2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Here’s how shippers are coping with an increasingly constrained freight market.
Find out which North American regions host the largest private carriers.
How shippers are making better use of their limited hauling capacity.
Rankings
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
Extras
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Private Carrier News
Government, Business, Private

District of Columbia Sues Amazon for ‘Stealing’ Delivery Driver Tips

The attorney general for Washington, D.C., is suing Amazon.com Inc., seeking civil penalties for allegedly misleading consumers who thought they were tipping delivery drivers but had the money diverted to cover the couriers’ base pay.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
December 7, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, Private

Kroger, Albertsons CEOs Face Senate Questions Over Merger

Senators pressed the CEOs of Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. on Nov. 29 about whether their proposed $24.6 billion deal to create a supermarket giant will benefit consumers in an era of rising inflation.

Leah Nylen and Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
November 30, 2022
Business, Logistics, Private

Walmart’s Grocery Gains Power Sales Beat and Stock Jump

Walmart Inc. jumped Nov. 15 after the retail giant reported strong quarterly results and boosted its annual forecast, putting its shares on pace to erase this year’s losses.

Janet Freund | Bloomberg News
November 15, 2022
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Take Hawaiian Airlines Stake in Cargo-Hauling Deal

Amazon.com Inc. is poised to take a stake in the parent of Hawaiian Airlines as part of a deal to expand the e-commerce giant’s cargo-hauling operations.

Mary Schlangenstein | Bloomberg News
October 21, 2022
Business, Logistics, Private, TCA

Amazon Boosts Fort Worth Alliance to One of Nation’s Busiest Cargo Airports

Fort Worth Alliance airport now ranks among the 20 largest cargo airports in the country by landed weight, according to Federal Aviation Administration data, in large part due to Prime Air's distribution hub.

Kyle Arnold | The Dallas Morning News
October 19, 2022
Technology, Private, TCA

Amazon’s Hurricane Disaster Program Provides Relief in Tampa Bay

Amazon had donated more than 1.5 million items for victims of the Category 4 storm that hit Florida in early October to charities like the Red Cross and South Florida disaster nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission.

Bernadette Berdychowski | Tampa Bay Times
October 14, 2022
Business, Private

Kroger Eyes Merger With Albertsons

Kroger Co. is in talks about a tie-up with rival Albertsons Cos. in a deal that would create a U.S. grocery giant, people familiar with the matter said.

October 13, 2022
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lifts Outlook as Drink, Snack Sales Buck Inflation

PepsiCo Inc. said its playbook for battling inflation is still working, with price hikes fueling double-digit gains in sales despite lower volumes of snack purchases.

Brett Pulley | Bloomberg News
October 12, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Private

Volvo, Mack, Tesla Show Gains With BEVs

Truck makers both large and small recently announced deals and timetables for more of their battery-electric trucks reaching customers.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 7, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Broad Relief Efforts Converge After Hurricane Ian

Trucking companies, government entities and nonprofit groups responded to the devastation wrought along Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ian last month with relief efforts for the many areas affected by the storm, and are working to overcome challenges in getting aid to those in need.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
October 6, 2022