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2023 Top Agriculture & Food Processing Carriers

2023 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

The carriers on the TT100 list have kept busy despite a softer freight environment

Private carriers are placing increasing focus on asset utilization, costs and service

Find out where the Top 100 Private carriers are located by region

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Tyson Foods
2,594
2
CHS Inc.
1,426
3
Helena Agri-Enterprises
1,295
4
Darling Ingredients
1,205
5
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,120
6
Mondelēz International
810
7
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
737
8
JBS Carriers
699
9
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
602
10
Foster Farms
566
11
Perdue Farms
507
12
J.R. Simplot Co.
497
13
McKee Foods Corp.
407
14
Goya Foods
317
15
Bimbo Bakeries USA
300
16
Wilbur-Ellis
288
17
Dairy Farmers of America
255
18
Cargill Inc.
233
19
MFA Inc.
224
20
America's Service Line
221
21
Borden Dairy
214
22
Glister-Mary Lee Corp.
180
23
Growmark
166
24
Co-Alliance Cooperative
127
25
Sunrise Transport
96
26
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
77
27
MFPS Transport Inc.
64
28
Umpqua Dairy Products Co.
62
29
Castellini Co.
45
30
National Food NW
30
31
Mennel Milling
24

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The largest carriers across industries dealt with market ups and downs in 2023

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Ashley Furniture’s growing private fleet streamlines furniture distribution

Former in-store and warehouse workers earn CDLs and join the retailer’s private fleet

Owners of two Top 100 private fleets offer update on planned $25 billion merger

Private Carrier News

BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Walmart Invests $330M to Update Louisiana Distribution Center

Modernization is slated to start next year at Walmart's Opelousas distribution center near Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190. The facility is located some 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.

February 6, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal FreightPrivateTop 50Top 100

Amazon Delivers Strong Q4 Sales but Misses on Earnings

Amazon reported fourth-quarter earnings slightly below Wall Street estimates even as sales surged and it reported the fastest growth in its prominent cloud computing business in 13 quarters.

February 5, 2026
BusinessPrivate

Bob’s Furniture Goes Public With $2.2 Billion Valuation

Bob’s Discount Furniture, a home furnishings retailer backed by Bain Capital, rose 0.1% in its trading debut after the company raised $331 million in a U.S. initial public offering.

February 5, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFor-HirePrivate

International to Lay Off 300 Staff Due to Weak Truck Demand

Demand for trucks did not improve as 2025 progressed and what carrier executives have characterized as the longest North American freight market downturn in a half-century continued.

February 4, 2026
BusinessTechnologyPrivate

Walmart Joins $1 Trillion Club as Frugal Shoppers Fuel Gains

Recent investments in artificial intelligence have helped supercharge the stock’s advance. Walmart has been pushing to incorporate AI across its operations.

February 3, 2026
BusinessPrivate

PepsiCo Plans Price Cuts as Demand Slips for Drinks, Snacks

PepsiCo has leaned on price increases as the cost of packaging, ingredients and transportation rose, but that has weakened demand, and consumers have cut back.

February 3, 2026
BusinessPrivate

Tyson Profit Tops Estimates on Beef Pricing, Chicken Demand

Tyson Foods, in a move meant to turn around the beef segment, said it would close a Nebraska beef plant and reduced a Texas facility to a single shift. The company maintained its outlook for the year.

February 2, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Pilot, Tesla to Build Charging Sites for Semi at Truck Stops

Pilot Travel Centers is teaming up with Tesla to build a series of charging stations catering to the Elon Musk-led manufacturer’s Class 8 battery-electric Semi tractor, mostly in Western states.

January 30, 2026
BusinessPrivateTop 100

Home Depot Cuts Jobs and Orders Staff Back to Office

The company is eliminating roles associated with its store support center and mandating a five-day in-office schedule for corporate workers, a spokesman confirmed to Bloomberg News.

January 28, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal FreightPrivate

Amazon Cuts 16,000 Corporate Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

Amazon has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. It has also been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic.

January 28, 2026

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