2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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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
Top Petroleum/Chemical Carriers
| 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 |
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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