NEW YORK — Walmart is further sweetening the perks for its U.S. store managers as it seeks to retain its leaders and attract new ones in a still competitive job market.
January 29, 2024Top 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 Building Materials Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Quikrete Cos. |
1,248 |
2 | Cemex USA |
1,030 |
3 | Builders FirstSource |
940 |
4 | ABC Supply Co. |
750 |
5 | Beacon Roofing Supply |
566 |
6 | Oldcastle Inc. |
460 |
7 | BMC Stock Holdings |
405 |
8 | Staker & Parson Co. |
370 |
9 | Acme Brick Co. |
230 |
10 | Weyerhaeuser Distribution |
191 |
11 | SRS Distribution |
175 |
12 | OmniSource Corp. |
160 |
13 | HD Supply |
135 |
14 | Allied Building Products |
116 |
15 | Pacific Coast Supply |
107 |
16 | Guardian Building Products |
101 |
17 | Croell Redi-Mix |
98 |
18 | Parksite Inc. |
58 |
19 | Dolese Bros. |
54 |
20 | GCC USA Operations |
33 |
21 | Lefarge North America |
26 |
The Top 100 Private Carriers Companies 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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ADM Shares Plunge After Accounting Probe Places CFO on Leave
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Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Food Trade, Risk Higher Grocery Costs
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January 19, 2024Walmart Boosts Managers’ Base Pay, Redesigns Bonus System
NEW YORK — Walmart Inc. is raising the starting base pay for store managers, while redesigning its bonus plan that will put more of an emphasis on profits for these leaders.
Washington State Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Jan. 15 sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains.
January 16, 2024Walmart Expands Rollout of Generative AI Search on App
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Walmart Announces Dallas Drone Deliveries Covering Millions
Walmart says drone deliveries are no longer a futuristic idea, as it will be able to make drone deliveries with its partners Wing and Zipline to 75% of Dallas-Fort Worth by the end of this year.