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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Top 100 News
Business, Technology, Fuel, Top 100

Ryder Buys 900 Commercial Electric Vehicles From Chanje

FedEx Chanje vehicle

Ryder System Inc. announced it is buying 900 Class 5 electric vehicles from truck maker Chanje Energy Inc., and that FedEx Corp. will lease the vehicles from Ryder and buy 100 of the same all-electric trucks itself.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
 November 27, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100, TCA

Increase in Online Shopping Could Lead to Package Delays

Packages

Area shoppers will want to purchase their holiday gifts earlier this year, as a major jump in online holiday shopping could complicate the delivery system.

Holly Shively | Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)
 November 19, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

As Freight on Trucks Becomes More Valuable, Thieves Get Creative in Their Attempts to Steal It

Parked trailer

Cargo theft is an ever-evolving threat to motor carriers. Keeping cargo safe means defending against not only traditional methods but recognizing and overcoming emerging new tactics and techniques increasingly employed by the bad guys.

November 15, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100

XPO Logistics Unveils LTL Optimization Plan

XPO Logistics truck

XPO Logistics will begin a four-point plan to optimize less-than-truckload operations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
 November 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 100

Here Comes the Sun

eNow solar charging

As truck makers prepare to test and introduce Class 8 battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks in the next 12 to 24 months, one must wonder why only a very small number of truck operators have adopted clean solar technology.

Phil Romba | Contributing Writer
 November 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

Thwarting Thermal Events

Thermal Events

Fires in tractor-trailers, often referred to as thermal events, can result in significant damage to equipment as well as cargo, but despite an ongoing focus on preventing them, the number of incidents doesn’t appear to be dropping.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
 November 9, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Radiant Logistics Reports Positive Results in Fiscal 1Q

Radiant Logistics sign on building

Radiant Logistics reported strong gains in profits and net revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 as the Bellevue, Wash.-based company saw a broad-based improvement in its international freight forwarding, truck and rail brokerage, warehousing and supply chain management business in the United...

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
 November 9, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Top 100

Arkansas Sleeper Berth Case ‘an Outlier,’ Attorneys Say

Sleeper Berth Case

A decision last month by a federal judge in Arkansas that truck drivers are entitled to compensation for time in the sleeper berth was preceded by two federal cases that resulted in legal rulings more favorable for carriers, including one that was affirmed by an appeals court.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
 November 8, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Hub Group to Acquire Retail Consolidation Specialist CaseStack

Hub Group truck closeup

Hub Group has agreed to acquire CaseStack Inc. for $255 million as part of a strategy to expand and diversify its transportation service offerings.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
 November 6, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

FedEx to Raise Prices in Response to Surging Freight Demand, Tight Capacity

FedEx Truck

FedEx Corp. will boost most prices by an average of 4.9% starting in January, more than double the expected rate of U.S. inflation next year, as freight demand surges.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
 November 5, 2018

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