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

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Top 100 News
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Werner Reports Revenue, Earnings Growth for Q3

Werner Enterprises truck

Werner Enterprises achieved record third-quarter earnings per share despite supply chain and labor woes, the company reported Oct. 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 October 29, 2021
Business, Top 100

Universal Posts Higher Revenue, Lower Profit in Q3

Universal Logistics truck

Universal Logistics Holdings posted higher revenue, but earnings declined during the third quarter, the carrier reported Oct. 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 October 29, 2021
Business, Top 100

USA Truck Reports Revenue, Earnings Growth in Q3

USA Truck truck

USA Truck’s revenue and earnings improved during the third quarter, the company reported Oct. 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 October 29, 2021
Logistics, Top 100

Forward Air Reports Rise in Q3 Net Income

Forward Air truck

Forward Air Corp. saw revenue and net income growth during the third quarter of 2021, the company reported Oct. 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 October 28, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Schneider Reports 147% Jump in Earnings for Q3

Schneider truck

Schneider National saw third-quarter earnings surge 147% from last year, using its “scaled and diversified platform” to deliver solutions, the carrier reported Oct. 28.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 October 28, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100

September Shatters Already High Used Class 8 Prices

Used

In a market growing even hotter in September, the average price for a used Class 8 and for a 3-year-old Class 8 set records, blowing past those set a month earlier. The average price for an 8-year-old heavy-duty used truck even took an unexpected and dramatic leap higher, ACT Research reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
 October 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100

Ryder Reports Strong Q3, Beats Expectations

Ryder

Vehicle leasing and rental company Ryder System Inc. reported strong third-quarter earnings on Oct. 27, exceeding Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

Dan Ronan | Associate News Editor
 October 27, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Old Dominion Posts Record Quarterly Profits, Revenue

ODFL

Old Dominion Freight Line posted large third-quarter increases in profits and revenue as it took advantage of tight freight capacity and focused on transitioning to more profitable accounts.

Jerry Hirsch | Contributing Writer
 October 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Top 100

Current Driver-Assist Tech Effective, Experts Say

Panel Members

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Driver-assist technologies that are already widely available on the commercial truck market have demonstrated that they can prevent crashes, save lives and reduce litigation-related costs, a group of industry experts said.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features
 October 27, 2021
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 100

ATA Recognizes Trucking Industry Works With Awards Luncheon

View of the floor at ATA's 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition presented Robert Low, president and founder of Prime Inc., with the 2021 Cathy Evans Highway to Victory award.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
 October 26, 2021

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