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 Reports Strong Q2 on Low-Price Model

NEW YORK — Walmart reported strong second-quarter sales results as the retailer’s low-price model continues to attract budget-conscious consumers in a tough economic environment.

Anne D’Innocenzio | Associated Press
August 17, 2023
Business, Private

Aldi to Buy 400 Winn-Dixie, Harveys Stores in Southern US

Discount grocer Aldi said Aug. 16 it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the southern U.S.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
August 16, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Imposing Fee on Sellers Who Do Their Own Shipping

Amazon.com Inc. is imposing a new fee on merchants who don’t use the company’s logistics services, a change many of these sellers consider coercive and surprising.

August 16, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, Private

Amazon Dinged for Coming Up Short on Carbon-Emission Actions

Four years into a plan to eliminate its carbon emissions, Amazon.com Inc. has lost a key endorsement from the world’s leading watchdog of corporate climate goals.

Natasha White and Matt Day | Bloomberg News
August 14, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Tyson Foods to Close Four Chicken Processing Plants

Tyson Foods Inc. is closing four chicken processing plants as it looks to lower costs.

Michelle Chapman | Associated Press
August 7, 2023
Business, Private

Amazon Profits, Revenue Surge in Q2

NEW YORK — Amazon on Aug. 3 posted better-than-expected revenue and profits for the second quarter, sending its stock higher in after-hours trading.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
August 3, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Fresh Offers Grocery Delivery to Non-Prime Members

Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
August 2, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Double Number of Same-Day Delivery Facilities

Amazon.com Inc. will double the number of U.S. same-day delivery facilities in the “coming years,” the company announced July 31.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 31, 2023
Business, Equipment, Private

United Rentals Profit Rises on Ahern Deal, Demand Tailwind

United Rentals Inc. reported net income of $591 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 19.9% from $493 million in the year-ago period, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 28, 2023
Business, Private

Walmart Seen Gaining More Than 30% Over the Next Year

Walmart Inc. shares could surge more than 30% in the next 12 months as the shopping behemoth continues to gain market share even as grocery inflation eases, according to Piper Sandler.

Katrina Compoli | Bloomberg News
July 25, 2023
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