Ames Iowa Trucking Companies & Freight Brokers

Active Companies

0.4% of Iowa total

Median Fleet Size

of companies reporting fleet data

New Registrations (24 mo)

avg 0.6/month

48.4%

Owner-Operator Share

of companies reporting fleet size

Top Cargo Types

General Freight

60.0%

Building Materials

30.0%

Construction

30.0%

Motor Vehicles

27.1%

Machinery & Large Objects

20.0%

Companies may select multiple cargo types — percentages are of 70 active companies. Updated weekly.

What stands out

Registrations grew 100.0% year over year, outpacing the national rate of 14.7%.
Motor Vehicles haulers make up 27.1% of classified carriers here — 2.2× the U.S. share.
4.7% of reporting carriers here run fleets of 21+ trucks — 2.1× the national share of 2.2%.

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IOWA PIPE AND GRADING Active

Carrier USDOT 6570292 Trucks 5 Hiring N/A

1588 XENIA DR, AMES, IA 50014-2627

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A 2 B TRANSPORT LLC Active

Carrier USDOT 6812379 MC 78641174 Trucks 3 Hiring N/A

3212 POLARIS DR, AMES, IA 50010-5404

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MMR TRUCKING LLC Active

Carrier USDOT 5986219 MC 94991629 Trucks 1 Hiring N/A

1525 LITTLE BLUESTEM CT, AMES, IA 50014-7850

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3 Active Companies registered between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026 in Ames, IA