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August 25, 2023Top 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 |
5,677 |
2 | NexTier Oilfield Solutions |
2,436 |
3 | Basic Energy Services |
2,218 |
4 | Schlumberger Ltd. |
2,101 |
5 | Pilot Co. |
1,341 |
6 | ProPetro Services |
1,156 |
7 | Cudd Energy Services |
1,126 |
8 | FTS International |
1,083 |
9 | Energy Transfer Partners |
1,075 |
10 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores |
1,064 |
11 | Univar Solutions |
769 |
12 | Calfrac Well Services |
740 |
13 | Brenntag North America |
691 |
14 | Plains All American Pipeline |
680 |
15 | MDU Resources Group |
651 |
16 | KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc. |
578 |
17 | Key Energy Services |
430 |
18 | Nine Energy Service |
415 |
19 | Sentinel Transportation |
360 |
20 | Stallion Oilfield Services |
352 |
21 | Marathon Petroleum |
303 |
22 | Convenience Transportation |
300 |
23 | Gravity Oilfield Services |
284 |
24 | Eastex Crude Co. |
276 |
25 | Sun Coast Resources |
241 |
26 | Pilot Thomas Logistics |
187 |
27 | Baker Hughes |
178 |
28 | RelaDyne |
177 |
29 | Weatherford International |
167 |
30 | Carpenter Co. |
150 |
30 | Crestwood Transportation |
150 |
32 | Gulfmark Energy |
130 |
33 | NGL Energy Partners |
126 |
34 | Select Energy Services |
121 |
35 | Targa Resources Partners |
120 |
36 | PetroChoice |
112 |
37 | Sinclair Oil |
75 |
38 | Rinchem Co. Inc. |
49 |
39 | Pioneer Natural Resources |
48 |
39 | Southwestern Energy Co. |
48 |
41 | Rocky Mountain Crude Oil |
39 |
42 | Oil States Energy Services |
38 |
43 | Forbes Energy Services |
28 |
The Top 100 Private Carriers Companies 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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