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

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Top 100 News
Business, Top 100

UPS, Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement for 11,000 Freight Workers

Teamsters

UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that will cover an estimated 11,000 UPS Freight employees, the package delivery giant and union announced July 13.

Dan Ronan | Associate News Editor
 July 13, 2018
Business, Top 100

Legends of LTL Gather to Remember Achievements

LTL legends

PITTSBURGH — Charles Hammel III says he owes much of his family’s success in the trucking business to those who came before he and his brother Robert established Pitt Ohio Express in 1979.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
 July 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Top 100

Fleets Target Opportunities in Growing Final-Mile Sector

Final Mile

It was not so long ago that home delivery of products such as furniture, mattresses and televisions was straightforward and rigid, with few choices for customers.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
 July 13, 2018
Business, Top 100

Proposed UPS-Teamsters Pact Reveals Expanded Driver Operations

UPS trucks in New York City

Details of a tentative new labor deal between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have begun to emerge, including specifics on expansion of the parcel carrier’s team-driving operations and pay increases for its drivers.

Dan Ronan | Associate News Editor
 July 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Top 100

Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Reimagining Trucking'

Reimagining trucking

Our July 18 LiveOnWeb program, “Reimagining Trucking,” explored just how intensely for-hire carriers are embracing technology and innovation in a competitive marketplace. Watch the replay.

July 11, 2018
Business, Top 100

Covenant Transport Services Acquires Landair Holdings

Covenant truck

Covenant Transport Services has acquired Landair Holdings Inc. of Greeneville, Tenn., for $83 million in cash and the assumption of $15.5 million in debt.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
 July 6, 2018
Business, Top 100

Daseke Names New CFO

Daseke flatbed

Addison, Texas-based Daseke Inc. announced on July 2 the appointment of Bharat Mahajan as its new chief financial officer. The company has been looking for a new CFO since Scott Wheeler — who had previously held the job — became Daseke’s president earlier this year.

Transport Topics
 July 3, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA, Top 100

OSHA Opens Probe Into Fatal XPO Accident

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into a fatal accident at XPO Logistics in Lockport, N.Y., early June 25.

Tim Fenster | Lockport (N.Y.) Union-Sun & Journal
June 28, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 100

DTNA Selects Penske, NFI to Test Vehicle Electrification

eCascadia

Daimler Trucks North America announced Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries will operate the first trucks in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet of battery-electric eCascadia heavy-duty trucks and eM2 106 medium-duty trucks beginning late this year.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
 June 28, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Roadrunner Pares Losses for Full-Year 2017

Roadrunner Transportation Systems

Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported a net loss of $91.2 million for full-year 2017 compared with a loss of $360.3 million in 2016. The diluted loss per share was $2.37 for 2017 compared with a diluted loss per share of $9.40 for 2016.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
 June 22, 2018

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