2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Tractors | Trucks | Pickups/ Cargo Vans | Trailers | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | PepsiCo Inc. |
9,950 | 14,304 | - | 16,102 | $63.1 billion |
| 2 | 2 | Sysco Corp. |
8,391 | 1,404 | 355 | 10,320 | $48.7 billion |
| 3 | 3 | Wal-Mart Stores |
6,277 | 199 | - | 66,191 | $482.1 billion |
| 4 | 4 | Coca-Cola Co. |
5,664 | 1,054 | - | 7,465 | $44.3 billion |
| 5 | 5 | Halliburton Co. |
5,637 | 1,160 | - | 9,509 | $23.6 billion |
| 6 | 6 | U.S. Foods |
5,242 | 354 | - | 6,530 | $23.0 billion |
| 7 | 10 | Schlumberger Limited |
3,994 | 1,314 | - | 4,770 | $35.5 billion |
| 8 | 8 | Reyes Holdings |
3,936 | 616 | 536 | 4,782 | $24.0 billion |
| 9 | 7 | Agrium Inc. |
3,930 | 2,315 | 7,457 | 6,297 | $14.8 billion |
| 10 | 9 | McLane Co. |
3,837 | 305 | 9 | 5,283 | $48.0 billion |
| 11 | 11 | C & J Energy Services |
2,970 | 1,661 | - | 4,580 | $1.7 billion |
| 12 | 13 | Performance Food Group |
2,814 | 132 | - | 3,500 | $11.7 billion |
| 13 | 15 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
2,293 | 87 | 1,165 | 2,902 | $6.4 billion |
| 14 | 16 | Baker Hughes |
2,282 | 1,813 | - | 2,856 | $15.7 billion |
| 15 | 18 | Dean Foods Co. |
2,135 | 2,752 | 422 | 5,239 | $8.1 billion |
| 16 | 12 | Tyson Foods |
2,122 | 59 | - | 6,105 | $40.6 billion |
| 17 | - | Femsa Logistica |
1,920 | - | - | 2,308 | $0.8 billion |
| 18 | 19 | Gordon Food Service |
1,787 | 36 | - | 2,453 | - |
| 19 | 70 | American Air Liquide Holdings |
1,754 | 4,117 | - | 3,126 | - |
| 20 | 21 | Basic Energy Services |
1,620 | 386 | - | 1,819 | $0.8 billion |
| 21 | 22 | Kroger Co. |
1,557 | 35 | - | 5,826 | $109.8 billion |
| 22 | 26 | Albertsons |
1,497 | - | - | 6,021 | - |
| 23 | 23 | United Rentals Inc. |
1,420 | 2,204 | - | 1,484 | $5.8 billion |
| 24 | 14 | CHS Inc. |
1,376 | 2,148 | - | 2,154 | $34.6 billion |
| 25 | 17 | Clean Harbors Inc. |
1,347 | 4,662 | - | 3,109 | $3.3 billion |
| 26 | 25 | Gibson Energy Inc. |
1,300 | - | - | 2,500 | $5.6 billion |
| 27 | 29 | Dot Foods |
1,290 | 4 | 17 | 1,970 | - |
| 28 | 44 | Calfrac Well Services |
1,270 | 568 | - | 2,097 | $1.5 billion |
| 29 | 28 | Helena Chemical Co. |
1,172 | 1,932 | - | 2,575 | - |
| 30 | 20 | Weatherford International |
1,136 | 605 | - | 3,297 | $9.4 billion |
| 31 | 30 | Praxair Inc. |
1,115 | 1,787 | - | 3,677 | $10.8 billion |
| 32 | 31 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
1,104 | 1,386 | 234 | 2,968 | - |
| 33 | 32 | Pilot Flying J Inc. |
1,032 | - | - | 1,314 | - |
| 34 | 41 | Darling Ingredients |
1,016 | 682 | 355 | 4,141 | $3.4 billion |
| 35 | 35 | Builders FirstSource Inc. |
990 | 2,541 | - | 1,693 | $6.1 billion |
| 35 | 34 | Plains All American Pipeline |
990 | - | - | 1,930 | $23.2 billion |
| 37 | 27 | Key Energy Services |
946 | 998 | - | 949 | $0.8 billion |
| 38 | 39 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
941 | 46 | - | 1,170 | - |
| 39 | 38 | Sunbelt Rentals |
919 | 1,972 | - | 1,058 | $3.3 billion |
| 40 | 33 | Cemex USA |
902 | 3,968 | - | 1,416 | $3.9 billion |
| 41 | 48 | Ahold Delhaize Group |
885 | 661 | - | 3,992 | - |
| 42 | 87 | Coca-Cola Bottling United |
806 | 424 | - | 962 | - |
| 42 | 37 | Veritiv Corp. |
806 | 106 | 117 | 1,274 | $8.7 billion |
| 44 | - | Southern Glazer's Wine $amp;amp; Spirits |
802 | 2,111 | - | 1,276 | - |
| 45 | 60 | Food Services of America |
772 | 55 | - | 741 | - |
| 46 | 43 | Walgreen Co. |
754 | 6 | - | 1,848 | $103.4 billion |
| 47 | 52 | United Natural Foods |
747 | 2 | - | 913 | $8.2 billion |
| 48 | 54 | Core-Mark Holding Co. |
745 | 98 | - | 911 | $11.1 billion |
| 49 | 36 | Nestle USA |
735 | 3,205 | - | 1,527 | $9.7 billion |
| 49 | 47 | Univar Inc. |
735 | 97 | 65 | 1,761 | - |
| 51 | 45 | Linde North America |
733 | 2,270 | - | 1,899 | $2.0 billion |
| 52 | 46 | Kellogg Co. |
710 | 60 | - | 1,153 | $13.5 billion |
| 53 | 53 | Ashley Furniture Industries |
709 | 1 | 10 | 3,400 | - |
| 54 | 42 | Shaw Industries Group |
697 | 55 | 238 | 3,233 | - |
| 55 | 65 | Quikrete Companies |
685 | 16 | - | 883 | - |
| 56 | 56 | Mondel膿z International |
680 | 230 | 50 | 780 | $29.6 billion |
| 57 | 61 | ABC Supply Co. |
633 | 2,400 | 254 | 898 | - |
| 58 | 73 | Energy Transfer Partners |
629 | 120 | - | 740 | $34.3 billion |
| 59 | 55 | Advanced Drainage Systems |
625 | 0 | - | 1,100 | - |
| 60 | 50 | Lowe's Companies Inc. |
624 | 72 | - | 640 | $59.1 billion |
| 61 | 72 | Cudd Energy Services |
619 | 183 | - | 958 | - |
| 62 | - | Brenntag North America |
612 | 89 | - | 1,513 | $11.5 billion |
| 63 | 64 | Maxim Crane Works |
608 | 0 | - | 985 | - |
| 63 | 51 | Nuverra Environmental Solutions |
608 | 223 | - | 873 | $0.4 billion |
| 65 | 63 | Archer Daniels Midland |
602 | 87 | - | 1,702 | $67.7 billion |
| 66 | 58 | Love's Travel Stops |
585 | 2,048 | - | 1,474 | - |
| 67 | 74 | Oldcastle Inc. |
585 | 2,048 | - | 1,474 | - |
| 68 | 62 | Golden State Foods |
580 | 45 | - | 794 | $7.0 billion |
| 69 | 86 | Sherwin-Williams Co. |
571 | 1 | - | 1,548 | $11.3 billion |
| 70 | 59 | JBS USA Holdings |
569 | 0 | - | 1,302 | - |
| 71 | 48 | Perdue Farms Inc. |
567 | 39 | 582 | 1,627 | - |
| 72 | 57 | Publix Super Markets |
562 | 18 | - | 2,696 | $32.4 billion |
| 73 | 69 | MDU Resources Group |
553 | 1,747 | - | 1,718 | $4.2 billion |
| 74 | 40 | Air Products Inc. |
550 | 95 | 420 | 2,000 | $9.9 billion |
| 75 | 80 | SE Independent Delivery Services |
545 | 175 | - | 1,401 | - |
| 76 | 67 | Pilot Thomas Logistics |
542 | 826 | - | 870 | - |
| 77 | 68 | C&S Wholesale Grocers |
541 | 0 | - | 1,434 | $30.0 billion |
| 78 | 76 | Shamrock Foods Co. |
539 | 61 | 75 | 757 | - |
| 79 | 74 | H.E.B. Grocery Co. |
534 | 9 | - | 2,208 | - |
| 80 | 71 | Bunzl Distribution USA |
511 | 66 | 52 | 920 | - |
| 81 | 80 | Foster Farms |
507 | 134 | - | 1,345 | - |
| 82 | - | Stericycle Inc. |
506 | 3,544 | - | 1,923 | $3.0 billion |
| 83 | - | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
496 | 218 | - | 615 | - |
| 84 | 94 | KeHE Distributors |
470 | 94 | 40 | 686 | - |
| 85 | 79 | Ace Hardware Corp. |
469 | 1 | - | 1,413 | $4.7 billion |
| 85 | 89 | Sanderson Farms Inc. |
469 | 5 | - | 654 | $2.8 billion |
| 87 | 78 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
468 | 146 | 199 | 534 | - |
| 88 | - | Anheuser-Busch LLC |
452 | 99 | - | 364 | - |
| 89 | 83 | Supervalu Inc. |
440 | 4 | - | 1,815 | $17.5 billion |
| 90 | 83 | The H.T. Hackney Co. |
438 | 170 | - | 578 | - |
| 91 | 88 | Mohawk Industries |
420 | 138 | - | 2,217 | $8.6 billion |
| 92 | 91 | BlueLinx Holdings |
414 | 14 | - | 644 | $1.9 billion |
| 93 | 98 | J.R. Simplot Co. |
408 | 876 | - | 1,485 | - |
| 93 | 96 | Maines Paper & Food Service |
408 | 58 | - | 506 | $4.0 billion |
| 95 | - | Select Energy Services |
407 | 193 | - | 1,050 | - |
| 96 | 83 | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
399 | 3,806 | - | 895 | - |
| 97 | 92 | Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. |
397 | 748 | - | 431 | $1.5 billion |
| 98 | 82 | Sentinel Transportation |
393 | 1 | - | 815 | - |
| 99 | - | Mobile Mini |
389 | 178 | - | 428 | $0.5 billion |
| 100 | 93 | Valley Proteins Inc. |
385 | 94 | 40 | 1,075 | - |
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