2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America
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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 |
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1 | 1 | PepsiCo Inc. |
11,225 | 3,605 | 17,100 | 18,468 | $62.8 billion |
2 | 2 | Sysco Corp. |
8,534 | 1,042 | 606 | 10,947 | $50.4 billion |
3 | 3 | Wal-Mart Stores |
6,398 | 199 | - | 63,723 | $485.9 billion |
4 | 4 | Coca-Cola Co. |
5,487 | 1,354 | - | 7,137 | $41.8 billion |
5 | 6 | U.S. Foods |
5,270 | 387 | - | 6,562 | $22.9 billion |
6 | 8 | Reyes Holdings |
4,329 | 792 | 734 | 5,309 | $24.0 billion |
7 | 5 | Halliburton Co. |
4,243 | 881 | - | 8,152 | $15.9 billion |
8 | 9 | Agrium Inc. |
4,239 | 2,271 | 7,638 | 6,721 | $13.7 billion |
9 | 10 | McLane Co. |
3,816 | 322 | 12 | 5,611 | - |
10 | 11 | C & J Energy Services |
3,196 | 766 | - | 3,767 | $1.0 billion |
11 | 7 | Schlumberger Limited |
3,137 | 1,314 | - | 4,720 | $27.8 billion |
12 | 12 | Performance Food Group |
2,801 | 143 | - | 3,618 | $16.0 billion |
13 | 16 | Tyson Foods |
2,380 | 56 | 1,274 | 6,499 | $37.0 billion |
14 | 13 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
2,331 | 86 | 538 | 2,749 | $6.4 billion |
15 | 14 | Baker Hughes Inc. |
2,282 | 1,791 | - | 2,847 | $9.8 billion |
16 | 15 | Dean Foods Co. |
2,073 | 2,645 | 749 | 5,454 | $7.7 billion |
17 | 19 | American Air Liquide Holdings |
1,822 | 4,064 | - | 2,948 | $22.0 billion |
18 | 24 | CHS Inc. |
1,781 | 1,928 | - | 2,416 | $30.3 billion |
19 | 18 | Gordon Food Service |
1,714 | 36 | - | 2,375 | - |
20 | 20 | Basic Energy Services |
1,620 | 386 | - | 1,819 | $0.5 billion |
21 | 17 | Femsa Logistica |
1,500 | 1,100 | - | 2,100 | $0.8 billion |
22 | 21 | Kroger Co. |
1,489 | 35 | - | 5,490 | $115.0 billion |
23 | 22 | Albertsons |
1,453 | 850 | 75 | 6,203 | - |
24 | 23 | United Rentals Inc. |
1,420 | 2,204 | - | 1,484 | $5.8 billion |
25 | 25 | Clean Harbors Inc. |
1,394 | 4,202 | - | 3,533 | $2.8 billion |
26 | 27 | Dot Foods |
1,325 | 4 | 18 | 2,065 | - |
27 | 26 | Gibson Energy Inc. |
1,300 | - | - | 2,800 | $4.6 billion |
28 | 28 | Calfrac Well Services |
1,270 | 568 | - | 2,097 | $0.7 billion |
29 | 30 | Weatherford International |
1,136 | 605 | - | 3,520 | - |
30 | 39 | Sunbelt Rentals |
1,105 | 2,022 | - | 1,332 | $3.6 billion |
31 | 55 | Quikrete Companies |
1,103 | 58 | - | 1,475 | - |
32 | 31 | Praxair Inc. |
1,097 | 1,687 | - | 3,534 | $10.5 billion |
33 | 33 | Pilot Flying J Inc. |
1,084 | 28 | - | 1,388 | - |
34 | 34 | Darling Ingredients |
1,066 | 769 | 274 | 4,121 | $3.4 billion |
35 | 40 | Cemex USA |
1,031 | 3,970 | - | 1,761 | $3.7 billion |
36 | 29 | Helena Chemical Co. |
1,004 | 2,507 | - | 2,575 | - |
37 | 38 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
963 | 46 | - | 1,195 | - |
38 | 42 | Veritiv Corp. |
933 | 71 | 209 | 1,447 | $8.3 billion |
39 | 35 | Builders FirstSource Inc. |
928 | 2,303 | - | 1,618 | $6.4 billion |
40 | 37 | Key Energy Services |
917 | 291 | - | 914 | $0.4 billion |
41 | 48 | Core-Mark Holding Co. |
866 | 119 | - | 1,301 | $14.5 billion |
42 | 35 | Plains All American Pipeline |
820 | - | - | 1,875 | $20.0 billion |
43 | 47 | United Natural Foods |
812 | 7 | - | 1,044 | $8.5 billion |
44 | 42 | Coca-Cola Bottling United |
806 | 424 | - | 962 | - |
45 | 46 | Walgreen Co. |
791 | 35 | - | 2,039 | $117.3 billion |
46 | 45 | Food Services of America |
772 | 55 | - | 741 | - |
47 | 32 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
769 | 1,231 | - | 2,241 | - |
48 | 53 | Ashley Furniture Industries |
722 | 7 | - | 3,526 | - |
49 | 49 | Univar Inc. |
721 | 83 | 62 | 1,579 | $8.1 billion |
50 | 88 | Anheuser-Busch LLC |
714 | 166 | - | 799 | $13.8 billion |
51 | 52 | Kellogg Co. |
710 | 60 | - | 1,153 | $13.0 billion |
52 | 44 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
699 | 2,044 | - | 1,105 | - |
53 | 66 | Love's Travel Stops |
684 | - | 20 | 732 | - |
54 | 57 | ABC Supply Co. |
676 | 2,636 | 252 | 939 | - |
55 | 59 | Advanced Drainage Systems |
675 | 0 | - | 1,200 | $1.3 billion |
56 | 83 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
664 | 241 | - | 800 | - |
57 | 41 | Ahold Delhaize Group |
663 | 663 | - | 1,990 | $30.9 billion |
58 | 78 | Shamrock Foods Co. |
661 | 66 | 95 | 1,020 | - |
59 | 89 | Supervalu Inc. |
648 | 5 | - | 2,768 | $12.5 billion |
60 | 69 | Sherwin-Williams Co. |
644 | 1 | - | 1,623 | $15.8 billion |
61 | 54 | Shaw Industries Group |
643 | - | - | 3,211 | - |
62 | 72 | Publix Super Markets |
642 | 16 | 400 | 3,153 | $34.0 billion |
63 | 61 | Cudd Energy Services |
638 | 228 | - | 876 | - |
64 | 62 | Brenntag North America |
636 | 87 | - | 1,565 | - |
65 | 70 | JBS USA Holdings |
627 | 0 | - | 1,393 | $33.9 billion |
66 | 58 | Energy Transfer Partners |
626 | 120 | - | 737 | $21.8 billion |
67 | 63 | Nuverra Environmental Solutions |
623 | 129 | - | 656 | $0.2 billion |
68 | 68 | Golden State Foods |
616 | 38 | - | 826 | $6.0 billion |
69 | 63 | Maxim Crane Works |
608 | - | - | 985 | - |
70 | 60 | Lowe's Companies Inc. |
607 | 3,981 | - | 625 | $65.0 billion |
71 | 65 | Archer Daniels Midland |
602 | 87 | - | 1,702 | $62.3 billion |
72 | 67 | Oldcastle Inc. |
601 | 1,758 | - | 1,481 | - |
73 | 56 | Mondelēz International |
582 | 288 | - | 746 | $25.9 billion |
74 | 49 | Nestle USA |
581 | 3,353 | - | 1,435 | $26.7 billion |
75 | 75 | SE Independent Delivery Services |
575 | 219 | - | 1,600 | - |
76 | 79 | H.E.B. Grocery Co. |
569 | 5 | - | 2,843 | - |
77 | 77 | C & S Wholesale Grocers |
567 | 0 | - | 1,613 | $30.0 billion |
78 | 74 | Air Products Inc. |
565 | 94 | 335 | 2,000 | $7.5 billion |
79 | 73 | MDU Resources Group |
559 | 1,731 | - | 1,713 | $4.1 billion |
80 | 80 | Bunzl Distribution USA |
546 | 71 | 43 | 975 | $8.5 billion |
80 | 82 | Stericycle Inc. |
546 | 3,699 | - | 2,090 | $3.6 billion |
82 | 81 | Foster Farms |
545 | 94 | - | 1,346 | - |
83 | - | Beacon Roofing Supply |
538 | 1,389 | - | 993 | $4.1 billion |
84 | - | Globe Energy Services |
529 | 43 | - | 529 | - |
85 | 51 | Linde North America |
507 | 1,425 | - | 1,988 | - |
86 | - | FCA Transport |
495 | 7 | - | 1,460 | - |
87 | 91 | Mohawk Industries |
488 | 159 | - | 2,217 | $9.0 billion |
88 | 100 | Valley Proteins Inc. |
482 | 125 | 51 | 1,101 | - |
89 | 84 | KeHE Distributors |
479 | 8 | - | 769 | - |
90 | 85 | Ace Hardware Corp. |
469 | 1 | 1 | 1,455 | $4.9 billion |
91 | 87 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
461 | 144 | 196 | 560 | - |
92 | 86 | Sanderson Farms Inc. |
456 | 6 | - | 671 | $2.8 billion |
93 | 90 | The H.T. Hackney Co. |
438 | 170 | - | 578 | - |
94 | - | Bragg Cos. |
433 | - | - | 682 | - |
95 | - | Dunkin' Brands Group |
430 | 12 | - | 450 | $0.8 billion |
96 | 93 | Maines Paper & Food Service |
423 | 66 | - | 553 | $3.5 billion |
97 | 92 | BlueLinx Holdings |
418 | 9 | - | 591 | $1.9 billion |
98 | 95 | Select Energy Services |
407 | 193 | - | 1,050 | - |
99 | - | Columbia Distributing |
402 | 144 | - | 515 | - |
100 | 97 | Herc Rentals |
397 | 748 | - | 431 | $1.6 billion |
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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