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2023 Top Petroleum/Chemical Carriers

2023 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

The carriers on the TT100 list have kept busy despite a softer freight environment

Private carriers are placing increasing focus on asset utilization, costs and service

Find out where the Top 100 Private carriers are located by region

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Halliburton Co.
4,695
2
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2,177
3
Pilot Co.
1,645
4
ProFrac Holding Corp.
1,201
5
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores
1,194
6
Cudd Energy Services
1,173
7
ProPetro Services
943
8
Univar Solutions
921
9
Calfrac Well Services
740
10
Plains All American Pipeline
720
11
Brenntag North America
695
11
Energy Transfer
695
13
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
628
14
Knife River Corp.
615
15
KLX Energy Services
498
16
Nine Energy Service
414
17
Stallion Oilfield Services
389
18
Convenience Transportation
355
18
Schlumberger Ltd.
355
20
Sentinel Transportation
287
21
Sun Coast Resources
262
22
Select Energy Services
245
23
Key Energy Services
227
24
Eastex Crude Co.
222
25
Axis Energy Services
220
26
Ranger Energy Services
205
27
Baker Hughes Oilfield
194
28
Pilot Thomas Logistics
180
29
RelaDyne
169
30
Gulfmark Energy
166
31
Carpenter Co.
150
31
Crestwood Transportation
150
33
Targa Resources Partners
141
34
Weatherford International
135
35
NGL Energy Partners
119
36
PetroChoice
83
37
HF Sinclair
72
38
Gravity Oilfield Services
71
39
Rinchem Co.
63
40
Rocky Mountain Crude Oil
51
41
Occidental Chemical Corp.
42
42
Oil States Energy Services
33

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The largest carriers across industries dealt with market ups and downs in 2023

Learn more about how carriers are selected for Transport Topics' Top 100 Private carriers list

Ashley Furniture’s growing private fleet streamlines furniture distribution

Former in-store and warehouse workers earn CDLs and join the retailer’s private fleet

Owners of two Top 100 private fleets offer update on planned $25 billion merger

Private Carrier News

BusinessTechnologyLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Amazon adds Uber Eats perk for Prime members

Amazon said it has agreed to add Uber Eats to its list of services for Prime members in the U.S., adding a restaurant delivery perk to its program.

November 5, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivate

Justice Department probes packaging firms over box prices

Three of the largest U.S. makers of cardboard products said they received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department as part of a price-fixing investigation.

November 5, 2026
BusinessPrivate

CVS Health plans retail pharmacy spinoff

CVS Health plans to spin off its retail pharmacy business in one of the biggest-ever breakups in the healthcare industry.

November 4, 2026
BusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivate

Heniff to develop Ohio terminal for Cargill

Heniff Transportation Systems will develop a sweetener transload facility in Ohio dedicated to serving Cargill and its customers, Heniff announced Nov. 2.

November 2, 2026
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal FreightPrivateTop 100

Amazon offers cautious holiday-quarter outlook

Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for Q4 that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering Q3 results that came in below analysts' expectations.

October 29, 2026
GovernmentBusinessPrivateTop 100

FTC targets Dollar General in lawsuit over price discrepancies

The FTC and 20 states sued Dollar General on Oct. 26, alleging the discount retailer routinely charged customers more than the prices displayed.

October 26, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogisticsPrivateTop 100

Pilot, Tesla open first 2 heavy-duty truck charging sites

Pilot and Tesla opened heavy-duty electric truck charging sites at travel centers in Georgia and California in October.

October 26, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuelPrivate

Halliburton sees lasting growth as Mideast rebuilds from war

Next year, Halliburton expects mid-single-digit revenue growth and operating margins of about 15%, up from 13%.

October 20, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivate

Walmart debt sales raise about $6 billion

Walmart is poised to raise about $6.5 billion from the sale of U.S. and Canadian dollar bonds as the world’s largest retailer seeks to diversify its funding sources amid a spending spree. 

October 19, 2026
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

Former Albertsons CEO blames Kroger for failed deal

The former CEO of Albertsons told a judge that rival Kroger was to blame for the failure of a planned $24.6 billion merger of the two largest U.S. grocery store chains.

October 19, 2026

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