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Active Trucking Companies
in Louisville, KY

2,841 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Jefferson County.

Louisville, KY FMCSA data • updated weekly 17.59% of Kentucky
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2,841
Active Trucking Companies
17.59% of all active carriers in Kentucky
892
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 37.2 new companies per month (+11.0% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
64.0%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 60.8% statewide in Kentucky
New FMCSA Registrations
193958 Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26Oct '26
865
Total
36.0
Avg / month
58
Best: Mar 2026
25
Lowest: Jul 2025
Company Size Distribution
2,498
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 1,599 64.0%
2–5 Units 692 27.7%
6–20 Units 151 6.0%
21–100 Units 47 1.9%
101+ Units 9 0.4%

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

Company Age Distribution
6.9
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 1,124 39.9%
3–5 Years 610 21.6%
6–10 Years 432 15.3%
11–20 Years 457 16.2%
20+ Years 196 7.0%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 6.9 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 2,615 92.0%
Broker 258 9.1%
Freight Forwarder 76 2.7%
Shipper 71 2.5%
Intermodal Equipment Provider 50 1.8%
Cargo Tank 1 0.0%

A company may hold multiple authority types simultaneously.

Top 10 Cargo Types
# Cargo Type Companies % of City
1 General Freight 2,111 74.3%
2 Building Materials 482 17.0%
3 Construction 482 17.0%
4 Motor Vehicles 462 16.3%
5 Other 460 16.2%
6 Driveaway/Towaway 304 10.7%
7 Metal: Sheets & Coils 295 10.4%
8 Household Goods 260 9.2%
9 Machinery & Large Objects 251 8.8%
10 Logs, Poles & Lumber 234 8.2%
Largest Fleets in Louisville
# Company Fleet
1 MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1,605
2 CREATION GARDENS INC 634
3 M & M CARTAGE CO INC 303
4 PEAK SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS INC 239
5 DASSLER DOMESTIC LOGISTICS INC 179
6 TRANS PAPA LOGISTICS INC 177
7 MILLER TRANSPORTATIONINC 170
8 HILL TRANSPORTATION INC 137
9 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY 103
10 KENTUCKY CONTAINER SERVICE INC 94

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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.