odom Corp. |
154 |
23 | Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. |
150 |
24 | Republic National Distributing Co. |
143 |
25 | Chesterman Co. |
137 |
26 | Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
124 |
27 | Clark Beverage Group |
119 |
28 | Virginia Eagle Distributing |
101 |
29 | North Florida Sales |
94 |
30 | Long Beverage Inc. |
78 |
31 | Anheuser-Busch Sales Pomona (Calif.) |
72 |
32 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory |
71 |
33 | Pepsi MidAmerica |
64 |
34 | Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co. |
60 |
34 | Quality Beverage |
60 |
36 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York |
52 |
37 | Brown Bottling Group |
47 |
38 | Birrell Bottling Co. |
38 |
39 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin |
33 |
40 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven |
30 |
40 | Shore Point Distributing Co. |
30 |
42 | Pepsi Cola Bottling of Ogden (Utah) |
27 |
43 | Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington |
25 |
44 | House of Schwan |
23 |
44 | Western Wyoming Beverages |
23 |
46 | Interactions Inc. |
22 |
47 | Corwin Beverage Co. |
20 |
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.
Extras
Fleets, shippers debate how best to use and share the growing amount of data they are collecting.
Shifting market conditions, notable mergers and acquisitions help reshape competitive landscape in many industry sectors.
Learn more about Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers publication
A multistep process that communicates why and how the new technology will make a driver’s job easier — not harder — is key.
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Freeze highlight the factors involved in the growth of the food service sector.
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