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 14, 2026 Source: FMCSA (as of October 14, 2026)

1,274,361

Active Companies

Excludes 81,176 broker-only companies — see Active Freight Brokers

10,559

New FMCSA Registrations
in September

▲ 9.9% vs August

117,247

New FMCSA Registrations
Last 12 Months

▲ 16.2% vs same period 2025

States Covered

All U.S. states

20,247

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	263,557	20.70%
2	Texas	145,982	11.50%
3	Florida	113,583	8.90%
4	Georgia	58,610	4.60%
5	New York	40,607	3.20%
6	Pennsylvania	39,902	3.10%
7	Illinois	36,830	2.90%
8	Ohio	36,177	2.80%
9	North Carolina	34,636	2.70%
10	Minnesota	31,651	2.50%

Active Companies by Fleet Size (Power Units)

Fleet Size

(Power Units)

Fleet Size (Power Units)		Companies	% of Total
	1 (Owner-Operator)	761,596	65.1%
	2 – 5	307,316	26.3%
	6 – 20	74,899	6.4%
	21 – 100	21,720	1.9%
	101+	4,874	0.4%
Total reporting fleet size		1,170,405	100%

103,956 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	838,312	65.8%
Construction	336,059	26.4%
Building Materials	335,900	26.4%
Machinery & Large Objects	167,827	13.2%
Motor Vehicles	165,020	12.9%
Metal: Sheets & Coils	130,906	10.3%
Fresh Produce	124,367	9.8%
Dry Bulk Commodities	122,203	9.6%

New FMCSA Registrations (Last 24 Months)

Total (24 Months)

218,188

Average / Month

9,091

Best Month

Mar 26 (11,532)

Lowest Month

Dec 24 (6,365)

Top 10 Cities by Active Trucking Companies

#	City	State	Companies	% of U.S.
1	Houston	TX	18,636	1.46%
2	Los Angeles	CA	15,615	1.23%
3	Miami	FL	13,139	1.03%
4	Fresno	CA	7,783	0.61%
5	Orlando	FL	7,662	0.60%
6	Bakersfield	CA	7,513	0.59%
7	Dallas	TX	6,320	0.50%
8	Hialeah	FL	5,979	0.47%
9	Sacramento	CA	5,901	0.46%
10	San Antonio	TX	5,712	0.45%

Top 10 States by New Registrations (Last 12 Months)

#	State	New Registrations	% of Total
1	Texas	16,268	22.9%
2	California	12,730	17.9%
3	Florida	11,268	15.9%
4	Georgia	5,774	8.1%
5	Pennsylvania	4,873	6.9%
6	Ohio	4,579	6.4%
7	Illinois	4,525	6.4%
8	North Carolina	4,018	5.7%
9	New Jersey	3,807	5.4%
10	New York	3,228	4.5%

Owner-Operator vs Fleet Companies

65.1%

Owner-Op

Company Type		Companies	% of Total
	Owner-Operator (1 Power Unit)	761,596	65.1%
	Fleet Companies (2+ Power Units)	408,809	34.9%
Total reporting fleet size		1,170,405	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 (103,956) are excluded.