2025 Essential Management 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
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Tractors | Trucks | Pickups/ Cargo Vans | Trailers | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Walmart Inc. |
12,696 | 29 | - | 92,220 | $681.0 billion |
| 2 | 2 | PepsiCo Inc. |
11,486 | 19,019 | 4,441 | 29,351 | $91.9 billion |
| 3 | 3 | Sysco Corp. |
9,218 | 2,679 | 1,108 | 11,088 | $78.8 billion |
| 4 | 4 | Performance Food Group |
7,849 | 1,318 | - | 10,089 | $58.3 billion |
| 5 | 5 | US Foods |
5,655 | 392 | - | 6,839 | $37.9 billion |
| 6 | 6 | Reyes Holdings |
5,455 | 957 | 1,290 | 7,271 | - |
| 7 | 8 | McLane Co. |
4,135 | 156 | - | 6,053 | $52.0 billion |
| 8 | 7 | Halliburton Co. |
3,233 | 2,264 | 46 | 8,964 | $22.9 billion |
| 9 | 9 | Tyson Foods |
3,033 | 73 | - | 10,258 | $53.3 billion |
| 10 | 23 | Air Liquide USA |
2,865 | 3,874 | - | 2,687 | $11.2 billion |
| 11 | 10 | Nutrien |
2,815 | 9,400 | - | 4,427 | $17.8 billion |
| 12 | - | Keurig Dr Pepper |
2,591 | 449 | 450 | 3,369 | $15.4 billion |
| 13 | 11 | United Rentals |
2,513 | 5,276 | - | 3,648 | $15.3 billion |
| 14 | 13 | Clean Harbors Environmental Services |
2,420 | 5,980 | 5,690 | 10,620 | $5.9 billion |
| 15 | 12 | Amazon.com Inc. |
2,316 | 13,287 | - | 65,163 | $638.0 billion |
| 16 | 14 | United Natural Foods Inc. |
2,212 | 21 | - | 3,878 | $31.0 billion |
| 17 | 16 | Gordon Food Service |
2,144 | 35 | - | 3,099 | $23.0 billion |
| 18 | 16 | Patterson-UTI Energy |
2,142 | 516 | - | 4,512 | $5.4 billion |
| 19 | - | Dairy Farmers of America |
2,110 | 1,383 | - | 6,978 | $23.0 billion |
| 20 | 15 | Sunbelt Rentals |
2,040 | 3,102 | 5,388 | 2,632 | $10.9 billion |
| 21 | 18 | Dollar General |
2,000 | - | - | - | $40.6 billion |
| 22 | 19 | The Quikrete Cos. |
1,886 | 736 | - | 2,714 | - |
| 23 | 20 | Dot Foods |
1,788 | - | - | 2,869 | - |
| 24 | 21 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United |
1,746 | 550 | - | 2,085 | - |
| 25 | 22 | Builders FirstSource |
1,706 | 3,690 | - | 3,401 | $16.4 billion |
| 26 | 37 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
1,657 | 83 | - | 2,129 | - |
| 27 | 24 | CHS Inc. |
1,497 | 1,744 | - | 6,249 | $39.3 billion |
| 28 | 36 | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores |
1,464 | - | - | 1,154 | - |
| 29 | 79 | Linde (North America) |
1,428 | 1,819 | - | 3,430 | $33.0 billion |
| 30 | 30 | Medline Industries |
1,427 | 701 | - | 2,296 | $25.5 billion |
| 31 | 26 | The Kroger Co. |
1,396 | 232 | - | 21,416 | $147.1 billion |
| 32 | 25 | Darling Ingredients |
1,350 | 656 | - | 5,856 | $5.7 billion |
| 33 | 28 | Pilot Co. |
1,333 | 351 | - | 1,521 | $46.9 billion |
| 34 | 55 | Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages |
1,306 | 457 | - | 2,146 | - |
| 35 | 54 | ABC Supply |
1,285 | 5,854 | - | 2,104 | $20.7 billion |
| 36 | 71 | Herc Holdings |
1,280 | 2,284 | - | 2,826 | $3.6 billion |
| 37 | 27 | RPC Inc. |
1,269 | 1,010 | - | 1,767 | $1.4 billion |
| 38 | 29 | Ahold Delhaize USA |
1,257 | 155 | - | 6,161 | $58.6 billion |
| 39 | 40 | Ashley Furniture Industries |
1,256 | 62 | - | 3,631 | - |
| 40 | 31 | CRH Americas |
1,225 | 2,627 | - | 2,945 | $23.2 billion |
| 41 | 32 | Cemex USA |
1,219 | 3,972 | - | 1,752 | $10.1 billion |
| 42 | 33 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
1,209 | 2,040 | - | 4,307 | - |
| 43 | 38 | Select Water Solutions |
1,186 | 1,859 | - | 9,642 | $1.5 billion |
| 44 | 35 | Helena Agri-Enterprises |
1,176 | 2,044 | - | 1,806 | - |
| 45 | 39 | WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings |
1,141 | 444 | - | 3,005 | $2.4 billion |
| 46 | 41 | Sherwin-Williams Co. |
1,101 | - | - | 2,844 | $23.1 billion |
| 47 | 34 | ProFrac Services |
1,099 | 67 | - | 2,008 | $2.2 billion |
| 48 | 42 | Albertsons Cos. |
1,064 | 13 | - | 3,756 | $80.4 billion |
| 49 | 53 | Univar Solutions |
1,049 | 54 | 222 | 2,504 | - |
| 50 | 48 | The J.R. Simplot Co. |
1,042 | 933 | - | 4,383 | - |
| 51 | 46 | Swire Coca-Cola USA |
1,016 | 417 | - | 1,212 | $4.9 billion |
| 52 | 43 | Walgreen Co. |
1,004 | 14 | - | 3,142 | $147.7 billion |
| 53 | 47 | Costco Wholesale |
985 | 422 | - | 8,334 | $249.6 billion |
| 54 | 50 | The Home Depot |
947 | 6,402 | - | 1,643 | $159.5 billion |
| 55 | 51 | Publix Super Markets |
939 | 19 | - | 4,291 | $60.2 billion |
| 56 | 45 | ProPetro Services |
926 | 188 | - | 2,113 | $1.4 billion |
| 56 | 49 | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits |
926 | 2,465 | - | 1,371 | - |
| 58 | 44 | Brenntag North America |
877 | 509 | - | 2,545 | $5.6 billion |
| 59 | 56 | Shamrock Foods |
875 | 176 | 136 | 1,376 | - |
| 60 | - | EquipmentShare |
845 | 1,886 | - | 897 | - |
| 61 | 52 | Carvana |
841 | 1,140 | - | 871 | $13.7 billion |
| 62 | 77 | Mohawk Industries |
831 | 161 | - | 3,113 | $10.8 billion |
| 63 | 57 | BlueLinx Holdings |
823 | - | - | 816 | $3.0 billion |
| 64 | 58 | Coca-Cola Beverages Florida |
795 | 169 | - | 970 | - |
| 65 | 60 | Wayne-Sanderson Farms |
791 | 78 | - | 994 | - |
| 66 | 75 | KeHE Distributors |
789 | - | - | 1,268 | - |
| 67 | 64 | Plains All American Pipeline |
746 | 123 | - | 934 | $50.1 billion |
| 68 | 85 | Knife River |
745 | 2,958 | - | 2,751 | $2.9 billion |
| 68 | 62 | Messer Americas |
745 | 249 | 358 | 1,471 | $2.7 billion |
| 70 | 63 | QXO Inc. |
743 | 1,624 | - | 943 | $56.9 billion |
| 71 | 65 | Mondelēz International |
737 | 75 | - | 1,061 | $10.9 billion |
| 72 | 61 | Air Products |
729 | 175 | - | 2,063 | $12.1 billion |
| 73 | 67 | Marathon Petroleum |
707 | 373 | - | 874 | $140.4 billion |
| 74 | 68 | H-E-B Grocery |
689 | 69 | - | 4,144 | - |
| 74 | 59 | Shaw Industries Group |
689 | 38 | - | 3,191 | $6.0 billion |
| 76 | 70 | Energy Transfer |
685 | 1,364 | - | 1,202 | $82.7 billion |
| 77 | 76 | SpartanNash |
657 | - | - | 2,037 | $9.5 billion |
| 78 | 73 | Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast |
644 | 77 | - | 909 | - |
| 79 | 72 | Ace Hardware |
634 | - | - | 1,638 | $9.5 billion |
| 80 | 77 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
633 | 87 | - | 1,690 | $85.5 billion |
| 81 | 65 | MasTec Inc. |
628 | 13,042 | - | 9,987 | $12.3 billion |
| 82 | 80 | Advanced Drainage Systems |
626 | 10 | - | 1,254 | $2.9 billion |
| 83 | 81 | Ecology Transportation Services |
620 | 12 | - | 1,401 | - |
| 84 | 81 | Matheson Tri-Gas |
618 | 725 | - | 1,421 | $2.3 billion |
| 85 | 84 | Calfrac Well Services |
609 | 198 | - | 763 | $1.1 billion |
| 86 | 68 | JBS USA Holdings |
594 | - | - | 1,785 | $50.3 billion |
| 87 | 86 | Stericycle Inc. |
588 | 3,391 | - | 1,833 | - |
| 88 | 100 | Veritiv Corp. |
584 | 71 | - | 1,319 | - |
| 89 | - | Pepsi Bottling Ventures |
566 | 188 | - | 727 | - |
| 90 | 88 | The H.T. Hackney Co. |
534 | 200 | - | 791 | - |
| 91 | 90 | Bunzl Distribution USA |
525 | 79 | - | 896 | $7.1 billion |
| 91 | 87 | Domino's Pizza |
525 | 97 | - | 629 | $4.7 billion |
| 91 | 92 | Hobby Lobby Stores |
525 | 15 | - | 1,700 | - |
| 94 | 89 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
492 | 88 | 320 | 568 | $14.7 billion |
| 94 | 95 | Lipari Foods |
492 | 52 | - | 547 | - |
| 96 | 96 | SE Independent Delivery Services |
488 | 343 | - | 1,204 | - |
| 97 | 98 | Thyssenkrupp Materials NA |
479 | 659 | - | 753 | $8.4 billion |
| 98 | - | Columbia Distributing |
460 | 142 | - | 517 | - |
| 99 | - | Clayton Homes |
458 | 206 | 1,135 | 353 | $12.4 billion |
| 100 | 91 | Perdue Farms |
457 | 10 | - | 1,104 | $9.8 billion |
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.
#3 Sysco Corp. equipment totals are from 2024.
#21 Dollar General tractor count is approximated via company.
* Revenue converted to U.S. dollars based on average exchange rate in 2024.
Extras
Food and beverage shippers are increasingly adopting electric trucks, electric transport refrigeration units and alternative fuels.
The $2.1 billion deal will provide CRH with a long-term supply of building materials and aid its transition to eco-friendly products.
Uncertain business conditions and supply chain upheaval has led shippers to reassess their private fleets’ growth strategies.
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