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2022 Top Food Service Carriers

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
Sysco Corp.
8,632
2
US Foods
5,969
3
Performance Foodservice
3,901
4
McLane Foodservice
2,151
5
Gordon Food Service
2,064
6
Dot Foods
1,788
7
Frito-Lay North America
1,567
8
The Martin-Brower Co.
1,279
9
Ben E. Keith Co.
1,104
10
Core-Mark Holding Co.
1,093
11
Shamrock Foods Co.
732
12
KeHE Distributors
504
13
Domino's Pizza
408
14
Vistar Transportation
382
15
Dunkin'
374
16
Lipari Foods
362
17
Eby-Brown Co.
306
18
Panera
279
19
Blue Line Foodservice Distribution
256
20
Labatt Food Service
230
21
Merchants Foodservice
228
22
Trans Papa Logistics
181
23
Arctic Glacier USA
167
24
QuikTrip Distribution
141
25
Brakebush Transportation
84
26
Blue Bell Creameries
83
27
Coastal Pacific Food Distributors
75
28
DPI Specialty Foods
71
29
Greco and Sons
68
30
Dutch Valley
67
31
Utz Quality Foods
65
32
Vendors Supply
43
33
Orion Land Mark
42
34
Jake's Finer Foods
32
35
Golden Flake Snack Foods
28
36
Golden State Foods
24

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

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International to Lay Off 300 Staff Due to Weak Truck Demand

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Walmart Joins $1 Trillion Club as Frugal Shoppers Fuel Gains

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PepsiCo Plans Price Cuts as Demand Slips for Drinks, Snacks

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Tyson Profit Tops Estimates on Beef Pricing, Chicken Demand

Tyson Foods, in a move meant to turn around the beef segment, said it would close a Nebraska beef plant and reduced a Texas facility to a single shift. The company maintained its outlook for the year.

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Pilot, Tesla to Build Charging Sites for Semi at Truck Stops

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Home Depot Cuts Jobs and Orders Staff Back to Office

The company is eliminating roles associated with its store support center and mandating a five-day in-office schedule for corporate workers, a spokesman confirmed to Bloomberg News.

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Amazon Cuts 16,000 Corporate Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

Amazon has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. It has also been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic.

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