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: July 10, 2026 Source: FMCSA (as of July 10, 2026)

1,247,776

Active Companies

Excludes 27,181 broker-only companies — see Active Freight Brokers

10,503

New FMCSA Registrations
in June

▲ 31.8% vs May

114,137

New FMCSA Registrations
Last 12 Months

▲ 1.9% vs same period 2025

States Covered

All U.S. states

19,730

Cities Covered

U.S. cities

Median Fleet Size

vehicle

65.6%

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	260,161	20.80%
2	Texas	141,959	11.40%
3	Florida	110,514	8.90%
4	Georgia	57,476	4.60%
5	New York	39,452	3.20%
6	Pennsylvania	38,901	3.10%
7	Illinois	35,668	2.90%
8	Ohio	35,212	2.80%
9	North Carolina	34,111	2.70%
10	Minnesota	30,877	2.50%

Active Companies by Fleet Size (Power Units)

Fleet Size

(Power Units)

Fleet Size (Power Units)		Companies	% of Total
	1 (Owner-Operator)	758,699	65.6%
	2 – 5	297,686	25.8%
	6 – 20	73,345	6.3%
	21 – 100	21,240	1.8%
	101+	4,731	0.4%
Total reporting fleet size		1,155,701	100%

92,075 active companies (7.4%) 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	673,268	54.0%
Construction	160,763	12.9%
Building Materials	148,919	11.9%
Motor Vehicles	117,329	9.4%
Machinery & Large Objects	105,770	8.5%
Paper Products	69,019	5.5%
Metal: Sheets & Coils	64,854	5.2%
Fresh Produce	63,955	5.1%

New FMCSA Registrations (Last 24 Months)

Total (24 Months)

226,161

Average / Month

9,423

Best Month

Jul 24 (19,985)

Lowest Month

Dec 24 (6,574)

Top 10 Cities by Active Trucking Companies

#	City	State	Companies	% of U.S.
1	Houston	TX	18,007	1.44%
2	Los Angeles	CA	15,488	1.24%
3	Miami	FL	12,842	1.03%
4	Fresno	CA	7,613	0.61%
5	Orlando	FL	7,516	0.60%
6	Bakersfield	CA	7,435	0.60%
7	Dallas	TX	6,039	0.48%
8	Hialeah	FL	5,897	0.47%
9	Sacramento	CA	5,759	0.46%
10	San Antonio	TX	5,496	0.44%

Top 10 States by New Registrations (Last 12 Months)

#	State	New Registrations	% of Total
1	Texas	15,999	23.1%
2	California	12,143	17.5%
3	Florida	11,205	16.2%
4	Georgia	5,816	8.4%
5	Pennsylvania	4,600	6.6%
6	Ohio	4,342	6.3%
7	Illinois	4,292	6.2%
8	North Carolina	4,086	5.9%
9	New Jersey	3,679	5.3%
10	New York	3,049	4.4%

Owner-Operator vs Fleet Companies

65.6%

Owner-Op

Company Type		Companies	% of Total
	Owner-Operator (1 Power Unit)	758,699	65.6%
	Fleet Companies (2+ Power Units)	397,002	34.4%
Total reporting fleet size		1,155,701	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 (92,075) are excluded.