2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
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
Top Beverage Carriers
| Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepsi Beverages |
8,578 |
| 2 | Keurig Dr Pepper |
2,331 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
1,427 |
| 4 | Femsa Logistica |
1,102 |
| 5 | Reyes Coca Cola Bottling |
947 |
| 6 | Reyes Beverage Group |
907 |
| 7 | Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution |
836 |
| 8 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
702 |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England |
672 |
| 10 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
669 |
| 11 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
666 |
| 12 | Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages |
620 |
| 13 | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
598 |
| 14 | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
441 |
| 15 | Columbia Distributing |
424 |
| 16 | Silver Eagle Distributors |
357 |
| 17 | Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
285 |
| 18 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated |
236 |
| 19 | Clark Beverage Group |
187 |
| 20 | Breakthru Beverage Group |
175 |
| 21 | Gulf Distributing |
170 |
| 22 | Odom Corp. |
154 |
| 23 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country |
148 |
| 24 | Nestle Waters North America |
140 |
| 25 | Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
100 |
| 26 | Clare Rose Inc. |
97 |
| 27 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative |
90 |
| 28 | North Florida Sales |
88 |
| 29 | Republic National Distributing Co. |
85 |
| 30 | Virginia Eagle Distributing |
84 |
| 31 | Pepsi MidAmerica |
77 |
| 32 | Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
75 |
| 33 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C. |
71 |
| 34 | Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co. |
60 |
| 35 | Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York |
52 |
| 36 | Carolina Beverage Corp. |
47 |
| 37 | Brown Bottling Group |
46 |
| 38 | Long Beverage |
45 |
| 39 | Birrell Brothers Co. |
34 |
| 40 | Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York |
33 |
| 40 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin |
33 |
| 42 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven |
32 |
| 42 | Quality Beverage |
32 |
| 44 | Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington |
29 |
| 45 | Lane Sales |
27 |
| 46 | Corwin Beverage Co. |
25 |
| 47 | Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii |
24 |
| 47 | Shore Point Distributing |
24 |
| 49 | House of Schwan |
23 |
| 49 | Western Wyoming Beverages |
23 |
| 51 | Allen Beverages |
22 |
| 51 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia) |
22 |
| 53 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield |
21 |
| 54 | Chesterman Co. |
20 |
| 55 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester |
19 |
| 56 | Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln |
18 |
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.
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December 22, 2025Scott McPherson to Succeed George Holm as PFG CEO
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