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2017 Top Food Service Carriers

2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

Find out how some corporations are using private fleets as a proving ground for technology.

Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.

Check out this timeline on the history of Anheuser Busch.

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Sysco Corp.
8,534
2
U.S. Foods
5,270
3
McLane Foodservice
2,160
4
Performance Foodservice
2,047
5
Gordon Food Service
1,714
6
Reinhart Foodservice
1,328
7
DOT Transportation
1,325
8
Ben E. Keith Co.
963
9
The Martin-Brower Co.
781
10
Food Services of America
772
11
Shamrock Foods Co.
661
12
Golden State Foods
616
13
KeHE Distributors
479
14
Maines Paper & Food Service
423
15
PFG Customized
418
16
G & J Transportation Services
339
17
Vistar Transportation
336
18
Blue Line Foodservice Distribution
289
19
Buffalo Rock Co.
284
20
Domino's
273
21
Labatt Food Service
251
22
Perdue Transportation Inc.
210
23
Lipari Foods
200
24
Panera
189
25
Trans Papa Logistics
163
26
QuikTrip Distribution
113
27
Schwan Food Co.
82
28
Blue Bell Creameries
81
29
DPI Specialty Foods
74
30
Utz Quality Foods
51

Extras

Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 Private Carriers
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On the Bubble

Ahold Delhaize (371 tractors), is a food retailer with 6,500 stores worldwide and 370,000 people, serving 50 million customers a week.
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