2023 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Revenue
1 1
PepsiCo Inc.
12,590 17,691 5,015 30,227
$86.4 billion
2 2
Walmart Inc.
11,361 29 - 81,598
$611.3 billion
3 3
Sysco Corp.
9,345 1,885 772 10,565
$68.0 billion
4 4
US Foods
5,969 433 - 7,748
$34.0 billion
5 5
Performance Food Group
5,852 605 - 7,923
$50.9 billion
6 7
Reyes Holdings
5,396 863 1,404 7,328 -
7 6
Halliburton Co.
4,695 2,813 89 10,694
$20.3 billion
8 8
McLane Co.
3,949 164 - 6,292
$53.2 billion
9 19
Amazon.com Inc.
3,909 12,586 - 40,677
$514.0 billion
10 12
United Rentals
3,042 4,119 - 3,559
$11.6 billion
11 9
Tyson Foods
2,594 46 - 5,024
$53.3 billion
12 13
Gordon Food Service
2,199 35 - 3,145
$19.0 billion
13 11
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,177 160 - 4,087
$3.2 billion
14 32
Clean Harbors
2,035 5,456 4,750 9,498
$5.2 billion
15 20
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)
2,004 19 - 3,696
$28.9 billion
16 17
Sunbelt Rentals
1,951 1,150 4,979 2,014
$9.7 billion
17 23
The Quikrete Cos.
1,762 10 - 2,236 -
18 16
Dot Foods
1,755 2 - 2,774
$9.8 billion
19 21
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,747 561 - 2,167 -
20 15
Pilot Co.
1,645 33 - 1,946 -
21 22
American Air Liquide Holdings
1,571 3,821 - 2,165
$31.5 billion
22 24
Ashley Furniture Industries
1,520 28 19 5,088 -
23 28
CRH Americas
1,444 2,363 - 2,972
$32.7 billion
24 26
CHS Inc.
1,426 1,666 - 6,710
$47.8 billion
25 29
Carvana
1,394 1,733 244 1,422
$13.1 billion
26 10
Helena Agri-Enterprises
1,295 2,005 - 1,625 -
27 27
Cemex USA
1,285 3,908 - 2,338
$4.2 billion
28 30
Ahold Delhaize USA
1,243 748 - 5,903
$58.1 billion
29 39
Medline Inc.
1,237 493 - 1,940
$21.2 billion
30 47
Darling Ingredients
1,205 819 - 5,682
$6.5 billion
31 18
ProFrac Holding Corp.
1,201 84 - 2,083
$2.4 billion
32 34
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,194 - - 1,154 -
33 36
Ben E. Keith Co.
1,182 78 - 1,363 -
34 33
Cudd Energy Services
1,173 208 - 1,444 -
35 35
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,120 1,649 318 3,671 -
36 38
Walgreen Co.
1,089 22 - 2,896
$132.7 billion
37 41
Sherwin-Williams Co.
1,057 3 - 2,449
$22.1 billion
38 25
The Kroger Co.
1,048 468 - 21,355
$148.3 billion
39 52
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.
985 392 - 1,385
$2.1 billion
40 40
Albertsons Cos.
966 - - 3,389
$77.6 billion
41 61
Publix Super Markets
947 20 - 4,034
$54.9 billion
42 37
ProPetro Holding Corp.
943 22 - 1,350
$1.3 billion
43 49
Univar Solutions
921 75 - 2,048
$11.5 billion
44 31
Builders FirstSource
901 2,393 - 2,095
$22.7 billion
45 43
Swire Coca-Cola USA
881 276 - 1,212
$3.0 billion
46 69
Costco Wholsale Corp.
876 368 - 6,167
$222.7 billion
47 45
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
851 2,325 - 1,075 -
48 48
ABC Supply Co.
826 3,172 - 1,096
$12.1 billion
49 51
Shaw Industries Group
825 55 - 3,000 -
50 44
BlueLinx Holdings
815 44 - 816
$4.5 billion
51 46
Mondelez International
810 72 - 954
$31.5 billion
52 73
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
773 37 - 928 -
53 53
Calfrac Well Services
740 203 - 1,067
$1.1 billion
54 53
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
737 101 - 1,040 -
55 55
Shamrock Foods Co.
732 105 - 1,039 -
56 64
Plains All American Pipeline
720 - - 1,440
$57.3 billion
57 70
Beacon Roofing Supply
718 1,660 - 893
$8.4 billion
58 62
Messer Americas
717 242 358 1,471 -
59 60
JBS USA Holdings
699 - - 1,324 -
60 57
Brenntag North America
695 579 - 2,200
$7.1 billion
60 58
Energy Transfer
695 478 - 940
$89.9 billion
62 77
Ecology Auto Parts
668 12 - 920 -
63 81
Ace Hardware Corp.
654 - - 1,636
$9.2 billion
64 56
Mohawk Industries
648 108 - 2,860
$11.7 billion
65 63
Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
644 77 - 909 -
66 65
SE Independent Delivery Services
637 250 - 2,155 -
67 75
Marathon Petroleum Co.
628 161 - 699
$180.0 billion
68 66
H-E-B Grocery Co.
626 9 - 4,268 -
69 68
Advanced Drainage Systems
621 - - 1,195
$3.1 billion
70
Knife River Corp
615 2,154 3 2,193 -
71 70
Air Products
612 189 - 1,568
$12.7 billion
71 50
Anheuser Busch Cos.
612 150 - 629
$16.6 billion
73
MasTec Inc.
604 6,420 - 6,208
$9.8 billion
74 59
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
602 87 - 1,702
$101.6 billion
75 78
SpartanNash
590 1 - 1,566
$9.6 billion
76 74
Herc Rentals
572 369 - 685
$2.7 billion
77 76
Foster Farms
566 9 42 1,202 -
78 83
The H.T. Hackney Co.
528 191 - 749 -
79 84
KeHE Distributors
523 - - 867 -
80 42
Bunzl Distribution USA
517 37 - 967
$12.0 billion
81 94
Domino's Pizza
508 117 - 640
$4.5 billion
82 96
Perdue Farms
507 6 - 1,510 -
83 84
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
504 116 - 772 -
84 86
KLX Energy Services
498 670 - 954
$0.8 billion
84 82
Linde
498 1,544 - 1,878
$33.4 billion
86 87
J.R. Simplot Co.
497 1,114 - 2,077 -
87 79
Veritiv Corp.
496 40 - 864
$7.2 billion
88 89
Stericycle Inc.
454 4,657 - 2,543
$2.7 billion
89 99
SRS Distribution
453 2,654 - 811 -
90 91
Thyssenkrupp North America
451 599 - 743 -
91 90
Hobby Lobby Stores
445 11 - 1,551 -
92 88
Columbia Distributing
432 102 - 531 -
93 97
Bragg Cos.
430 116 - 833 -
94 92
Liquid Environmental Solutions
429 104 - 321 -
95 93
Orgill Inc.
422 2 - 1,100
$3.6 billion
96
Nine Energy Service
414 338 - 604
$0.6 billion
97
McKee Foods Corp.
407 21 - 862 -
98 80
C&S Wholesale Grocers
406 - - 4,543 -
98 72
Maxim Crane Works
406 844 - 2,331 -
100
Lipari Foods
398 59 - 462 -
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Private Carrier News
Business, Private

Walmart Boosts Managers’ Base Pay, Redesigns Bonus System

NEW YORK — Walmart Inc. is raising the starting base pay for store managers, while redesigning its bonus plan that will put more of an emphasis on profits for these leaders.

Anne D'Innocenzio | Associated Press
January 18, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Washington State Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger

SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Jan. 15 sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains.

January 16, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private

Walmart Expands Rollout of Generative AI Search on App

Walmart Inc. opened up access to a generative artificial intelligence tool that allows shoppers to search for products by specific use cases rather than look up one item at a time.

Ed Ludlow and Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
January 10, 2024
Technology, Logistics, Private, TCA

Walmart Announces Dallas Drone Deliveries Covering Millions

Walmart says drone deliveries are no longer a futuristic idea, as it will be able to make drone deliveries with its partners Wing and Zipline to 75% of Dallas-Fort Worth by the end of this year.

Maria Halkias | The Dallas Morning News
January 10, 2024
Business, Technology, Private, Global Freight

Daimler Partners With Amazon for Fuel Cell Truck Trials

Daimler Truck plans to begin the first on-road customer tests of hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mercedes-Benz GenH2 trucks in global markets in the middle of 2024.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Retailers Improve Delivery Speeds

Some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries.

December 19, 2023
Business, Private

CRH Offers to Buy Australian Adbri in $1.4 Billion Deal

Global building materials firm CRH Plc has offered to purchase Australian concrete maker Adbri Ltd. in a joint takeover proposal with Barro Group, valuing the target business at $1.4 billion.

Richard Henderson | Bloomberg News
December 18, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Private

Reyes Coca-Cola to Deploy 20 eCascadias in California

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will deploy 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors, said Daimler Truck North America, the truck manufacturer’s parent company.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
November 21, 2023
Business, Private

Walmart Attracts Savings-Minded Shoppers, Posts Strong Q3

Walmart extended its streak of strong quarterly gains heading into the holiday season as its low prices attract shoppers looking for deals in a tough economic environment.

Anne D'Innocenzio | Associated Press
November 16, 2023
Business, Private

Pepsi on Its Way to Surpassing Coca-Cola’s Value

PepsiCo Inc. is on course to take over as the biggest U.S. beverage company by market value, supplanting rival Coca-Cola Co., according to Wall Street analysts.

Katrina Compoli | Bloomberg News
November 13, 2023
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