Darling Ingredients

Collection and processing of animal byproducts / food waste and ingredient distribution

About Darling Ingredients

Darling Ingredients is listed for its company-operated private fleet. Transport Topics reports 1,350 tractors in 2026. Industry: Rendering / Renewable Ingredients. Fleet geography: North America; other international company operations do not establish fleet coverage.

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Company profile

Company type
Company-operated private fleet
Industry
Rendering / Renewable Ingredients
Products
Tankers; collection trucks; tractors; specialty bulk equipment
Headquarters
Irving, TX, USA
Company scale
1,350 tractors (Transport Topics 2026)
Operating footprint
Collection and processing of animal byproducts / food waste and ingredient distribution
Operating geography
North America; other international company operations do not establish fleet coverage.
Ownership
Public (NYSE: DAR)
Private fleet information
Confirmed — Transport Topics 2026 ranks the company as a private carrier / corporate-owned truck fleet. Company/FMCSA evidence added where available.

Freight characteristics

Tanker / bulk · Route / final-mile delivery

These characteristics describe the company's products and operations, not services offered or confirmed shipping lanes.

Official sources

Research reviewed 2026-10-28. Directory inclusion does not establish paid membership or endorsement.

Company-operated private fleet

Headquarters
Irving, TX, USA
Industry
Rendering / Renewable Ingredients
Ownership
Public (NYSE: DAR)
2026 Transport Topics tractors
1350
2026 Transport Topics rank
#5 in Agriculture / food processing / relevant 2026 TT ranking
Fleet size
Large — 1,000–1,999 tractors
Fleet geography
North America; other international company operations do not establish fleet coverage.
Operating model
Collection and processing of animal byproducts / food waste and ingredient distribution
Equipment and cargo
Tankers; collection trucks; tractors; specialty bulk equipment
Representative fleet entity
Multiple operating entities; parent fleet consolidated by TT/ProsperFleet
Maintenance
In-house collection and fleet operations
Fleet technology
Routing / collection fleet technology
Alternative-fuel initiatives
Renewable-fuel and emissions-reduction strategy central to business
Safety
Transport Topics 2026 #5 Agriculture & Food Processing Private Carrier
Sustainability
Circular-economy and renewable-fuel sustainability programs

Fleet characteristics

  • Tanker / bulk
  • Route / final-mile delivery

Sources

Transport Topics 2026 is the tractor-count benchmark, not a representative FMCSA entity's power-unit count. Company reach does not establish fleet coverage. Reviewed 2026-10-28.