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2019 Essential Management and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Private Carriers in North America

Up Front

Competition has heated up in food and oil sectors.
Find out where the Top 100 are located by U.S. region.
Private fleets are expanding to meet consumer expectations for e-commerce.

Rankings

Current Rank Company Tractors
1
Pepsi Beverages
9,100
2
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
1,437
3
Solistica
1,102
4
Reyes Beverage Group
1,018
5
Reyes Coca Cola Bottling
931
6
Swire Coca-Cola USA
838
7
Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution
795
8
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
719
9
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
687
10
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England
677
11
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
611
12
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
598
13
Columbia Distributing
450
14
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
397
15
Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
285
16
Nestle Waters North America
182
17
Breakthru Beverage Group
179
18
JJ Taylor Distributing
170
19
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. High Country
155
20
Odom Corp.
152
21
Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling Co.
150
22
Chesterman Co.
135
23
Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
118
24
Virginia Eagle Distributing
106
25
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
90
26
North Florida Sales
88
27
Clark Beverage Group
87
28
Republic National Distributing Co.
85
29
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
30
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, N.C.
71
31
Gulf Distributing
67
32
Pepsi MidAmerica
61
33
Pepsi Cola Newburgh Bottling Co.
60
34
Canada Dry Potomac Corp.
53
36
Brown Bottling Group
46
37
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Washington
45
37
Long Beverage
45
39
Quality Beverage
40
40
Birrell Brothers Co.
34
41
Anheuser-Busch Distribution of New York
33
41
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Corbin
33
43
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of New Haven
30
44
Shore Point Distributing
28
45
DBI Beverage Napa
27
45
Lane Sales
27
47
Corwin Beverage Co.
25
48
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii
23
48
House of Schwan
23
48
Western Wyoming Beverages
23
51
Allen Beverages
22
51
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. (Virginia)
22
53
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Mansfield
21
54
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester
19
55
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Lincoln
17

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Private Carrier News

Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100

Amazon Plans Dozens of US Warehouses in Rural Expansion

Amazon.com Inc. plans to build dozens of warehouses to serve rural areas in the U.S. before the end of next year, growing its footprint as the company works to rely less on other carriers.

April 30, 2025
Government, Business, Private

Mondelez Says Wary US Shoppers Are Cutting Back on Snacks

Mondelez International posted slower-than-expected sales growth as worries about inflation and the economy push consumers to prioritize essentials over cookies, crackers and sweets.

April 30, 2025
Business, Private, Top 100

ADM Layoffs Upend Trader’s Global Commodity Desk

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is cutting jobs at its global commodity desk after a probe into its accounting practices wiped out billions from the agriculture giant’s value, according to sources.

April 29, 2025
Business, Private, Top 100

Sysco Slashes Outlook as Wary Americans Tighten Budgets

Sysco Corp. lowered its outlook as weakening consumer confidence causes Americans to dine out less.

April 29, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Denies Tariff Label Plans After White House Criticism

Amazon said April 29 it never planned to widely display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on products after the White House blasted the reported move.

April 29, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

UPS Plans 20,000 Job Cuts This Year in Pullback From Amazon

UPS expects to cut 20,000 jobs this year and close dozens of facilities as it dramatically reduces shipments for e-commerce giant Amazon.

April 29, 2025
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Hydrogen Maker Plug Power Makes $525 Million Debt Deal

Plug Power announced a $525 million secured debt facility, and said it completed construction of a hydrogen production plant in Louisiana.

April 28, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Trump’s Tariffs Set to Unleash Supply Chain Jolt on Economy

Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted. That drastic reduction in goods hasn’t been felt by many Americans yet, but that’s about to change.

April 28, 2025
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