2014 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Revenue
1 1
PepsiCo Inc.
12,132 7,745 17,761 10,548
$66.0 billion
2 3
Sysco Corp.
7,647 1,190 388 9,577
$44.4 billion
3 2
Coca-Cola Co.
7,479 1,901 3,690 9,523
$46.9 billion
4 4
Wal-Mart Stores
6,239 - - 61,743
$473.0 billion
5 5
U.S. Foods
5,438 328 - 6,472
$22.0 billion
6 5
Halliburton Co.
5,025 1,009 - 8,437
$29.0 billion
7 7
McLane Co.
3,650 260 38 4,867
$44.0 billion
8 8
Agrium Inc.
3,395 2,379 6,817 4,431
$11.9 billion
9 10
Reyes Holdings
3,052 510 359 3,972
$20.0 billion
10 12
C $amp;amp; J Energy Services/ Nabor Industries
3,002 1,045 - 4,048
$1.1 billion
11 9
Schlumberger Limited
2,913 1,029 - 3,741
$45.0 billion
12 11
Tyson Foods
2,873 3,305 - 7,331
$34.4 billion
13 13
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
2,388 327 1,541 3,100
$6.0 billion
14 15
Performance Food Group
2,349 90 - 2,899 -
15 13
Baker Hughes Inc.
2,285 1,817 - 2,845
$22.0 billion
16 14
Dean Foods Co.
1,888 3,183 470 5,450
$9.0 billion
17 16
United Rentals Inc.
1,879 2,984 - 2,003
$5.0 billion
18 17
Basic Energy Services
1,620 386 - 1,819
$1.3 billion
19 23
Gibson Energy Inc.
1,450 - - 2,600
$3.7 billion
20 19
Weatherford International
1,428 1,106 - 3,513
$15.3 billion
21 21
Airgas Inc.
1,407 3,081 946 3,872
$4.9 billion
22 24
Kroger Co.
1,370 35 - 4,249
$98.0 billion
23 25
Clean Harbors Inc.
1,351 3,825 2,934 5,210
$3.5 billion
24 22
Gordon Food Service
1,339 136 - 1,888 -
25 20
CHS Inc.
1,322 1,837 - 2,060
$44.0 billion
26
Calfrac Well Services
1,236 - - 1,443
$1.6 billion
27 30
Praxair Inc.
1,200 1,500 - 2,200
$11.9 billion
28 28
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,086 1,322 242 2,907 -
29 29
Dot Foods
1,070 1 12 1,650 -
30 27
Cemex USA
997 4,896 - 1,529
$3.3 billion
31
Veritiv Corp.
948 76 124 1,352
$9.5 billion
32 32
Nestle USA
896 3,678 - 1,450
$10.0 billion
33 35
Plains All American Pipeline
843 - - 1,726
$42.0 billion
33 26
Safeway Inc.
843 450 87 3,224
$36.0 billion
35 39
Air Products Inc.
830 120 400 2,100
$10.2 billion
36 33
Ben E. Keith Co.
825 - - 1,053 -
37 45
Walgreen Co.
811 5 - 1,794
$72.2 billion
38 46
Helena Chemical Co.
809 1,937 - 2,430 -
39 37
Pilot Flying J Inc.
808 26 - 970 -
40 36
Kellogg Co.
800 - - 1,200
$14.8 billion
41 48
Darling Ingredients
796 748 - 3,940
$4.0 billion
42 31
Nuverra Environmental Solutions
762 379 - 1,073
$0.5 billion
43 40
Shaw Industries Group
754 52 234 3,319
$4.0 billion
44 18
Key Energy Services
691 1,099 - 1,500
$1.6 billion
45 44
Lowe's Companies Inc.
683 3,802 - 712
$53.4 billion
46 42
Univar USA
671 74 - 1,553
$10.3 billion
47 47
Albertsons
670 - - 2,500 -
48 38
JBS USA Holdings
638 - - 1,504 -
49 50
Sunbelt Rentals
628 1,132 - 657
$3.0 billion
50 49
Delhaize America
625 - - 2,095
$17.1 billion
50 51
Mondelez International
625 315 - 760
$35.3 billion
52 41
Linde North America
620 3,153 - 1,913 -
53 56
United Natural Foods
604 13 - 710
$6.1 billion
54 58
Ashley Furniture Industries
596 7 - 1,953
$3.0 billion
55
Golden State Foods
594 45 - 923
$6.0 billion
56 60
Publix Super Markets
590 16 430 2,605
$28.9 billion
57 54
Land O$amp;#39;Lakes Inc.
580 1,134 1,001 1,530
$14.2 billion
58 57
Archer Daniels Midland
561 84 - 1,510
$90.0 billion
58 55
Core-Mark Holding Co.
561 70 - 693
$9.8 billion
60 62
ABC Supply Co.
560 2,000 88 750 -
61 50
Advanced Drainage Systems
550 - - 1,100 -
62 43
MDU Resources Group
537 1,827 - 1,905
$4.5 billion
63 68
American Air Liquide Holdings
536 74 - 1,244 -
64 59
Food Services of America
511 51 - 651 -
65 67
Bunzl Distribution USA
510 24 8 820 -
66 53
H.E.B. Grocery Co.
505 9 - 2,844 -
67 52
Foster Farms
503 138 - 1,166 -
68 73
Patterson-UTI Energy Co.
500 506 - 551
$2.7 billion
69 61
BlueLinx Holdings
477 15 - 724
$2.1 billion
70 78
Love$amp;#39;s Travel Stops $amp;amp; Country Stores
470 - - 490
$26.0 billion
71 66
Oldcastle
458 1,657 - 1,444 -
71 72
Supervalu Inc.
458 10 - 1,851
$17.2 billion
73 64
Perdue Inc.
449 68 - 1,432 -
74 61
Mohawk Industries
448 145 - 2,380
$7.7 billion
75 65
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
445 134 302 532 -
76 69
Wakefern Food Corp.
441 - - 2,200 -
77 74
Sanderson Farms Inc.
434 16 - 592
$2.7 billion
77 79
Sherwin-Williams Co.
434 1 - 1,378
$10.2 billion
79 70
Shamrock Foods Co.
433 59 78 659 -
80 71
Leggett $amp;amp; Platt Inc.
425 100 - 1,300
$3.7 billion
81 63
Bimbo Bakeries USA
418 4,784 - 1,565 -
82 75
Ace Hardware
411 1 - 1,355 -
83
Maines Paper & Food Service
410 60 - 525 -
84 75
Sentinel Transportation
407 51 - 969 -
85 79
The H.T. Hackney Co.
395 161 - 469 -
86 84
J.R. Simplot Co.
382 793 - 1,422 -
87 80
Castellini Co.
373 - - 530 -
88 80
Army $amp;amp; Air Force Exchange Service
369 23 10 1,633
$10.3 billion
89 76
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.
361 - - 1,143 -
90 77
AmeriGas Partners
360 8,450 - 750
$3.2 billion
90 90
Nexeo Solutions
360 5 20 750
$4.0 billion
92 87
McKee Foods Corp.
345 - - 633
$1.3 billion
92 82
Silver Eagle Distributors
345 13 74 325 -
94 88
Valley Proteins Inc.
334 111 20 1,025 -
95 85
Stericycle Inc.
332 1,211 - 1,751
$2.1 billion
96 86
Chrysler Group Transport
331 13 - 1,294 -
97 81
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
322 357 - 415
$1.6 billion
98 72
Mobile Mini Inc.
320 199 - 399
$0.4 billion
99 88
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
305 1,163 - 1,119 -
100 99
Beacon Roofing Supply
305 771 - 624
$2.2 billion
100 92
CVS Caremark Corp.
305 8 - 806
$126.8 billion
Extras
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Private Carrier News
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
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Navistar Launches Integrated Powertrain

Truck maker Navistar announced Feb. 26 it has made the first deliveries of its International LT Series equipped with the International S13 Integrated Powertrain.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 29, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Private

Canada to Invest in Revamp of Port Windsor Grain Terminal

Canada is investing up to $26.3 million to improve multimodal operations in Port Windsor in Ontario at a key grain terminal operated by U.S.-based Archer Daniels Midland Co. that handles corn, soya and canola.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
February 27, 2024
Government, Business, Private

FTC Sues to Block Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal

The Federal Trade Commission, eight states and Washington, D.C., sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. on Feb. 26.

Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
February 26, 2024
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