City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Des Moines, IA

649 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Polk County.

Des Moines, IA FMCSA data • updated weekly 4.16% of Iowa

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649

Active Trucking Companies

4.16% of all active carriers in Iowa

140

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 5.8 new companies per month (+28.6% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

58.9%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 57.5% statewide in Iowa

New FMCSA Registrations

128

Total

5.3

Avg / month

Best: Sep 2024

Lowest: Oct 2024

Company Size Distribution

608

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 358 58.9%

2–5 Units 155 25.5%

6–20 Units 61 10.0%

21–100 Units 22 3.6%

101+ Units 12 2.0%

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

Company Age Distribution

11.1

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 165 25.6%

3–5 Years 127 19.7%

6–10 Years 97 15.0%

11–20 Years 138 21.4%

20+ Years 118 18.3%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 11.1 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 632 97.4%

Broker 31 4.8%

Shipper 11 1.7%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 4 0.6%

Freight Forwarder 4 0.6%

Cargo Tank 3 0.5%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	General Freight	390	60.1%
2	Motor Vehicles	92	14.2%
3	Other	75	11.6%
4	Construction	74	11.4%
5	Building Materials	65	10.0%
6	Paper Products	62	9.6%
7	Refrigerated Food	50	7.7%
8	Passengers	48	7.4%
9	Driveaway/Towaway	44	6.8%
10	Machinery & Large Objects	42	6.5%

Largest Fleets in Des Moines

#	Company	Fleet
1	ANNETT HOLDINGS INC	3,883
2	LANDUS COOPERATIVE	343
3	STANDARD FORWARDING LLC	302
4	SOLE TRANSPORT LC	293
5	HYDRO KLEAN LLC	231
6	NIECE TRUCKING INC	194
7	ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY COMPANY	175
8	NATIONWIDE TRUCK BROKERS INC	158
9	GOTCHA TRANSPORT LLC	121
10	BARTON SOLVENTS INC	107

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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