City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Fort Payne, AL

109 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in De Kalb County.

Fort Payne, AL FMCSA data • updated weekly 0.54% of Alabama
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109
Active Trucking Companies
0.54% of all active carriers in Alabama
13
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 0.5 new companies per month (-37.5% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
63.6%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 62.5% statewide in Alabama
New FMCSA Registrations
112 Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
13
Total
0.5
Avg / month
2
Best: Oct 2024
0
Lowest: Nov 2024
Company Size Distribution
99
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 63 63.6%
2–5 Units 30 30.3%
6–20 Units 3 3.0%
21–100 Units 3 3.0%
101+ Units 0 0.0%

Based on total power units reported to FMCSA. Median: 1 unit(s).

Company Age Distribution
14.4
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 17 15.7%
3–5 Years 14 13.0%
6–10 Years 10 9.3%
11–20 Years 48 44.4%
20+ Years 19 17.6%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 14.4 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 102 93.6%
Broker 8 7.3%
Shipper 5 4.6%
Freight Forwarder 3 2.8%
Cargo Tank 1 0.9%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types
# Cargo Type Companies % of City
1 General Freight 54 49.5%
2 Construction 32 29.4%
3 Other 28 25.7%
4 Machinery & Large Objects 13 11.9%
5 Farm Supplies 13 11.9%
6 Grain, Feed & Hay 12 11.0%
7 Motor Vehicles 10 9.2%
8 Metal: Sheets & Coils 9 8.3%
9 Logs, Poles & Lumber 7 6.4%
10 Garbage & Refuse 6 5.5%

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Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: August 26, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.