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2022 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Private Fleets Sharpen Focus on Driver Satisfaction

Shippers work to improve the efficiency and reliability of their private fleet operation, starting with attracting, retaining drivers.

Interactive Map: Where The Top 100 Are

See the headquarters locations by region for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.

Private Carriers Expand Fleets Despite Challenges

Top 100 companies overcome supply chain constraints and stiff competition for drivers; now they face mixed economic signals.

Rankings
Current RankCompanyTractors
1
Halliburton Co.
5,677
2
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,177
3
Schlumberger Ltd.
2,046
4
Pilot Co.
1,845
5
ProFrac Holding Corp.
1,647
6
Cudd Energy Services
1,192
7
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,126
8
ProPetro Services
1,018
9
Univar Solutions
769
10
Calfrac Well Services
740
11
Brenntag North America
717
12
Energy Transfer
701
13
Plains All American Pipeline
640
14
MDU Resources Group
622
15
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
568
16
KLX Energy Services
498
17
Stallion Oilfield Services
352
18
Nine Energy Service
343
19
Convenience Transportation
327
20
Sentinel Transportation
287
21
Select Energy Services
265
22
Eastex Crude Co.
263
23
Sun Coast Resources
262
24
Key Energy Services
228
25
RelaDyne
213
26
Pilot Thomas Logistics
196
27
Ranger Energy Services
188
28
Gravity Oilfield Services
185
29
Baker Hughes
178
30
Gulfmark Energy
166
31
Carpenter Co.
150
31
Crestwood Transportation
150
33
Weatherford International
135
34
NGL Energy Partners
120
34
Targa Resources Partners
120
36
Sinclair Oil
86
37
PetroChoice
83
38
Rocky Mountain Crude Oil
51
39
Pioneer Natural Resources
48
39
Southwestern Energy Co.
48
41
Rinchem Co. Inc.
46
42
Occidental Chemical Corp.
40
43
Oil States Energy Services
38
44
Forbes Energy Services
28
Extras
Harnessing Digitization To Improve Operations

Fleets, shippers debate how best to use and share the growing amount of data they are collecting.

Sector Rankings Reflect Growth, Acquisitions

Shifting market conditions, notable mergers and acquisitions help reshape competitive landscape in many industry sectors.

About Us: Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers

Learn more about Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers publication

Managing Change When Implementing New Tech

A multistep process that communicates why and how the new technology will make a driver’s job easier — not harder — is key.

RoadSigns Podcast: Inside the 2022 List

TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Freeze highlight the factors involved in the growth of the food service sector.

Top 100 Private Companies Press Release & Logo

If your company appears on the list, you have a few ways to announce it. Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.

Private Carrier News
Government, Business, Technology, Private

FTC Poised to Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations

A stack of Amazon packages

The Federal Trade Commission is expected to sue Amazon for antitrust violations next week, according to people familiar with the matter — the agency’s fourth swipe at the retail giant in 2023.

Leah Nylen | Bloomberg News
September 22, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, Private

Uber Freight, Waabi Team Up on AI-Powered Autonomous Trucks

Uber Freight/Waabi

Logistics specialist Uber Freight is teaming up with Waabi Innovation Inc. in an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous truck partnership, the companies said Sept. 21.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 21, 2023
Business, Technology, Private

Amazon Scraps Planned Merchant Fee

Amazon sign

Amazon.com Inc. is scrapping a planned fee on merchants that don’t use its shipping services, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
September 20, 2023
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

Experts: Freight Environment Unlikely to Improve Much Soon

Flatbed truck

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 20, 2023
Business, Fuel, For-Hire, Private

Love’s Travel Stops No. 1 on Happiest Employees List

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-run chain of truck stops founded nearly 60 years ago, topped storied firms like IBM, Nike and Apple in a new ranking of employee well-being.

Matthew Boyle | Bloomberg News
September 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon to Hire 250,000 for Holidays, Boost Wages

Amazon warehouse worker

Amazon.com Inc. will hire 250,000 employees this holiday shopping season and boost average pay for logistics personnel as it seeks to recruit and retain workers amid a labor shortage.

September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Private, TCA

Walmart Now Offers Late-Evening Delivery, Pickup

Walmart home delivery

Walmart is now offering express home delivery until 10 p.m. on orders placed by 9:30 p.m. so that “last-minute needs are delivered to your doorstep just in time,” the company said.

Leada Gore | al.com
September 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Service Lets Merchants Deliver to Physical Stores

Amazon trucks

Amazon.com Inc. is offering a new service that will let its 2 million merchant partners deliver inventory directly to physical retail stores and warehouses.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2023
Government, Business, Private

Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 413 Stores to C&S

Kroger store

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to sell 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a divestiture designed to help win antitrust approval for their $24.6 billion merger.

September 8, 2023
Government, Business, Private

Kroger, Albertsons In Talks to Sell Stores to C&S, SoftBank

The SoftBank Corp. logo

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. are selling some of their stores in an effort to win regulatory approval for their $25 billion merger, according to people familiar with the matter.

September 7, 2023
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