2022 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front

Shippers work to improve the efficiency and reliability of their private fleet operation, starting with attracting, retaining drivers.

See the headquarters locations by region for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.

Top 100 companies overcome supply chain constraints and stiff competition for drivers; now they face mixed economic signals.

Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
The Quikrete Cos.
1,562
2
Cemex USA
1,281
3
CRH Americas
1,271
4
Builders FirstSource
1,232
5
BlueLinx Holdings
836
6
ABC Supply Co.
792
7
Beacon Roofing Supply
605
8
SRS Distribution
374
9
Boise Cascade
279
10
Foundation Building Materials
265
11
Grant Group of Cos.
239
12
Weyerhaeuser Distribution
190
13
Huttig Building Products
158
14
OmniSource Corp.
149
15
Cameron Ashley Building Products
106
16
Edwards Wood Products
100
17
Croell Redi-Mix
83
18
GCC USA Operations
73
19
Parksite Inc.
71
20
Dolese Bros.
58
21
Pacific Coast Supply
57
22
Aggregate Industries
41
23
Acme Brick Co.
38
Extras

Fleets, shippers debate how best to use and share the growing amount of data they are collecting.

Shifting market conditions, notable mergers and acquisitions help reshape competitive landscape in many industry sectors.

Learn more about Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers publication

A multistep process that communicates why and how the new technology will make a driver’s job easier — not harder — is key.

TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Freeze highlight the factors involved in the growth of the food service sector.

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Private Carrier News
Business, Private

PepsiCo Lowers Revenue Forecast as Sales Growth Weakens

PepsiCo lowered its organic revenue forecast for the year after U.S. consumers continued to pull back on buying its snacks and drinks.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
October 8, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers Ramp Up Holiday Hiring

Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
October 3, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Online Holiday Spending Projected to Rise 8.4%

Steep discounts and easing inflation will compel U.S. shoppers to spend $240.8 billion online in November and December, up 8.4% from last year’s holidays and the biggest increase since 2021.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
September 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Private

PepsiCo Expands EV Fleet to Boost Cost Savings

HANOVER, Germany — Electrification within the PepsiCo fleet is creating cost savings, and the company has plans to scale electric trucks across North America. 

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 20, 2024
Business, Safety, For-Hire, Private, Top 100

ATA Honors Professional Drivers During Weeklong Celebration

Top commercial drivers highlighted the trucking workforce’s role in promoting transportation safety and economic prosperity nationwide at an event near the U.S. Capitol.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 20, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Launches AI Assistant to Help Online Merchants

Amazon.com Inc. is launching an artificially intelligent assistant designed to help online merchants manage their businesses.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Boosts Warehouse Worker Pay by at Least $1.50 an Hour

Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefits package.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 18, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant

Intel and Amazon’s AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing — what’s known as a fabric chip — in a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.” 

Ian King | Bloomberg News
September 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot

A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 17, 2024
Government, Business, Private, Top 100

Washington State Moves to Block Albertsons-Kroger Deal

Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
September 16, 2024
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