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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank This YearRank Last YearCompanyTractorsTrucksPickups/ Cargo VansTrailersAnnual Revenue
1 1
PepsiCo Inc.
9,950 14,304 - 16,102
$63.1 billion
2 2
Sysco Corp.
8,391 1,404 355 10,320
$48.7 billion
3 3
Wal-Mart Stores
6,277 199 - 66,191
$482.1 billion
4 4
Coca-Cola Co.
5,664 1,054 - 7,465
$44.3 billion
5 5
Halliburton Co.
5,637 1,160 - 9,509
$23.6 billion
6 6
U.S. Foods
5,242 354 - 6,530
$23.0 billion
7 10
Schlumberger Limited
3,994 1,314 - 4,770
$35.5 billion
8 8
Reyes Holdings
3,936 616 536 4,782
$24.0 billion
9 7
Agrium Inc.
3,930 2,315 7,457 6,297
$14.8 billion
10 9
McLane Co.
3,837 305 9 5,283
$48.0 billion
11 11
C & J Energy Services
2,970 1,661 - 4,580
$1.7 billion
12 13
Performance Food Group
2,814 132 - 3,500
$11.7 billion
13 15
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
2,293 87 1,165 2,902
$6.4 billion
14 16
Baker Hughes
2,282 1,813 - 2,856
$15.7 billion
15 18
Dean Foods Co.
2,135 2,752 422 5,239
$8.1 billion
16 12
Tyson Foods
2,122 59 - 6,105
$40.6 billion
17
Femsa Logistica
1,920 - - 2,308
$0.8 billion
18 19
Gordon Food Service
1,787 36 - 2,453 -
19 70
American Air Liquide Holdings
1,754 4,117 - 3,126 -
20 21
Basic Energy Services
1,620 386 - 1,819
$0.8 billion
21 22
Kroger Co.
1,557 35 - 5,826
$109.8 billion
22 26
Albertsons
1,497 - - 6,021 -
23 23
United Rentals Inc.
1,420 2,204 - 1,484
$5.8 billion
24 14
CHS Inc.
1,376 2,148 - 2,154
$34.6 billion
25 17
Clean Harbors Inc.
1,347 4,662 - 3,109
$3.3 billion
26 25
Gibson Energy Inc.
1,300 - - 2,500
$5.6 billion
27 29
Dot Foods
1,290 4 17 1,970 -
28 44
Calfrac Well Services
1,270 568 - 2,097
$1.5 billion
29 28
Helena Chemical Co.
1,172 1,932 - 2,575 -
30 20
Weatherford International
1,136 605 - 3,297
$9.4 billion
31 30
Praxair Inc.
1,115 1,787 - 3,677
$10.8 billion
32 31
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,104 1,386 234 2,968 -
33 32
Pilot Flying J Inc.
1,032 - - 1,314 -
34 41
Darling Ingredients
1,016 682 355 4,141
$3.4 billion
35 35
Builders FirstSource Inc.
990 2,541 - 1,693
$6.1 billion
35 34
Plains All American Pipeline
990 - - 1,930
$23.2 billion
37 27
Key Energy Services
946 998 - 949
$0.8 billion
38 39
Ben E. Keith Co.
941 46 - 1,170 -
39 38
Sunbelt Rentals
919 1,972 - 1,058
$3.3 billion
40 33
Cemex USA
902 3,968 - 1,416
$3.9 billion
41 48
Ahold Delhaize Group
885 661 - 3,992 -
42 87
Coca-Cola Bottling United
806 424 - 962 -
42 37
Veritiv Corp.
806 106 117 1,274
$8.7 billion
44
Southern Glazer's Wine $amp;amp; Spirits
802 2,111 - 1,276 -
45 60
Food Services of America
772 55 - 741 -
46 43
Walgreen Co.
754 6 - 1,848
$103.4 billion
47 52
United Natural Foods
747 2 - 913
$8.2 billion
48 54
Core-Mark Holding Co.
745 98 - 911
$11.1 billion
49 36
Nestle USA
735 3,205 - 1,527
$9.7 billion
49 47
Univar Inc.
735 97 65 1,761 -
51 45
Linde North America
733 2,270 - 1,899
$2.0 billion
52 46
Kellogg Co.
710 60 - 1,153
$13.5 billion
53 53
Ashley Furniture Industries
709 1 10 3,400 -
54 42
Shaw Industries Group
697 55 238 3,233 -
55 65
Quikrete Companies
685 16 - 883 -
56 56
Mondelez International
680 230 50 780
$29.6 billion
57 61
ABC Supply Co.
633 2,400 254 898 -
58 73
Energy Transfer Partners
629 120 - 740
$34.3 billion
59 55
Advanced Drainage Systems
625 0 - 1,100 -
60 50
Lowe's Companies Inc.
624 72 - 640
$59.1 billion
61 72
Cudd Energy Services
619 183 - 958 -
62
Brenntag North America
612 89 - 1,513
$11.5 billion
63 64
Maxim Crane Works
608 0 - 985 -
63 51
Nuverra Environmental Solutions
608 223 - 873
$0.4 billion
65 63
Archer Daniels Midland
602 87 - 1,702
$67.7 billion
66 58
Love's Travel Stops
585 2,048 - 1,474 -
67 74
Oldcastle Inc.
585 2,048 - 1,474 -
68 62
Golden State Foods
580 45 - 794
$7.0 billion
69 86
Sherwin-Williams Co.
571 1 - 1,548
$11.3 billion
70 59
JBS USA Holdings
569 0 - 1,302 -
71 48
Perdue Farms Inc.
567 39 582 1,627 -
72 57
Publix Super Markets
562 18 - 2,696
$32.4 billion
73 69
MDU Resources Group
553 1,747 - 1,718
$4.2 billion
74 40
Air Products Inc.
550 95 420 2,000
$9.9 billion
75 80
SE Independent Delivery Services
545 175 - 1,401 -
76 67
Pilot Thomas Logistics
542 826 - 870 -
77 68
C&S Wholesale Grocers
541 0 - 1,434
$30.0 billion
78 76
Shamrock Foods Co.
539 61 75 757 -
79 74
H.E.B. Grocery Co.
534 9 - 2,208 -
80 71
Bunzl Distribution USA
511 66 52 920 -
81 80
Foster Farms
507 134 - 1,345 -
82
Stericycle Inc.
506 3,544 - 1,923
$3.0 billion
83
Swire Coca-Cola USA
496 218 - 615 -
84 94
KeHE Distributors
470 94 40 686 -
85 79
Ace Hardware Corp.
469 1 - 1,413
$4.7 billion
85 89
Sanderson Farms Inc.
469 5 - 654
$2.8 billion
87 78
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
468 146 199 534 -
88
Anheuser-Busch LLC
452 99 - 364 -
89 83
Supervalu Inc.
440 4 - 1,815
$17.5 billion
90 83
The H.T. Hackney Co.
438 170 - 578 -
91 88
Mohawk Industries
420 138 - 2,217
$8.6 billion
92 91
BlueLinx Holdings
414 14 - 644
$1.9 billion
93 98
J.R. Simplot Co.
408 876 - 1,485 -
93 96
Maines Paper & Food Service
408 58 - 506
$4.0 billion
95
Select Energy Services
407 193 - 1,050 -
96 83
Bimbo Bakeries USA
399 3,806 - 895 -
97 92
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp.
397 748 - 431
$1.5 billion
98 82
Sentinel Transportation
393 1 - 815 -
99
Mobile Mini
389 178 - 428
$0.5 billion
100 93
Valley Proteins Inc.
385 94 40 1,075 -
About the Rankings...

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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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.

Matt Day and Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
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.

Crystal Tse and Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
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.

Bloomberg News
September 7, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon, Shopify Open Amazon Logistics Resources to Sellers

An Amazon Prime box

Amazon .com Inc. and Shopify Inc. have struck a deal to allow merchants who pay for Shopify’s e-commerce tools to use Amazon’s logistics network.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
August 31, 2023
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