2020 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.
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 Petroleum/Chemical Carriers
| Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halliburton Energy Services |
6,101 |
| 2 | Schlumberger Ltd. |
3,652 |
| 3 | NexTier Oilfield Solutions |
2,759 |
| 4 | Basic Energy Services |
2,156 |
| 5 | Univar Solutions |
1,372 |
| 6 | Pilot Co. |
1,340 |
| 7 | Cudd Energy Services |
1,320 |
| 8 | Helena Agri-Enterprises |
1,237 |
| 9 | ProPetro Services |
1,156 |
| 10 | FTS International |
1,037 |
| 11 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores |
963 |
| 12 | Energy Transfer Partners |
820 |
| 13 | Plains All American Pipeline |
760 |
| 14 | Brenntag North America |
759 |
| 15 | Calfrac Well Services |
740 |
| 16 | Nine Energy Service |
685 |
| 17 | Baker Hughes |
642 |
| 18 | MDU Resources Group |
604 |
| 19 | Stallion Oilfield Services |
502 |
| 20 | Gravity Oilfield Services |
471 |
| 21 | Key Energy Services |
453 |
| 22 | Select Energy Services |
417 |
| 23 | Sentinel Transportation |
357 |
| 24 | Pilot Thomas Logistics |
302 |
| 25 | Marathon Petroleum |
298 |
| 26 | Convenience Transportation |
293 |
| 27 | Eastex Crude Co. |
276 |
| 28 | Sun Coast Resources |
241 |
| 29 | Crestwood Transportation |
210 |
| 30 | NGL Energy Partners |
196 |
| 31 | Weatherford International |
180 |
| 32 | RelaDyne |
167 |
| 33 | Carpenter Co. |
150 |
| 33 | KLX Energy Services |
150 |
| 35 | Growmark |
142 |
| 36 | Targa Resources Partners |
132 |
| 37 | Gulfmark Energy |
130 |
| 38 | PetroChoice |
109 |
| 39 | Sinclair Oil |
86 |
| 40 | Pioneer Natural Resources |
62 |
| 41 | Rinchem Company Inc. |
58 |
| 42 | Southwestern Energy Co. |
48 |
| 43 | Oil States Energy Services |
47 |
| 44 | Rocky Mountain Crude Oil |
39 |
| 45 | Forbes Energy Services |
34 |
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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