There are six (6) new carriers on this years for-hire carriers list that were not on last year's list, those being (34) Cardinal Logistics Management Corp, (62) Groupe Robert, (89) John Christner Trucking, (90) Fastfrate Holdings, (99) Brown Integrated Logistics and (100) Boyd Brothers Transportation.
There are ten (10) new carriers on this years private trucking list that were not on last year's list, those being (24) Kroger, (47) Albertsons, (51) Mondelez International, (66) Oldcastle, (78) Love's Travel Stops, (81) Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, (83) Hillshire Brands, (92) CVS Caremark Corp., (96) IFCO Systems and (99) Beacon Roofing Supply.
In total, the number of motorized vehicles represents an enormous amount. For example, the number 1 company on the for-hire list, UPS operates 102,851 company-owned tractors, vans, straight trucks, package cars and motorcycles. The number 5 company, YRC Worldwide, operates 14,572 company-owned tractors. PepsiCo, the number 1 company on the private carriers list, operates 14,247 tractors, 9,163 straight trucks, and 38,928 pickups and cargo vans ...... that's a lot of motor oil and other automotive lubricants consumed annually.
The 2010 TRANSPORT TOPICS Top 100 For-Hire Carriers and Top 100 Private Carriers lists is a project of Transport Topics Publishing Group and features data compiled from annual reports of publicly owned companies and directly from management of privately owned firms. The list ranks companies by the number of heavy-duty tractors they operate, using data from company management and government sources.
Also listed for each company are details such as address; officer(s); web site address; number of tractors, straight trucks, trailers and other equipment; annual sales or net income; employees; and description of business. Transport Topics publishes the Transport Topics 100 in order to accurately document the size and scope of the largest trucking operations and provide analysis of the trends shaping the industry.
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