2021 Top 100 Private Carriers

2021 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America
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Up Front

Private Fleets, For-Hire Carriers Battle for Drivers

Pandemic disruptions and their impact on the economy have upended the advantage private fleets used to enjoy.

Interactive Map: Where They Are

See the headquarters locations for each of the Top 100 private carriers in North America.

Fleets Cope With Market Volatility, Labor Shortage

The 2021 edition of the Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list reflects last year’s volatile business conditions.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Sales
1 1 PepsiCo Inc. 10,870 4,658 16,137 19,430 $70.4 billion
2 2 Sysco Corp. 8,745 1,345 840 10,593 $52.9 billion
4 4 Halliburton Co. 5,677 2,793 - 11,136 $14.4 billion
8 8 McLane Co. 3,852 109 31 5,833 $46.8 billion
6 6 Reyes Holdings 5,104 826 1,249 6,846 $29.0 billion
13 9 Schlumberger Limited 2,101 363 - 5,582 $23.6 billion
9 11 Tyson Foods 2,594 46 - 5,024 $43.2 billion
7 7 Performance Food Group 4,767 508 - 6,091 $25.1 billion
12 13 Basic Energy Services 2,218 642 - 1,880 $0.4 billion
15 14 Gordon Food Service 1,875 16 - 2,695 $14.0 billion
21 15 CHS Inc. 1,534 1,868 - 5,746 $28.4 billion
52 56 Calfrac Well Services 740 203 - 1,067 $0.5 billion
31 58 Prairie Farms Dairy 1,120 1,649 318 3,671 -
18 17 DOT Foods 1,568 10 40 2,645 -
25 27 Cemex USA 1,229 3,597 - 2,257 $6.8 billion
60 65 Veritiv Corp. 661 53 - 1,026 $6.3 billion
59 53 Plains All American Pipeline 680 - - 840 $23.3 billion
33 31 Ben E. Keith Co. 1,094 73 - 1,348 -
38 38 Walgreen Co. 959 23 - 2,595 $139.5 billion
46 48 Darling Ingredients 820 710 245 4,340 $3.6 billion
51 60 Shaw Industries Group 750 55 - 3,000 -
90 92 Key Energy Services 430 533 - 503 -
100 - Lowe's Companies Inc. 388 3,464 - 462 $89.6 billion
53 57 JBS USA Holdings 739 - - 1,336 -
20 16 Sunbelt Rentals 1,537 3,517 - 1,507 $5.4 billion
48 47 Mondelez International 808 64 - 1,031 $8.2 billion
26 36 Ashley Furniture Industries 1,215 78 6 4,040 -
58 64 Publix Super Markets 689 13 - 3,840 $44.9 billion
32 32 Core-Mark Holding Co. 1,099 137 - 1,315 $17.0 billion
46 52 ABC Supply Co. 820 3,050 - 1,150 $12.1 billion
65 69 Advanced Drainage Systems 620 1 - 1,195 $1.7 billion
62 72 MDU Resources Group 651 2,009 - 2,095 $5.5 billion
17 18 American Air Liquide Holdings 1,586 3,858 - 2,203 $23.4 billion
86 96 Bunzl Distribution USA 457 32 - 864 -
75 85 Foster Farms 566 9 - 1,202 -
45 45 BlueLinx Holdings 836 44 - 848 $3.1 billion
36 37 Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores 1,064 - - 876 -
68 68 Mohawk Industries 595 156 - 2,544 $9.6 billion
43 43 Sherwin-Williams Co. 861 1 - 2,119 $18.4 billion
56 55 Shamrock Foods Co. 696 107 - 1,028 -
82 95 The H.T. Hackney Co. 505 191 - 740 -
67 67 Stericycle Inc. 603 4,186 - 2,555 $2.7 billion
69 71 Beacon Roofing Supply 579 1,837 - 1,232 $6.9 billion
40 39 The Kroger Co. 943 15 - 14,078 $132.5 billion
80 34 Builders FirstSource 520 1,267 - 1,312 $8.6 billion
81 81 Archer Daniels Midland Co. 519 - - 1,453 $64.4 billion
42 42 Maxim Crane Works 882 641 - 1,818 -
88 94 C&S Wholesale Grocers 451 - - 4,543 -
30 24 Cudd Energy Services 1,126 291 - 1,399 -
35 46 Energy Transfer Partners 1,075 101 - 1,289 $39.0 billion
83 83 Ace Hardware Corp. 500 - - 1,400 $7.8 billion
64 79 SE Independent Delivery Services 637 250 - 2,155 -
16 19 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United 1,595 554 - 1,854 -
85 88 KeHE Distributors 472 1 - 793 $5.0 billion
57 54 Brenntag North America 691 474 - 2,158 $4.8 billion
44 44 Swire Coca-Cola USA 853 278 - 1,172 $2.3 billion
76 80 Sanderson Farms 556 26 - 664 $3.6 billion
94 90 Valley Proteins 402 128 - 1,342 -
54 59 Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits 721 2,189 - 820 -
50 61 Anheuser-Busch Cos. 759 148 - 800 $15.6 billion
72 73 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida 574 28 - 758 -
14 12 United Rentals 2,047 3,730 - 2,361 $8.5 billion
99 - Matheson Tri-Gas 392 685 - 918 -
66 87 Costco Wholesale Corp. 611 320 - 4,725 $163.2 billion
98 - Orgill Inc. 393 2 - 1,080 $3.0 billion
97 91 Bragg Cos. 396 - - 575 -
84 93 Columbia Distributing 478 95 - 585 -
73 76 Herc Rentals 572 369 - 685 $1.8 billion
79 86 SpartanNash 538 4 - 1,225 $9.3 billion
3 3 Walmart Inc. 7,400 25 - 58,826 $559.2 billion
39 35 Albertsons Cos. 948 - - 3,309 $69.7 billion
23 22 The Quikrete Cos. 1,348 5 - 2,051 -
34 33 FTS International 1,083 74 - 1,343 $0.3 billion
29 29 Ahold USA/Delhaize America 1,149 724 - 4,577 $51.8 billion
28 28 ProPetro Holding Corp. 1,156 32 - 1,662 $0.8 billion
77 70 Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages 553 136 - 722 -
37 49 Medline Inc. 973 348 - 1,279 $13.9 billion
95 - Thyssenkrupp North America 399 537 - 793 -
78 78 Ecology Auto Parts 543 12 - 659 -
5 5 US Foods 5,426 375 - 7,096 $22.9 billion
10 25 Helena Agri-Enterprises 2,552 1,792 - 2,670 -
19 20 United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) 1,548 6 - 4,701 $26.5 billion
27 30 Clean Harbors 1,172 4,444 - 3,915 $3.1 billion
49 21 Univar Solutions 769 65 - 2,047 $6.6 billion
41 40 CRH Americas 930 1,745 - 2,338 $11.3 billion
61 51 Messer Americas 657 228 261 2,066 -
92 62 Nine Energy Service 415 310 - 605 $0.3 billion
70 73 Air Products 578 98 339 2,000 $8.9 billion
74 77 H-E-B Grocery Co. 567 8 - 3,002 -
91 82 Domino's Pizza 419 48 - 587 $4.1 billion
24 23 Pilot Co. 1,341 28 - 1,688 -
89 26 Linde 450 1,423 - 1,893 $10.5 billion
63 63 Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast 644 77 - 909 -
87 98 Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. 456 8 - 1,543 -
11 10 NexTier Oilfield Solutions 2,436 424 - 3,373 $1.2 billion
22 - Amazon.com Inc. 1,395 12,373 - 37,390 $386.1 billion
55 - WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. 707 274 - 1,272 $1.4 billion
70 - KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc. 578 993 - 1,061 $0.3 billion
93 - Wilbur-Ellis 403 856 - 1,167 $3.0 billion
96 100 Dunkin' 397 12 - 450 -
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Market Shifts, Mergers Alter Sector Rankings

While industry sectors have unique demands, all have been dealing with various forms of disruption during the past year.

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Top 100 News
Business, Technology, Top 100

Quality Carriers to Deploy ELDs From Isaac Instruments

Quality Carriers drivers

Liquid bulk hauler Quality Carriers has partnered with technology supplier Isaac Instruments to improve the in-cab experience for its drivers, the companies said in a joint announcement.

January 10, 2022
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Class 8 Orders in December Weak at 22,800

Mack plant

Class 8 orders in December were the second-weakest of the year at 22,800.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
 January 6, 2022
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100

Walmart to Hire 3,000 Drivers to Expand In-Home Delivery

A Walmart InHome driver delivers ambient items in a customer's home.

Walmart Inc. is betting big on its service to deliver groceries directly into customers’ refrigerators with an expansion of its InHome delivery option, and will hire 3,000 drivers to support it.

Brendan Case | Bloomberg News
 January 5, 2022
Business, Top 100

Maverick Increases Per Mile Pay for Glass Drivers

Maverick

Maverick Transportation is raising per mile pay by 2 cents for company drivers in its glass transportation division, the carrier announced.

January 5, 2022
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Schneider Acquires Midwest Logistics Systems

Schneider truck

Schneider National is growing its dedicated operations with the acquisition of truckload carrier Midwest Logistics Systems.

January 4, 2022
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Bison Transport Acquires Hartt Transportation Systems

Bison Transport truck

Bison Transport has acquired Hartt Transportation Systems Inc., a truckload carrier based in Bangor, Maine.

January 4, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

More Trucking Acquisitions Ahead for 2022

Acquisitions

The trucking industry experienced a surge in acquisitions during the past year, with more expected to occur in 2022.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 December 27, 2021
Business, Top 50, Top 100

XPO Hosts Conference for Women in Leadership

XPO

XPO Logistics held its inaugural Women in Leadership Conference in Atlanta Nov. 17-19.

Transport Topics
 December 22, 2021
Business, Top 100

CFI Raises $39,000 for Eight Charities During Holiday Giving Campaign

CFI

CFI and its associates raised $39,000 to support local charities in communities where its employees live and work across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the company announced Dec. 8.

Transport Topics
 December 22, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

UPS to Buy $1.5 Billion of Boeing Freighters as Air Cargo Booms

UPS to Buy $1.5 Billion of Boeing Freighters as Air Cargo Booms

UPS Inc. agreed to buy 19 Boeing Co. freighter jets as soaring e-commerce and snarled shipping lines lead to a boom in air-cargo demand.

Richard Clough | Bloomberg News
 December 21, 2021

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