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Active Trucking Companies
in Louisville, KY

2,639 active carriers, brokers & freight companies. Located in Jefferson County.

Louisville, KY FMCSA data • updated weekly 17.00% of Kentucky
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2,639
Active Trucking Companies
17.00% of all active carriers in Kentucky
937
New FMCSA Registrations (24 Mo.)
Avg 39.0 new companies per month (+0.5% YoY)
1
Median Fleet Size
Power units at the midpoint of all reporting companies
65.5%
Owner-Operator Rate
vs. 61.4% statewide in Kentucky
New FMCSA Registrations
193756 Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
874
Total
36.4
Avg / month
56
Best: Mar 2026
21
Lowest: May 2026
Company Size Distribution
2,437
Reporting
Fleets
1 Power Unit 1,597 65.5%
2–5 Units 647 26.5%
6–20 Units 140 5.7%
21–100 Units 45 1.8%
101+ Units 8 0.3%

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

Company Age Distribution
6.8
Avg age
(years)
0–2 Years 1,039 40.1%
3–5 Years 612 23.6%
6–10 Years 369 14.2%
11–20 Years 380 14.7%
20+ Years 192 7.4%

Based on FMCSA registration date. Average age: 6.8 years.

Company Authority Types
Carrier 2,562 97.1%
Broker 89 3.4%
Intermodal Equipment Provider 24 0.9%
Freight Forwarder 20 0.8%
Shipper 15 0.6%
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 1,813 68.7%
2 Motor Vehicles 354 13.4%
3 Other 263 10.0%
4 Driveaway/Towaway 230 8.7%
5 Building Materials 202 7.7%
6 Construction 164 6.2%
7 Paper Products 137 5.2%
8 Metal: Sheets & Coils 131 5.0%
9 Household Goods 130 4.9%
10 Machinery & Large Objects 127 4.8%
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 TRANS PAPA LOGISTICS INC 177
5 MILLER TRANSPORTATIONINC 170
6 HILL TRANSPORTATION INC 137
7 DASSLER DOMESTIC LOGISTICS INC 121
8 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY 103
9 PEAK SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS INC 95
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: July 10, 2026. Active status reflects carriers with FMCSA status code "A" at the time of data collection.