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

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Top 100 News
Business, Top 100

Covenant Reports Solid First-Quarter Revenue, Income

Covenant truck on the road

Covenant Transportation Group reported first-quarter net income of $4.4 million, or 24 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $39,000 in the same period of 2017.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
 April 24, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA, Top 100

Change-of-Address Scam Moved UPS Corporate Headquarters to Tiny Chicago Apartment, Feds Say

The timeworn apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood hardly looks like the corporate headquarters of one of the world’s largest shipping companies. But for a few recent months, that’s essentially what it became — at least as far as the U.S. Postal Service was concerned.

April 23, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Logistics Announces May Launch of Google Home, Amazon Echo for Last-Mile Delivery

Amazon Echo

XPO Logistics announced beginning in May customers will be able to track deliveries using Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant personal assistant technologies.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
 April 20, 2018
Top 100

Werner Transportation Announces First Quarter Earnings Beating Expectations

Werner Enterprises

Werner Enterprises Inc. on April 19 reported improved year-over-year revenue and earnings for its fiscal first quarter.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
 April 20, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Top 100

Cyber Defenders: How Fleets Are Preventing Hackers From Disrupting IT Systems, Stealing Data

Hacker

Cybersecurity threats are growing in both number and sophis­tication, forcing transportation companies to take additional steps to prevent these attacks from crippling their information technology systems, compromising proprietary data or potentially even disrupting trucks’ electronic controls.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
 April 20, 2018
Business, Top 100

Marten Reports Higher Profits, Revenue in 1Q

Marten trucks

Marten Transport Ltd. reported higher profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2018 as the Mondovi, Wis.-based truckload carrier benefited from lower taxes and stronger demand for freight hauling.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
 April 19, 2018
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 100

Carriers Keep Rolling Out Driver Pay Raises

Driver in Peterbilt truck

The need for truck drivers has spurred a number of carriers recently to raise compensation and entice qualified drivers to stick around.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
 April 19, 2018
Business, Top 100

Daseke Buys Canadian Energy Services Firm Aveda

Moore Freight Services

Daseke Inc. on April 16 continued its acquisition activity, announcing it will purchase Aveda Transportation and Energy Services, a large North American oil rig moving company based in Calgary, Alberta. The deal is expected to close in June.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
 April 18, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100, Top 50

Mike Ducker to Step Down as FedEx Freight CEO on Aug. 15

Mike Ducker

Mike Ducker will retire Aug. 15 as president and CEO of FedEx Freight after leading the group for four years, FedEx Corp. announced April 16. His successor will be named later.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
 April 16, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100, Top 50

Schneider, 8VC Partner to Boost Digital Supply Chain

Schneider truck

Venture capital firm 8VC and diversified truckload carrier Schneider announced a partnership to leverage technology on trucks to create a pathway to a fully digital supply chain.

Transport Topics
 April 11, 2018

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