2015 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 largest Private Carriers in the U.S. and Canada

Up Front

Private fleet operators are stepping up driver recruiting and training to expand trucking operations.
Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America.
If all you want is the 2015 Top 100 Private Carriers and their rank, here they are in a simple, clean table form.

Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Tractors Trucks Pickups/ Cargo Vans Trailers Annual Revenue
1 1
PepsiCo Inc.
8,397 14,906 - 11,734
$66.7 billion
2 2
Sysco Corp.
7,647 1,190 388 9,577
$46.5 billion
3 4
Wal-Mart Stores
6,294 106 - 61,528
$482.2 billion
4 3
Coca-Cola
5,664 1,054 - 7,465
$46.0 billion
5 6
Halliburton
5,637 1,160 - 5,637
$29.4 billion
6 5
U.S. Foods
5,190 333 - 6,461
$22.0 billion
7 8
Agrium Inc.
3,806 2,479 7,627 5,937
$13.0 billion
8 9
Reyes Holdings
3,647 587 442 4,618
$24.0 billion
9 7
McLane Co.
3,537 305 9 5,283
$46.0 billion
10 11
Schlumberger Limited
3,394 1,299 - 4,770
$48.6 billion
11 10
C & J Energy Services
2,970 1,661 - 4,517
$1.6 billion
12 12
Tyson Foods
2,785 - 1,119 3,700
$37.6 billion
13 14
Performance Food Group
2,534 96 - 3,122 -
14 25
CHS Inc.
2,496 1,001 - 2,193
$42.7 billion
15 13
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
2,342 81 1,330 2,828
$6.1 billion
16 15
Baker Hughes Inc.
2,282 1,813 - 2,856
$24.6 billion
17 23
Clean Harbors Inc.
1,906 6,739 - 4,188
$3.4 billion
18 16
Dean Foods Co.
1,900 3,000 445 5,500
$9.5 billion
19 24
Gordon Food Service
1,700 88 - 2,158 -
20 20
Weatherford International
1,684 1,046 - 3,379
$14.9 billion
21 18
Basic Energy Services
1,620 386 - 1,819
$1.5 billion
22 22
The Kroger Co.
1,474 35 - 5,386
$108.5 billion
23 17
United Rentals Inc.
1,420 2,204 - 1,484
$5.7 billion
24 21
Airgas Inc.
1,410 2,781 1,236 3,857
$5.1 billion
25 19
Gibson Energy Inc.
1,400 - - 2,600
$8.6 billion
26 33
Albertsons
1,378 621 88 5,225 -
27 44
Key Energy Services
1,355 1,897 - 1,500
$1.4 billion
28 38
Helena Chemical Co.
1,204 1,735 - 2,575 -
29 29
Dot Foods
1,190 2 16 1,835 -
30 27
Praxair Inc.
1,099 1,877 - 3,677
$12.3 billion
31 28
Prairie Farms Dairy
1,094 1,348 250 2,946 -
32 39
Pilot Flying J Inc.
1,035 - - 1,331 -
33 30
Cemex USA
1,028 5,141 - 1,677
$3.7 billion
34 33
Plains All American Pipeline
990 - - 1,900
$43.5 billion
35 -
Builders FirstSource
968 2,506 - 1,693
$1.6 billion
36 32
Nestle USA
936 4,216 - 1,313
$9.7 billion
37 31
Veritiv Corp.
870 199 172 1,290
$7.4 billion
38 49
Sunbelt Rentals
840 2,285 - 831
$2.7 billion
39 36
Ben E. Keith Co.
825 52 - 1,053 -
40 35
Air Products Inc.
811 115 400 2,100
$10.4 billion
41 41
Darling Ingredients Inc.
810 705 336 4,050
$4.0 billion
42 43
Shaw Industries Group
755 51 172 3,332
$4.8 billion
43 37
Walgreen Co.
754 10 - 1,848
$76.4 billion
44 26
Calfrac Well Services
744 378 9 914
$2.3 billion
45 52
Linde North America
733 1,840 - 2,060
$2.0 billion
46 40
Kellogg Co.
710 60 - 1,153
$14.6 billion
47 46
Univar Inc.
699 74 - 1,346 -
48 50
Delhaize America
684 - - 3,253 -
48 73
Perdue Farms Inc.
684 79 600 2,100 -
50 45
Lowe's Cos. Inc.
662 3,844 - 681
$56.2 billion
51 42
Nuverra Environmental Solutions
653 417 - 1,012
$0.5 billion
52 53
United Natural Foods Inc.
652 - - 835
$6.8 billion
53 54
Ashley Furniture Industries
646 7 - 2,300 -
54 58
Cole-Mark Holding Co.
639 64 - 794
$10.3 billion
55 61
Advanced Drainage Systems
625 - - 1,100
$1.2 billion
56 50
Mondelez International Inc.
610 300 49 730
$34.2 billion
57 56
Publix Super Markets
605 30 401 2,909
$30.6 billion
58 70
Love's Travel Stops $amp;amp; Country Stores
600 - 20 620 -
59 48
JBS USA Holdings
599 - - 1,290 -
60 64
Food Services of America
597 52 - 741 -
61 60
ABC Supply Co.
585 2,033 190 818 -
62 55
Golden State Foods
573 42 - 858
$6.5 billion
63 59
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
561 84 - 1,510
$81.2 billion
64 -
Maxim Crane Works
556 - - 910 -
65 -
Quikrete Cos.
554 23 - 929 -
66 -
Sanjel Corp.
547 - - - -
67 -
Pilot Thomas Logistics
542 826 - 870 -
68 -
C&S Wholesale Grocers
541 - - 1,434
$25.9 billion
69 61
MDU Resources Group
539 1,873 - 1,915
$4.5 billion
70 63
American Air Liquide Holdings
529 57 - 1,244 -
71 65
Bunzl Distribution USA
520 24 8 835 -
72 -
Cudd Energy Services
514 260 - 956
$2.3 billion
73 -
Energy Transfer Partners
508 108 - 543
$51.2 billion
74 66
H.E.B. Grocery Co.
505 9 - 2,840 -
74 71
Oldcastle Inc.
505 1,732 - 1,509 -
76 79
Shamrock Foods Co.
504 60 75 757 -
77 -
Veolia North America
489 1,546 - 1,231 -
78 75
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
466 147 202 530 -
79 82
Ace Hardware Corp.
450 - - 1,126
$4.7 billion
80 67
Foster Farms
449 136 - 1,089 -
80 -
SE Independent Delivery Services
449 150 - 1,126 -
82 84
Sentinel Transportation
439 55 41 1,168 -
83 81
Bimbo Bakeries USA
437 4,135 - 1,365 -
83 71
Supervalu Inc.
437 4 - 1,807
$17.8 billion
83 85
The H.T. Hackney Co.
437 172 - 593 -
86 77
Sherwin-Williams Co.
436 1 - 1,447
$11.1 billion
87 -
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
426 231 - 465 -
88 74
Mohawk Industries
420 138 - 2,217
$7.8 billion
89 77
Sanderson Farms Inc.
408 31 - 575
$2.8 billion
90 68
Patterson-UTI Energy Co.
407 432 - 605
$3.2 billion
91 69
BlueLinx Holdings
401 6 - 615
$2.0 billion
92 -
Hertz Equipment Rental
397 745 - 431
$1.6 billion
93 94
Valley Proteins Inc.
380 107 30 1,033 -
94 -
KeHE Distributors
375 - - 575 -
95 87
Castellini Co.
373 - - 530 -
96 -
Ecolab Inc.
371 576 - 369
$14.0 billion
96 83
Maines Paper & Food Service
371 62 - 501
$4.0 billion
98 90
AmeriGas Partners
370 8,775 - 1,040
$3.7 billion
98 86
J.R. Simplot Co.
370 793 - 1,444 -
100 90
Nexeo Solutions
369 3 - 643
$4.5 billion

Extras

Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 100 Private Carriers.
103

On the Bubble

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (350 tractors), sells and distributes Coca-Cola products in 12 states, primarily in the Southeast.
If your company appears in the 2015 list, you have a few ways to announce it! Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.

Private Carrier News

Government, Business, Private

Walmart Amps Up Discounts to Lure Cost-Conscious Customers

Walmart Inc. is doubling down on discounts, a move to drum up demand and grow market share in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Private

United Rentals May Benefit From Tariff Chaos

United Rentals Inc. could benefit from the unpredictability over tariffs as customers become weary of ownership.

April 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

US-China Tariffs Hit Amazon, FedEx, UPS Distribution Links

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California’s trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation’s container cargo.

April 22, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Trump Trade War Sparks Run on US Warehouses

U.S. importers looking to sidestep Trump administration tariffs are seeking space in a type of warehouse that lets them stash merchandise for as long as five years without paying duties.

April 16, 2025
Business, Equipment, Private, Top 100

Lowe’s ϳԹs In on Professional Customers in $1.3 Billion Deal

Lowe’s has agreed to buy an interior services provider for around $1.3 billion, the retailer’s latest effort to expand its footprint with professional contractors amid a soft housing market.

April 15, 2025
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Equips Some Drivers in Europe With Defibrillators

Amazon.com Inc. equipped some delivery vans in Europe with defibrillators to see if drivers crisscrossing residential areas could speed up aid to heart attack victims.

April 10, 2025
Business, Logistics, Private

Thyssenkrupp Weighs Exit Options for Logistics Unit

Thyssenkrupp is exploring exit options for its materials trading unit that could be valued at as much as $2.2 billion in a deal, as the industrial conglomerate looks to streamline operations.

April 9, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private

Walmart to Absorb Tariff Hikes to Keep Prices Low

As tariff-spooked shoppers begin pulling back on spending, Walmart is prepping for a worsening economy by using its massive footprint to keep prices low and hunt for ways to take market share.

April 9, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Top 100

Walmart Invests $6 Billion in Mexico Even as Economy Slows

Walmart de Mexico SAB (Walmex), the local unit of the U.S. retail giant, plans to invest $6 billion this year in its Mexico operations to add more locations and robotic logistics hubs.

March 28, 2025
Business, Private

ADM to Cut CEO’s Bonus After Accounting Scandal Hit Shares

ADM plans to slash CEO Juan Luciano’s annual cash bonus and laid out a new policy to claw back long-term awards in a bid to “ensure accountability” more than a year after an accounting scandal.

March 26, 2025

Archives

  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 2013

  • 2012

  • 2011

  • 2010

  • 2009

  • 2008

  • 2007

  • 2006

  • 2005

  • 2004