City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Tampa, FL

5,844 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Hillsborough County.

Tampa, FL FMCSA data • updated weekly 4.82% of Florida
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5,844
Active Trucking Companies
4.82% of all active carriers in Florida
1,224
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 51.0 new companies per month (-4.5% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
78.6%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 75.7% statewide in Florida
New FMCSA Registrations
214364 Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26Oct '26
1,181
Total
49.2
Avg / month
64
Best: Mar 2026
31
Lowest: Dec 2024
Company Size Distribution
5,254
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 4,131 78.6%
2–5 Units 881 16.8%
6–20 Units 180 3.4%
21–100 Units 47 0.9%
101+ Units 15 0.3%

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

Company Age Distribution
8.1
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 1,579 27.1%
3–5 Years 1,369 23.5%
6–10 Years 1,113 19.1%
11–20 Years 1,211 20.8%
20+ Years 546 9.4%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 8.1 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 5,492 94.0%
Broker 415 7.1%
Shipper 288 4.9%
Freight Forwarder 117 2.0%
Intermodal Equipment Provider 77 1.3%
Cargo Tank 3 0.1%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types
# Cargo Type Companies % of City
1 General Freight 3,774 64.6%
2 Other 1,797 30.7%
3 Building Materials 1,598 27.3%
4 Construction 1,598 27.3%
5 Motor Vehicles 852 14.6%
6 Metal: Sheets & Coils 469 8.0%
7 Driveaway/Towaway 447 7.6%
8 Household Goods 428 7.3%
9 Logs, Poles & Lumber 416 7.1%
10 Refrigerated Food 387 6.6%

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Data source: U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — active carrier registrations. Last updated: October 14, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.