City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Fort Smith, AR

147 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Sebastian County.

Fort Smith, AR FMCSA data • updated weekly 2.18% of Arkansas

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147

Active Trucking Companies

2.18% of all active carriers in Arkansas

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 1.0 new companies per month (+40.0% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

42.4%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 61.2% statewide in Arkansas

New FMCSA Registrations

Total

0.8

Avg / month

Best: Jul 2025

Lowest: Aug 2022

Company Size Distribution

132

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 56 42.4%

2–5 Units 53 40.2%

6–20 Units 10 7.6%

21–100 Units 12 9.1%

101+ Units 1 0.8%

Based on total power units reported to FMCSA. Median: 2 unit(s).

Company Age Distribution

12.7

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 26 17.9%

3–5 Years 28 19.3%

6–10 Years 25 17.2%

11–20 Years 31 21.4%

20+ Years 35 24.1%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 12.7 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 133 90.5%

Broker 16 10.9%

Shipper 6 4.1%

Freight Forwarder 6 4.1%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 1 0.7%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	General Freight	80	54.4%
2	Other	30	20.4%
3	Motor Vehicles	23	15.6%
4	Building Materials	18	12.2%
5	Construction	17	11.6%
6	Driveaway/Towaway	14	9.5%
7	Machinery & Large Objects	14	9.5%
8	Paper Products	13	8.8%
9	Dry Bulk Commodities	12	8.2%
10	Metal: Sheets & Coils	12	8.2%

Largest Fleets in Fort Smith

#	Company	Fleet
1	ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM INC	4,604
2	OK FOODS INC	99
3	GENERATIONS TRANSPORT	72
4	WATER TECH TRANSPORTATION LLC	65
5	AREA AGENCY ON AGING OF WESTERN ARKANSAS INC	58
6	PROPAK TRANSPORT LLC	51
7	CARMAN INC	45
8	HOLMES ERECTION INC	28
9	LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE INC	25
10	RECOVERY LOGISTICS INC	25

Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: July 10, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.

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