2024 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
The retail giant’s investments in its private fleet lift it to the top spot on the Top 100 Private Carriers list.
Even with favorable rates available from for-hire carriers, many shippers are expanding their private fleets.
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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 | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Tractors | Trucks | Pickups/ Cargo Vans | Trailers | Annual Revenue |
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1 | 2 | Walmart Inc. |
12,663 | 29 | - | 89,447 | $648.1 billion |
2 | 1 | PepsiCo Inc. |
11,618 | 18,852 | 4,248 | 29,286 | $91.5 billion |
3 | 3 | Sysco Corp. |
9,218 | 2,679 | 1,108 | 11,088 | $76.0 billion |
4 | 5 | Performance Food Group |
6,231 | 1,075 | - | 7,933 | $57.3 billion |
5 | 4 | US Foods |
5,983 | 436 | - | 7,741 | $35.6 billion |
6 | 6 | Reyes Holdings |
5,539 | 963 | 1,337 | 7,493 | - |
7 | 7 | Halliburton Co. |
4,695 | 2,813 | 89 | 10,694 | $23.0 billion |
8 | 8 | McLane Co. |
3,964 | 170 | - | 6,103 | $52.6 billion |
9 | 11 | Tyson Foods |
2,913 | 74 | - | 10,258 | $52.9 billion |
10 | - | Nutrien |
2,815 | 9,400 | - | 4,427 | $19.5 billion |
11 | 10 | United Rentals |
2,513 | 5,276 | - | 3,648 | $14.3 billion |
12 | 9 | Amazon.com Inc. |
2,316 | 13,287 | - | 65,163 | $574.8 billion |
13 | 14 | Clean Harbors |
2,302 | 5,782 | 5,110 | 10,387 | $5.4 billion |
14 | 15 | United Natural Foods Inc. |
2,212 | 21 | - | 3,878 | $30.3 billion |
15 | 16 | Sunbelt Rentals |
2,172 | 2,918 | 5,799 | 2,145 | $10.0 billion |
16 | 12 | Gordon Food Service |
2,144 | 29 | - | 3,099 | $21.0 billion |
16 | 13 | Patterson-UTI Energy/NexTier Oilfield Solutions |
2,144 | 538 | - | 4,512 | $1.9 billion |
18 | - | Dollar General |
2,000 | - | - | - | $38.7 billion |
19 | 17 | The Quikrete Cos. |
1,886 | 103 | - | 2,714 | - |
20 | 18 | Dot Foods |
1,755 | 2 | - | 2,769 | - |
21 | 19 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
1,746 | 550 | - | 2,085 | - |
22 | 44 | Builders FirstSource |
1,648 | 3,414 | - | 3,298 | $17.1 billion |
23 | 21 | American Air Liquide Holdings |
1,581 | 3,830 | - | 2,175 | $11.6 billion |
24 | 24 | CHS Inc. |
1,440 | 1,702 | - | 6,174 | $45.6 billion |
25 | 30 | Darling Ingredients |
1,405 | 788 | - | 5,826 | $6.8 billion |
26 | 38 | The Kroger Co. |
1,396 | 232 | - | 21,416 | $150.0 billion |
27 | 34 | RPC Inc. |
1,347 | 852 | - | 1,790 | $1.6 billion |
28 | 20 | Pilot Co. |
1,308 | 15 | - | 1,469 | $0.6 billion |
29 | 28 | Ahold Delhaize USA |
1,243 | 709 | - | 5,931 | $59.0 billion |
30 | 29 | Medline Industries |
1,237 | 493 | - | 1,940 | $23.2 billion |
31 | 23 | CRH Americas |
1,231 | 2,489 | - | 3,049 | $22.7 billion |
32 | 27 | Cemex USA |
1,229 | 3,959 | - | 1,763 | $10.4 billion |
33 | 35 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
1,215 | 2,128 | - | 4,311 | - |
34 | 31 | ProFrac Services |
1,201 | 84 | - | 2,083 | $2.6 billion |
35 | 26 | Helena Agri-Enterprises |
1,195 | 1,996 | - | 1,625 | - |
36 | 32 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores |
1,194 | - | - | 1,154 | - |
37 | 33 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
1,182 | 78 | - | 1,363 | - |
38 | - | Select Water Solutions |
1,159 | 1,680 | - | 9,227 | $1.6 billion |
39 | 39 | WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings |
1,141 | 444 | - | 3,005 | $2.4 billion |
40 | 22 | Ashley Furniture Industries |
1,138 | 105 | - | 3,531 | - |
41 | 37 | Sherwin-Williams Co. |
1,103 | 4 | - | 2,642 | $23.1 billion |
42 | 40 | Albertsons Cos. |
1,094 | - | - | 3,555 | $79.2 billion |
43 | 36 | Walgreen Co. |
1,074 | 22 | - | 3,161 | $139.0 billion |
44 | 60 | Brenntag North America |
1,028 | 337 | - | 2,329 | $18.2 billion |
45 | 42 | ProPetro Services |
1,017 | 198 | - | 1,579 | $1.6 billion |
46 | 45 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
1,016 | 417 | - | 1,212 | $3.0 billion |
47 | 46 | Costco Wholesale |
987 | 422 | - | 7,792 | $242.3 billion |
48 | 86 | The J.R. Simplot Co. |
975 | 933 | - | 4,296 | - |
49 | 47 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
967 | 1,239 | - | 2,656 | - |
50 | - | The ϳԹ Depot |
947 | 6,402 | - | 1,643 | $152.7 billion |
51 | 41 | Publix Super Markets |
938 | 19 | - | 4,087 | $57.1 billion |
52 | 25 | Carvana |
924 | 1,084 | - | 940 | $10.8 billion |
53 | 43 | Univar Solutions |
921 | 75 | - | 2,048 | - |
54 | 48 | ABC Supply |
906 | 3,391 | - | 1,276 | $20.4 billion |
55 | - | Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages |
862 | 1,685 | - | 1,814 | - |
56 | 55 | Shamrock Foods |
850 | 125 | 116 | 1,265 | - |
57 | 50 | BlueLinx Holdings |
815 | 44 | - | 816 | $3.1 billion |
58 | 52 | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
773 | 37 | - | 928 | - |
59 | 49 | Shaw Industries Group |
760 | 36 | - | 3,075 | - |
60 | 54 | Wayne-Sanderson Farms |
758 | 79 | - | 1,000 | - |
61 | 71 | Air Products |
744 | 176 | - | 2,063 | $12.6 billion |
62 | 58 | Messer Americas |
743 | 242 | 358 | 1,476 | - |
63 | 57 | Beacon Roofing Supply |
742 | 1,667 | - | 985 | $9.1 billion |
64 | 56 | Plains All American Pipeline |
740 | - | - | 1,355 | $48.7 billion |
65 | 73 | MasTec Inc. |
737 | 11,638 | - | 9,166 | $12.0 billion |
65 | 51 | Mondelēz International |
737 | 75 | - | 1,061 | $36.0 billion |
67 | 67 | Marathon Petroleum |
705 | 288 | - | 870 | $150.3 billion |
68 | 68 | H-E-B Grocery |
689 | 69 | - | 4,144 | - |
68 | 59 | JBS USA Holdings |
689 | - | - | 1,394 | - |
70 | 60 | Energy Transfer |
684 | 1,263 | - | 1,134 | $78.6 billion |
71 | 76 | Herc Rentals |
676 | 1,394 | - | 1,004 | $3.3 billion |
72 | 63 | Ace Hardware |
654 | - | - | 1,636 | $9.1 billion |
73 | 65 | Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast |
644 | 77 | - | 909 | - |
73 | - | Kwik Trip |
644 | 28 | - | 506 | - |
75 | 79 | KeHE Distributors |
643 | - | - | 1,080 | - |
76 | 75 | SpartanNash |
639 | 4 | - | 1,916 | $9.7 billion |
77 | 74 | Archer Daniels Midland |
638 | 87 | - | 1,702 | $93.9 billion |
77 | 64 | Mohawk Industries |
638 | 193 | - | 2,847 | $11.1 billion |
79 | 84 | Linde |
629 | 1,871 | - | 2,065 | $32.9 billion |
80 | 69 | Advanced Drainage Systems |
621 | 6 | - | 1,250 | $2.9 billion |
81 | 62 | Ecology Transportation Services |
620 | 12 | - | 1,401 | - |
81 | - | Matheson Tri-Gas |
620 | 726 | - | 1,421 | - |
83 | - | Cheney Brothers |
613 | 40 | - | 1,025 | $3.0 billion |
84 | 53 | Calfrac Well Services |
609 | 198 | - | 763 | $1.4 billion |
85 | 70 | Knife River |
589 | 2,264 | 5 | 2,166 | $2.8 billion |
86 | 88 | Stericycle Inc. |
588 | 3,391 | - | 1,833 | $2.7 billion |
87 | 81 | Domino's Pizza |
556 | 107 | - | 613 | $4.5 billion |
88 | 78 | The H.T. Hackney Co. |
534 | 195 | - | 791 | - |
89 | 71 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
525 | 104 | 67 | 557 | $15.1 billion |
90 | 80 | Bunzl Distribution USA |
517 | 37 | - | 967 | $12.8 billion |
91 | 82 | Perdue Farms |
507 | 6 | - | 1,510 | $9.5 billion |
92 | 91 | Hobby Lobby Stores |
504 | 11 | - | 1,717 | - |
92 | 83 | Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages |
504 | 116 | - | 722 | - |
94 | - | H&E Equipment Services |
493 | 546 | - | 474 | $1.5 billion |
95 | 100 | Lipari Foods |
492 | 52 | - | 547 | - |
96 | 66 | SE Independent Delivery Services |
491 | 446 | - | 1,666 | - |
97 | - | UFP Industries |
482 | 28 | 187 | 2,435 | $7.2 billion |
98 | 90 | Thyssenkrupp Materials NA |
457 | 598 | - | 726 | - |
99 | - | AutoZone Inc. |
452 | - | - | 1,036 | $17.5 billion |
100 | 87 | Veritiv Corp. |
443 | 32 | - | 953 | - |
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.
* Revenue converted to U.S. dollars from euros based on average exchange rate in 2023.
** Revenue converted to U.S. dollars from Canadian dollars based on average exchange rate in 2023.
Extras
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