City Statistics

Active Trucking Companies
in Des Plaines, IL

585 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Cook County.

Des Plaines, IL FMCSA data • updated weekly 1.41% of Illinois

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585

Active Trucking Companies

1.41% of all active carriers in Illinois

185

New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)

Avg 7.7 new companies per month (+54.9% YoY)

Median Fleet Size

Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies

60.7%

Owner-Operator Rate

vs. 54.1% statewide in Illinois

New FMCSA Registrations

181

Total

7.5

Avg / month

Best: Jun 2026

Lowest: Aug 2025

Company Size Distribution

512

Reporting
Fleets

1 Power Unit 311 60.7%

2–5 Units 98 19.1%

6–20 Units 54 10.5%

21–100 Units 41 8.0%

101+ Units 8 1.6%

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

Company Age Distribution

6.3

Avg age
(years)

0–2 Years 217 37.7%

3–5 Years 128 22.3%

6–10 Years 100 17.4%

11–20 Years 104 18.1%

20+ Years 26 4.5%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 6.3 years.

Company Authority Types

Carrier 522 89.2%

Broker 76 13.0%

Shipper 11 1.9%

Freight Forwarder 10 1.7%

Intermodal Equipment Provider 5 0.9%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types

#	Cargo Type	Companies	% of City
1	General Freight	512	87.5%
2	Refrigerated Food	82	14.0%
3	Meat	82	14.0%
4	Building Materials	81	13.8%
5	Construction	81	13.8%
6	Paper Products	78	13.3%
7	Fresh Produce	72	12.3%
8	Metal: Sheets & Coils	70	12.0%
9	Other	68	11.6%
10	Motor Vehicles	59	10.1%

Largest Fleets in Des Plaines

#	Company	Fleet
1	TRUE PATH INC	250
2	FAREAST INC	218
3	MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC	167
4	DELTA FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC	148
5	SYSCO CHICAGO INC	137
6	CARGO NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC	130
7	HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC	115
8	CJ LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC	105
9	IQ TRANS INC	100
10	NOVA LOGISTICS INC	80

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.

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