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Transport Topics has listed the top ten private carriers by tractor count

1 Pepsico        9950 tractors    16102 trailers    14304 straight trucks
2 Sysco          8391                 10320              1404
3 Walmart       6277                 66191                199
4 Coca Cola    5664                 7465                 1054
5 Haliburton    5637                 9509                  1160
6 US Foods   5242                  6530                    354
7 Schlumberger  3994             6461                    383
8 Reyes          3936               4782                    616
9 Agrium         3930               6297                    2315
10McLane       3695               5315                       34

From Transport Topics Aug 29 2016

FYI

Dale Smith

I assume Pepsico includes Frito Lay, Taco Bell, and other companies they own.

Yes all Pepsico entities

Dale Smith

Don't forget about Col. Sanders... KFC.

DLM Wrote:
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> I assume Pepsico includes Frito Lay, Taco Bell,
> and other companies they own.

Pepsico no longer owns Taco Bell, KFC or Pizza Hut. I believe they have been owned by Yum! Brands for several years now.

      Halliburton would probably love to sell about 80% of their tractors to somebody, anybody, on just about any terms, probably your terms.

      Not sure if Halliburton and Schlumberger qualify as private carriers since they are ' service companies ' and don't freight as a business. They use their tractor to move their equipment to do work.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/16 15:46 by dcfbalcoS1.

When I worked for Dresser Atlas (same business as Schlumberger) we were classified as a Private Carrier.

Dick Ebright
Roosevelt, Utah



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/16 20:31 by 2ebright.

survivor Wrote:
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> Pepsico no longer owns Taco Bell, KFC or Pizza
> Hut. I believe they have been owned by Yum! Brands
> for several years now.

I know that McLane delivers to these restaurants in the Reno area.

Mark
Reno,NV

dcfbalcoS1 Wrote:
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>       Halliburton would probably love to sell
> about 80% of their tractors to somebody, anybody,
> on just about any terms, probably your terms.
>
>       Not sure if Halliburton and
> Schlumberger qualify as private carriers since
> they are ' service companies ' and don't freight
> as a business. They use their tractor to move
> their equipment to do work.

Um, NONE of those companies provide a freight service. They ALL provide service to themselves.

jst3751 Wrote:
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> dcfbalcoS1 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >       Halliburton would probably love to
> sell
> > about 80% of their tractors to somebody,
> anybody,
> > on just about any terms, probably your terms.
> >
> >       Not sure if Halliburton and
> > Schlumberger qualify as private carriers since
> > they are ' service companies ' and don't
> freight
> > as a business. They use their tractor to move
> > their equipment to do work.
>
> Um, NONE of those companies provide a freight
> service. They ALL provide service to themselves.

Hence, Private Carrier.