2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
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How shippers are making better use of their limited hauling capacity.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Sysco Corp.
8,577
2
U.S. Foods
5,336
3
McLane Foodservice
2,178
4
Performance Foodservice
2,047
5
Gordon Food Service
1,519
6
Reinhart Foodservice
1,379
7
The Martin-Brower Co.
1,374
8
DOT Transportation
1,353
9
Ben E. Keith Co.
1,066
10
Food Services of America
714
11
Golden State Foods
681
12
Shamrock Foods Co.
655
13
KeHE Distributors
438
14
Maines Paper & Food Service
426
15
PFG Customized
418
16
G & J Transportation Services
373
17
Vistar Transportation
336
18
Buffalo Rock Co.
275
19
Domino's
273
20
Panera
256
21
Labatt Food Service
250
22
Blue Line Foodservice Distribution
247
23
Perdue Transportation Inc.
228
24
Lipari Foods
220
25
Trans Papa Logistics
173
26
Artic Glacier USA
143
27
QuikTrip Distribution
120
28
Blue Bell Creameries
89
29
Dutch Valley
70
30
Coastal Pacific Food Distributors
68
31
DPI Specialty Foods
66
32
Utz Quality Foods
51
33
Golden State Snack Foods
35
34
Jake's Finer Foods
32
35
Vendors Supply
29
Extras
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On the Bubble

BMC Stock Holdings (402 tractors), provides building products and services to builders, contractors and remodelers in 43 metropolitan areas across 18 states, principally in the South and West regions of the United States.
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Private Carrier News
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
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York

Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2024
Business, Technology, Private

Jimmy Haslam Backs Initiative to Cut Heavy Industry Emissions

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s family office HF Capital has committed $725 million to help launch an initiative aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry, it announced Sept. 16.

Michelle Ma | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Kroger Ups Full-Year Sales Forecast on Grocery Spending

Kroger Co. lifted its full-year sales guidance as the grocery-store operator benefits from consumers prioritizing spending on groceries and other essentials.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Private Fleets Ship Record 75% of Owners’ Outbound Freight

Prior to the past two years, the in-house market share had remained steady at the 67% level throughout the survey’s history, NPTC said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger, Albertsons CEOs in Court to Defend Merger

PORTLAND, Ore. — The CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons were set to testify in federal court Sept. 4, midway through a three-week hearing in which the grocery chains have defended their proposed merger.

Claire Rush and Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
September 4, 2024
Business, Private

Tyson Foods Names Calaway CFO, Replacing Heir

Tyson Foods said Curt Calaway has been named chief financial officer, replacing company heir John R. Tyson.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
August 29, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger-Albertsons Deal Heads to Court With Food Price Focus

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. are finally getting their day in court. Nearly two years after the acquisition was announced, the grocery giants on Aug. 26 started a federal court hearing in Portland, Ore., on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the $24.6 billion deal.

Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
August 26, 2024