2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in North America
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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 Petroleum/Chemical Carriers
| Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halliburton Energy Services |
4,243 |
| 2 | C & J Energy Services |
3,196 |
| 3 | Schlumberger Limited |
3,137 |
| 4 | Baker Hughes Inc. |
2,282 |
| 5 | Basic Energy Service |
1,620 |
| 6 | Gibson Energy |
1,300 |
| 7 | Calfrac Well Services |
1,270 |
| 8 | Weatherford International |
1,136 |
| 9 | Pilot Flying J Inc. |
1,084 |
| 10 | Helena Chemicals |
1,004 |
| 11 | Key Energy Services |
917 |
| 12 | Plains All American Pipeline |
820 |
| 13 | Univar Inc. |
721 |
| 14 | Gemini Motor Transport |
684 |
| 15 | Cudd Energy Services |
638 |
| 16 | Brenntag North America |
636 |
| 17 | Energy Transfer Partners |
626 |
| 18 | Nuverra Environmental Solutions |
623 |
| 19 | MDU Resources Group |
559 |
| 20 | Globe Energy Services |
529 |
| 21 | Select Energy Services |
407 |
| 22 | Sentinel Transportation |
352 |
| 23 | Patterson UTI |
341 |
| 24 | Eastex Crude |
337 |
| 25 | Nexeo Solutions |
335 |
| 26 | NGL Energy Partners |
254 |
| 27 | Stallion Oilfied Services |
238 |
| 28 | Carpenter Co. |
225 |
| 29 | Convenience Transportation |
177 |
| 30 | Pilot Thomas Logistics |
175 |
| 31 | Nine Energy Services |
172 |
| 32 | Marathon Petroleum |
160 |
| 33 | Growmark |
113 |
| 34 | RelaDyne |
106 |
| 35 | HydroChem |
88 |
| 36 | Targa Resouces Partners |
86 |
| 37 | Mapco Express |
42 |
| 38 | Delek U.S. |
26 |
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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