2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
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Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Pepsi Beverages
8,578
2
Coca-Cola Refreshments
5,487
3
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
2,331
4
Femsa Logistica
1,500
5
Reyes Beverage Group
1,120
6
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
806
7
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
795
8
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
714
9
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
699
10
Swire Coca-Cola USA
664
11
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
461
12
Columbia Distributing
402
13
Silver Eagle Distributors
363
14
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
292
15
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
249
16
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
213
17
Gulf Distributing
189
18
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
148
19
Nestle Waters North America
140
20
Clark Beverage Group
129
21
Odom Corp.
98
22
Clare Rose Inc.
97
23
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
93
24
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
91
25
North Florida Sales
88
26
Virginia Eagle Distributing
80
27
Pepsi MidAmerica
77
28
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
29
Republic National Distributing Co.
74
30
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
31
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
32
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York
52
33
Brown Bottling Group
47
33
Carolina Beverage Corp.
47
35
Long Beverage
45
36
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
36
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
38
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven
32
38
Quality Beverage
32
40
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
30
41
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
29
42
Birrell Brothers Co.
28
43
Lane Sales
25
44
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
24
44
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Logansport
24
44
Shore Point Distributing
24
47
House of Schwan
23
47
Western Wyoming Beverages
23
49
Allen Beverages
22
50
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield
21
51
Chesterman Co.
20
52
Corwin Beverage Co.
18
52
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln
18
52
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester
18
Extras
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Private Carrier News
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
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Expand Grocery Delivery

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out grocery delivery service for non-Prime members to the wider U.S. as it prepares to open more supermarkets next year.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
November 9, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Private

Rivian to End Exclusivity With Amazon

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said Nov. 7 that it will allow other companies to purchase its fleet of delivery vans, ending an exclusive agreement with Amazon.

November 8, 2023
Business, Fuel, Logistics, Private

ADM Strikes Supply Deal for US Plant-Based Chemical Factory

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has agreed to supply biochemical maker Solugen Inc. with raw materials needed to make plant-based acids at a plant to be built in southwest Minnesota.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
October 30, 2023
Business, Technology, Private

Amazon Reports Q3 Revenue Gained 13% to $143.1 Billion

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gave investors much of what they wanted: robust sales and profit growth along with a hint that the cloud division earnings machine is regaining momentum.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
October 27, 2023