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
American Air Liquide Holdings
1,580
2
Messer Americas
657
3
Air Products
605
4
Linde
506
5
Matheson Tri-Gas
353
6
AmeriGas Partners
348
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, Logistics, Private

Amazon Imposing Fee on Sellers Who Do Their Own Shipping

Amazon.com Inc. is imposing a new fee on merchants who don’t use the company’s logistics services, a change many of these sellers consider coercive and surprising.

August 16, 2023
Business, Technology, Fuel, Private

Amazon Dinged for Coming Up Short on Carbon-Emission Actions

Four years into a plan to eliminate its carbon emissions, Amazon.com Inc. has lost a key endorsement from the world’s leading watchdog of corporate climate goals.

Natasha White and Matt Day | Bloomberg News
August 14, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Tyson Foods to Close Four Chicken Processing Plants

Tyson Foods Inc. is closing four chicken processing plants as it looks to lower costs.

Michelle Chapman | Associated Press
August 7, 2023
Business, Private

Amazon Profits, Revenue Surge in Q2

NEW YORK — Amazon on Aug. 3 posted better-than-expected revenue and profits for the second quarter, sending its stock higher in after-hours trading.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
August 3, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Fresh Offers Grocery Delivery to Non-Prime Members

Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
August 2, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Double Number of Same-Day Delivery Facilities

Amazon.com Inc. will double the number of U.S. same-day delivery facilities in the “coming years,” the company announced July 31.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
July 31, 2023
Business, Equipment, Private

United Rentals Profit Rises on Ahern Deal, Demand Tailwind

United Rentals Inc. reported net income of $591 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 19.9% from $493 million in the year-ago period, the company said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 28, 2023
Business, Private

Walmart Seen Gaining More Than 30% Over the Next Year

Walmart Inc. shares could surge more than 30% in the next 12 months as the shopping behemoth continues to gain market share even as grocery inflation eases, according to Piper Sandler.

Katrina Compoli | Bloomberg News
July 25, 2023
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private, TCA

Amazon to Roll Out Palm Payment Technology at Whole Foods

Customers at Amazon’s Whole Foods Market stores will soon be able to pay for their groceries with a wave of their hand.

Madison Iszler | San Antonio Express-News
July 21, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Private

Amazon Says Its Carbon Emissions Fell for First Time

Amazon’s carbon emissions ticked lower for the first time since the company began reporting the figure, citing increased purchases of renewable electricity and a slowdown in sales growth.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
July 18, 2023
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