2017 Essential Financial 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 | Healthcare | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Waste Management Carriers
| Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Harbors Environmental Services |
1,394 |
| 2 | Stericycle Inc. |
546 |
| 3 | Ecolab Inc./Nalco |
371 |
| 4 | Hulcher Services |
344 |
| 5 | Veolia North America |
214 |
| 6 | Heritage Environmental Services |
182 |
| 7 | LKQ Corp. |
101 |
| 8 | Rumpke Waste & Recycling |
62 |
| 9 | Heritage-Crystal Clean |
45 |
| 10 | U.S. Ecology |
13 |
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.
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