The carriers on the TT100 list have kept busy despite a softer freight environment
Private carriers are placing increasing focus on asset utilization, costs and service
Find out where the Top 100 Private carriers are located by region
Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
Equipment Rental | Building Materials | Waste Management | Paper/Office Products | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Food Service Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Sysco Corp. |
9,345 |
2 | US Foods |
5,969 |
3 | Performance Foodservice |
3,892 |
4 | Gordon Food Service |
2,199 |
5 | Frito-Lay North America |
2,023 |
6 | McLane Restaurant |
2,013 |
7 | Dot Foods |
1,734 |
8 | The Martin-Brower Co. |
1,444 |
9 | Core-Mark Holding Co. |
1,350 |
10 | Ben E. Keith Co. |
1,182 |
11 | Shamrock Foods Co. |
732 |
12 | KeHE Distributors |
523 |
13 | Domino's Pizza |
508 |
14 | Lipari Foods |
398 |
15 | Vistar Transportation |
382 |
16 | Dunkin' |
374 |
17 | Blue Line Foodservice Distribution |
258 |
18 | Labatt Food Service |
247 |
19 | Merchants Foodservice |
228 |
20 | Arctic Glacier USA |
167 |
21 | Papa John's |
164 |
22 | QuikTrip Distribution |
144 |
23 | Panera |
127 |
24 | Brakebush Transportation |
90 |
24 | Utz Quality Foods/Golden Flake Snack Foods |
90 |
26 | Blue Bell Creameries |
80 |
27 | Dutch Valley Foods |
77 |
28 | Coastal Pacific Food Distributors |
75 |
29 | DPI Specialty Foods |
71 |
30 | Greco and Sons |
68 |
31 | Vendors Supply |
43 |
32 | Orion Land Mark |
37 |
33 | Jake's Finer Foods |
32 |
34 | Golden State Foods |
24 |
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