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Rankings
Top 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 Food Service Carriers
| Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco Corp. |
8,544 |
| 2 | US Foods |
6,968 |
| 3 | Performance Foodservice |
2,175 |
| 4 | McLane Foodservice |
2,065 |
| 5 | Gordon Food Service |
1,939 |
| 6 | DOT Transportation |
1,410 |
| 7 | Reinhart Foodservice |
1,347 |
| 8 | The Martin-Brower Co. |
1,279 |
| 9 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
1,066 |
| 10 | Food Services of America |
714 |
| 11 | Shamrock Foods Co. |
666 |
| 12 | Domino's |
517 |
| 13 | KeHE Distributors |
428 |
| 15 | PFG Customized |
415 |
| 16 | Vistar Transportation |
388 |
| 17 | Golden State Foods |
382 |
| 18 | Lipari Foods |
299 |
| 19 | Panera |
289 |
| 20 | Perdue Transportation |
279 |
| 21 | Buffalo Rock Co. |
275 |
| 22 | Merchants Foodservice |
273 |
| 23 | Blue Line Foodservice Distribution |
261 |
| 24 | Labatt Food Service |
256 |
| 25 | Trans Papa Logistics |
173 |
| 26 | Arctic Glacier USA |
138 |
| 27 | QuikTrip Distribution |
125 |
| 28 | Co-Alliance |
97 |
| 29 | G&C Foods |
94 |
| 30 | Blue Bell Creameries |
83 |
| 31 | Coastal Pacific Food Distributors |
68 |
| 32 | Dutch Valley |
67 |
| 33 | DPI Specialty Foods |
66 |
| 34 | Utz Quality Foods |
51 |
| 35 | Orion Food System/Land Mark Products |
39 |
| 36 | Vendors Supply |
36 |
| 37 | Golden Flake Snack Foods |
35 |
| 38 | Jake's Finer Foods |
32 |
The Top 100 Private Carriers 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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