2019 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
Up Front
Competition has heated up in food and oil sectors.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by U.S. region.
Private fleets are expanding to meet consumer expectations for e-commerce.
Rankings
Current Rank Company Tractors
1
McLane Grocery
1,905
2
Albertsons
1,420
3
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)
1,355
4
Ahold Delhaize Group
1,052
5
Kroger Co.
867
6
Publix Super Markets
625
7
H-E-B Grocery Co.
530
8
SpartanNash
525
9
C & S Wholesale Grocers
490
10
Bozzuto's Inc.
251
11
Unified Grocers
245
12
Meijer Inc.
240
13
Hy-Vee Inc.
237
14
Wegmans Food Markets
174
15
Save Mart Supermarkets
115
16
Willow Run Foods
88
17
Smart & Final
81
18
Schnuck Markets
69
19
Golub Corp./Price Chopper
68
20
U R M Stores
60
21
The Grocery Supply Co.
55
22
Tops Friendly Markets
50
23
Brookshire Brothers
45
24
Amazon/Whole Foods
24
25
Eastland Food Corp.
16
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Private Carrier News
Government, Business, Technology, Private, TCA

Performance Food Group Takes Electric Plunge

Performance Food Group has seven electric trucks, supported by an array of charging stations, an upcoming installation of solar panels and a fleet of all-electric refrigerated trailers.

Luis Melecio-Zambrano | The Mercury News
May 1, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Sees Strong Q1 Results Driven by Cloud-Computing Unit

NEW YORK — Amazon reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and a new surge of advertising dollars from its Prime Video streaming service.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
April 30, 2024
Business, Private

ADM Shares Fall as CEO Cites Transition From Boom Years

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s shares slumped as the agribusiness giant warned of pressured margins for the remainder of the year, even as quarterly earnings beat estimates.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
April 30, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel, Private

Air Products Plans Alberta Hydrogen Truck Refueling Network

Air Products plans to build a network of hydrogen refueling stations between Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta for trucks, the industrial gas giant said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 30, 2024
Business, Private

PepsiCo Beats Q1 Revenue Forecasts

PepsiCo reported better-than-expected revenue in the first quarter on strong international demand for its snacks and beverages.

Dee-Ann Durbin | Associated Press
April 23, 2024
Government, Business, Private

Kroger, Albertsons Agree to Divest More Stores

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to divest more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, seeking to make their planned $24.6 billion merger more appealing to antitrust authorities.

John J. Edwards III | Bloomberg News
April 22, 2024
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