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2016 Top Petroleum/Chemical Carriers

2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in the U.S. and Canada

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Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Halliburton Energy Services
5,637
2
Schlumberger Limited
3,994
3
C & J Energy Services
2,970
4
Baker Hughes Inc.
2,282
5
Basic Energy Service
1,620
6
Gibson Energy
1,300
7
Calfrac Well Services
1,270
8
Helena Chemicals
1,172
9
Weatherford International
1,136
10
Pilot Flying J Inc.
1,032
11
Plains All American Pipeline
990
12
Key Energy Services
946
13
Univar Inc.
735
14
Energy Transfer Partners
629
15
Cudd Energy Services
619
16
Brenntag North America
612
17
Nuverra Environmental Solutions
608
18
Gemini Motor Transport
600
19
MDU Resources Group
551
20
Pilot Thomas Logistics
542
21
Select Energy Services
407
22
Sentinel Transportation
393
23
Nexeo Solutions
359
24
Patterson UTI
342
25
Eastex Crude
315
26
Stallion Oilfied Services
238
27
Marathon Petroleum
160
28
Carpenter Co.
154
29
Convenience Transportation
154
30
Targa Resouces Partners
88
31
Delek U.S.
68

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