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: October 7, 2026 Source: FMCSA (as of October 7, 2026)

1,267,271

Active Companies

Excludes 81,208 broker-only companies — see Active Freight Brokers

10,323

New FMCSA Registrations
in September

▲ 7.7% vs August

118,134

New FMCSA Registrations
Last 12 Months

▲ 17.0% vs same period 2025

States Covered

All U.S. states

20,163

Cities Covered

U.S. cities

Median Fleet Size

vehicle

65.1%

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	262,892	20.70%
2	Texas	145,380	11.50%
3	Florida	112,999	8.90%
4	Georgia	58,163	4.60%
5	New York	40,096	3.20%
6	Pennsylvania	39,620	3.10%
7	Illinois	36,649	2.90%
8	Ohio	36,014	2.80%
9	North Carolina	34,493	2.70%
10	Minnesota	31,388	2.50%

Active Companies by Fleet Size (Power Units)

Fleet Size

(Power Units)

Fleet Size (Power Units)		Companies	% of Total
	1 (Owner-Operator)	762,068	65.1%
	2 – 5	307,524	26.3%
	6 – 20	75,047	6.4%
	21 – 100	21,813	1.9%
	101+	4,913	0.4%
Total reporting fleet size		1,171,365	100%

95,906 active companies (7.6%) 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	834,863	65.9%
Construction	334,363	26.4%
Building Materials	334,204	26.4%
Machinery & Large Objects	167,559	13.2%
Motor Vehicles	164,842	13.0%
Metal: Sheets & Coils	130,519	10.3%
Fresh Produce	124,011	9.8%
Dry Bulk Commodities	121,854	9.6%

New FMCSA Registrations (Last 24 Months)

Total (24 Months)

219,132

Average / Month

9,130

Best Month

Jun 26 (11,630)

Lowest Month

Dec 24 (6,399)

Top 10 Cities by Active Trucking Companies

#	City	State	Companies	% of U.S.
1	Houston	TX	18,529	1.46%
2	Los Angeles	CA	15,566	1.23%
3	Miami	FL	13,071	1.03%
4	Fresno	CA	7,791	0.61%
5	Orlando	FL	7,632	0.60%
6	Bakersfield	CA	7,525	0.59%
7	Dallas	TX	6,276	0.50%
8	Hialeah	FL	5,971	0.47%
9	Sacramento	CA	5,887	0.46%
10	San Antonio	TX	5,680	0.45%

Top 10 States by New Registrations (Last 12 Months)

#	State	New Registrations	% of Total
1	Texas	16,419	22.9%
2	California	12,855	18.0%
3	Florida	11,367	15.9%
4	Georgia	5,778	8.1%
5	Pennsylvania	4,898	6.8%
6	Ohio	4,588	6.4%
7	Illinois	4,551	6.4%
8	North Carolina	4,056	5.7%
9	New Jersey	3,830	5.4%
10	New York	3,236	4.5%

Owner-Operator vs Fleet Companies

65.1%

Owner-Op

Company Type		Companies	% of Total
	Owner-Operator (1 Power Unit)	762,068	65.1%
	Fleet Companies (2+ Power Units)	409,297	34.9%
Total reporting fleet size		1,171,365	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 (95,906) are excluded.