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: August 26, 2026 Source: FMCSA (as of August 26, 2026)

1,267,818

Active Companies

Excludes 81,069 broker-only companies — see Active Freight Brokers

11,031

New FMCSA Registrations
in August

▼ 4.1% vs July

116,379

New FMCSA Registrations
Last 12 Months

▲ 17.2% vs same period 2025

States Covered

All U.S. states

19,909

Cities Covered

U.S. cities

Median Fleet Size

vehicle

65.4%

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	144,812	11.40%
3	Florida	112,723	8.90%
4	Georgia	58,349	4.60%
5	New York	40,337	3.20%
6	Pennsylvania	39,539	3.10%
7	Illinois	36,560	2.90%
8	Ohio	35,888	2.80%
9	North Carolina	34,611	2.70%
10	Minnesota	31,341	2.50%

Active Companies by Fleet Size (Power Units)

Fleet Size

(Power Units)

Fleet Size (Power Units)		Companies	% of Total
	1 (Owner-Operator)	760,470	65.4%
	2 – 5	302,318	26.0%
	6 – 20	74,029	6.4%
	21 – 100	21,455	1.8%
	101+	4,799	0.4%
Total reporting fleet size		1,163,071	100%

104,747 active companies (8.3%) 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	738,794	58.3%
Construction	247,907	19.6%
Motor Vehicles	123,585	9.7%
Machinery & Large Objects	115,085	9.1%
Household Goods	82,741	6.5%
Metal: Sheets & Coils	76,187	6.0%
Fresh Produce	74,412	5.9%
Refrigerated Food	70,335	5.5%

New FMCSA Registrations (Last 24 Months)

Total (24 Months)

215,674

Average / Month

8,986

Best Month

Mar 26 (11,614)

Lowest Month

Dec 24 (6,451)

Top 10 Cities by Active Trucking Companies

#	City	State	Companies	% of U.S.
1	Houston	TX	18,456	1.46%
2	Los Angeles	CA	15,597	1.23%
3	Miami	FL	13,078	1.03%
4	Fresno	CA	7,761	0.61%
5	Orlando	FL	7,630	0.60%
6	Bakersfield	CA	7,523	0.59%
7	Dallas	TX	6,274	0.49%
8	Hialeah	FL	5,966	0.47%
9	Sacramento	CA	5,869	0.46%
10	San Antonio	TX	5,645	0.45%

Top 10 States by New Registrations (Last 12 Months)

#	State	New Registrations	% of Total
1	Texas	16,252	22.9%
2	California	12,665	17.9%
3	Florida	11,398	16.1%
4	Georgia	5,877	8.3%
5	Pennsylvania	4,757	6.7%
6	Ohio	4,480	6.3%
7	Illinois	4,445	6.3%
8	North Carolina	4,084	5.8%
9	New Jersey	3,735	5.3%
10	New York	3,191	4.5%

Owner-Operator vs Fleet Companies

65.4%

Owner-Op

Company Type		Companies	% of Total
	Owner-Operator (1 Power Unit)	760,470	65.4%
	Fleet Companies (2+ Power Units)	402,601	34.6%
Total reporting fleet size		1,163,071	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 (104,747) are excluded.