2018 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
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How shippers are making better use of their limited hauling capacity.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Pepsi Beverages
8,578
2
Keurig Dr Pepper
2,331
3
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,427
4
Femsa Logistica
1,102
5
Reyes Coca Cola Bottling
947
6
Reyes Beverage Group
907
7
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
836
8
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
702
9
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
672
10
Swire Coca-Cola USA
669
11
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
666
12
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
620
13
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
598
14
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
441
15
Columbia Distributing
424
16
Silver Eagle Distributors
357
17
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
285
18
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
236
19
Clark Beverage Group
187
20
Breakthru Beverage Group
175
21
Gulf Distributing
170
22
Odom Corp.
154
23
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
148
24
Nestle Waters North America
140
25
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
100
26
Clare Rose Inc.
97
27
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
90
28
North Florida Sales
88
29
Republic National Distributing Co.
85
30
Virginia Eagle Distributing
84
31
Pepsi MidAmerica
77
32
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
33
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
34
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
35
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York
52
36
Carolina Beverage Corp.
47
37
Brown Bottling Group
46
38
Long Beverage
45
39
Birrell Brothers Co.
34
40
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
40
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
42
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven
32
42
Quality Beverage
32
44
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
29
45
Lane Sales
27
46
Corwin Beverage Co.
25
47
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
24
47
Shore Point Distributing
24
49
House of Schwan
23
49
Western Wyoming Beverages
23
51
Allen Beverages
22
51
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
22
53
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield
21
54
Chesterman Co.
20
55
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester
19
56
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln
18
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Private Carrier News
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Prime Memberships in US Gain 8% to New High

Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime subscription service hit a new high of 180 million U.S. shoppers in March, up 8% from a year earlier, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
April 16, 2024
Business, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Eyes Record High

Wall Street investors are finally doing what analysts have been recommending all along: buying Amazon.com Inc.

Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg News
April 8, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, TCA

Inside an Amazon Last-Mile Delivery Station

Take a look inside one of Amazon's newest delivery stations, where 40,000 to 50,000 packages a day are sorted and handed off to drivers to take them to their final destination. 

Angela Palermo | The Idaho Statesman
April 3, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Lawmakers Urge FTC to Take Action on Grocery Profits

A group of lawmakers wants the FTC to take action against large retailers, such as Amazon and Walmart, that increased profits during the COVID-19 pandemic and have kept prices high since.

Leah Nylen | Bloomberg News
March 28, 2024
Business, Private

Kroger Closing Three E-Commerce Facilities in Texas, Florida

NEW YORK — Kroger is shuttering three spoke facilities in its Texas and Florida e-commerce operations, the grocery chain confirmed this week.

March 28, 2024
Business, Private

Home Depot Buys SRS Distribution in $18 Billion Deal

Home Depot will buy SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion.

Michelle Chapman | Associated Press
March 28, 2024
Business, Private

Big Grocers Profited From Pandemic More Than Smaller Rivals

Large grocery retailers’ annual profits rose during the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained elevated since, which warrants deeper scrutiny, says a report by the Federal Trade Commission.

Emily Birnbaum | Bloomberg News
March 21, 2024
Business, Safety, Private, Global Freight, TCA

Amazon Reports ‘Measurable Progress’ on Worker Safety

Amazon’s safety data shows a decline in its warehouse injury rate in 2023, marking an improvement for the second consecutive year, but critics disagree with how the company measures safety.

Lauren Rosenblatt | The Seattle Times
March 18, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, TCA

Walmart Launches Express On-Demand Early-Morning Delivery

Walmart has launched an early delivery service it says will get products to your door on demand in as little as 30 minutes, starting at 6 a.m.

Robert Higgs | cleveland.com
March 13, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

PepsiCo, Estes Express Earn Sustainability Pathfinder Awards

NEW ORLEANS — Transport Topics has presented its inaugural Sustainability Pathfinder awards to PepsiCo and Estes Express in recognition of efforts to curb emissions and eliminate waste.

March 6, 2024