Forbes names trucking’s richest couple (2024)

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This is a list of U.S. states and federal district by the number of billionaires as of 2023; there are 756 billionaires living in the United States. They live in 43 of the 50 states. The only states with no billionaire residents are Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia.

Forbes found an unprecedented 2,781 billionaires around the globe for this year's World's Billionaires list—141 more than in 2023 and 26 more than the previous record, set in 2021.

The biggest fleet in the U.S. belongs to PepsiCo, Inc. It owns 11,079 tractors, 16,138 trucks, and 6,682 pickup trucks and cargo vans. PepsiCo also owns 20,105 trailers for securing goods in transit. This enormous fleet helps PepsiCo take in $79.5 billion per year in sales.

As of today, no billionaire is within striking distance of becoming a trillionaire.

The richest woman in America is Walmart heir Alice Walton, who reclaimed top place after losing it last year to Julia Koch, who inherited a 42% stake in industrial conglomerate Koch Industries from her late husband David Koch (d. 2019).

After nearly two decades of monumental music-making, Taylor Swift has officially built a billion-dollar empire, according to a Bloomberg News analysis published Thursday.

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, 70, has been deemed the richest woman in the entire world with a net work of $99.5 billion in 2024, according to Forbes. She owes it to the widely known cosmetic care company called L'Oreal, which was founded by her grandfather.

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A 19-year-old Brazilian student, Livia Voigt, claims the title of the world's youngest billionaire, surpassing Italian teen Clemente Del Vecchio.

Bernard Arnault and his family are at number one, with a net worth of $233 billion. Arnault is head of LVMH, a luxury fashion and cosmetics conglomerate in France. The family is usually in the top three of Forbes' wealthiest people in the world lists.

Taylor Swift officially landed on Forbes' billionaires list on Tuesday, April 2.

Who is the richest man in the world? As of May 1, 2024, the richest person in the world is Bernard Arnault, the CEO of French luxury goods group LVMH; he's worth nearly $209 billion.

Whether through small side gigs or your main gig, being in the trucking industry can lead to interesting opportunities. Many people who work in the trucking industry strike gold and become millionaires because of their job as owner-operators, drivers or company owners.

As of December 31, 2023, it operated 12,574 company-owned trucks, 674 customer-owned trucks, and 4 contractor trucks. The company also operates 27,194 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 5,406 customer-owned trailers.

Surprisingly enough, the average pay for a truck driver is sufficient for you to have a wealthy life. Its salary is one of the benefits of being a truck driver.