Active Trucking Companies

U.S. Statistics Overview

Explore active trucking companies in the United States based on FMCSA registration data. This includes for-hire motor carriers of property operating in interstate or intrastate commerce.

Data updated: September 9, 2026 Source: FMCSA (as of September 9, 2026)

1,270,995

Active Companies

Excludes 81,438 broker-only companies — see Active Freight Brokers

9,016

New FMCSA Registrations
in August

▼ 20.5% vs July

117,051

New FMCSA Registrations
Last 12 Months

▲ 15.7% vs same period 2025

States Covered

All U.S. states

20,130

Cities Covered

U.S. cities

Median Fleet Size

vehicle

65.3%

Owner-Operator %

of companies reporting fleet size

Active Trucking Companies by State

Less

Hover over a state to see active company count.

Top 10 States by Active Companies

Rank	State	Active Companies	% of Total
1	California	263,181	20.70%
2	Texas	145,359	11.40%
3	Florida	113,099	8.90%
4	Georgia	58,485	4.60%
5	New York	40,437	3.20%
6	Pennsylvania	39,633	3.10%
7	Illinois	36,667	2.90%
8	Ohio	36,051	2.80%
9	North Carolina	34,677	2.70%
10	Minnesota	31,455	2.50%

Active Companies by Fleet Size (Power Units)

Fleet Size

(Power Units)

Fleet Size (Power Units)		Companies	% of Total
	1 (Owner-Operator)	761,703	65.3%
	2 – 5	304,173	26.1%
	6 – 20	74,216	6.4%
	21 – 100	21,549	1.8%
	101+	4,830	0.4%
Total reporting fleet size		1,166,471	100%

104,524 active companies (8.2%) do not report power-unit counts and are excluded from fleet-size statistics.

Active Companies by Cargo Type

Cargo

Type

	Companies	% of Total
General Freight	837,206	65.9%
Construction	336,375	26.5%
Building Materials	336,215	26.5%
Machinery & Large Objects	168,177	13.2%
Motor Vehicles	165,453	13.0%
Metal: Sheets & Coils	131,478	10.3%
Fresh Produce	125,030	9.8%
Dry Bulk Commodities	122,520	9.6%

New FMCSA Registrations (Last 24 Months)

Total (24 Months)

218,239

Average / Month

9,093

Best Month

Mar 26 (11,643)

Lowest Month

Dec 24 (6,482)

Top 10 Cities by Active Trucking Companies

#	City	State	Companies	% of U.S.
1	Houston	TX	18,517	1.46%
2	Los Angeles	CA	15,608	1.23%
3	Miami	FL	13,099	1.03%
4	Fresno	CA	7,771	0.61%
5	Orlando	FL	7,635	0.60%
6	Bakersfield	CA	7,534	0.59%
7	Dallas	TX	6,294	0.50%
8	Hialeah	FL	5,975	0.47%
9	Sacramento	CA	5,874	0.46%
10	San Antonio	TX	5,671	0.45%

Top 10 States by New Registrations (Last 12 Months)

#	State	New Registrations	% of Total
1	Texas	16,218	22.8%
2	California	12,709	17.9%
3	Florida	11,349	16.0%
4	Georgia	5,831	8.2%
5	Pennsylvania	4,789	6.7%
6	Ohio	4,524	6.4%
7	Illinois	4,503	6.3%
8	North Carolina	4,092	5.8%
9	New Jersey	3,796	5.3%
10	New York	3,202	4.5%

Owner-Operator vs Fleet Companies

65.3%

Owner-Op

Company Type		Companies	% of Total
	Owner-Operator (1 Power Unit)	761,703	65.3%
	Fleet Companies (2+ Power Units)	404,768	34.7%
Total reporting fleet size		1,166,471	100%

Owner-operators represent companies with 1 power unit.
Fleet companies represent companies with 2 or more power units.
Companies that do not report power-unit counts (104,524) are excluded.