Fleet sizes vs. fast food locations: How they compare
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Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by Drive Axle. In this issue: Fleet sizes vs. fast food locations; drivers share their pay; DIY port; and more.
Fleet sizes vs. fast food restaurant locations
Grok
Crunchwraps and crunching numbers — I never knew how much XPO and Taco Bell were alike. We all know McDonald’s is everywhere, but so are megafleets. That got me curious: How do the largest fleets compare in size to the number of major chain restaurants?
I’m not the only one. When I posted about this on LinkedIn, Brad Jacobs seemed to enjoy my research.
But, if XPO is the Taco Bell of fleets, who is the McDonald’s of fleets? Turns out J.B. Hunt and Schneider National both have 12,000-14,000 trucks while McDonald’s has over 13,000 locations in the U.S.
Grok
Did you know that McDonald’s isn’t the biggest fast food chain in the U.S.? That distinction belongs to Subway, with over 19,000 stores. The only fleet that large is Knight-Swift. Despite AI only listing approximately 19,000 trucks for Knight-Swift, the company actually dwarfs Subway with over 27,000 tractors. (Verdict: Dooner>AI)
Saia, Landstar and Old Dominion are the Dunkin’ of fleets.
Grok
Although AI says none can compare to Chili’s, and I’m sure Reed Loustalot would agree with that statement, New Legend and Western Flyer Express both have 1,200 tractors to match Chili’s 1,200 locations.
Arby’s not only has the beef, but it also has 3,398 locations in the U.S.. Marten has 3,349 tractors, making it the Arby’s of carriers.
Linehaul.ai’s Anthony Fecarotta cut his teeth at XPO and filled his mouth with Taco Bell.
You may be wondering why Starbucks was curiously absent from this list. David Coffield made his own comparison. There are roughly the same number of food service DCs as there are Starbucks. In terms of fleets, UPS is the closest with over 19,000 trucks.
Which fast food restaurant does your fleet match up with? Email me.
(Note that these numbers are approximations and that this is for entertainment purposes only.)
DIY Port
Did you know that you can buy a gantry crane on Alibaba? Even better: You can pay in four easy, interest-free Klarna payments!
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But beware. Missed payments and overspending are starting to become a problem for buy-now, pay-later services.
Driver, what’s your pay? Drivers: where are you on this pay scale? pic.twitter.com/8ZLb5r4c4V— Dooner
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